Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education, Additional Support for Second Semester Meal Fees

Reflecting Inflation Rate, 23.4 Billion Won Supplementary Budget Secured

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] The Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education announced on the 4th that it plans to additionally allocate 23.4 billion KRW to the school meal budget for support.

According to the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education, since 2020, special meal expenses have been supported to supply high-quality ingredients using local agricultural, fishery, and livestock products for school meals. This year, the school meal budget was increased to compensate for soaring food price indices and to improve meal menus.

In particular, in the second half of the year, an additional average of 1,378 KRW per meal will be provided to offer high-quality school meals.

This is the highest level among the 17 metropolitan cities and provinces nationwide and is expected to help provide quality school meals as well as revitalize the local economy and domestic consumption.

The Office of Education, together with Jeonnam Province and 22 cities and counties, supports about 97.6 billion KRW annually for free meal food costs, eco-friendly agricultural products, and non-GMO ingredients for school meals to promote the health of growing students.

To secure the free meal food budget for next year, Jeonnam Province and the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education plan to establish a continuous cooperative system.

Yang Ki-yeol, Director of the Sports and Health Division, said, "We expect this special meal expense support to help stabilize school meal operations despite soaring prices," adding, "We will do our best to provide safe and high-quality school meals to future children in connection with the eco-friendly ingredient support project."

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