STEPANAKERT, FEBRUARY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. As of January 1, the number of pensioners in NKR made 35742, which is less by 1% or 377 than the 2005 index. According to the report provided by NKR Foreign Ministry Information-Analytical Department, as of January 1, the number of the disabled registered in the country made 9563 people, 505 or 5.3% of which are children under 18 years. 823 it 8.6% of the disabled belong to the first group, 6426 or 67.2% the second, 1809 or 18.9% the third group. The number of the disabled has increased by 380 or 4.1% compared with January 1 of the previous year.

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