On State Compensation and State Academic Scholarship
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Law of Georgia
On State Compensation and State Academic Scholarship
Article 1. Scope and Subject of Regulation of the Law🔗
1. This Law establishes guarantees of social protection for citizens of Georgia residing in the territory of Georgia on account of special service to the State, as well as on account of these persons reaching the relevant age, restriction of ability and death; determines the grounds for granting state compensation (hereinafter – compensation) and state academic scholarship, the rules and conditions for calculating, issuing, suspending and terminating its amount, the administering body, as well as other relations related to their receipt.
2. The rights provided for by this Law shall not arise if the person was dismissed from the said position on account of committing a crime provided for by the Criminal Code of Georgia or another unlawful act.
3. The norms established by this Law shall apply only to citizens of Georgia, unless otherwise provided by international treaties and agreements of Georgia.
4. (Removed).
Law of Georgia No. 3567 of 13 October 2006 - LHG I, No. 41, 01.11.2006, Art. 282
Article 2. Legislation on Compensation and State Academic Scholarship🔗
1. Legislation on compensation (except one-time compensations) and state academic scholarship consists of the Constitution of Georgia, international treaties and agreements of Georgia, this Law and subordinate normative acts issued on its basis.
2. The introduction of new grounds for compensation/state academic scholarship or the abolition of existing grounds, as well as the expansion or reduction of the circle of persons entitled to receive it, shall be permissible only by way of introducing amendments and/or additions to this Law.
Article 3. Basic Principles of the Law🔗
The basic principles of this Law are:
a) justice;
b) equality before the law;
c) permanence;
d) state guarantee of receiving compensation/state academic scholarship.
Article 4. Definition of terms🔗
The terms used in this Law have the following meaning:
a) application – a written or electronic request submitted by an authorised person regarding compensation/state academic scholarship in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia;
b) death – the death of a person, confirmed by a competent body, or declaration as deceased or recognition as missing without trace in accordance with the legislation of Georgia;
c) public activity – remunerated employment carried out in the state service and public service, including in a legal entity of public law (except for political and religious organisations, general education institutions, vocational, special vocational and higher educational institutions, scientific-research institutions, the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia, the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Georgia, a museum, a library, a school-boarding school, institutions carrying out early and pre-school upbringing and education, out-of-school and upbringing activities). Remunerated employment carried out in a precinct election commission and remunerated employment carried out by a temporary member of a district election commission, as well as activity carried out in the reserve military service, shall not be considered public activity. Information on such remunerated employment as falls within public activity shall be provided to the competent body in an agreed format by the Ministry of Finance of Georgia;
d) compensation – monthly monetary provision for a person in accordance with the procedure and amount established by this Law;
e) recipient of compensation – a person who has been assigned compensation in accordance with this Law;
f) scientist – a natural person employed in a legal entity of public law – a higher educational institution in an academic position or in a scientific-research institution in a scientific position;
g) Minister – the Minister of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Protection of Georgia;
h) competent body – an administrative body within the system of the Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Protection of Georgia;
i) proportional distribution of compensation – distribution of the amount of compensation established by this Law proportionally among the persons entitled to receive it;
j) state academic scholarship – monthly monetary provision for a scientist in accordance with the procedure and amount established by this Law;
k) person with limited capabilities status – a person who has been granted such status in accordance with the Law of Georgia on Medical-Social Expertise;
l) incapable of work – a person who has been determined to have a severely or significantly expressed limited capabilities status, or is 65 years of age or older.
Law of Georgia of 24 April 2012 No. 6061 – website, 07.05.2012.
Law of Georgia of 1 November 2013 No. 1491 – website, 11.11.2013.
Law of Georgia of 29 May 2014 No. 2484 - website, 2 June 2014.
Law of Georgia of 27 October 2015 No. 4372 - website, 11 November 2015.
Law of Georgia of 8 June 2016 No. 5375 - website, 24 June 2016.
Law of Georgia of 21 December 2016 No. 137 - website, 28 December 2016.
Law of Georgia of 23 March 2017 No. 502 - website, 27 March 2017.
Law of Georgia of 6 June 2018 No. 2454 – website, 12 June 2018.
Law of Georgia of 5 July 2018 No. 3120 – website, 11 July 2018.
Law of Georgia of 21 September 2023 No. 3518 – website, 12 October 2023.
Law of Georgia of 3 April 2024 No. 4098 – website, 18 April 2024.
Article 5. Grounds for granting compensation/state academic scholarship🔗
1. In accordance with this Law, the grounds for granting compensation/state academic scholarship are:
a) expiration of the length of service established by law;
b) attainment of the age of 65;
c) establishment of disability status;
d) death of the breadwinner;
e) death of a family member.
2. In accordance with this Law, the following have the right to receive compensation/state academic scholarship:
a) members of the Parliament of Georgia;
b) members of the Constitutional Court of Georgia;
c) judges of the Supreme Court of Georgia;
d) judges of the common courts of Georgia;
d¹) the Auditor General and his deputy;
d²) members of the Central Election Commission of Georgia (hereinafter – CEC);
e) persons discharged to the reserve from military bodies, internal affairs bodies (including from the Border Forces of the State Department for the Protection of the State Border of Georgia), the State Security Service of Georgia, the Intelligence Service of Georgia and the Special State Protection Service; persons discharged from the national military service of conscripts; persons holding a state special rank discharged from the Ministry of Defence of Georgia; persons holding a military rank or a state special rank discharged from the General Inspectorate and the Investigation Department of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia, from a state sub-agency institution within the system of the same Ministry — the Special Penitentiary Service, from a legal entity of public law operating in the field of governance of the same Ministry — the National Agency for Crime Prevention, Enforcement of Non-custodial Sentences and Probation; persons holding a military rank or a state special rank discharged from the General Inspectorate and the Investigation Department of the Ministry of Corrections and Probation of Georgia; persons holding a senior military rank or a state special rank discharged from the Special Penitentiary Service of the same Ministry; persons released from public positions of the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia; persons holding a state special rank discharged from a legal entity of public law within the field of governance of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia — the Revenue Service; persons holding a state special rank released from the State Inspector's Service, the Special Investigation Service and the Personal Data Protection Service; persons holding a state special rank discharged from a state sub-agency institution within the field of governance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia — the Emergency Situations Management Service, and from a special-purpose state institution directly subordinate to the Prime Minister of Georgia — the Emergency Situations Management Service; persons holding a state special rank discharged from the fire-fighting and/or rescue services/units for emergency situations management subordinate to the Autonomous Republic of Ajara, state representatives — governors, and local self-government bodies (regardless of their status and designation) from 1 April 2005 to 10 January 2015, and persons discharged from a legal entity of public law operating in the field of governance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia — the Emergency Situations Management Agency from 10 January 2015 to 2 September 2016, as well as persons holding a state special rank discharged from the apparatus of the National Security Council;
e¹) (removed - 07.12.2017, No. 1714);
f) employees discharged from the prosecutor's system;
g) family members of former senior political officials of Georgia;
h) persons holding the highest diplomatic rank;
i) civil servants of the apparatus of the Parliament of Georgia;
i¹) employees of the social service of the Special Penitentiary Service – a state sub-agency institution within the system of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia;
j) scientists;
k) civil aviation employees;
l) family members of employees of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia who died in the course of carrying out a peacekeeping operation/international operation or another type of peacekeeping activity as defined by Georgian legislation, or who died as a result of health damage sustained;
m) family members of those who died for the territorial integrity, freedom and independence of Georgia, as well as during the events of May 1998 and August 2004, or who died as a result of injuries sustained;
n) family members of employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, the State Security Service of Georgia and the Special State Protection Service who died in the performance of official duty or died as a result of injuries sustained, in the cases provided for by paragraph 1¹ of Article 50 of the Law of Georgia "On Police", paragraph 10 of Article 41 of the Law of Georgia "On the State Security Service of Georgia" and paragraph 2¹ of Article 17 of the Law of Georgia "On the Special State Protection Service", after the day of adoption of the Act of Restoration of State Independence of Georgia (9 April 1991), except for the cases provided for by subparagraph "m" of this paragraph;
o) family members of firefighters-rescuers who died in the performance of official duty or died as a result of damage sustained, in the cases provided for by the first paragraph of Article 66 of the Law of Georgia "On Civil Safety", of the Emergency Management Service – a state sub-agency institution within the governance sphere of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, as well as of the Emergency Management Service – a special-purpose state institution under the direct subordination of the Prime Minister of Georgia;
p) family members of those employees of institutions within the system of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia who died in the performance of official duty or died as a result of damage sustained, who participated in disaster relief/rescue works or who have been granted the authority to detect and suppress violations of Georgian legislation in the field of environmental protection.
3. In the event of the death of the persons provided for by subparagraphs "a"–"f" of paragraph 2 of this Article, the family members of the deceased shall also have the right to receive compensation for the death of the breadwinner.
Law of Georgia of 17 March 2006 No. 2798 – LHG I, No. 8, 24.03.2006, Art. 63
Law of Georgia of 13 October 2006 No. 3567 – LHG I, No. 41, 01.11.2006, Art. 282
Law of Georgia of 29 December 2006 No. 4277 – LHG I, No. 51, 31.12.2006, Art. 436
Law of Georgia of 11 March 2011 No. 4384 – website, 22.03.2011
Law of Georgia of 22 June 2012 No. 6550 – website, 29.06.2012
Law of Georgia of 22 March 2013 No. 378 – website, 27.03.2013
Law of Georgia of 25 July 2013 No. 866 – website, 19.08.2013
Law of Georgia of 27 December 2013 No. 1896 – website, 30.12.2013
Law of Georgia of 16 April 2014 No. 2242 – website, 02.05.2014
Law of Georgia of 2 May 2014 No. 2359 – website, 16.05.2014
Law of Georgia of 1 May 2015 No. 3527 – website, 18.05.2015
Law of Georgia of 3 July 2015 No. 3894 – website, 10.07.2015
Law of Georgia of 8 July 2015 No. 3934 – website, 15.07.2015
Law of Georgia of 24 June 2016 No. 5598 – website, 13.07.2016
Law of Georgia of 7 December 2017 No. 1714 – website, 14.12.2017
Law of Georgia of 27 June 2018 No. 2621 – website, 06.07.2018
Law of Georgia of 5 July 2018 No. 3120 – website, 11.07.2018
Law of Georgia of 21 July 2018 No. 3292 – website, 09.08.2018
Law of Georgia of 31 October 2018 No. 3616 – website, 21.11.2018
Law of Georgia of 30 November 2018 No. 3816 – website, 13.12.2018
Law of Georgia of 22 December 2018 No. 4079 – website, 28.12.2018
Law of Georgia of 22 December 2018 No. 4078 – website, 28.12.2018
Law of Georgia of 27 December 2018 No. 4247 – website, 29.12.2018
Law of Georgia of 27 December 2018 No. 4248 – website, 29.12.2018
Law of Georgia of 2 April 2019 No. 4399 – website, 08.04.2019
Law of Georgia of 17 April 2019 No. 4500 – website, 24.04.2019
Law of Georgia of 3 May 2019 No. 4545 – website, 10.05.2019
Law of Georgia of 28 June 2019 No. 4895 – website, 28.06.2019
Law of Georgia of 20 September 2019 No. 4985 – website, 23.09.2019
Law of Georgia of 9 June 2021 No. 611 – website, 14.06.2021
Law of Georgia of 30 December 2021 No. 1328 – website, 13.01.2022
Law of Georgia of 20 October 2022 No. 1926 – website, 28.10.2022
Law of Georgia of 21 September 2023 No. 3518 – website, 12.10.2023
Law of Georgia of 16 November 2023 No. 3703 – website, 05.12.2023
Law of Georgia of 15 December 2023 No. 4008 – website, 26.12.2023
Law of Georgia of 3 April 2024 No. 4098 – website, 18.04.2024
Law of Georgia of 4 March 2025 No. 335 – website, 06.03.2025
Law of Georgia of 17 December 2025 No. 1334 – website, 25.12.2025
Article 6. Right to Receive Compensation/State Academic Scholarship🔗
1. The ground for the emergence of the right to receive compensation/state academic scholarship is the existence of any of the grounds provided for by paragraph 1 of Article 5 of this Law.
