  Armenian pensioners to be provided with plastic cards for free November 4, 2010 - 14:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arthur Grigoryan said that pensioners will have the opportunity to receive pensions through plastic cards from January 2011. A procedure for pension payments has been approved during a governmental sitting as part of pension reforms implementation, Grigoryan told journalists. “The document defines two types of payments – cash and cashless. Pensioners will have the right to choose the payment type and bank. The Ministry will publish a list of banks, which will cash the cards. The decision is aimed at modernization of the mechanism for pensioners’ servicing and will allow reducing the lines and increasing the competition for services provision in the field,” Grigoryan said, adding that the state will cover the expenses for plastic cards service.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
