The Concern of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Since the moment when the oil strategy, founded by our national leader Haydar Aliyev, began to bear fruit, in the process of the increase of economic opportunities, in sphere of social protection of refugees IDPs, as well as in other branches, the realization of large-scale measures at the state level has started. At the expense of 359 billion manats, allocated by the State Oil Fund according to the decrees no. 562 (August 22, 2001) no. 577 (September 7, 2001) and no 700 (May 13, 2002) of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Haydar Aliyev, 6410 private houses with the total area of 392 thousand square meters, 18 schools containing 3150 places, 19 medical aid stations, 18 kindergartens, 13 baths, hospitals containing 75 beds, inner and external roads for settlements with the length of 195 km, external and internal water pipes with potable water with the length of 188 km, air conductors of electricity transmission with the length of 350 km, irrigational water pipe with the length of 133 km, 10 public club centers, 11 communication houses and many other vitally important social objects are constructed and put in operation.

 

As a result of realization of these measures 5 camps in the territory of Bilasuvar area were liquidated, the living conditions of 1329 refugee and 5081 IDP families (32 thousand persons) are improved. In again constructed settlements more than More than 6.000 workplaces are formed, more than 5 thousand persons work on allocated plots of land, and 1.000 persons work in budget organizations.

According to the Decision no. 182 of the Ministry of November 19, 2002 the gratuitous financial grant is made for them to deal with agriculture.

In 1993 the amount of the grants allocated to IDPs for their monthly food charge was 500 manats per person, and for last 12 years this number has increased 90 times and since January 1, 2005, according to the Order of the President of the Azerbaijan Republic of January 1, 2007, the amount of this grant is mounted up to 45 thousand AZN.

According to the Decision no. 15 of the Ministry of the Azerbaijan Republic from January 22, 2002 “On the application of the rules of benefits payment to not lodged refugees and IDPs in connection with the replacement of the established privileges of them with cash benefits", accepted in the execution of the Decree no. 13 of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan of December 26, 2001, the cost of municipal and other services that IDPs use, is paid directly to appropriate service organizations in time and in centralized order. Since 2005 the monthly quota of the kerosene-fuel, allocated to 90 thousand families of IDPs, temporarily populated in cities and the areas of the republic, which are not provided with natural gas (30 liters for each family), according to the decision of the Ministry of the Republic of Azerbaijan, is increased up to 40 liters for each family.

On the basis of appropriate decisions of the Ministry the payment of the monthly average salary to the 13,9 thousand IDPs, who have earlier worked in the enterprises and organizations, financed from budget, and those who lost their because of the reasons not depending on them, and to the persons still not provided with work continues.

At the expense of 2 billion manats, allocated from budget during 2001 – 2002 according to the Decision no. 204 of the Ministry of November 6, 2000 “On the statement of rules and conditions for granting credits to IDPs for agricultural engagement” privileged credits are given to more than 1000 IDPs.

Necessary measures are taken on a regular basis with the aim of providing the normal activity of 699 comprehensive schools, where 90 thousand pupils are trained and 12 thousand teachers are employed, in 169 organizations of public health service with 4300 workers, and 1350 culture institutions established in the places of IDPs’ temporary settlement.

For the purpose of health protection of IDPs, with the help of the Ministry of Health and international humanitarian organizations, in public health centers formed in the places where they are densely settled or through mobile medical brigades, regular inspections and treatments are carried out.