TITANIC EFFORTS WERE REQUIRED FROM AGHVAN VARDANYAN
Panorama.am
16:54 12/04/2007
This government has fulfilled 90% of the social task, entrusted to
it. Aghvan Vardanyan, Minister of labor and social issues, said during
today press conference, answering the question of our correspondent. In
his words, a number of programs have been overfulfilled, necessary
indices were ensured 5-6 years earlier than the envisaged terms.
In general, the minister considers as years of reforms for the social
sphere the period of his government: dozens of laws and sublegislative
acts proceeding from them, have been adopted; the wages, allowances
have been increased, the unit for involvment in the social security
system has been decreased from 36 to 33. "As compared with 2003 the
minimum wages have increased four times, average wages tripled, the
average size of allowances directed to needy families, have increased
3.5 times", the minister informed.
Though Aghvan Vardanyan did not mention that in parallel with the state
assistance how much have the prices for goods, including foodstuffs,
have increased. The only problem now that makes the minister of labor
and social issues to complain is the low rate of pensions. However
a program has been elaborated for the problem’s solution.
Answering the question to whom should be ascribed the positive
developments in the social sphere, he said what is done is necessary to
divide between "me, you and him". I should say the following. When the
coalition government was forming in 2003, during distribution of the
political posts many evaded from assuming the obligations of the social
block. And the Dashynaktsutyun undertook the responsibility of the
general social fields, adding that the provisions of just their party
were mainly included in the program of the government’s activities.
A. Vardanyan thinks that individuals have also had significance role
in the issue of the progress. For example, you cannot imagine what
titanic efforts were required from A. Vardanyan in order the bill
concerning the rates of deputies was rejected.