YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, NOYAN TAPAN. In connection with October 2, the Day of Teachers, Yerevan Mayor's certificates of honor were handed to 64 headmasters and teachers of Yerevan comprehensive, musics and sports schools and kindergartens for their faultless work. As Yerevan Mayor Yervand Zakharian mentioned during the reception organized on September 30 at Yerevan Mayor's Office, teachers have a great contribution to country's and nation's prosperity, as well as improvement of the educational system. Y.Zakharian informed that in 2006 10 bln drams (nearly 22.2 mln USD) is to be allocated from the state budget for teachers' salaries, which exceeds the allocations of 2005 by 1.5 bln drams. This will enable to increase teachers' salaries in average by 10 thousand drams. It was also mentioned that a number of Yerevan schools have been repaired this year at the expense of nearly 1.6 bln drams allocated by RA state budget and Fund of Social Investments. And 13 school buildings will be fundamentally repaired with the funds to be allocated by the "Lincy" foundation in 2006-2007.

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