There are pensioners in Tajikistan receiving pensions ranging from 17,000 somonis to 27,000 somonis (TJS). Director of the Agency for Social Insurance and Pensions of Tajikistan, Dilmurod Davlatzoda said this yesterday at a meeting with reporters in Dushanbe, answering the question of Asia-Plus news agency.
“Persons having a high salary receive a decent pension. No restrictions have been imposed on receiving a high pension in the country since 2017. To determine the size of pension, an electronic program has been launched in the country,” Davlatzoda said.
Referring to the fact that salaries of public servants increase from year to year, he noted that now there are public servants who receive a pension in the amount of TJS17,000 — TJS18,000 and more. “In some sectors, pensions reach even 27,000 somonis,” he noted.
Davlatzoda refrained from naming such persons, just noting that they are representatives of financial and communications sectors, entrepreneurs and some former statesman.
Meanwhile, current average size of pension in Tajikistan 323.72 somonis; current average size of retirement pension is 395.39 somonis, average size of insurance pension – 311.09 somonis and average size of social pension – 213.37 somonis.
The head of the Agency for Social Insurance and Pensions further noted that there have been 763,333 pensioners in the country as of January 1, 2023, which is 13,516 people or 1,8 percent more than a year before.
According to him, 257.7 million somonis are needed per month for payment of pensions in the country, which is 5,3 million somonis or 2.1 percent more than a year before.
Currently there are no arrears in the payment of pensions in the country, Davlatzoda added.
By president’s decree the base salary for the calculation of a pension will be increased by 20 percent and set at 250.00 somonis and insurance pensions will be indexed to the inflation rate of the last two years by 16 percent from July 1, 2023.