2. The right to receive compensation/state academic scholarship shall not emerge, and an emerged right shall be terminated, during the period in which the person performs public activity.
3. A person having the right to receive compensation/state academic scholarship may apply for the award of compensation/state academic scholarship at any time from the emergence of the said right.
4. In the event of the emergence of the right to receive compensation/state academic scholarship on two or more grounds, the person shall be awarded compensation/state academic scholarship on only one ground, at his/her own choice.
5. If a person simultaneously acquires the right provided for by this Law and by the Law of Georgia "On State Pension", he/she has the right to receive only one benefit conferred by law, at his/her own choice.
5¹. The operation of paragraphs 2, 4 and 5 of this Article, as well as of subparagraphs "b" and "h" of paragraph 1 of Article 31 of this Law, shall not extend to persons receiving compensation provided for by subparagraphs "l"–"p" of paragraph 2 of Article 5 of the same Law.
6. The rights provided for by this Law shall extend to adoptive parents, equally as to parents, and to adopted children, equally as to children.
7. The restriction provided for by paragraph 2 of this Article shall not extend to persons with the status of severely pronounced limited capabilities and the status of significantly pronounced limited capabilities due to vision.
Law of Georgia of 25 July 2013 No. 866 – website, 19.08.2013.
Law of Georgia of 3 July 2015 No. 3894 – website, 10.07.2015.
Law of Georgia of 24 June 2016 No. 5598 – website, 13.07.2016.
Law of Georgia of 17 April 2019 No. 4500 – website, 24.04.2019.
Law of Georgia of 3 April 2024 No. 4098 – website, 18.04.2024.
Article 7. Maximum amount of compensation/state academic scholarship🔗
1. The maximum payable amount of compensation/state academic scholarship shall be determined annually by the Law of Georgia on the State Budget of Georgia for the respective year.
2. The maximum amount of compensation/state academic scholarship shall be calculated as the maximum amount of compensation for the current year, increased by the nominal amount of the increase of the state pension, in accordance with subparagraph "b" of paragraph 2 of Article 7 of the Law of Georgia on State Pension, on the basis of Articles 38 and 39 of the Budget Code of Georgia, in the draft Law of Georgia on the State Budget of Georgia for the respective year submitted by the Government of Georgia to the Parliament of Georgia.
3. The condition regarding the maximum payable amount of compensation/state academic scholarship determined by paragraph 1 of this Article shall apply to compensation awarded on the basis of Articles 8, 9, 12–153, 17 and 18−21 of this Law, notwithstanding the amount of compensation/state academic scholarship calculated taking into account the said Articles.
4. The condition regarding the maximum payable amount of compensation/state academic scholarship determined by paragraph 1 of this Article shall not apply to the amount of compensation to be paid to the recipient of the compensation provided for by subparagraph "l", "m", "n", "o" or "p" of paragraph 2 of Article 5 of this Law.
Law of Georgia of 25 July 2013 No. 866 – website, 19.08.2013.
Law of Georgia of 3 July 2015 No. 3894 – website, 10.07.2015.
Law of Georgia of 24 June 2016 No. 5598 – website, 13.07.2016.
Law of Georgia of 17 April 2019 No. 4500 – website, 24.04.2019.
Law of Georgia of 3 April 2024 No. 4098 – website, 18.04.2024.
Article 8. Calculation of compensation for persons holding a military rank and a state special rank provided for by subparagraph "e" of paragraph 2 of Article 5 of this Law🔗
1. Servicemen holding a military and state special rank, as provided for by Article 11 of the Law of Georgia "On Social Security of Persons Discharged to the Reserve from Military Bodies and the Special State Protection Service and Their Family Members", shall be assigned compensation in the presence of one of the following conditions, and its amount shall be:
a) in the case of assignment from the age of 65 or over 65 – in addition to the state pension:
a.a) for a military serviceman of contractual military service (except an officer) or for a person holding a junior special rank – the years of service in the above-mentioned bodies multiplied by GEL 5;
a.b) for a person holding the military rank of junior officer or for a person holding a medium special rank – the years of service in the above-mentioned bodies multiplied by GEL 10;
a.c) for a person holding the military rank of senior officer or for a person holding a senior special rank – the years of service in the above-mentioned bodies multiplied by GEL 15;
a.d) for a person holding the military rank of supreme officer or for a person holding a supreme special rank – the years of service in the above-mentioned bodies multiplied by GEL 25;
b) in the case of assignment before the age of 65 – 80% of the compensation determined in accordance with subparagraph "a" of this paragraph.
1¹. The condition concerning the maximum payable amount of compensation determined by paragraph 1 of Article 7 of this Law shall apply to the compensation assigned in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, regardless of the amount of compensation calculated under the same paragraph.
2. Military servicemen defined by Article 11 of the Law of Georgia "On Social Security of Persons Discharged to the Reserve from Military Bodies and the Special State Protection Service and Their Family Members" who have less than 20 calendar years of service in the above-mentioned bodies shall, for the purposes of this Article, have 20 calendar years determined as the years of service in the said bodies.
2¹. The operation of this Article shall also extend to a person holding a state special rank discharged from the Ministry of Defence of Georgia, if he has not less than 20 calendar years of service. Service shall include, in addition to service in the Ministry of Defence of Georgia with a state special rank, service in a state institution with a military rank and a state special rank, as well as service in the prosecution bodies and the period of work as a judge.
2². The effect of this Article shall also extend to a person discharged from the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia who holds a military rank or state special rank, if he has at least 20 calendar years of service in military rank and/or state special rank. The calculation of the period of service in calendar years shall begin from the day of the person's appointment to a position with military rank or state special rank and shall end on the day of his dismissal from the position with military rank or state special rank. The calendar years of service shall include, in addition to service in the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia in military rank or state special rank, also service in another state institution in military rank or state special rank (including service of military servicemen recruited under contract (contract) in the Georgian Military Forces/Georgian Defence Forces, in the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia and in the Border Forces of the State Department for Protection of the State Border of Georgia; service of persons of enlisted and senior personnel in the internal affairs bodies of the former USSR and the Georgian SSR, and of the member and non-member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States; service of officers, including officers of the military prosecutor's office, former military tribunal, military court, and of military servicemen recruited under contract (contract) for extended-term, voluntary military service, in the armed forces of the former USSR and the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States, in internal, border, railway, government communications, civil defence, military-construction troops, in state security, foreign intelligence, military justice bodies, in other lawful military formations, in the armed forces of the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States, if the issue of pension provision of these persons is not otherwise established by contracts (agreements) concluded between Georgia and the union republics forming part of the former USSR, and the member and non-member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States); the period of service in partisan detachments and formations; the period of work in state authorities and other state organizations (military service or work in internal affairs bodies, state security bodies and the special state protection service while retained in the staff); the period of being in captivity, if the captive has not committed a crime directed against the state; the period of serving a sentence and detention, if a military serviceman, a person of enlisted or senior personnel was groundlessly subjected to criminal prosecution or repressed; the period of service in bodies executing imprisonment sentences (regardless of their legal status and organizational subordination);
The period of service with a state special rank in the system of the state institution of special purpose under the direct subordination of the Prime Minister of Georgia — the Emergency Situations Management Service; the periods of work from 1 April 2005 to 10 January 2015 in the fire-fighting and/or rescue services/units for emergency situations management under the subordination of the Autonomous Republic of Ajara, state representatives — governors, and local self-government bodies (regardless of their status and designation), and from 10 January 2015 to 2 September 2016 in the Legal Entity of Public Law operating in the sphere of governance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia — the Emergency Situations Management Agency. The periods of work from 1 April 2005 to 10 January 2015 in the fire-fighting and/or rescue services/units for emergency situations management under the subordination of the Autonomous Republic of Ajara, state representatives — governors, and local self-government bodies (regardless of their status and designation), and from 10 January 2015 to 2 September 2016 in the Legal Entity of Public Law operating in the sphere of governance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia — the Emergency Situations Management Agency shall be counted in the length of service in calendar years from the day of appointment to a position of a person without a military rank or state special rank up to and including the day of his dismissal from the position. State compensation shall not be awarded to a person and a member of his family who has been deprived of a military rank or state special rank by a court (except where he has been acquitted or rehabilitated in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia).
2³. The period of study in civil, special and higher educational institutions, which is not covered by service with a military rank or state special rank, shall be counted in the total length of service of the person defined by paragraph 2² of this Article only for the purpose of calculating the amount of compensation and not for supplementing the length of service in calendar years provided for by the same paragraph, if during the period of study his active student status was not suspended. If the period of study exceeds 6 years, 1 year of study beyond 6 years shall be counted as 6 months. The period of service under special conditions shall also be counted in the total length of service with preferential calculation.
3. The operation of this Article shall also extend to a person released from the Investigative Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, if he/she has not less than 20 calendar years of service. Service, in addition to service with a state special rank in the Investigative Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, also includes service with military rank and/or state special rank in another state institution, and work as a judge or as an assistant to a judge. For a person, the period of study in civil, special and higher educational institutions before enrollment with a rank in a state institution shall be counted in the total years of service only for calculating the amount of compensation and not for supplementing the calendar years of service provided for by this paragraph. If the period of study is more than 6 years, 1 year of study beyond 6 years shall be counted as 6 months.
3¹. The operation of this Article shall also extend to a person holding a state special rank who has been dismissed from the Legal Entity of Public Law within the governance sphere of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia – the Revenue Service, if he/she has not less than 20 calendar years of service with military rank or state special rank. Service, in addition to service in the Customs Department, a structural unit of the Legal Entity of Public Law within the governance sphere of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia – the Revenue Service, also includes service in the following bodies: military, internal affairs, the State Security Service of Georgia, the Special State Protection Service, the Intelligence Service of Georgia and prosecution bodies, the Apparatus of the State Security and Crisis Management Council, the Customs Department of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, the State Customs Department, the Customs Department of the Ministry of Tax Revenues of Georgia, the Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, the Legal Entity of Public Law within the governance sphere of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia – Revenue Service, the Investigative Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, the Financial Police of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, the Investigative Department of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, the Special Legion of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, the Special Legion of the Ministry of Tax Revenues of Georgia (period of service with military rank or state special rank), as well as work as a judge or as an assistant to a judge. For a person, the period of study in civil, special and higher educational institutions before enrollment with a rank in a state institution shall be counted in the total years of service only for calculating the amount of compensation and not for supplementing the calendar years of service provided for by this paragraph. If the period of study is more than 6 years, 1 year of study beyond 6 years shall be counted as 6 months.
