  Armenia’s Medical-Social Expertise Agency head to be dismissed October 3, 2012 - 16:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs held a meeting on determination of disability status, with Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan present. According to PM Sargsyan, 65 – 70 thous. people annually go to RA Medical-Social Expertise Agency, with determination of disability degree being a paid service. “In most cases, the disabled know beforehand that they will have to pay for the service. I demand the Agency head immediately be dismissed from office,” the Prime Minister said, stressing the need for staff shifts. He characterized the field as corrupt, with citizens sometimes having got disability status through mediators and acquaintances. Head of RA Prime Minister’s Control Service Sargis Grigoryan further presented data, according to which disability determination costs from AMD 15-150 thous. Partner news  Top stories Hrach Berberyan: €2500 will be spent for the coverage of 1 hectare crop, whereas the price of one anti-hail station totals $30 000. The asteroid is said to measure in at about 1.7-miles long and will be about 3.6 million miles away from Earth as it passes. Artsrun Hovhannisyan: the helicopter wasn't damaged; there's no evidence as to the shooting except the accounts of the villagers. The demonstrators launched a signature campaign for a written note to be submitted to Public Services Regulatory Commission.   Partner news |  Latest news Libya's interior minister submits resignation, sources say  Awash with weapons in private hands, armed attacks have increased in the last few weeks, especially on police stations in Benghazi.Benedict Cumberbatch’s Julian Assange biopic to open in Oct The drama centers on the relationship between Assange and Domscheit-Berg, which became increasingly fraught as WikiLeaks' influence grew.Disney greenlights new "Star Wars" animated series "Star Wars Rebels" takes place between the events of "Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" and "Episode IV: A New Hope".Ex-leader Rafsanjani barred from Iran presidential vote – news agency If true, the exclusion of Rafsanjani and Mashaie would leave the presidential race dominated by hardline conservatives. |
