Cancún, Quintana Roo — The federal government has allocated 1.3 million pesos ($68,000) to strengthen services for people with disabilities in Quintana Roo, according to a notice published Wednesday in the Official Gazette of the Federation.
The funds will go toward the Program for Attention to Persons with Disabilities, specifically for a project called “Equipment and Strengthening of the Occupational Therapy Area of the Comprehensive Rehabilitation Center of Quintana Roo.”
According to the Ministry of Welfare, the state has 67,005 people with disabilities. However, data from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) estimates that around 241,000 residents have some form of limitation or disability.
The agreement published in the Gazette states that the transfer is a subsidy included in the 2026 federal budget, in accordance with the operating rules and a pre-commitment from the National System for Integral Family Development (SNDIF).
The document says the goal is to guarantee the full exercise of rights for this population and promote their comprehensive development through actions that boost their inclusion in the workplace and social life.
The DIF system in Quintana Roo must submit quarterly reports on the physical and financial progress of the project within the first 10 business days after each quarter ends. The reports must include justifications for any differences between planned and achieved goals, as well as between authorized, modified, and executed budgets, along with savings and efficiency measures implemented.
Cristian Muñoz Castillo, a representative of the civil association Unificación Integral Quintanarroense, criticized the initiative. “The authorities talk about attention, but you don’t see it on the streets, you don’t see it in transportation, you don’t see it in health, you don’t see it in workspaces,” he said. He added that the allocated funds are insufficient to begin transforming the reality faced by thousands of people with disabilities in the state.
