Today Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan left for Gegharkunik Province on a working visit. During the consultation held in Gavar city, performance report 2022 and ongoing programs of Gegharkunik regional administration were presented to the Prime Minister.

The meeting was attended by the Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures Gnel Sanosyan, Head of State Supervision Service Romanos Petrosyan, Deputy Minister of Economy Arman Khojoyan, Governor of Gegharkunik Karen Sargsyan and other officials.

First the subsidy programs implemented in 2018-2022 were reported, according to which 430 applications were submitted during the reporting period, of which 386 were approved. The total cost of subsidy programs amounted to 25 billion 367 million AMD, of which co-financing of the Government is 14 billion 844 million AMD, community co-financing is 10 billion 462 million AMD, private sector co-financing is 59.7 million AMD. The cost of subsidy programs in 2018 amounted to 1 billion AMD, 4.4 billion AMD in 2019, 4.4 billion AMD in 2020, 5.8 billion AMD in 2021, 9.7 billion AMD in 2022. Subsidy programs were implemented in the following areas: asphalt paving, lighting, water supply, irrigation system repair, street maintenance, gas delivery, construction/renovation of kindergartens, improvement of parks, etc.

in 2022 the total cost of 34 projects approved by the interdepartmental commission with 144 sub-projects was 9 billion 691 million AMD, of which the co-financing of the Government was 5 billion 592 thousand AMD, the co-financing of communities was 4 billion 63 million AMD, other investors - 35 million 413 thousand AMD.

In 2022, 148 construction works were completed. In the sidelines of urban development measures, 350 monitoring of subsidy programs was carried out, 486 building permits were issued.

It was informed that in 2023, 45 subsidy applications with 160 sub-programs were submitted, of which 23 with 144 sub-programs were approved. The total cost of the projects is 11.2 billion AMD, of which co-financing from the state budget is 6.7 billion AMD, community co-financing is 4.3 billion AMD, and private sector co-financing is 88.9 million AMD.

In 2018-2022, the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports, and the Urban Development Committee implemented a number of projects in Gegharkunik region. The total cost of the projects was 51 billion AMD.

Since 2018, 350 km of roads have been repaired in the region.

The works carried out in the field of agriculture during the reporting year were presented to the Head of the Government. Accordingly, the land of agricultural purpose in the region is 81431.4 ha, of which 37749 ha were cultivated in 2022, including grain, potatoes, fodder crops, vegetables and other crops. As a result, a total harvest of 170,974 tons was produced. In 2022 a program to promote the production of autumn wheat was implemented, phosphoric and potassium fertilizers were purchased and distributed to 10 thousand 555 beneficiaries. The subsidy amounted to 542 million 475 thousand AMD. In the sidelines of the Government's support program, 9 smart livestock farms were built in the region.

Regarding land use, it was reported that 68700 ha of the existing 280000 ha of land were leased, of which 45,900 ha are ccommunity-owned and 22,800 ha are state-owned. The annual rent was 248.6 million AMD. Lands provided for lease are: orchards, arable land, grassland, pastures, etc. In the reporting year, 170.67 hectares (193 units) of community-owned lands were alienated, ensuring 177 million 850 thousand AMD budget revenue.

As for the education sector, it was presented to the Prime Minister that there are 116 schools in the region with 27 thousand 551 students, of which 13 are in good condition, 65 are in average condition, and 32 are in unsatisfactory condition. It was reported that in the reporting year, the "Sustainable school food" program was implemented (267.2 million AMD), property was purchased and construction was carried out (79.6 million AMD) at the expense of the funds saved by 28 schools, property and equipment for public schools were purchased under urgent programs ( 171.7 million AMD). The officials also presented that in the 2022-2023 academic year, 1582 out of 2503 teachers passed regular certification, 80 teachers passed voluntary certification. The salary of teachers who passed voluntary certification has increased sharply, exceeding 400 thousand AMD.

Currently, 4 schools and 1 kindergarten are being built by the Urban Development Committee in the region. Two more schools are being built by the Ministry of Territorial Adminstration and Infrastructure. By 2025, 26 schools are planned to be built in the region.

During the consultation, the Head of the Government was also provided with information about preschools and kindergartens operating in the region. According to that, there are 52 kindergartens with 3 thousand 732 students and 53 preschools with 1129 students. From September 2023, 8 preschools will operate, which will have 200 students. in 2022, 5 kindergartens were built in the region, 10 were renovated, 3 were repaired, it is planned to carry out construction works in another 22 preschools and kindergartens by 2026.

At the consultation, the Prime Minister was presented with the current situation of the healthcare sector and the works done, according to which the Martuni Medical Center has been rebuilt, the Martuni Maternity Hospital, the Chambarak Medical Center, the Gavar Medical Center and the Sevan Medical Center are in good condition, while the Vardenis Medical Center is in bad condition. in condition. Those in charge presented the comparison of the 2021 and 2022 budgets of health institutions, according to which the state order in 2021 compared to 2022 increased by 2.7 percent, while paid services rose by 19.1 percent. The planned budget of healthcare institutions was 3.9 billion AMD, the performance was 4.5 billion AMD, that is, a 13 percent overperformance was recorded. According to the report, in the reporting year, construction works were carried out in health care institutions with own and state funds, property and equipment were purchased. Within the framework of health system reforms, a number of institutions were reorganized, 15 new medical services were provided in 5 health institutions, and 18 medical equipments were purchased.

Then the Prime Minister was presented with the changes made in the field of local self-government. In this regard, it was reported that in the case of former 92 communities, the number of municipal employees was 1141. Now, after the community enlargement, the number of municipal employees is 735.

The process of collecting own revenues of communities in 2021-2022 was presented to the Head of the Government.

It was also reported about the Citizen Service Offices operating in the region, according to which, CSOs operate in 5 communities and provide services in urban development, land development and land use, legal, social, health, educational, financial, tax and informational fields.

In the field of sports a number of events were held in Gegharkunik Province in 2022, in particular, the Prime Minister's Cup: amateur cross-country cycling: 14 participants, amateur swimming: 7 participants, school team cross-country race: 119 participants, cross-country running: 72 participants, amateur table tennis: 148 participants. In the field of mass sports, the "Governor's Cup" chess and volleyball championship was organized between the communities.

The Prime Minister gave instructions to those responsible regarding the establishment of intensive orchards with the support of the Government, the construction of smart cattle sheds and the expansion of other agricultural programs, presenting them to the farmers, as well as road construction, and the fight against illegal fishing from Lake Sevan. "We need a change of thinking in all areas, we need to focus on development programs," Nikol Pashinyan emphasized.