Birth rate in Artsakh grows

STEPANAKERT, JANUARY 26, ARMENPRESS: The birth rate in Artsakh during the past years has increased by 30% thanks to the program of improvement of ethnographic growth, NKR Social Insurance Minister Narine Astsatryan said speaking to Armenpress. She said programs addressed to the promotion of birth continued during the past year. One-time allowances are being provided in case of marriage, birth of children. Families having six and more children get new apartments. "The efficiency of the program on promoting birth of many children is obvious. During 14 years of the implementation of the program more than 40% of the opened deposits has been registered in 2008-2011," the minister said, noting that if in 2000-2007 averagely 2000 children were born, in 2009-2011 their number reached 2600.

The minister also informed that the program will be continuous and for promoting marriages 300 thousand AMD one-time allowance will be provided. For the birth of the first child 100 000 AMD one-time allowance will be provided, for the second child 200 000 and for the third 500 000 AMD. State deposit with the same amount will be open for the child. In case of forth and next children 700 000 AMD will be provided.