4. The effect of this article shall also extend to a person discharged to the reserve from the Intelligence Service of Georgia, if, upon discharge from service, he has no less than 20 calendar years of service. In addition to service in the Intelligence Service of Georgia in a military rank and/or state special rank, service in a state institution in a military rank and/or state special rank shall also be included in the service period.
5. The effect of this article shall also extend to a person holding a military rank or state special rank discharged from the General Inspectorate or the Investigative Department of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia, from a state sub-agency institution within the system of the same Ministry − the Special Penitentiary Service (except for the person provided for by subparagraph „i1“ of paragraph 2 of Article 5 of this Law), from a legal entity of public law operating in the field of governance of the same Ministry – the National Agency for Crime Prevention, Enforcement of Non-Custodial Sentences and Probation, from the General Inspectorate or the Investigative Department of the Ministry of Corrections and Probation of Georgia, or from the Special Penitentiary Service of the same Ministry, if he has no less than 20 calendar years of service. In addition to service in the General Inspectorate and the Investigative Department of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia, as well as in a state sub-agency institution within the system of the same Ministry − the Special Penitentiary Service, the service period shall include service in those bodies which enforced imprisonment (regardless of their legal status and organisational subordination), as well as service in the bodies of internal affairs, justice, military affairs, the Special State Protection Service, the Intelligence Service of Georgia, state security, the State Security Service of Georgia, the prosecutor's office and the judicial authority.
6. For the purposes of calculating the amount of compensation, a person provided for by paragraph 5 of this Article may have counted in the total years of service the period of work in the General Inspectorate and the Investigation Department of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia, in a state sub-agency institution within the system of the same Ministry — the Special Penitentiary Service, in a legal entity of public law operating in the sphere of governance of the same Ministry — the National Agency for Crime Prevention, Enforcement of Non-custodial Sentences and Probation, in the General Inspectorate and the Investigation Department of the Ministry of Corrections and Probation of Georgia, in the Special Penitentiary Service of the same Ministry, as well as the period of work in internal affairs, justice, military, the Special State Protection Service, the Intelligence Service of Georgia, state security, the State Security Service of Georgia, the prosecutor's office (the period of work with a military rank or a special rank) or the period of study in civil, special and higher educational institutions before enrolment in a body of judicial authority. 1 year of study beyond 6 years shall be counted as 6 months. The period of service in special conditions shall also be counted in the total years of service with preferential calculation.
6¹. The period of study in civil, special and higher educational institutions defined by paragraph 6 of this Article (except study in the higher schools of the militia of the former USSR and the Georgian SSR, in the school of the State Security Service, in a military school, in the Academy of the Ministry of State Security of Georgia, in the National Defence Academy of Georgia, in the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, in a legal entity of public law operating in the sphere of governance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia — the Academy of Public Safety and Police, in a legal entity of public law operating in the sphere of governance of the State Security Service of Georgia — the State Security Academy, in a military school of Georgia and/or of a foreign country (study of a cadet, kursant, listener, student, as well as being on a long-term business trip abroad for the training of a serviceman)) and the period of service in special conditions with preferential calculation shall be counted in the total years of service only for the calculation of the amount of compensation and shall not be counted in the calendar years of service provided for by paragraph 5 of this Article. When submitting a document confirming study, the relevant agency or the person seeking compensation shall be obliged to submit complete information on the student's active status, including confirmation of the period of suspension of such status.
7. The operation of this Article shall also extend to persons with a state special rank dismissed from a state sub-agency institution falling within the sphere of governance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia — the Emergency Situations Management Service — and from the system of the special-purpose state institution under the direct subordination of the Prime Minister of Georgia — the Emergency Situations Management Service, to persons dismissed between 1 April 2005 and 10 January 2015 from the fire-fighting and/or rescue services/units for emergency situations management under the subordination of the Autonomous Republic of Ajara, state representatives — governors, and local self-government bodies (regardless of their status and designation), and to persons dismissed between 10 January 2015 and 2 September 2016 from a legal entity of public law operating in the sphere of governance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia — the Emergency Situations Management Agency (regardless of service during that period without a military rank or state special rank), who have no less than 20 calendar years of service. Service shall be counted as service both in the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia and in other state institutions with a military rank or state special rank, as well as the period of work from 1 April 2005 to 10 January 2015 in the fire-fighting and/or rescue services/units for emergency situations management under the subordination of the Autonomous Republic of Ajara, state representatives — governors, and local self-government bodies (regardless of their status and designation) without a military rank or state special rank, and service in the agencies provided for by paragraph 2² of this Article. The period of service from 10 January 2015 to 2 September 2016 without a state special rank in a legal entity of public law operating in the sphere of governance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia — the Emergency Situations Management Agency — shall also be counted in the calendar years of service of the persons defined by this Article. State compensation shall not be awarded to a person and his/her family member who has been deprived by a court of a military rank or state special rank (except where he/she has been acquitted or rehabilitated in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia).
7¹. The period of study at civil, special and higher educational institutions which is not covered by service with a military rank or state special rank shall be counted in the total years of service of a person defined by paragraph 7 of this Article only for the purpose of calculating the amount of compensation and not for supplementing the calendar years of service provided for by the same paragraph, if during the period of study his/her active student status was not suspended. If the period of study exceeds 6 years, 1 year of study beyond 6 years shall be counted as 6 months. The period of service under special conditions shall also be counted in the total years of service on a preferential basis.
7². The amount of compensation provided for by paragraph 7 of this article for persons dismissed from the fire and/or rescue services/units of emergency management subordinated to the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, the State Trustees – Governors and local self-government bodies shall be calculated taking into account the military rank or state special rank last received during their period of service.
8. The effect of this article shall also extend to a person holding a state special rank released from the State Inspector's Service, the Special Investigation Service or the Personal Data Protection Service, if he/she has at least 20 calendar years of service. Service, in addition to service in the State Inspector's Service, the Special Investigation Service and the Personal Data Protection Service, shall also include service in the following bodies: the military, internal affairs, the State Security Service of Georgia, the Special State Protection Service, the Intelligence Service of Georgia and prosecution bodies, the General Inspectorate and the Investigation Department of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia, the state sub-agency institution within the system of the same Ministry – the Special Penitentiary Service, the Legal Entity of Public Law operating in the field of governance of the same Ministry – the National Agency for Crime Prevention, Non-custodial Sentences and Probation, the General Inspectorate and the Investigation Department of the Ministry of Corrections and Probation of Georgia, the Special Penitentiary Service of the same Ministry, the apparatus of the State Security and Crisis Management Council, the Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia (until December 2009), the Financial Police of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, the Investigation Department of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, the Special Legion of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, the Special Legion of the Ministry of Tax Revenues of Georgia, the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia (period of work with military rank or state special rank), as well as work as a judge or as an assistant to a judge.
9. The effect of this article shall also extend to a public servant holding a state special rank dismissed from the apparatus of the National Security Council, if he/she has at least 20 calendar years of service. Service, in addition to service in the apparatus of the National Security Council, shall also include service in the military, internal affairs, justice, the Special State Protection Service, the Intelligence Service of Georgia, state security, the State Security Service of Georgia and prosecution bodies and in the apparatus of the State Security and Crisis Management Council (period of work with military rank or state special rank).
10. The operation of this Article shall also extend to a person dismissed from the system of the State Security Service of Georgia, if at the time of dismissal from service he/she has at least 20 calendar years of service. Service, in addition to service in the system of the State Security Service of Georgia in a military rank and/or state special rank, shall also include service in a state institution in a military rank and/or state special rank.
11. For the person defined by paragraph 10 of this Article, the period of study in civil, specialised and higher educational institutions, which is not covered by service in a military rank or state special rank, shall be counted in the total years of service only for the purpose of calculating the amount of compensation and not for supplementing the calendar years of service provided for by the same paragraph, if during the period of study he/she did not have the student's active status suspended. If the period of study exceeds 6 years, 1 year of study beyond 6 years shall be counted as 6 months. The period of service under special conditions shall also be counted in the total years of service, with preferential calculation.
12. When granting compensation to the serviceman defined by this Article, account shall be taken of the military rank or state special rank conferred on him/her as at the moment of dismissal/release from the respective position/service and the years of service existing as at the day of dismissal/release.
Law of Georgia of 29 December 2006 No. 4277 – LHG I, No. 51, 31.12.2006, Art. 436
Law of Georgia of 11 March 2011 No. 4384 – website, 22.03.2011
Law of Georgia of 22 March 2013 No. 378 – website, 27.03.2013
Law of Georgia of 16 April 2014 No. 2242 – website, 02.05.2014
Law of Georgia of 2 May 2014 No. 2359 – website, 16.05.2014
Law of Georgia of 1 May 2015 No. 3527 – website, 18.05.2015
Law of Georgia of 8 July 2015 No. 3934 – website, 15.07.2015
Law of Georgia of 27 April 2016 No. 5019 – website, 13.05.2016
Law of Georgia of 7 December 2017 No. 1714 – website, 14.12.2017
Law of Georgia of 5 July 2018 No. 3120 – website, 11.07.2018
Law of Georgia of 21 July 2018 No. 3292 – website, 09.08.2018
Law of Georgia of 22 December 2018 No. 4079 – website, 28.12.2018
Law of Georgia of 22 December 2018 No. 4078 – website, 28.12.2018
Law of Georgia of 27 December 2018 No. 4247 – website, 29.12.2018
Law of Georgia of 27 December 2018 No. 4248 – website, 29.12.2018
Law of Georgia of 2 April 2019 No. 4399 – website, 08.04.2019
Law of Georgia of 28 June 2019 No. 4895 – website, 28.06.2019
Law of Georgia of 20 September 2019 No. 4985 – website, 23.09.2019
Law of Georgia of 9 June 2021 No. 611 – website, 14.06.2021
Law of Georgia of 30 December 2021 No. 1328 – website, 13.01.2022
Law of Georgia of 7 September 2022 No. 1727 – website, 22.09.2022
Law of Georgia of 20 October 2022 No. 1926 – website, 28.10.2022
Law of Georgia No. 3518 of 21 September 2023 – website, 12.10.2023.
Law of Georgia No. 3703 of 16 November 2023 – website, 05.12.2023.
Law of Georgia No. 4008 of 15 December 2023 – website, 26.12.2023.
Law of Georgia No. 4098 of 3 April 2024 – website, 18.04.2024.
Law of Georgia No. 822 of 26 June 2025 – website, 30.06.2025.
Law of Georgia No. 1214 of 10 December 2025 – website, 17.12.2025.
Law of Georgia No. 1334 of 17 December 2025 – website, 25.12.2025.
