Thursday, December 12 2019 13:55

ArmInfo. A comprehensive social services center has been opened in the Shengavit  administrative district of Yerevan with the support of the World Bank.

"With the support of the World Bank, we have opened another regional  social services center in Yerevan, which will serve more than 15000  citizens per year. It is very important for us to create decent  working conditions for the citizen of Armenia. I am grateful to the  WB for assistance in solving such an important task. We should have  similar centers in all regions of Armenia, "said RA Minister of Labor  and Social Affairs Zaruhi Batoyan at the opening ceremony of the  center, the press service of the department informs.

World Bank representatives also praised the Ministry for its efforts  to implement social reforms, emphasizing the importance of integrated  social services. "Over the past decade, the World Bank has supported  the provision of comprehensive social services in the country by  creating such centers. We believe that the creation of a single  regional agency will play a very important role in providing  integrated social services," Sebastian Molineus, the World Bank  Regional Director for the South Caucasus. noted.

It should be noted that the comprehensive system of social services  includes the creation of 4 social services - territorial departments  of social security, a regional employment center, a medical and  social expert commission, a regional social assistance agency in one  single place. It is supposed to combine the databases of the social  protection sector and other departments through one system on one  electronic platform, which will allow in real time to receive all  available data describing the social status of a person and family.  This will provide a comprehensive solution to individual needs in  each specific situation when applying for social assistance.

Within the framework of the project supported by the World Bank, 9  regional departments of social services have already been built, 6  more are under construction, 6 are in the process of tender, 10 are  at the design stage, 4 are in the process of developing documentation  and determining their location.