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President John Dramani Mahama has announced an increase in the allocation of disability funds for Persons Living with Disabilities (PWDs) under the District Assemblies Common Fund. The President indicated that the increase will be from three per cent to five per cent, effective 2026. Speaking during the launch of the Free Tertiary Education Programme for Persons with Disabilities on Friday, October 24, 2025, President Mahama disclosed that a Disability Desk will be established at each Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assembly (MMDA). According to him, the deal will collaborate with the local branches of the Ghana Federation of the Disabled to prepare an annual budget outlining how PWDs intend to utilise the five per cent allocation. “Next year, in the District Assemblies Common Fund formula, we intend to increase the allocation to persons with disability from 3% to 5%. And the disability desk in every District Assembly will, in consultation with the local branch of the Ghana Federation of the Disabled, prepare a budget each year for how they intend to spend the 5% that has been allocated to them,” he said. The President added that his administration will implement a minimum of five per cent employment quota for PWDs across both the public and private sectors. He further pledged that private institutions that meet this quota will be granted tax incentives. Meanwhile, he has announced that a Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Act and a Legislative Instrument would be introduced to update and revise the Persons with Disabilities Act, enacted in 2006, to reflect current realities. By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
