ArmInfo. In order to fulfill its obligations to construction organizations that have carried out work within the framework of subsidy programs, the RA government will allocate 2.228 billion drams. The decision on this was made at the Cabinet meeting on July 11.
According to the RA Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Gnel Sanosyan, this concerns the fulfillment of financial obligations to the relevant construction organizations that carried out work under 26 subvention programs in 20 communities of 8 regions of the country. In particular, one of the programs started in 2021, 7 in 2022 and 18 in 2023. 2 programs worth 292 million drams were implemented in Aragatsotn region, 5 programs (529 million drams) in Ararat region, 6 programs (373 million drams) in Armavir region, 1 program (57 million drams) in Gegharkunik region, 5 programs (488 million drams) in Lori region, 2 programs (187 million drams) in Kotayk region and 1 program (54 million drams) in Tavush region. By paying these funds, the RA government will fulfill its obligations to construction organizations. Sanosyan noted that after today's decision, the total amount of programs financed in the communities of the republic will amount to 12.306 billion drams.
In this regard, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan pointed out that some of these programs have either been completed or will be completed in 2024, which will be reflected in the indicators of the state budget of the country for the current year. Pashinyan noted the need to streamline the issue related to the further maintenance of the facilities commissioned. For this reason, according to the head of government, it is very important to make changes to the program for the implementation of subvention programs. As an example, Pashinyan cited the commissioning of a kindergarten in one of the regions as part of a charity event, which was widely covered on social networks. However, just two months later, the kindergarten was closed, since it turned out that there was no one to pay the salaries of the employees, it was unclear who would pay for utilities, etc. Subsequently, by the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers, this obligation was imposed on local governments. A similar situation has arisen today with regard to parks, which are experiencing a shortage of care. For this reason, appropriate changes must be made to the subvention programs so that local authorities can deal with such problems.