Article 9. Calculation of compensation for employees dismissed from the prosecutor's office system🔗
1. In the case provided for by subparagraph „u“ of paragraph 1 of Article 37 of the Organic Law of Georgia “On the Prosecutor’s Office”, upon dismissal from the prosecutor's office, an employee of the prosecutor's office shall be awarded compensation if he/she has at least 20 years of service working in the specialty in the body/bodies defined by paragraph 2 of this article (including at least 4 years of service in the prosecutor's office system). The amount of this compensation is:
a) for a person holding the highest state special rank – the state pension plus the product of 20% of the state pension and the corresponding service;
b) for a person holding the senior state special rank – the state pension plus the product of 15% of the state pension and the corresponding service;
c) for a person holding the medium state special rank – the state pension plus the product of 10% of the state pension and the corresponding service.
2. For the purposes of this article, the 20 years of service shall include work in the specialty in the bodies of internal affairs, justice, state security, the State Security Service of Georgia, the prosecutor's office and the judicial authority; in the General Inspection and Investigation Department of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia; in the state sub-agency institution within the system of the same Ministry – the Special Penitentiary Service; in a legal entity of public law operating in the area of governance of the same Ministry – the National Agency for Crime Prevention, Enforcement of Non-Custodial Sentences and Probation; in the General Inspection and Investigation Department of the Ministry of Corrections and Probation of Georgia; in the Special Penitentiary Service of the same Ministry; in the investigation unit of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia; work in the specialty in the relevant investigation unit of the Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources of Georgia until 11 March 2011, and of the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of Georgia from 11 March 2011 to 3 June 2011; work as a person holding a state special rank in the State Inspector's Service, the Special Investigation Service and/or the Personal Data Protection Service; as well as work in the specialty in the relevant investigation unit of another body provided for by paragraph 3 of Article 8 of this Law.
3. An employee of the prosecutor's office dismissed from the prosecutor's office on the ground provided for by subparagraphs „a“, „i“ (only upon election or appointment to a body defined by paragraph 2 of this article) or „j“ of paragraph 1 of Article 37 of the Organic Law of Georgia “On the Prosecutor’s Office” shall be awarded compensation if he/she has at least 20 years of service working in the specialty in the body/bodies defined by paragraph 2 of this article (including at least 4 years of service in the prosecutor's office system). The amount of this compensation is 80% of the corresponding compensation provided for by paragraph 1 of this article.
4. The mandatory periods of work in the prosecution system referred to in this Article shall not apply to the Prosecutor General of Georgia and his deputies, if they have a total work record of not less than 20 years and their official powers in the prosecution service were terminated on the ground provided for by subparagraphs „a“, „b“ or „u“ of paragraph 1 of Article 37 of the Organic Law of Georgia „On the Prosecution Service“.
5. The condition concerning the maximum amount of compensation to be paid as determined by paragraph 1 of Article 7 of this Law shall apply to compensation awarded in accordance with this Article, regardless of the amount of compensation calculated taking into account the relevant paragraphs of this Article.
Law of Georgia of 1 November 2008 No. 485 – LHG I, No. 30, 07.11.2008, Art. 201
Law of Georgia of 30 May 2013 No. 672 – website, 24.06.2013
Law of Georgia of 19 March 2014 No. 2112 – website, 01.04.2014
Law of Georgia of 8 July 2015 No. 3934 – website, 15.07.2015
Law of Georgia of 27 November 2015 No. 4579 – website, 10.12.2015
Law of Georgia of 5 July 2018 No. 3120 – website, 11.07.2018
Law of Georgia of 21 July 2018 No. 3292 – website, 09.08.2018
Law of Georgia of 30 November 2018 No. 3816 – website, 13.12.2018
Law of Georgia of 27 December 2018 No. 4247 – website, 29.12.2018
Law of Georgia of 28 June 2019 No. 4895 – website, 28.06.2019
Law of Georgia of 20 September 2019 No. 4985 – website, 23.09.2019
Law of Georgia of 30 December 2021 No. 1328 – website, 13.01.2022
Law of Georgia of 16 November 2023 No. 3703 – website, 05.12.2023
Law of Georgia of 26 June 2025 No. 822 – website, 30.06.2025
Law of Georgia of 17 December 2025 No. 1334 – website, 25.12.2025
Article 10. Compensation of a member of the Constitutional Court of Georgia🔗
The grounds for the emergence of the right of a member of the Constitutional Court of Georgia to receive compensation and the amount thereof shall be determined by the Organic Law of Georgia „On the Constitutional Court of Georgia“.
Law of Georgia of 3 April 2024 No. 4098 – website, 18.04.2024
Article 11. Calculation of compensation of a judge of the Supreme Court of Georgia🔗
The grounds for the emergence of the right of a judge of the Supreme Court of Georgia to compensation and the amount thereof shall be determined by the Organic Law of Georgia „On Common Courts“.
Law of Georgia of 4 December 2009 No. 2259 – LHG I, No. 41, 08.12.2009, Art. 302
Article 12. Calculation of compensation for judges of the common courts of Georgia🔗
1. In the cases provided for by the Organic Law of Georgia “On Common Courts”, upon reaching the age of 65, a judge of a common court of Georgia shall be assigned compensation if:
a) the term of judicial authority expired;
b) the authority was terminated in the event of liquidation of the court or due to reaching pension age.
2. The amount of the compensation provided for by paragraph 1 of this article is, for a person whose authority has expired/been terminated:
a) for the chairperson of the Court of Appeals (a person equated with him/her) – the state pension plus the product of 60% of the state pension and the length of service as a judge of a common court;
b) for the deputy chairperson of the Court of Appeals (a person equated with him/her) – the state pension plus the product of 55% of the state pension and the length of service as a judge of a common court;
c) for the chairperson of a chamber (collegium) of the Court of Appeals (a person equated with him/her) – the state pension plus the product of 50% of the state pension and the length of service as a judge of a common court;
d) for a judge of the Court of Appeals – the state pension plus the product of 45% of the state pension and the length of service as a judge of a common court;
e) for the chairperson of a district (city) court – the state pension plus the product of 40% of the state pension and the length of service as a judge of a common court;
f) for the chairperson of a collegium of a district (city) court – the state pension plus the product of 35% of the state pension and the length of service as a judge of a common court;
g) for a judge of a district (city) court – the state pension plus the product of 30% of the state pension and the length of service as a judge of a common court.
3. The condition regarding the maximum payable amount of compensation defined by paragraph 1 of Article 7 of this Law applies to the compensation assigned in accordance with paragraph 2 of this article, regardless of the amount of compensation calculated under the same paragraph.
Law of Georgia No. 3567 of 13 October 2006 – LHG I, No. 41, 01.11.2006, Art. 282
Law of Georgia No. 2259 of 4 December 2009 – LHG I, No. 41, 08.12.2009, Art. 302
Law of Georgia No. 6061 of 24 April 2012 – website, 07.05.2012
Law of Georgia No. 4579 of 27 November 2015 – website, 10.12.2015
Law of Georgia No. 822 of 26 June 2025 – website, 30.06.2025
Article 13. Calculation of compensation for members of the Parliament of Georgia🔗
1. Compensation for a member of the Parliament of Georgia shall be assigned to a person upon reaching 65 years of age or in the case of total work experience of not less than 25 years, if he was a member of the Parliament of Georgia for not less than 6 months of a parliamentary term and his powers were not terminated early on the ground provided by paragraph 5 of Article 39 of the Constitution of Georgia. This restriction shall not apply to a member of the Parliament of Georgia whose powers were terminated early due to holding a position incompatible with the status of a member of the Parliament of Georgia, if he was appointed to this position by the President of Georgia, elected by the Parliament of Georgia, or appointed with the consent of the Parliament of Georgia, or appointed to a position incompatible with public service. This restriction shall also not apply to a member of the Parliament of Georgia whose powers were terminated due to illness or deterioration of health condition, on the basis of a personal statement. The said persons shall be assigned compensation in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Article.
2. Members of the former Supreme Council elected in 1990 (except for the persons defined by paragraph 3 of this Article), upon reaching pension age or in the case of total work experience of not less than 25 years, regardless of the term of the parliamentary powers exercised by them, shall be assigned compensation in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Article.
3. Under the conditions established by paragraph 1 of this Article for a member of Parliament (including the condition of the mandatory 6-month term), compensation shall be assigned to a member of the former Supreme Council elected in 1990 from the Communist Party by majoritarian or proportional rule, whose parliamentary powers were terminated due to the ban of the Communist Party or on the ground of incompatibility of his activity with the status of a deputy in violation of law.
4. The amount of compensation for a member of Parliament (Supreme Council) is one third of the salary of a member of the current Parliament.
4¹. The condition regarding the maximum payable amount of compensation defined by paragraph 1 of Article 7 of this Law shall apply to compensation assigned in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Article, regardless of the amount of compensation calculated with the consideration of the same paragraph.
5. A former member of Parliament (Supreme Council), if he carries out public activity, shall be given the compensation for a member of Parliament (Supreme Council) provided by this Article in the amount of the supplement of his average monthly remuneration up to the compensation defined by paragraph 4 of this Article, but not more than the maximum payable amount of compensation defined by paragraph 1 of Article 7 of this Law.
Law of Georgia of 13 October 2006 No. 3567 – LHG I, No. 41, 01.11.2006, Art. 282
Law of Georgia of 6 December 2018 No. 3883 – website, 14.12.2018
Law of Georgia of 26 June 2025 No. 822 – website, 30.06.2025
Article 14. Calculation of the state compensation of civil servants of the Apparatus of the Parliament of Georgia🔗
1. A civil servant of the Parliament's Apparatus shall be assigned compensation upon reaching the age of 65, if he/she has a total work experience of not less than 25 years, including not less than 8 years of service in the Parliament's Apparatus.
2. The amount of compensation of a civil servant of the Parliament's Apparatus shall be one third of the current average salary of a civil servant holding the same position.
3. The condition under paragraph 1 of Article 7 of this Law concerning the maximum payable amount of compensation shall apply to the compensation assigned in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article, regardless of the amount of compensation calculated under the same paragraph.
Law of Georgia of 26 June 2025 No. 822 – website, 30.06.2025.
Article 14¹. Calculation of the compensation of a member of the CEC🔗
1. The compensation of a member of the CEC shall be assigned to a person upon reaching the age of 65 or in the case of a total work experience of not less than 25 years, if he/she was continuously a member of the CEC for 5 years, except for a person in respect of whom there is a court judgment that has entered into legal force confirming a violation by him/her of the electoral legislation of Georgia.
2. The amount of compensation of a member of the CEC shall be one third of the official salary of a current member of the CEC.
3. The condition under paragraph 1 of Article 7 of this Law concerning the maximum payable amount of compensation shall apply to the compensation assigned in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article, regardless of the amount of compensation calculated under the same paragraph.
Law of Georgia of 4 March 2025 No. 335 – website, 06.03.2025.
Law of Georgia of 26 June 2025 No. 822 – website, 30.06.2025.
Article 15. Calculation of the compensation of a person holding the highest diplomatic rank🔗
1. A person holding the highest diplomatic rank shall be assigned compensation upon reaching the age of 65, in the amount of one third of the official salary provided for the last highest diplomatic position held by him/her in the diplomatic service, which shall be calculated from the amount of the official salary determined for the said position at the time of assigning the compensation.
2. The condition under paragraph 1 of Article 7 of this Law concerning the maximum payable amount of compensation shall apply to the compensation assigned in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, regardless of the amount of compensation calculated under the same paragraph.
