Assemblyman Seodongyong Secures 2.3 Billion Won Special Education Fund from Ministry of Education

Gwangyang Jinsang Middle School Auditorium 172 million KRW, Gwangyang Buk Elementary School Kitchen 571 million KRW

Gokseong Middle School Kitchen 696 million KRW, Suncheon Wangui Middle School Kitchen 885 million KRW, etc.

Assemblyman Seo Dong-yong (The Democratic Party of Korea, Jeonnam Suncheon-si · Gwangyang-si · Gokseong-gun · Gurye-gun (Eul)) announced on the 9th that he secured 2.324 billion KRW in special grants from the Ministry of Education for the second half of the year.

Following the securing of 7.3 billion KRW in special grants from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety in the first half of 2023, Assemblyman Seo Dong-yong's additional securing of special grants from the Ministry of Education is expected to give momentum to improving educational conditions in the region. In particular, repair projects for auditoriums and kitchen facilities at elementary and middle schools, which urgently needed replacement due to aging facilities, are scheduled to be carried out without delay.

[Photo by Office of Assemblyman Seo Dong-yong]

The special grants secured this time include a repair budget of 172 million KRW for the multipurpose auditorium at Gwangyang Jinsang Middle School and a repair budget of 571 million KRW for the kitchen at Gwangyangbuk Elementary School. It was also confirmed that the budget includes 696 million KRW for kitchen repairs at Gokseong Middle School and 885 million KRW for kitchen repairs at Suncheon Haeryong Wangui Middle School.

Assemblyman Seo Dong-yong said, “Through securing this special grant from the Ministry of Education, it has become possible to improve the region’s aging kitchen facilities and multipurpose auditoriums.” He added, “Apart from the education office’s own facility environment improvement project budget, it is meaningful that the budget for improving aging kitchen facilities was also allocated through special grants following health issues raised by meal preparation workers.”

He also stated, “I will continue to make efforts to secure essential budgets for students, such as improving aging educational facilities, and ensure that the budget secured this time is promptly and properly executed on site by overseeing the entire process.”

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