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Families of citizens killed in man-made emergencies in Uzbekistan will receive one-off payments of up to 500 base calculated values (BHM) under a regulation approved by the government on 3 November 2026. Those injured will receive between 100 and 200 BHM depending on the severity of their wounds.
The rules, adopted under Cabinet Resolution No. 606, establish for the first time a structured framework for assessing and compensating harm caused to the public by technogenic — that is, man-made or industrial — disasters. The regulation covers transport accidents and crashes, emergencies at facilities handling chemically hazardous or fire-and-explosion-risk materials, failures in energy and utility systems, and the sudden collapse of building structures.
How Payments Are Calculated
The compensation scale is tiered by outcome. Relatives of a person killed — including a spouse, children, parents and dependants — are entitled to a combined payment of up to 500 BHM, divided equally among them. Victims who sustain serious injuries may receive up to 200 BHM; those with moderately severe injuries up to 150 BHM; and those with light injuries up to 100 BHM.
Payments are authorised on the basis of a commission report and a formal decision by the relevant regional authority — the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, the hokims of the regions, or the hokim of Tashkent city.
Who Pays, and When
A critical feature of the new rules is the provision for interim state funding. Until courts identify and hold liable the parties responsible for a disaster, compensation is drawn from special funds held by district or city hokimiyats. The same mechanism applies when a guilty legal entity or official is identified but cannot pay the full amount within the prescribed period — the shortfall is covered from those local funds, with recovery from the liable party to follow.
Victims or their families must submit a completed application to the relevant commission within 30 days of the date on which the emergency occurred. The regulation makes clear that ultimate financial liability rests with the guilty legal entities or their responsible officials, with the state acting as a guarantor of timely payment rather than the permanent bearer of the cost.