INVALIDS OF NAGORNO KARABAKH HAVE A NUMBER OF PRIVILEGES STEPANAKERT,

August 31 (Noyan Tapan). Thousands of people became invalids
as a result of the long Azerbaijani-Karabakh war, regular
artillery bombardment and firing of peaceful settlements in Nagorno
Karabakh. According to the acting legislation of the Nagorno Karabakh
Republic, the invalids have a number of privileges, mainly of medical
character. In particular, on the data of the Social Contribution
Department of the NKR Ministry of Social Security, the treatment and
medical service of invalids are conducted in the frames of the state
order. At the same time, invalids of the first and second groups
get free medicine, and those of the third group get it with a 50-%
rebate. Prosthetic appliances, distribution of carriages, crutches,
acoustics, etc. are made free of charge. In connection with the
September 2 holiday – the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Proclamation Day
– according to a corresponding governmental resolution, funds for
rendering one time aid to some category of people, including the
Karabakh war invalids, will be allotted from the Nagorno Karabakh
state budget.