Saturday, 17/06/2017 10:44 (GMT+7)
A budget of over VND394.6 billion (USD17.36 million) has been earmarked for gifts to revolutionary contributors in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the War-Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27th).
Under a plan submitted to the President, there will be two categories of gifts, with those for heroic mothers and seriously injured war invalids worth VND400,000 (USD17.6) each, and those for war invalids with less severe injuries and martyrs’ families, worth VND200,000 (USD8.8) each.
The Ministry of Labor, War-Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) is in charge of the tribute program.
According to MoLISA Minister Dao Ngoc Dung, the country has over nine million people recognised as having rendered service to the revolution and the country, making up nearly 10 percent of the total population. More than 1.4 million of revolutionary contributors and their families are receiving monthly allowances./.
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