MAIN TASK OF RA SOCIAL INSURANCE STATE FUND IS CONTINUAL RISE OF PENSION
Noyan Tapan
Dec 26 2006
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Social Insurance State
Fund had both achievements and difficulties during the last year,
Vazgen Khachikian, the fund Chairman mentioned at the December 26
event dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the fund. In his words,
if formerly the fund solved only the problem of gathering social
payments and giving pensions in time, then at present it does works
aimed to continual rise of pensions. V.Khachikian mentioned that in
the first half of 2006 gathering of social payments was overfulfilled
7.3% or 8 bln drams (about 19 mln U.S. dollars), making 39 bln 145
mln drams. It was also mentioned that the additional payment of one
working year will add 50 drams as well from January 1, making 230
drams, as a result of what the size of middle pension will add 2000
drams and make 13.8 thousand drams. In V.Khachikian’s words, about
432 thousand hired employees pays social payments for pensions of 530
thousand pensioners. On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the
fund, V.Khachikian was awarded the RA Prime Minister’s memorial medal,
and by RA Defence Minister Serge Sargsian’s decree, with the Garegin
Nzhdeh medal, and by RA Police Chief Hayk Haroutiunian’s decree,
the medal for Strengthening Cooperation. A group of employees of the
sphere was also awarded medals, letters of thank and souvenirs.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
