From now on, under a new state program, the payments of benefits to full time mothers and lump-sum maternity allowances will be possible through all the 65 branches of VTB Bank (Armenia) in Yerevan and the provinces of Armenia. The press office of the Bank has told ArmInfo that the benefits will be transferred to the banking accounts opened at VTB Bank (Armenia).
To receive the benefits, it is necessary 1) to open an account at VTB Bank (Armenia), then apply to the Armenian Ministry of Labor and Social Issues, give the number of the account to the Ministry and request it to transfer the benefits to the specified account; 2) to directly request to the Ministry of Labor and Social Issues to transfer the benefits to the VTB Bank (Armenia) and then apply to any branch of the Bank, where a free account will be opened and the benefit will automatically be transferred to that account.
To get detailed information, one can visit any of the branches of VTB Bank (Armenia), contact the call center by dialing 87-87 or visit www.vtb.am.