YEREVAN, OCTOBER 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The issue concerning making payments through plastic cards in a number of spheres of social assistance, including pensions and family benefits, is being discussed in the RA Ministry of Labour and Social Issues. According to the information provided to a Noyan Tapan correspondent by Vahan Baghdasarian, the Head of the Administration of Control and Social Monitoring of the above-mentioned Ministry, that will contribute to the reduction of corruption risks. According to him, protests are received from citizens on the fact that illegal fund raising is being implemented when distributing benefits and pensions. Vahan Baghdasarian mentioned at the same time that it is necessary to solve a number of issues in order to pass to a card payment. For example, to teach pensioners the way how to make use of the cards. Therefore, according to him, smooth ways for passing to that system should be found.

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