35 COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS OF YEREVAN TO UNDERGO MAJOR REPAIRS WITH VARIOUS SOURCES OF FINANCE THIS YEAR
Noyan Tapan
Aug 28 2006
YEREVAN, AUGUST 28, NOYAN TAPAN. 10 bln drams (about 25 mln USD) was
allocated by the 2006 state budget to the sphere of education. Out of
this sum, about 1 bln 216 mln drams is envisaged for major repairs of
18 schools within the jurisdiction of Yerevan Mayor’s Office. First
Deputy Mayor of Yerevan Kamo Areyan stated at the August 28 press
conference that 9 schools have already been repaired, and repairs of
the remaining 9 schools will be completed by late November. According
to K. Areyan, another 4 schools of Yerevan will be repaired with
132 mln drams allocated by the Social Investment Fund, and repairs
of yet another 5 schools will be finished by late 2006 with funds
of private sponsors. It was noted that out of the city capital
expenditures approved by mayor’s office, 314 mln drams was made
available for repairs of 8 comprehensive schools. The deputy mayor
said that according to preliminary data, 23 comprehensive schools in
Yerevan will be repaired with the 2007 state budget resources.