Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- At the regular plenary session of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis, the draft law "On amendments and additions to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On state pension provision of citizens" aimed at improving the procedure for assigning pensions" was considered in the first reading.

It was noted that in recent years the head of state has been carrying out consistent reforms to further strengthen the social protection of the population, especially persons with disabilities, ensure their rights and freedoms, provide material support based on the principles of social justice, and improve their living standards.

This draft law was developed with the aim of further strengthening the social protection of persons with disabilities. In accordance with the current legislation, the time of work after the assignment of a disability pension of groups I and II is counted in the length of service when assigning a pension for age or for the loss of a breadwinner. At the same time, if a citizen receiving a disability pension continues to receive it when he reaches retirement age or on the occasion of the loss of a breadwinner (does not switch to another type of pension), recalculation of the disability pension by adding work time after the assignment of a disability pension of groups I and II not produced.

By the draft law, from 1 January 2023, for citizens receiving a disability pension of groups I and II, the recalculation of the amount of the pension will be made taking into account the length of service and wages after the appointment of a disability pension once every two years, if they have one year of work experience,

According to the deputies, the adoption of this document will help prevent various approaches encountered in practice, eliminate situations that give rise to corruption factors, and increase the income of persons with disabilities based on the principle of social justice.

The bill was passed by the deputies.