Hanoi launches school milk programme
The Department of Education and Training of Hanoi and Vietnam Dairy Product JSC (Vinamilk) on January 2 organised a ceremony at Kim Dong Primary School in Ba Dinh district to launch a school milk programme in the city.
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| At the launching ceremony |
The Vietnamese Prime Minister issued Decision No. 1340/TTg approving the national school milk programme by 2020, which has come to such cities and provinces as Bac Ninh, Ha Nam, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Nghe An and Dong Nai.
Vinamilk, which won the bidding package, will provide fresh milk for children in kindergartens and primary schools in Hanoi daily during the 2018-2019 academic year, and till the end of 2020, he said.
About 1.2 students in the city are expected to benefit from the city’s programme whose funding amounts to VND4 trillion (US$172 million).
Of note, poor, near-poor, ethnic minority students and social policy beneficiaries will receive free milk under the programme.