Law of Georgia of 13 April 2007 No. 4619 - LHG I, No. 14, 18.04.2007, Art. 114
Law of Georgia of 24 April 2012 No. 6061 – website, 07.05.2012.
Law of Georgia of 9 June 2021 No. 607 – website, 15.06.2021.
Law of Georgia of 26 June 2025 No. 822 – website, 30.06.2025.
Article 15¹. Calculation of compensation for a civil aviation employee of Georgia🔗
1. A civil aviation employee of Georgia who flew in state companies and was dismissed before 1 January 2005 shall be assigned compensation upon reaching the age of 50, if he/she has:
a) for a man (except a former flight engineer, air traffic controller and a member of the aircraft technical maintenance personnel who directly serviced airplanes) − flight time of not less than 6000 hours;
b) for a woman (except a former flight engineer, air traffic controller and a member of the aircraft technical maintenance personnel who directly serviced airplanes) − flight time of not less than 4800 hours;
c) for a man who is a former flight engineer, air traffic controller or a member of the aircraft technical maintenance personnel who directly serviced airplanes, − at least 12 years and 6 months of service in civil aviation;
d) for a woman who is a former flight engineer, air traffic controller or a member of the aircraft technical maintenance personnel who directly serviced airplanes, − at least 10 years of service in civil aviation.
2. The amount of compensation provided for by the first paragraph of this Article is:
a) for a former aircraft commander − the state pension plus the product of one third of the flight hours by 15 GEL;
b) for a former second pilot, navigator, flight mechanic-engineer, commander of "An-2" − the state pension plus the product of one third of the flight hours by 10 GEL;
c) for a former flight attendant, flight radio operator − the state pension plus the product of one third of the flight hours by 5 GEL;
d) for a former flight engineer, air traffic controller, a member of the aircraft technical maintenance personnel who directly serviced airplanes, − the state pension plus the product of the service (years) in civil aviation by 5 GEL.
3. The condition regarding the maximum payable amount of compensation determined by the first paragraph of Article 7 of this Law applies to the compensation assigned in accordance with the second paragraph of this Article, regardless of the amount of compensation calculated under the same paragraph.
Law of Georgia of 17 March 2006 No. 2798 - LHG I, No. 8, 24.03.2006, Art. 63
Law of Georgia of 20 June 2007 No. 4996 - LHG I, No. 25, 05.07.2007, Art. 224
Law of Georgia of 22 March 2013 No. 378 – website, 27.03.2013
Law of Georgia of 27 April 2016 No. 5018 - website, 13.05.2016
Law of Georgia of 3 April 2024 No. 4098 – website, 18.04.2024
Law of Georgia of 26 June 2025 No. 822 – website, 30.06.2025
Article 15². Calculation of compensation for the Auditor General and his deputy (deputies)🔗
1. The Auditor General, his deputy (deputies) shall be assigned compensation upon reaching the age of 65 or in the case of total work experience of not less than 25 years, the Auditor General – after the expiry of the term of office, his deputy (deputies) – in the case of exercising the powers for not less than 5 years, respectively, in the amount of one third of the average official salary determined during the last 1 year at the moment of termination of powers for the Auditor General, his deputy (deputies).
2. The condition regarding the maximum payable amount of compensation determined by paragraph 1 of Article 7 of this Law shall apply to the compensation assigned in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, regardless of the amount of compensation calculated taking into account the same paragraph.
Law of Georgia No. 3567 of 13 October 2006 – LHG I, No. 41, 01.11.2006, Art. 282
Law of Georgia No. 6061 of 24 April 2012 – website, 07.05.2012
Law of Georgia No. 6550 of 22 June 2012 – website, 29.06.2012
Law of Georgia No. 822 of 26 June 2025 – website, 30.06.2025
Article 15³. Calculation of compensation for the employees of the social service of the Special Penitentiary Service – a state sub-agency institution within the system of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia🔗
1. Employees of the social service of the Special Penitentiary Service – a state sub-agency institution within the system of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia – shall be assigned compensation upon reaching the age of 65, if they have total work experience of not less than 25 years, including not less than 10 years of experience of working as a social worker in the social services of the pre-trial detention and imprisonment enforcement system (regardless of their legal status and organizational subordination).
2. The amount of compensation for the employees provided for by paragraph 1 of this Article upon release from the held positions shall be one third of the salary determined for these positions.
3. The condition regarding the maximum payable amount of compensation determined by paragraph 1 of Article 7 of this Law shall apply to the compensation assigned in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article, regardless of the amount of compensation calculated taking into account the same paragraph.
Law of Georgia No. 3527 of 1 May 2015 – website, 18.05.2015
Law of Georgia No. 3120 of 5 July 2018 – website, 11.07.2018
Law of Georgia No. 822 of 26 June 2025 – website, 30.06.2025
Article 16. Award of compensation due to the establishment of the status of limited capabilities🔗
1. Compensation due to the establishment of the status of limited capabilities shall be awarded to the persons provided for by subparagraphs „a“, „d1“, „e“, „f“ and „k“ of paragraph 2 of Article 5 of this Law, whose restriction of capabilities is related to the period of official powers.
2. In addition to the persons provided for by paragraph 1 of this Article, the social security of other persons provided for by this Law in relation to the status of limited capabilities shall be regulated by the legislation of Georgia.
Law of Georgia of 17 March 2006 No. 2798 - LHG I, No. 8, 24.03.2006, Art. 63
Law of Georgia of 13 October 2006 No. 3567 - LHG I, No. 41, 01.11.2006, Art. 282
Law of Georgia of 22 March 2013 No. 378 – website, 27.03.2013
Article 17. Calculation of compensation due to the establishment of limited capability status🔗
1. For persons provided for by subparagraphs "d1" and "f" of paragraph 2 of Article 5 of this Law, the amount of compensation due to the establishment of limited capability status during the exercise of official powers shall be:
a) in the case of establishment of significantly pronounced limited capability status – the product of 1.5% of the official salary at the moment of dismissal by 20 years of service, regardless of the length of service;
b) in the case of establishment of severely pronounced limited capability status – 125% of the compensation provided for by subparagraph "a" of paragraph 1 of this Article.
2. Members of Parliament (former members of Parliament), upon establishment of limited capability status during the exercise of parliamentary powers, shall be assigned compensation in the amount of 100% of a Member of Parliament's compensation.
3. Former members of Parliament:
a) upon establishment of severely pronounced limited capability status after the exercise of parliamentary powers, shall be assigned compensation in the amount of 100% of a Member of Parliament's compensation;
b) upon establishment of significantly pronounced limited capability status, shall be assigned compensation in the amount of 50% of a Member of Parliament's compensation.
4. For persons provided for by subparagraph "e" of paragraph 2 of Article 5 of this Law (except for persons defined by paragraphs 4¹ and 4² of this Article), the amount of compensation due to the establishment of limited capability status shall be:
a) in the case of establishment of significantly pronounced limited capability status – 115% of the compensation determined in accordance with subparagraph "a" of paragraph 1 of Article 8 of this Law. At the same time, the minimum length of service shall be equal to 20 years;
b) in the case of establishment of severely pronounced limited capability status – 125% of the compensation determined in accordance with subparagraph "a" of paragraph 1 of Article 8 of this Law. At the same time, the minimum length of service shall be equal to 20 years.
4¹. For a person in national military service as a conscript, the amount of compensation due to the establishment of limited capability status shall be:
a) in the case of establishment of significantly pronounced limited capability status – 115% of the compensation provided for by subparagraph "a.a" of paragraph 1 of Article 8 of this Law;
b) in the case of establishment of severely pronounced limited capability status – 125% of the compensation provided for by subparagraph "a.a" of paragraph 1 of Article 8 of this Law.
4². The amount of compensation due to the establishment of disability status for persons who worked from 1 April 2005 to 10 January 2015 in the fire and/or rescue services/units for emergency management under the subordination of the Autonomous Republic of Ajara, State Representatives – Governors and local self-government bodies (regardless of their status and designation), and who do not hold a military rank or a special state rank, as well as for persons who worked from 10 January 2015 to 2 September 2016 in the Legal Entity of Public Law operating in the field of governance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia – the Emergency Management Agency, and who do not hold a military rank or a special state rank, is:
a) in the case of the establishment of significantly pronounced disability status – 115% of the compensation provided for by subparagraph „a.b“ of paragraph 1 of Article 8 of this Law;
b) in the case of the establishment of severely pronounced disability status – 125% of the compensation provided for by subparagraph „a.b“ of paragraph 1 of Article 8 of this Law.
5. The amount of compensation due to the establishment of disability status for the persons provided for by subparagraph „k“ of paragraph 2 of Article 5 of this Law is:
a) in the case of the establishment of significantly pronounced disability status – 115% of the compensation provided for the respective category determined by paragraph 2 of Article 15¹ of this Law;
b) in the case of the establishment of severely pronounced disability status – 125% of the compensation provided for the respective category determined by paragraph 2 of Article 15¹ of this Law.
6. The condition regarding the maximum payable amount of compensation determined by paragraph 1 of Article 7 of this Law shall apply to the compensation awarded in accordance with this Article, regardless of the amount of compensation calculated taking into account the respective paragraphs of the same Article.
Law of Georgia of 17 March 2006 No. 2798 – LHG I, No. 8, 24.03.2006, Art. 63
Law of Georgia of 13 October 2006 No. 3567 – LHG I, No. 41, 01.11.2006, Art. 282
Law of Georgia of 22 March 2013 No. 378 – website, 27.03.2013
Law of Georgia of 21 September 2023 No. 3518 – website, 12.10.2023
Law of Georgia of 3 April 2024 No. 4098 – website, 18.04.2024
Law of Georgia of 26 June 2025 No. 822 – website, 30.06.2025
Article 18. Right to compensation due to the death of a breadwinner🔗
1. In the event of death during the period of official authority of the persons provided for by subparagraphs „a“–„f“ of paragraph 2 of Article 5 of this Law, compensation shall be awarded to the family members of the deceased. Said compensation shall be awarded in accordance with the procedure established by this Chapter and its amount shall be 75% of the compensation of the deceased. At the same time, the minimum work experience of the deceased shall be equal to the full term of service established by law.
1¹. In the event of death during the exercise of official authority of a person in the national military service of conscripts, compensation shall be awarded to the family members of the deceased. Said compensation shall be awarded in accordance with the procedure established by this Chapter. Its amount shall be 75% of the compensation provided for by subparagraph „a.a“ of paragraph 1 of Article 8 of this Law.
2. Compensation due to the death of a breadwinner provided for by this Law is a benefit intended for the family, which implies the proportional distribution of the compensation among the family members who have lost their breadwinner. The family shall have the right to choose the right to receive this or another benefit determined by this Law or by the legislation of Georgia for the family due to the death of a breadwinner.
3. The condition regarding the maximum payable amount of compensation determined by paragraph 1 of Article 7 of this Law shall apply to compensation awarded in accordance with this Article, regardless of the amount of compensation calculated taking into account the respective paragraphs of the same Article.
Law of Georgia of 22 March 2013 No. 378 – website, 27.03.2013.
Law of Georgia of 21 September 2023 No. 3518 – website, 12.10.2023.
Law of Georgia of 26 June 2025 No. 822 – website, 30.06.2025.
