Nearly 1,300 students in 2 mountainous districts of Nghe An received rice support from the Government.
(Baonghean.vn) - Nearly 1,300 students in Con Cuong and Tan Ky districts received rice support from the Government. Each month, a student is supported with 15 kg of rice for the entire 9 months of the school year.
* September 13, SchoolCon Cuong High SchoolOrganize rice distribution for students in the 2019-2020 school year.
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This time each child received 30 kg. Photo: Ba Hau |
This time, Con Cuong High School has more than 300 students in grades 11 and 12 receiving rice for the first two months of the school year; grade 10 students will receive rice next time.
Supported students are from localities that are beneficiaries of Program 135, according to Decree 116/2016/ND-CP dated July 18, 2016 of the Government, whose houses are more than 10 km from the school. Students will receive 15 kg/month, within 9 months of the school year.
This program helps children study with peace of mind, and at the same time supports parents in mountainous areas to reduce some of the worries about the cost of sending their children to school, especially in areas with difficult socio-economic conditions like Con Cuong.
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* Tan Ky Districtreceived and distributed 29,370 kg of rice to support poor students in the district according to Decree 116/ND-CP, dated July 18, 2016 of the Prime Minister.
During this period, the whole district had more than 979 students from schools, living in extremely difficult villages receiving rice, each student was supported with 15 kg of rice/month. This was the first rice distribution of the 2019-2020 school year.