Multi-children families need state attention
Over 150 multi-children families have united to protect their rights among them the parents of five underage children Armen Markosyan and Nune Gevorgyan.
"A large family is usually associated with hunger, illiteracy and rags. These families surely need help but there are many who do not fall into the category and get benefits. This is humiliating for us. We deserve respect and decent life," says engineer Armen Markosyan.
The initiative group has addressed numerous letters to relevant bodies who forwarded them to lower instances without reading the contents.
"Recently, we received an answer from the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs which said there is no law on multi-children families in Armenia, hence they cannot deal with the issue," said Mr. Markosyan.
In fact, many-children families get no financial assistance. The state gives 400 000 drams to newly formed families after the birth of a third child. Though we enjoy certain privileges, the family stops being multi-children as soon as one of the children grows up," says Nune Gevorgyan.
During a meeting with Hakob Hakobyan, Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on Social Affairs, the parents were told that the draft law is already ready and will be discussed in the National Assembly in late September.
