Environmental patrol service employees to get social guarantees 

ArmInfo. Employees of the environmental patrol service will receive state guarantees of social support.

The RA Government approved amendments to the law "On the  Environmental Patrol Service" at its meeting on January 30, which  will be sent to the National Assembly of the RA in accordance with  the established procedure.

As noted in the justification of the draft law, the document was  adopted on November 22, 2023 and entered into force on January 1,  2024.

In particular, it is envisaged to establish mandatory state insurance  for environmental patrol employees and payment of insurance amounts,  the procedure and conditions for their payment. In the event of loss  of ability to work while performing official duties, an employee of  the environmental patrol service is provided with an appropriate  payment, and in the event of death, members of his family are paid an  allowance. This measure will serve as a social guarantee for  environmental patrols.

The need to provide a social guarantee is also due to the threats to  the life and health of environmental patrols arising from the daily  danger in the performance of their functions to identify, prevent and  prevent environmental violations (illegal logging, poaching, illegal  use of state forest lands, illegal grazing, littering, pollution of  the environment, etc.).

Employees of the service will have to exercise their powers after  appointment to positions based on the results of competitions until  January 1, 2027.