Article 19. Compensation for the Death of Servants (Workers) Employed in a Law Enforcement Structure🔗
1. In the event of the death of a military servant or a servant holding a state special rank, as provided for by Article 25 of the Law of Georgia “On the Social Security of Persons Discharged to the Reserve from Military Bodies and the Special State Protection Service and Their Family Members”, the amount of compensation shall be 75% of the compensation determined in accordance with subparagraph „a“ of the first paragraph of Article 8 of this Law, notwithstanding that, at the time of his discharge to the reserve, he has acquired the right to receive the compensation established by Article 8 of this Law. At the same time, the minimum length of service of the deceased shall be equal to 20 years. Compensation shall be assigned to the children of the deceased until they reach the age of 18, to his incapacitated spouse, parents and children (regardless of age).
1¹. In the event of the death of a person employed in the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, holding a military rank or a state special rank, who is killed in the exercise of official powers, or dies as a result of injuries sustained, or dies not later than 3 months after discharge from the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, or later than that period from another illness which he contracted in the exercise of official powers, the amount of compensation shall be 75% of the compensation determined in accordance with subparagraph „a“ of the first paragraph of Article 8 of this Law, notwithstanding that he has acquired the right to receive the compensation established by this same Law. At the same time, the minimum length of service of the deceased shall be equal to 20 years. Compensation shall be assigned to the children of the deceased until they reach the age of 18, to his incapacitated spouse, parents and children (regardless of age).
1². In the event of the death of a person who, in the exercise of official powers, worked in the period from 1 April 2005 to 10 January 2015 in the fire-fighting and/or rescue services/units for the management of emergency situations under the subordination of the Autonomous Republic of Ajara, state representatives – governors, and local self-government bodies (regardless of their status and designation), and who did not hold a military rank or a state special rank, as well as of a person who worked in the period from 10 January 2015 to 2 September 2016 in a legal entity of public law operating in the field of governance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia – the Emergency Situations Management Agency, and who did not hold a military rank or a state special rank, or in the event of death as a result of injuries sustained, or in the event of death not later than 3 months after dismissal from the said service/unit, or later than that period from another illness which he contracted in the exercise of official powers, the amount of compensation shall be 75% of the compensation provided for by subparagraph „a.b“ of paragraph 1 of Article 8 of this Law, notwithstanding his acquisition of the right to receive the compensation established by the same Law. At the same time, the minimum length of service of the deceased shall be equal to 20 years. Compensation shall be awarded to the children of the deceased until they reach the age of 18, to his spouse incapable of work, to his parents and children (regardless of age).
2. In the event of the death, during the period of official powers, of a person holding a public office in the Investigative Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, the amount of compensation shall be 75% of the compensation determined in accordance with subparagraph „a“ of paragraph 1 of Article 8 of this Law, notwithstanding the deceased's acquisition of the right to receive the compensation established by the same Law. At the same time, the minimum length of service of the deceased shall be equal to 20 years. Compensation shall be awarded to the children of the deceased until they reach the age of 18 and to his spouse incapable of work.
3. In the event of the death, during the period of official powers, of an employee of the prosecutor's office, compensation shall be awarded to the children of the deceased until they reach the age of 18, in the amount of 75% of the compensation which the employee of the prosecutor's office would have been awarded upon reaching the age of 65, notwithstanding the deceased's acquisition of the right to receive such compensation. At the same time, the minimum length of service of the deceased shall be equal to 20 years.
4. In the event of the death, during the exercise of official powers, of a person holding a military rank or a state special rank who works in the General Inspectorate or the Investigation Department of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia, in a state sub-agency institution within the system of the same Ministry — the Special Penitentiary Service, in a legal entity of public law operating in the field of governance of the same Ministry — the National Agency for Crime Prevention, Enforcement of Non-Custodial Sentences and Probation, in the General Inspectorate or the Investigation Department of the Ministry of Corrections and Probation of Georgia, in the Special Penitentiary Service of the same Ministry, the amount of compensation is 75% of the compensation determined in accordance with subparagraph „a“ of paragraph 1 of Article 8 of this Law, notwithstanding the acquisition by the deceased person of the right to receive the compensation established by this Law. At the same time, the minimum length of service of the deceased person is equated to 20 years. Compensation is awarded to the children of the deceased person until they reach the age of 18, to his/her incapacitated spouse, parents and children.
5. In the event of the death, during the exercise of official powers, of a person holding a state special rank who works in the State Inspector's Service, the Special Investigation Service or the Personal Data Protection Service, the amount of compensation is 75% of the compensation determined in accordance with subparagraph „a“ of paragraph 1 of Article 8 of this Law, notwithstanding the acquisition by the deceased of the right to receive the compensation established by the same Law. At the same time, the minimum length of service of the deceased is equated to 20 years. Compensation is awarded to the children of the deceased until they reach the age of 18 and to his/her incapacitated spouse.
6. The condition regarding the maximum payable amount of compensation determined by paragraph 1 of Article 7 of this Law applies to the compensation awarded in accordance with this Article, notwithstanding the amount of compensation calculated taking into account the relevant paragraphs of the same Article.
Law of Georgia of 29 December 2006 No. 4277 - LHG I, No. 51, 31 December 2006, Art. 436
Law of Georgia of 22 June 2007 No. 5031 - LHG I, No. 26, 11 July 2007, Art. 238
Law of Georgia of 11 March 2011 No. 4384 - website, 22 March 2011
Law of Georgia of 22 March 2013 No. 378 – website, 27 March 2013
Law of Georgia of 16 April 2014 No. 2242 - website, 2 May 2014
Law of Georgia of 1 May 2015 No. 3527 - website, 18 May 2015
Law of Georgia of 5 July 2018 No. 3120 – website, 11 July 2018
Law of Georgia of 21 July 2018 No. 3292 – website, 9 August 2018
Law of Georgia of 30 November 2018 No. 3816 – website, 13 December 2018
Law of Georgia of 27 December 2018 No. 4247 – website, 29 December 2018
Law of Georgia of 28 June 2019 No. 4895 – website, 28 June 2019
Law of Georgia of 20 September 2019 No. 4985 – website, 23 September 2019
Law of Georgia of 30 December 2021 No. 1328 – website, 13 January 2022
Law of Georgia of 16 November 2023 No. 3703 – website, 05.12.2023.
Law of Georgia of 3 April 2024 No. 4098 – website, 18.04.2024.
Law of Georgia of 26 June 2025 No. 822 – website, 30.06.2025.
Law of Georgia of 17 December 2025 No. 1334 – website, 25.12.2025.
Article 20. Compensation due to the death of a judge🔗
1. In the event of the death of a member (former member) of the Constitutional Court, compensation shall be assigned to his/her children until they reach the age of 18, to his/her incapacitated spouse and children (regardless of age) in the amount of 75% of the compensation of a judge of the Constitutional Court of Georgia, regardless of whether the deceased acquired the right to receive a judge's compensation.
2. In the event of the death of a judge (former judge) of the Supreme Court, compensation shall be assigned to his/her children until they reach the age of 18, to his/her incapacitated spouse and children (regardless of age) in the amount of 75% of the compensation of a judge of the Supreme Court of Georgia, regardless of whether the deceased acquired the right to receive a judge's compensation.
3. In the event of the death of a judge of a common court, compensation shall be assigned to his/her children until they reach the age of 18, to his/her incapacitated spouse and children (regardless of age) in the amount of 75% of the compensation of a judge of a common court, regardless of whether the deceased acquired the right to receive a judge's compensation. At the same time, the minimum length of service of the deceased shall be equal to 10 years.
4. The condition concerning the maximum payable amount of compensation defined by paragraph 1 of Article 7 of this Law shall apply to the compensation assigned in accordance with this Article, regardless of the amount of compensation calculated taking into account the relevant paragraphs of this Article.
Law of Georgia of 30 November 2018 No. 3793 – website, 14.12.2018.
Law of Georgia of 26 June 2025 No. 822 – website, 30.06.2025.
Article 21. Compensation due to the death of a member of the Parliament of Georgia or a former member of the Parliament🔗
1. In the event of the death of a member of the Parliament of Georgia or a former member of the Parliament, compensation shall be assigned to his/her children until they reach the age of 18, to his/her incapacitated spouse and children (regardless of age) in the amount of 75% of the compensation of a member of the Parliament of Georgia, regardless of whether the deceased acquired the right to receive the compensation of a member of the Parliament of Georgia.
2. The condition concerning the maximum payable amount of compensation defined by paragraph 1 of Article 7 of this Law shall apply to the compensation assigned in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, regardless of the amount of compensation calculated taking into account the same paragraph.
Law of Georgia of 26 June 2025 No. 822 – website, 30.06.2025.
Article 22. Compensation due to the death of former highest political officials of Georgia🔗
In the event of the death of a former highest political official of Georgia, the social protection of his/her family members shall be regulated by the procedure and conditions established by the Law of Georgia “On Guarantees of Social Protection of Family Members of Former Highest Political Officials of Georgia”.
Article 22¹. Right to compensation due to the death of a family member🔗
1. Persons defined by subparagraphs “l”–“p” of paragraph 2 of Article 5 of this Law shall be assigned compensation in the event of the death of a family member.
2. The amount of compensation to be paid to the recipients of the compensation provided for by paragraph 1 of this Article shall be determined annually by the Law of Georgia on the State Budget of Georgia for the respective year.
2¹. The amount of compensation provided for by paragraph 2 of this Article shall be calculated as the amount of compensation of the current year increased by the same amount by which the maximum limit of the compensation determined by Article 7 of this Law is increased.
3. The compensation due to the death of a family member provided for by this Law is a benefit intended for the family, which implies the proportional distribution of the compensation among the family members of the deceased (parents, spouse, children until reaching the age of 18, children incapable of working (regardless of age)).
4. In the event of the death of two or more persons from a family, the family members defined by subparagraphs “l”–“p” of paragraph 2 of Article 5 of this Law shall receive compensation separately for each deceased person.
Law of Georgia of 25 July 2013 No. 866 – website, 19.08.2013.
Law of Georgia of 3 July 2015 No. 3894 – website, 10.07.2015.
Law of Georgia of 24 June 2016 No. 5598 – website, 13.07.2016.
Law of Georgia of 17 April 2019 No. 4500 – website, 24.04.2019.
Law of Georgia of 3 April 2024 No. 4098 – website, 18.04.2024.
Article 23. Administration of compensation/state academic scholarship🔗
1. The rights and obligations of the administration/competent body of compensation/state academic scholarship are:
a) assignment of compensation/state academic scholarship, organisation of its payment, suspension, resumption, termination and recalculation;
b) use in its activities of the relevant software, automated management tools and electronic document management system.
2. Correspondence between the applicant/recipient of compensation and the competent body may be carried out in written or electronic form. At the same time, any notification or other document sent in electronic form shall be considered delivered upon its receipt by the addressee.
Law of Georgia of 24 April 2012 No. 6061 – website, 07.05.2012.
Law of Georgia of 21 April 2017 No. 664 – website, 10.05.2017.
Article 24. (removed)🔗
Law of Georgia of 24 April 2012 No. 6061 – website, 07.05.2012.
Article 25. Rights and obligations of the recipient of compensation/state academic scholarship🔗
1. The recipient of compensation/state academic scholarship has the right to:
a) receive compensation/state academic scholarship in accordance with the procedure and in the amount established by this Law;
b) additionally receive social assistance in accordance with the legislation of Georgia;
c) enjoy other rights provided by the legislation of Georgia.
