Educational Subsidies
The educational subsidy standard in Xizang Autonomous Region will go up again this year, according to a fiscal report unveiled on January 7.
The annual per-student subsidy under the “Three Guarantees” policy for education in the region—providing food, accommodation and school expenses for preschool to senior high school students from farming and herding households and eligible urban families—will increase by 90 yuan ($12.6) to 5,620 yuan ($785) this year, said the report submitted to the Second Plenary Session of the 12th People’s Congress of Xizang Autonomous Region for deliberation.
