YEREVAN, DECEMBER 2O, NOYAN TAPAN. 8.6 bln drams (about 19.1 mln US dollars) have beem spent on the sphere of education in Yerevan since the beginning of the year. As Kamo Areyan, the Deputy Mayor of Yerevan stated at the December 19 press-conference, works of fundamental reconstruction, restoration of boiler-houses and building restorations of 1.2 bln drams were implemented in 22 schools by allocations of the state budget this year. And works of fundamental reconstruction of 550 mln drams were implemented by the means of the Social Invetsments Fund in 15 schools. According to K.Areyan, 53 mln drams collected in budget of the city expenses of Yerevan were given for building boiler-houses, re-operation and repairing of the inner net of 3 schools of the communities of Malatia-Sebastia and Arabkir. According to him, about 15 mln drams financial assistance was given to about 12 schools as well which have financial deficits during the year. The Deputy Mayor also mentioned that 42 schools of the capital have already been provided by own boiler-houses of local heating. K.Areyan stated that 10 bln drams are allocated to the sphere of education by the 2006 state budget about 1 bln 200 mln drams of which are envisaged for fundamental restoration works of 15 schools under the control of the Yerevan Mayor's Office. It was mentioned that the next year restoration works will be implemented by means of the Social Investments Fund in 5 schools of the capital. Besides, according to the preliminary data, other 9 schools of Yerevan will be involved in the second program of the Lincy Fund.

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