2. The recipient of compensation/state academic scholarship is obliged to:
a) notify the competent body of the occurrence of a circumstance entailing the termination of the payment of compensation/state academic scholarship, no later than 15 days from the emergence of this circumstance;
b) fulfil other obligations provided by the legislation of Georgia.
Article 26. Application for the award of compensation/state academic scholarship🔗
1. An application for the award of compensation/state academic scholarship and, on the basis of meeting the conditions provided by law, a submission prepared by the relevant agency, together with all necessary documents, shall be submitted to the competent body.
2. (removed – 24.04.2012, No. 6061).
3. The list of documents required for the award of compensation/state academic scholarship, the processing of the relevant documentation, as well as the procedure and conditions for awarding compensation shall be determined by a normative act of the Minister.
Law of Georgia of 24 April 2012 No. 6061 – website, 07.05.2012.
Law of Georgia of 3 April 2024 No. 4098 – website, 18.04.2024.
Article 27. Decision on the award of compensation/state academic scholarship🔗
1. An application for the award of compensation/state academic scholarship shall be considered by the competent body no later than 15 days from the submission of the application and all necessary documents.
2. In the event of the adoption by the competent body of a decision on the award of compensation/state academic scholarship, the compensation/state academic scholarship shall be awarded from the first day of the month following the submission of the application and the necessary documents, if the application and the necessary documents are submitted in the month of the emergence of the ground for the award of compensation/state academic scholarship or at any time after the emergence of this ground and they meet the conditions for receiving compensation/state academic scholarship provided by this Law, except for the case provided by paragraph 3 of this Article.
3. Compensation due to the death of a breadwinner shall be awarded from the day of the death of the breadwinner, if the application is submitted to the competent body within 3 months from the emergence of this ground. If this period expires, compensation shall be awarded in accordance with the rule defined by paragraph 2 of this Article.
Law of Georgia of 24 April 2012 No. 6061 – website, 07.05.2012.
Law of Georgia of 22 March 2013 No. 378 – website, 27.03.2013.
Article 28. Recalculation of the amount of compensation🔗
1. The amount of compensation assigned in accordance with this Law shall be recalculated upon the emergence of the appropriate ground, from the first day of the month following the month of submission of the application and the required document/documents (in the case of a change in years of service, where necessary, the list/calculation of years of service prepared by the relevant agency), except for the cases provided for by paragraph 2 of this Article.
2. The amount of compensation shall be recalculated automatically in the following cases, without submission of the application and the required document/documents:
a) in accordance with a change in the amount of the state pension, from the month in which the appropriate amendment enters into force in accordance with the legislation of Georgia;
b) when the person receiving the compensation reaches the age of 70, as well as when the person provided for by subparagraph „b“ of paragraph 1 of Article 8 of this Law reaches the age of 65, from the month following the month of reaching it;
c) in the case of a change in the coefficients established by this Law — of the lari and/or percentage and/or the maximum issuable amount of compensation/state academic scholarship, from the month in which the respective amendment enters into force in accordance with the legislation of Georgia;
d) in another case directly provided for by the legislation of Georgia.
Law of Georgia of 22 March 2013 No. 378 – website, 27.03.2013.
Law of Georgia of 27 November 2015 No. 4579 – website, 10.12.2015.
Law of Georgia of 3 April 2024 No. 4098 – website, 18.04.2024.
Article 29. Rule for the issuance of compensation/state academic scholarship🔗
1. Compensation/state academic scholarship shall be issued in the territory of Georgia.
2. Compensation/state academic scholarship shall be issued at any place, according to the wish of the recipient.
3. The issuance of the compensation/state academic scholarship for the current month, including its delivery to the place, shall be carried out no later than the end of the following month.
4. The organization of the issuance of compensation/state academic scholarship shall be carried out in accordance with the rule and conditions established by a normative act of the Minister.
Article 30. Suspension and renewal of compensation/state academic scholarship🔗
1. The compensation/state academic scholarship shall be suspended from the first day of the month following the occurrence of any one of the grounds listed below:
a) in the event of failure to receive the compensation/state academic scholarship for 6 consecutive months;
b) in the event of failure of a person with the status of limited capabilities to appear, for a valid reason (due to being in a hospital, sanatorium or other inpatient medical treatment facility), for re-examination in the relevant medical institution within the established period;
c) when the person is in pre-trial detention;
d) in the presence of another ground, if it follows from this Law.
2. The compensation/state academic scholarship shall be renewed from the first day of the following month and the uncollected amount shall be paid for the past period, but not for more than one year from the day of suspension of the compensation/state academic scholarship:
a) in the case provided for by subparagraph „a“ of paragraph 1 of this Article — after the person receiving the compensation/state academic scholarship submits to the competent body an application on the renewal of the compensation/state academic scholarship;
b) in the case provided for by subparagraph „b“ of paragraph 1 of this Article — after the repeated determination of the status of limited capabilities and the submission to the competent body of an application on the renewal of the compensation/state academic scholarship and of a document confirming the status of limited capabilities; at the same time, if during the re-examination the person with the status of limited capabilities is determined to have a different status of limited capabilities, the compensation for the past period shall be issued according to the previous status of limited capabilities. Other valid reasons shall be determined by a normative act of the Minister;
c) in the case provided for by subparagraph „c“ of paragraph 1 of this Article — upon the delivery of an acquittal in respect of the person, after the submission of an application and of the document (documents) issued by the authorised body.
Law of Georgia No. 4858 of 5 June 2007 – LHG I, No. 20, 16.06.2007, Art. 174
Law of Georgia No. 6061 of 24 April 2012 – website, 07.05.2012
Law of Georgia No. 378 of 22 March 2013 – website, 27.03.2013
Law of Georgia No. 4098 of 3 April 2024 – website, 18.04.2024
Article 31. Termination of compensation/state academic scholarship🔗
1. Compensation/state academic scholarship shall be terminated from the first day of the month following the occurrence of one of the grounds listed below, unless otherwise determined by this paragraph:
a) by personal application;
b) during the period of performance of public activity;
c) upon loss of the status of limited capabilities;
d) upon attainment of the age of 18 by a minor;
e) upon failure to appear for verification within the period established in the relevant medical institution by a person with the status of limited capabilities, unless there exists the circumstance provided for by subparagraph „b“ of this paragraph for the suspension of compensation;
f) upon entry into legal force of a court conviction by which imprisonment was imposed on the person, – from the day of suspension of compensation;
g) upon departure from the citizenship of Georgia or loss of the citizenship of Georgia;
h) upon award of a state pension;
i) upon death of the person receiving the compensation/state academic scholarship;
j) after the expiry of 3 years from the day of suspension of the compensation/state academic scholarship;
k) on another ground, if it follows from this Law.
2. One of the sources for the termination of compensation/state academic scholarship is the information contained in the electronic database maintained by the civil acts registration body, which is provided to the competent body in automatic mode.
Law of Georgia of 5 June 2007 No. 4858 - LHG I, No. 20, 16.06.2007, Art. 174
Law of Georgia of 9 March 2010 No. 2710 - LHG I, No. 12, 24.03.2010, Art. 76
Law of Georgia of 20 December 2011 No. 5578 - website, 28.12.2011
Law of Georgia of 25 May 2012 No. 6317 – website, 19.06.2012
Law of Georgia of 24 April 2012 No. 6061 – website, 07.05.2012
Article 32. Reimbursement of the uncollected amount of compensation/state academic scholarship in the event of death of a person🔗
1. Compensation/state academic scholarship which was due to a person and had not been received by the time of his/her death shall be given to his/her heirs, if they applied for the uncollected amount not later than one year from the day of the person's death.
2. When several heirs apply for the receipt of the said amount of compensation/state academic scholarship, the amount due shall be distributed among them in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia.
Article 33. Withholding of amounts from compensation/state academic scholarship🔗
1. Withholding of amounts from compensation/state academic scholarship may be effected only on the basis of a decision of a competent body or a court.
2. The return of over-accrued compensation/state academic scholarship is possible through the withholding of not more than 20% of the compensation/state academic scholarship awarded by a decision of a competent body, in the case where the over-accrual of the amount is caused by the submission of incorrect data or the non-fulfilment of an obligation by the person receiving the compensation/state academic scholarship.
3. By a court judgment, not more than 50% of the awarded compensation/state academic scholarship may be withheld.
Law of Georgia of 3 April 2024 No. 4098 – website, 18.04.2024.
Article 34. Source of financing of compensation/state academic scholarship🔗
The source of financing of compensation/state academic scholarship is the state budget.
Article 35. Liability for violation of the requirements of the law🔗
Liability for violation of the requirements of this Law shall be determined by the legislation of Georgia.
Article 36. Retention of rights acquired before the entry into force of this Law🔗
1. From the day of entry into force of this Law, pensions (together with pension supplements) appointed and issued by the legislative acts listed in paragraph 2 of this Article shall be called, respectively, compensation and state academic scholarship, and their issuance shall continue as that of compensation/state academic scholarship appointed in accordance with this Law.
2. Compensation/state academic scholarship already appointed before the entry into force of this Law by the legislative acts listed below shall not be subject to recalculation under Chapters III, IV, V and VI of this Law, namely:
a) by the Organic Law of Georgia "On Common Courts of Georgia";
b) by the Law of Georgia "On Guarantees of Social and Legal Protection of Judges";
c) by the Law of Georgia "On the Status of a Member of the Parliament of Georgia" and the Law of Georgia "On Compulsory Insurance of the Life and Health of a Member of Parliament, on Pension Provision for Civil Servants of a Member of Parliament, of the Parliament's Apparatus and of the Audit Activity Council under the Parliament";
d) by the Law of Georgia "On Financial Police";
e) by the Organic Law of Georgia "On the Prosecutor's Office";
f) by the Law of Georgia "On Pension Provision for Persons Discharged to the Reserve from the Military, Internal Affairs Bodies and the Special State Protection Service and Their Family Members";
g) by the Law of Georgia "On Intelligence Activity";
h) by the Law of Georgia "On Guarantees of Social Provision for Scientists".
3. The restriction of recalculation defined by this Article shall not apply to the cases provided for by Article 28 of this Law.
Law of Georgia of 22 March 2013 No. 378 – website, 27.03.2013.
Article 37. Rights of persons not provided for by this Law🔗
1. Before the entry into force of this Law, the issuance of compensations appointed in accordance with the legislative acts listed in Article 36 of this Law, the receipt of which is not provided for by this Law, shall continue until the grounds for termination of their receipt arise under the legislation in force before the entry into force of this Law.
2. Persons with military rank discharged from the Apparatus of the National Security and Crisis Management Council who have already been appointed the relevant compensation shall retain the right to receive compensation in accordance with this Law, regardless of the legal status and organizational subordination of these agencies; at the same time, persons discharged from the relevant agencies after the entry into force of this Law shall be appointed compensation in accordance with this Law.
Law of Georgia of 7 December 2017 No. 1714 - website, 14.12.2017.
