Government doubles funds allocated to support rural development

Residents of Georgian villages will receive twice as much funding as was previously allocated within the within the framework of a special government programme aimed at supporting rural development in Georgia. 

The amount allocated for the programme has been doubled to 40,000,000 GEL (approx. 15.063.643 USD/13.135.426 EUR).  The decision was made because of the active involvement of the rural population and their needs, Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze said. 

“Practice has made it clear that villages are aware of local needs and requirements. More than 1,000 villages have already chosen their priorities and particular projects to be financed”, Bakhtadze said. 

Within the framework of the programme, the rural communities of 3,700 villages all over the country will decide with the government what projects are most important for their particular area by 1 March 2019.