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7190 VETERANS OF PATRIOTIC WAR LIVE IN ARMENIA
Noyan Tapan
May 08 2007
YEREVAN, MAY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. 7190 veterans of the Patriotic War live in
Armenia at present. About 6300 of them are invalids. Anahit Gevorgian,
the Deputy Chief of the Department for Invalids and Elderly People's
Issues of the RA Ministry of Labour and Social Issues informed the
Noyan Tapan correspondent about it.
She mentioned that the average size of veterans' pensions make 20
thousand drams (about 56 U.S. dollars). Besides, according to the RA
law on Patriotic War Veterans, all the veterans got monthly honour
payment, 10000 drams and, starting from 2004, assistance of 3800-5700
drams instead of some privileges.
A.Gevorgian mentioned that veterans pay for flat, cleaning the
dust, radio and phone at the size of 50%. They also make use of the
privileges of getting free medical assistance, medicine, in the case
of necessity free apply for accommodation in a sanatorium as well as
free run in the territory of the CIS countries once a year.
Noyan Tapan
May 08 2007
YEREVAN, MAY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. 7190 veterans of the Patriotic War live in
Armenia at present. About 6300 of them are invalids. Anahit Gevorgian,
the Deputy Chief of the Department for Invalids and Elderly People's
Issues of the RA Ministry of Labour and Social Issues informed the
Noyan Tapan correspondent about it.
She mentioned that the average size of veterans' pensions make 20
thousand drams (about 56 U.S. dollars). Besides, according to the RA
law on Patriotic War Veterans, all the veterans got monthly honour
payment, 10000 drams and, starting from 2004, assistance of 3800-5700
drams instead of some privileges.
A.Gevorgian mentioned that veterans pay for flat, cleaning the
dust, radio and phone at the size of 50%. They also make use of the
privileges of getting free medical assistance, medicine, in the case
of necessity free apply for accommodation in a sanatorium as well as
free run in the territory of the CIS countries once a year.