Article 37¹. Legal regulation of receiving compensation by former members of the Supreme Council elected in 1990🔗
1. Former members of the Supreme Council elected in 1990 as defined by paragraph 2 of Article 13 of this Law shall have the right, if the conditions specified in paragraph 2 of this Article are met, to receive as compensation the amount which they would have been entitled to receive as a parliamentary pension in accordance with the legislation of Georgia, but did not exercise this right and did not receive the corresponding amount. At the same time, when calculating the amount to be paid as compensation, the competent authority shall start counting the elapsed period from 1 January 2002.
2. The persons provided for by paragraph 1 of this Article shall have the right to receive the said amount as compensation if they meet the requirements established by this Law for receiving compensation and apply to the competent authority with a corresponding application before 20 January 2007.
3. For the persons provided for by paragraph 1 of this Article, the competent authority shall ensure the payment of the corresponding compensation in accordance with the schedule approved by the Minister of Labour, Health and Social Protection of Georgia from 1 January 2008, not later than 1 January 2010.
Law of Georgia of 14 December 2006 No. 3939 - LHG I, No. 48, 22.12.2006, Art. 330
Article 37². Legal regulation of receiving compensation by a firefighter-rescuer/rescuer of the Emergency Situations Management Service, a state sub-agency institution within the governance sphere of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, and by his/her family member🔗
A firefighter-rescuer/rescuer with a state special rank of the system of the Emergency Situations Management Service, a state sub-agency institution within the governance sphere of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, upon expiry of the term of service, as well as, in the cases defined by subparagraph „o“ of paragraph 2 of Article 5 of this Law, a family member of a firefighter-rescuer, shall have the right to receive compensation from 1 January 2017.
Law of Georgia of 24 June 2016 No. 5598 - website, 13.07.2016.
Law of Georgia of 7 December 2017 No. 1714 - website, 14.12.2017.
Law of Georgia of 22 December 2018 No. 4078 – website, 28.12.2018.
Article 37³. Legal regulation of receiving compensation by a person with a state special rank dismissed from the Ministry of Defence of Georgia🔗
A person with a state special rank of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia shall have the right to receive the compensation provided for by this Law after dismissal from the Ministry of Defence of Georgia from 1 January 2022.
Law of Georgia of 9 June 2021 No. 611 – website, 14.06.2021.
Article 38. Amount of compensation for certain persons🔗
1. A person whose amount of compensation exceeds the amount of compensation recalculated in accordance with Article 28 of this Law shall retain the amount of compensation assigned before 1 April 2013 until the occurrence of the ground for termination of compensation defined by Article 31 of this Law, except for persons provided for by Articles 9, 12 and 15¹ of this Law. At the same time, a person whose compensation was suspended before 1 April 2013 shall, in the event of applying to the competent body, be compensated in the amount assigned under the procedure existing before 1 April 2013, and from 1 April 2013 – in the recalculated amount, except for persons provided for by Articles 9, 12 and 15¹ of this Law. The amount of compensation shall be recalculated automatically.
2. A person provided for by Article 9 or Article 12 of this Law whose amount of compensation exceeds the amount of compensation recalculated in accordance with Article 28 of this Law shall retain the amount of compensation assigned before 1 January 2016. At the same time, a person provided for by Article 9 or Article 12 of the same Law whose compensation was suspended before 1 January 2016 shall, in the event of applying to the competent body, be compensated in the amount assigned under the procedure existing before 1 January 2016, and from 1 January 2016 – in the recalculated amount. The recalculation of the amount of compensation shall be carried out automatically.
3. For a person provided for by subparagraphs „a“−„c“ of paragraph 2 of Article 15¹ of this Law, compensation shall be recalculated from the first day of the month following the month of submission to the duly authorized body of the document/certificate on flight hours issued by the relevant agency. For a person provided for by subparagraph „d“ of paragraph 2 of Article 15¹ of this Law, compensation shall be recalculated from the first day of the month following the month of submission to the duly authorized body of the document/certificate on the length of service in civil aviation issued by the relevant agency. A person provided for by Article 15¹ of this Law whose amount of compensation exceeds the amount of compensation recalculated in accordance with Article 28 of this Law shall retain the amount of compensation assigned before 1 January 2017 until the occurrence of the ground for termination of compensation defined by Article 31 of this Law. At the same time, a person provided for by Article 15¹ of this Law whose compensation was suspended before 1 January 2017 shall, in the event of applying to the competent body, be compensated in the amount assigned under the procedure existing before 1 January 2017, and from 1 January 2017 – in the recalculated amount.
Law of Georgia of 22 March 2013 No. 378 – website, 27.03.2013.
Law of Georgia of 27 November 2015 No. 4579 – website, 10.12.2015.
Law of Georgia of 27 April 2016 No. 5018 – website, 13.05.2016.
Article 38¹. Legalization of excessively issued compensation🔗
1. Compensation excessively issued before 1 April 2021 shall be considered legalized and shall not be subject to return.
2. Administrative, court and enforcement proceedings in cases concerning the return of compensation legalized by paragraph 1 of this article shall be terminated.
3. Amounts withheld from compensation before 1 April 2021, as well as amounts paid into the State Budget of Georgia in any other form by a person having the corresponding debt due to the excessive issuance of compensation, shall not be subject to return.
Law of Georgia No. 5263 of 11 November 2011 – website, 16.11.2011.
Law of Georgia No. 6540 of 22 June 2012 – website, 04.07.2012.
Law of Georgia No. 1491 of 1 November 2013 – website, 11.11.2013.
Law of Georgia No. 3894 of 3 July 2015 – website, 10.07.2015.
Law of Georgia No. 199 of 22 December 2016 – website, 29.12.2016.
Law of Georgia No. 610 of 9 June 2021 – website, 14.06.2021.
Article 39. Grounds for awarding the state academic scholarship in the transitional period🔗
1. In the transitional period, the state academic scholarship shall be granted to scientists, as well as to other persons provided for by this Article, in accordance with the procedure established by this Article.
2. The effect of this Article shall extend to:
a) professors and teachers of a Legal Entity of Public Law – a higher educational institution, released in connection with transfer to positions provided for by the Law of Georgia "On Higher Education" and/or reorganization-liquidation, and to auxiliary personnel who directly participate in educational or scientific activity;
b) persons employed in scientific positions, released in connection with the establishment of a state scientific-research institution as a Legal Entity of Public Law or the reorganization-liquidation of a state/legal entity of public law – scientific-research institution, as well as personnel who directly participate in scientific activity.
2¹. The list of positions provided for by paragraph 2 of this Article shall be approved by the Minister of Labour, Health and Social Protection of Georgia by a normative act, on the submission of the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia.
3. Persons provided for by paragraph 2 of this Article shall be entitled to receive the state academic scholarship in accordance with the procedure established by this Article if they have at least 20 years of service in a scientific or academic position (scientific or scientific-pedagogical activity) and are 50 years of age or older, and are released from the position held:
a) at their own request, if the person has at least 5 years of service in the relevant institution;
b) in connection with transfer to positions provided for by the Law of Georgia "On Higher Education", establishment of a state scientific-research institution as a Legal Entity of Public Law, or reorganization-liquidation of a state/legal entity of public law – higher educational institution/scientific-research institution.
4. The effect of this Article shall extend to persons released on the grounds provided for by paragraph 3 of this Article from 1 June 2005 to 31 December 2007.
5. For persons provided for by paragraph 3 of this Article, the amount of the state academic scholarship shall be determined on the basis of the minimum official salary of a civil servant:
a) in the amount of 80% – for persons holding the degree of Doctor of Sciences and for persons holding the scientific-pedagogical title of Professor in higher art educational institutions;
b) in the amount of 60% – for persons holding the degree of Candidate of Sciences and for persons holding the scientific-pedagogical title of Docent in higher art educational institutions;
c) in the amount of 40% – for other persons.
6. In accordance with the procedure provided for by this Article, the state academic scholarship shall be awarded to the persons defined by this same Article within 5 calendar years from their dismissal from the respective scientific, academic (scientific-pedagogical) or auxiliary position, but not later than 31 December 2011.
7. Funding received by the persons provided for by this Article from state budget allocations before this Law entered into force, except for funding received within the framework of employment contracts, shall be considered a state academic scholarship received in accordance with this Article, and its award shall continue as that of a state academic scholarship designated in accordance with this Law. At the same time, the recalculation of an academic scholarship designated before this Law entered into force shall be carried out in accordance with these articles.
Law of Georgia No. 4132 of 27 December 2006 – LHG I, No. 49, 29.12.2006, Art. 363
Law of Georgia No. 4175 of 27 December 2006 – LHG I, No. 49, 29.12.2006, Art. 364
Article 40. Normative act to be issued in connection with the entry into force of this Law🔗
By 15 March 2006, the Minister of Labour, Health and Social Protection of Georgia shall develop and approve the list of documents required for the designation of compensation/state academic scholarship and the renewal of its award, and the procedure for the production of the relevant documentation.
Article 41. Measures to be taken in connection with the entry into force of this Law🔗
1. After the entry into force of this Law, the competent body shall ensure that the amounts of compensation designated by paragraph 2 of Article 36 of this Law comply with Article 7 of this Law.
2. Before the reorganisation of state scientific research institutions into legal entities of public law, the state academic scholarship established by this Law shall also be awarded to persons employed in scientific positions at these institutions, in the amount and in accordance with the procedure established by this Law.
3. Relations connected with compensation for damage caused to a worker's health in the performance of labour duties (so-called regressive pensions) shall be regulated by separate legislation.
4. The Parliament of Georgia and the Government shall develop legislative proposals on the improvement and harmonisation of social protection measures for members of the legislative, judicial and executive branches of power.
5. By 1 January 2007, the Government of Georgia shall develop proposals on the improvement of social protection measures for scientists.
Article 41¹. Temporary rule for determining the maximum amount of compensation/state academic scholarship and the amount of compensation due to the death of a family member until 1 January 2025🔗
1. The maximum payable amount of compensation/state academic scholarship determined by paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 7 of this Law shall be 560 GEL until 1 May 2024, and from 1 May 2024 until 1 January 2025 − 1,000 GEL.
2. The amount of compensation payable to recipients of compensation provided for by paragraphs 2 and 2¹ of Article 22¹ of this Law shall be 500 GEL in 2014, from 2015 until 1 May 2024 − 1,000 GEL, and from 1 May 2024 until 1 January 2025 − 1,200 GEL.
3. The condition regarding the maximum payable amount of compensation/state academic scholarship determined by paragraph 1 of this Article shall apply to compensation awarded on the basis of Articles 8, 9, 12−15³, 17 and 18−21 of this Law, regardless of the amount of compensation/state academic scholarship calculated taking into account the said Articles.
4. The condition regarding the maximum payable amount of compensation/state academic scholarship determined by paragraph 1 of this Article shall not apply to the amount of compensation payable to a recipient of compensation provided for by subparagraphs „l“, „m“, „n“, „o“ or „p“ of paragraph 2 of Article 5 of this Law.
Law of Georgia of 3 April 2024 No. 4098 – website, 18 April 2024.
Article 42. Normative act declared invalid🔗
Upon the entry into force of this Law, the Law of Georgia "On Guarantees of Social Security of Scientists" shall be declared invalid.
Article 43. Entry into force of the Law🔗
This Law shall enter into force from 1 January 2006.
President of Georgia M. Saakashvili
Tbilisi,
27 December 2005.
No. 2549-rs