239 marriages were registered in Artsakh in the first quarter of the current year, Karabakh-open.info quotes Karabakh's Justice Ministry as saying.

Newly-wed couples still receive a one-time grant. In compliance with the program launched in 2008, each new family gets a lump sum worth of AMD 300000.

According to the data of the Social Security Ministry, the state budget allocated a total of AMD 1.7 bln for the family benefit in 2008-2011.

5312 families received funding within the program framework.