TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ARMENIANS TO FACE COMPUTER DATABASE FAILURES JAN 1 2005

TSAGHKADZOR, DECEMBER 27. ARMINFO. Tens of thousands of holders of
social security cards may face computer database failures while
carrying out financial and social transactions. Such an opinion was
expressed during the “Social Security Cards Application” workshop held
recently in Tsaghkadzor by Social Reforms Program with the financial
support of USAID-PADCO.

All the problems will be quickly eliminated though.

The PR executive of Armenia’s Labor and Social Security Ministry
Hasmik Khachatryan says that Jan 1 2005 all Armenian citizens will
have to obligatorily hold social security cards. 2,730,137 people have
applied for the cards with 1,542,850 cards issued by territorial
social services.

To remind, the law on social security cards application took force
July 1 2004. The law say that each Armenian citizens should be give a
social security card upon providing an authorized body with necessary
information and documentation about himself. He should obligatorily
mention his card number when receiving his salary, pension, allowance
or compensation as well as when making social payments, paying taxes
and duties, opening banking accounts. Having no social security card
is administratively punishable.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress