Over AZN 8 mln allocated to up to 19,000 veterans of Great Patriotic War in Azerbaijan

  13 April 2015    Read: 802
Over AZN 8 mln allocated to up to 19,000 veterans of Great Patriotic War in Azerbaijan
An instruction was given on payment of lump-sum financial assistance to veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, widows of the died fighters, fighters awarded with medal and orders for their self-sacrificing labour at the rear area under the order of President Ilham Aliyev dated to April 3, 2015”, chairman of the State Social Protection Fund Elman Mehdiyev said at the briefing.

He noted that 18,881 persons have been provided with the lump-sum financial assistance by SSPF and those funds have already been transferred to their plastic cards.

According to him, 1,342 persons are veterans of the Great Patriotic War: “AZN 800 financial assistance has been paid to each of those persons. 17,539 persons belong to category of widows of the died fighters, fighters awarded with medal and orders for their self-sacrificing labour at the rear area. AZN 400 has been transferred to their account”.

Totally, 8.3 mln was allocated for execution of the order and transferred to te plastic cards. They can get these funds by ATMs.

“The SSPF also controls providing service to disabled persons via pos-terminals”, the chairman said.

Mehdiyev noted that the highest figure on assistance for veterans of Great Patriotic War in CIS is in Azerbaijan.

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