Over 8.5 thousand veterans of the Vitebsk region will receive financial assistance for the 70th anniversary of Victory

More than 8.5 thousand people in the Vitebsk region will receive a one-time financial aid in connection with the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War. This was reported by Natalya Khval, Deputy Chairperson of the Committee for Labor, Employment and Social Protection of the Regional Executive Committee.

In accordance with Decree of the President of Belarus No. 126 of March 18, 2015, 10 million rubles will be paid to Heroes of the Soviet Union, persons awarded with the Order of Glory of three degrees, Heroes of Socialist Labor, who were awarded this title for merits during the Great Patriotic War.

8 million rubles each will be received by disabled persons and participants of the Great Patriotic War who took part in the defense of the Fatherland before September 3, 1945 (more than 1.5 thousand people), as well as those who were part of special units for demining territories and objects after liberation from German occupation in 1943-1945.

A one-time financial assistance of 3.5 million rubles will be provided to individuals awarded USSR orders or medals for selfless labor and impeccable military service in the rear during the Great Patriotic War (over 500 people); those who worked at air defense facilities, local air defense, construction of defensive structures, naval bases, airfields, and other military facilities within the rear boundaries of active fronts, on front-line sections of railways and roads (over 70 people); those who worked at enterprises, institutions, and organizations in Leningrad during the blockade from September 8, 1941, to January 27, 1944, and were awarded the medal "For the Defense of Leningrad", and individuals awarded the badge "Resident of Blockaded Leningrad" (over 90 people); family members of military personnel, partisans, and underground fighters who died (passed away) during the Great Patriotic War (spouse who has not remarried, children (including adopted ones), and other dependents for whom a pension increase has been established on the aforementioned grounds in accordance with legislation); former inmates of Nazi concentration camps, prisons, ghettos, and other places of forced detention created by the Nazis and their allies during World War II, for whom a pension increase has been established on the aforementioned grounds in accordance with legislation; disabled individuals from childhood due to injury, concussion, or mutilation related to combat operations during the Great Patriotic War or the consequences of military operations.

If eligible for one-time financial assistance under multiple categories, the assistance will be provided based on the category with the highest payment.

Payments will be made from April 1 to May 1, 2015, in the manner established by legislation for pension payments.

One-time financial assistance due to the above-mentioned categories of citizens and not received by them due to death during the payment period is not paid to the family members of these persons.

Elena Alimova, "Vitebskiye Vesti"