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Thanh Hoa to provide more than 1,600 tonnes of rice for needy students

The north central province of Thanh Hoa will provide more than 1,600 tonnes of rice for some 21,000 students from disadvantaged ethnic minority areas.
Thanh Hoa to provide more than 1,600 tonnes of rice for needy students ảnh 1Delivering rice for needy people (Photo: VNA)

Thanh Hoa (VNA) – The northcentral province of Thanh Hoa will provide more than 1,600 tonnes of rice for some21,000 students from disadvantaged ethnic minority areas.

Each student will get 15kg of rice per month.The rice is taken from the national reserves of the General Department of StateReserves under the Ministry of Finance.

The People’s Committees of districts andcommunes are responsible for coordinating with the Department of State Reservesin the locality to deliver the rice.

The provincial Department of Education andTraining along with the provincial Department of Finance, Committee for EthnicAffairs, and the Department of State Reserves in the locality will examine theimplementation of rice support for students.

Thanh Hoa’s education sector suffered heavylosses after historic flashfloods on August 3. 

According to the provincial Department ofEducation and Training, a lot of schools were submerged and heavily damaged dueto the natural disaster. 

Muong Lat, Quan Hoa, Ba Thuoc, and Quan Sondistricts were among the hardest hit areas.

In the 2019-2020 academic year, the localeducation sector needs about 26 billion VND (1.11 million USD) to address floodconsequences./.
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