On December 3, which is celebrated as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, The Ministry of Health explains on number of programs or services for the support of people with disabilities across Georgia.
It is specifically to mention that Every year, the state implements a state program of social rehabilitation and child care for people with disabilities. Under these programs, beneficiaries are provided with various services to live a dignified life. Similarly, in order to promote employment for people with disabilities, the State Employment Promotion Agency of Georgia implements support employment services, which aims to help people with disabilities find and maintain paid work.
Notably, every year, a number of Persons with disabilities benefit from labour compensation subsidies at workplaces, which provides by providing for an agreement with employers to subsidise labour compensation for new or existing vacancies
Throughout the whole country, many Employment forums are organised for the employment of disabled persons.
Health care for persons with Disable persons is available through the scheme called “State Program of Universal Health Care”.
Since 2023 For the annual growth of the social package of disabled persons, the indexation mechanism has been activated with the active support of all stakeholders, under which people with disabilities will receive increased benefits each year as the increase of inflation.
As per the financial assistance from the year 2024, the social package for people with severe disability status and children with disability status will increase by 50 GEL, and the additional social package for other categories of disabled people will increase by 20 GEL.
Health Ministry sources also said that the welfare of disabled people is on the priority list. These people deserve the best care and facilities to live and spend a dignified life.
Financial assistance, which is provided to people with disability, is also aimed at making them self-employed and financially independent. Many ordinary people, as well as ordinary citizens, laud the various reforms of the Ministry to upgrade the living standard of disabled people. At the same time, some people on social media demaned that the amount of financial assistance must be increased. One user commented that “20 GEL is not a sufficient amount please enhance this”. One user ridiculed this decision of 20 GEL and wrote, “Twenty GEL is Really Funny”.
The Representative of the Health Ministry said that more Disable People’s centic policies would be formed in the near future as per plans.
