New Presidential Decree expands coverage of martyr families to be given lump-sum payments

16:16 - 28.01.2019


January 28, Fineko/abc.az. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed today a decree expanding the coverage of lump-sum payments.  Now, the heirs of another 2,725 martyrs who lost their lives in the struggle for the territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan before 2 August 1997 will receive lump-sum payments (including the heirs of 2,264 military martyrs and 461 police martyrs who received less than 11,000 manats of insurance payments).

Under the new decree, the process of issuing lump-sum payments already covers the heirs of 12,268 martyrs. Totally AZN 135 million is designed for this purpose.
Over the past period the lump-sum payments were given to 4,200 heirs of 3,100 military martyrs. In this direction, finances in the amount of AZN 34 million were paid.  Currently, payments to heirs 6,444 martyrs are underway.

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