6 families from Khachmach and Karmir Gyugh communities in the Askeran region have received each 1000 USD on the occasion of having a child in 2017. As a newly married, one of the families have also received 200,000 drams.
The Harutyunyan family shows financial support to Khachmach’s and Karmir Gyugh’s families with newborns
STEPANAKERT, FEBRUARY 5, ARTSAKHPRESS:Norayr Harutyunyan visited Khachmach and Karmir Gyugh communities and remunerated the families.
''We launched the program in 2007 in our grandfather's village of Khachmach. Initially
we gave 500 USD for each child born in the village, and 200,000 drams for each couple getting married. When
we saw that financial support really boosts demographic growth
we doubled the sum given for newborns and today we are
thinking of increasing the sum again,'' said Mr. Harutyunyan adding that the author of the initiative is the State Minister Arayik Harutyunyan.
Director of the Khachmach school, Serob Mnatsakanyan, thanked Norayr Harutyunyan for his support and said that before the launch of the program there was a drop in the birth rate.
''After the launch of the program 10 children were born in the village within 5
years, while 23 were born from 2013 to 2017,'' Serob
Mnatsakanyan said. He added that the Harutyunyan family
finances paving of the roads, supports needy familiesand
implements other social programs as well.
Head of the Karmir Gyugh community, Hovik Petrosyan,
noted that 12 families made use of the program since 2015.
''In 2014 no child was born in the village.
The situation has totally changed during the last three years.''
