EFFECTIVENESS OF MUNICIPAL SERVICE DELIVERY IN THE CONTEXT OF ADMINISTRATIVE-TERRITORIAL REFORMS (THE CASE OF SOCIAL PROTECTION) / ՀԱՄԱՅՆՔԱՅԻՆ ԾԱՌԱՅՈՒԹՅՈՒՆՆԵՐԻ ՄԱՏՈՒՑՄԱՆ ԱՐԴՅՈՒՆԱՎԵՏՈՒԹՅՈՒՆԸ ՎԱՐՉԱՏԱՐԱԾՔԱՅԻՆ ԲԱՐԵՓՈԽՈՒՄՆԵՐԻ ՀԱՄԱՏԵՔՍՏՈՒՄ (ՍՈՑԻԱԼԱԿԱՆ ՊԱՇՏՊԱՆՈՒԹՅԱՆ ԲՆԱԳԱՎԱՌԻ ՕՐԻՆԱԿՈՎ)

With the adoption of the RA Law on Making Amendments and Addenda to the RA Law on Administrative-Territorial Division of the Republic of Armenia (06.09.2022) the process of community incorporation has become somewhat complete. Accordingly, the total number of municipalities have decreased by 8 becoming 71 (including Yerevan) and in the newly formed municipalities elections to local selfgovernment bodies have been scheduled on 25th of September, 2022. In this context effective provision of public services in newly formed multi-settlement municipalities has become crutial. This article investigates the issue of targeted implementation of the powers assigned to the community head by the law in the field of social protection using the clustering model.