ArmInfo. On April 3, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan visited the Armavir region of the Republic, where he familiarized himself with the programs being implemented.
According to the PM's Office, the Prime Minister's first stop was Kindergarten No. 6 "Arevik" in the village of Echmiadzin in the Vagharshapat community. As a result of the subsidy program, the kindergarten building was completely renovated, and construction work was carried out on a new three-story building. The total cost of construction was 734 million drams, with over 513 million drams allocated by the government. The kindergarten is attended by 294 children. The Prime Minister then inspected the renovation work at the secondary school in the village of Araks in the enlarged community of Metsamor. As a result of the program, the village now has a renovated school for 188 children. The government has allocated over 190 million drams for this program.
In the enlarged community of Vagharshapat, Nikol Pashinyan inspected the gasification work being carried out in the village of Lernamerdz. As part of the program, 2927.7 and 3047.4 linear meters of gas pipelines were built, for which the executive branch allocated 21,956,000 drams and 45,960,000 drams, respectively.
The head of state's next stop was a kindergarten in the village of Aytagh, where he inspected the renovation of the 540-square-meter kindergarten and the construction of a one-story extension, both of which are being carried out under the subsidy program. Ninety children attend the kindergarten. The program costs 233 million drams, 70% of which, over 163 million drams, was allocated from the state budget.
In Metsamor, Nikol Pashinyan inspected the major renovation work at Kindergarten No. 3 and the improvement of the surrounding area, which were carried out as part of the subsidy program. The kindergarten is attended by 252 children. The total cost of the project is over 514 million drams, with the government's share being 360 million drams.
The Prime Minister also inspected the renovation work underway at the G. Kochar Secondary School in Alashkert. The school renovation was carried out as part of the "300 Schools to Be Built, Renovated, or Reconstructed by 2026" program, for which the government has allocated 396,390,000 drams. The renovated school in Alashkert is designed for 263 students.
Nikol Pashinyan then visited Kindergarten No. 2 in the city of Armavir. The kindergarten building was reconstructed under a subsidized program. The primary school has 65 students. The total cost of the project was over 281 million drams, 70% of which, 197 million drams, was allocated by the government.
The head of state was presented with the results of the renovation work at V. Bakhshyan Primary School No. 2 in Armavir. The school is included in the government's program "300 schools to be built, renovated, or reconstructed by 2026." The government has allocated 272,270,000 drams for the program. The renovated school in the village of Armavir is designed for 607 students.
In the Baghramyan community, the prime minister familiarized himself with the investment program for the creation of a 311-hectare walnut orchard. It was noted that 45,000 seedlings have been planted to date, with plans to increase this number to 90,000. The total cost of the investment program exceeds 5 billion drams. As part of the state program to support the development of intensive horticulture, the introduction of modern technologies, and the promotion of non-traditional high-yield crop production for 2023-2025, the company was awarded over 76 million drams for the construction of a watershed. The company's majority shareholder is the non-public contractual investment fund Green Invest, one of whose main investors is the international investment company Capitalgate Fund Limited.
Nikol Pashinyan also familiarized himself with the investment program for the establishment of an intensive peach and nectarine orchard in Baghramyan, covering an area of 182.74 hectares. As part of the program, 344,520 seedlings have been planted. The total cost of the project exceeds 7 billion drams. The Family Garden LLC, which is implementing an investment program, has received over 187 million drams in compensation under the Infrastructure for Investments program. As part of the state program to support the development of intensive gardening in the Republic of Armenia, the introduction of modern technologies, and the promotion of the production of non-traditional high-yield crops, a full 14% interest rate subsidy is being implemented.
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