Azerbaijan, Baku, 1 March / Trend corr. S.Babayeva / The Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan approved the state program for social security of handicapped persons.
The key goal of the program, directed to finance social security of handicapped persons in 2008, is a complex solution of medical, social and professional rehabilitation of handicapped persons and their integration to society.
The measures on social security of handicapped persons for 2008 are the following:
| Name of measures | Sum of allocated funds (AZN) | Financial source | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1. Protection of health and medical service for handicapped persons | 10,008,941 | ||
| 1.1. | Supply with medicine within framework of private rehabilitation program in rehabilitation centre for handicapped persons | 25,000 | Through social obligatory insurance |
| 1.2. | Creation of conditions for rehabilitation of handicapped persons abroad | 290,000 | Through social obligatory insurance |
| 1.3. | Aid to treat handicapped persons in the Republic | 150,000 | Through social obligatory insurance |
| 1.4. | Continue to construct rehabilitation centres for handicapped persons started in Yevlakh and Khachmaz regions in 2007 | 525,000 | Through social obligatory insurance |
| 1.5. | Payment of sum to construct regional rehabilitation centres in Yevlakh and Khachmaz | 75,000 | Through social obligatory insurance |
| 1.6. | Supply handicapped persons with technical-restoration and transport vehicles | 3,309,002 | Through state budget |
| 1.7. | Health resort treatment for handicapped persons | 800,000 | Through state budget |
| 1.8. | Maintenances of specialized centres for handicapped persons | 4,834,939 | Through state budget |
| 2. Measures on information security, creative spare of time, sport for handiccaped persons | 664,000 | ||
| 2.1. | Information exchange and other cooperation connected with use of international experience in social security and rehabilitation of handiccaped persons | 15,000 | Through social obligatory insurance |
| 2.2. | Sent handiccaped persons to rest zones | 200,000 | Through social obligatory insurance |
| 2.3. | Create conditions for participation of handiccaped persons in international competitions and sport events | 300,000 | Through social obligatory insurance |
| 2.4. | Implementation of table games competitions | 34,000 | Through social obligatory insurance |
| 2.5. | Payment of sum for construction of specialized sport- health-improving centres for handiccaped persons | 115,000 | Through social obligatory insurance |
| 3. Implementation of material-technical aid for handiccaped persons | 447,000 | ||
| 3.1. | Events in connection with 20 January, 20 and 24 March, 26 April, 9 May, 15 September, 3 December and render of material aid to handiccaped persons | 367,000 | Through social obligatory insurance |
| 3.2. | Technical and educational support for children- handiccaped persons | 20,000 | Through social obligatory insurance |
| 3.3. | Support for social and domestic problems of handicapped persons | 60,000 | Through social obligatory insurance |
| 4. Build of apartments | 318,000 | ||
| 4.1. | Payment of sum for apartments put into commission in 2007 | 281,000 | Through social obligatory insurance |
| 4.2. | Payment of sum for apartments put into commission in rural in 2007 | 37,000 | Through social obligatory insurance |
| 5. Maintenance of social security of handiccaped persons | 912,000 | Through social obligatory insurance | |
| Total: | 12,349,941 |
The state decision will come to force from 1 March 2008.