Uzbekistan may automate pension assignment for retirees

Today, February 13, the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis discussed and adopted in the first reading a draft law that provides for the automatic assignment of pensions to citizens who have reached retirement age. This was reported by the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis.

It is noted that when determining age-related pensions for citizens who have reached retirement age (men - 60 years, women - 55 years), a separate application is not required.

“It is planned to introduce a procedure for proactively assigning a citizen’s length of service, salary, and other information within one day based on information received from the information systems of ministries and departments,” the report says.

The draft law also provides for the introduction of a procedure for proactively refusing an age-related pension if a citizen wishes to continue working despite reaching retirement age.

According to the initiators of the law, the established norms will serve to improve the quality of state services provided to citizens in the field of pension provision and to eliminate unnecessary bureaucratic obstacles.

We recall that on September 25, 2024, the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan adopted a resolution “On organizational measures to develop a concept for reforming the state pension system.” The resolution established the establishment of a working group responsible for analyzing existing problems in the current state pension system and preparing proposals aimed at ensuring the stability of the pension system and strengthening social justice based on advanced foreign experience. The working group must develop and submit a draft concept for reforming the state pension system by March 1, 2025.