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BREACHES REVEALED IN PENSION DISTRIBUTION AREA IN ARMENIA TO BE SUMMARIZED WITHIN THREE MONTHS
/ARKA/
May 13, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, May 13. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan told
lawmakers today that prosecutors have three months to make a thorough
inquiry into a long string of breaches revealed in the distribution
of benefits and pensions which were revealed by the parliament's
Audit Chamber during a set of recent inspections.
The prime minister made the remark as he was reporting to the
parliament his government's performance in 2010.
A day earlier, Ishkhan Zakaryan, chairman of the Audit Chamber,
presenting the 2010 activity report to lawmakers, spoke on numerous
breaches found in this area.
After the chamber's inspections, 58,000 people were removed from
lists of pensioners.
"In 2010, we made a political decision to disband the State Social
Security Fund's pension-paying agency," he said. "Corruption has been
revealed in the process of the process of dissolution," Sargsyan said.
He said that the president has instructed the Audit Chamber and the
Cabinet to scrutinize closely things in this area.
The finance ministry, on its side, is conducting audits now.
"The results of audits in Yerevan have already been summarized and
sent to the prosecutor general's office - over 500 pages with the
faults found out," the premier said. "I am sure that the prosecutor
general's office will tackle these problems."
Sargsyan also said that the situation all over the country would be
summarized within three months.
The scrutiny will mainly be focused on payment of pensions and family
benefits.
The prime minister said that paperwork and the procedure of selecting
beneficiaries have been simplified and eligibility criteria have been
clarified thanks to these inspections.
As a result, the number of families eligible to receive benefits
reduced from 105,000 to 95,000, since many papers submitted have been
found false.
The president instructed appropriate agencies to put things right.
/ARKA/
May 13, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, May 13. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan told
lawmakers today that prosecutors have three months to make a thorough
inquiry into a long string of breaches revealed in the distribution
of benefits and pensions which were revealed by the parliament's
Audit Chamber during a set of recent inspections.
The prime minister made the remark as he was reporting to the
parliament his government's performance in 2010.
A day earlier, Ishkhan Zakaryan, chairman of the Audit Chamber,
presenting the 2010 activity report to lawmakers, spoke on numerous
breaches found in this area.
After the chamber's inspections, 58,000 people were removed from
lists of pensioners.
"In 2010, we made a political decision to disband the State Social
Security Fund's pension-paying agency," he said. "Corruption has been
revealed in the process of the process of dissolution," Sargsyan said.
He said that the president has instructed the Audit Chamber and the
Cabinet to scrutinize closely things in this area.
The finance ministry, on its side, is conducting audits now.
"The results of audits in Yerevan have already been summarized and
sent to the prosecutor general's office - over 500 pages with the
faults found out," the premier said. "I am sure that the prosecutor
general's office will tackle these problems."
Sargsyan also said that the situation all over the country would be
summarized within three months.
The scrutiny will mainly be focused on payment of pensions and family
benefits.
The prime minister said that paperwork and the procedure of selecting
beneficiaries have been simplified and eligibility criteria have been
clarified thanks to these inspections.
As a result, the number of families eligible to receive benefits
reduced from 105,000 to 95,000, since many papers submitted have been
found false.
The president instructed appropriate agencies to put things right.