10 million GEL allocated for Georgia’s mountain areas

The Georgian government will continue to support Georgia’s high mountain regions to improve infrastructure and conditions for those living there in a bid to reduce migration from rural areas to the city.

At today’s government meeting Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili announced that out of 20 million GEL (about $8.24m/€6.63m*) allocated for the high mountainous settlements development fund, 10 million GEL (about $4.12m/€3.31m*) will be spent on infrastructure projects.

More specifically, 3 million GEL (about $1.24m/€994,360*) will be allocated for the program "Plant the Future” to cultivate berries in high mountain settlements. Meanwhile, 7 million GEL will be allocated for the rational use of state-owned hay-meadow and pasture lands, which were created for developing agricultural cooperatives.

Developing the mountainous areas of the country is one of the priorities for the government of Georgia.

In July 2015, the parliament of Georgia adopted a new law on the development of Georgia’s mountain regions, which came into force on January 1, 2016.

*Currency conversions reflect National Bank of Georgia values as of today.