ArmInfo. On December 2, the government of Armenia allocated over 885 million drams from the reserve fund (more than 1.8 million US dollars at the current exchange rate) for the completion of 40 subvention programs, launched during 2020-2021, in 36 communities of the country.
As Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures Gnel Sanosyan stated, presenting the document, projects with a total budget of 1.872 billion drams (of which 885 million drams are co-financed by the government) are planned to be implemented in Ararat, Armavir, Gegharkunik, Lori, Kotayk and Shirak regions. The funds are allocated to improve the socio-economic situation and develop infrastructures within the framework of subvention programs.
In particular, four of these programs were approved in 2020, the rest - in the current year. 7 programs will be implemented in the Ararat region, 7 - in Armavir, 6 - in Gegharkunik, 8 - in Kotayk, 9 - in Lori region and 3 - in Shirak.
The Prime Minister inquired about the quality of construction work and whether proper control is being exercised over it. According to Sanosyan, this issue is in the focus of attention of the Ministry. Relevant employees of the department periodically check the process and quality of work on site. "Unfortunately, there have been cases of revealing design and construction flaws," the Minister admitted. In such cases, according to him, the developer is either given the opportunity to correct the deficiencies within the prescribed time limit, and if it is impossible, they are not paid for poor-quality work (service).
On November 18, at a government meeting, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that since 2018, the Armenian government, within the framework of subvention programs and direct financing, has allocated about USD 400 million for the socio-economic development of the country's communities.
