Yeongam-gun Expands Free Milk Supply Support to All Schools

Promotion with all enrolled students from 36 schools in the district

Yeongam-gun Office Building Exterior Photo by Asia Economy

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 13th that starting in September, free milk feeding will be provided to all students of 36 elementary, middle, high, and special schools in Yeongam, including middle and high schools with more than 240 students.

Originally, the free milk feeding project was supported by national, provincial, and county budgets to cover basic eligible students among elementary, middle, high, and special school students. From this year, the target has been expanded to include all elementary schools and middle and high schools with 240 or fewer students.

In Samho area, where there are many students in middle and high schools, not all students have received free milk feeding support; only some students were supported.

Accordingly, Yeongam-gun secured an additional 20 million KRW from the county budget on top of the existing 400 million KRW budget to provide free milk feeding to all students in Yeongam schools, including middle and high schools with more than 240 students, starting from the second semester.

Park Jong-o, head of the Livestock Division of the county, said, “We hope that the expansion of milk feeding support will help students’ growth and health promotion,” and added, “We will cooperate with the Office of Education to ensure that milk feeding proceeds smoothly despite the COVID-19 situation.”

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