The government has decided to spend 4,500 billion VND (236.8 million USD) on a project to upgrade and build schools in the country this year, according to a report prepared by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET).

In the report launched on March 8, MOET asked municipal and provincial people’s committees to urgently approve the allocation of the capital for beneficiaries with top priorities given to poor districts.

The capital source is reportedly from the sale of government bonds.

In 2008 and 2009, more than 55,000 classrooms were built in the country, of which 32,496 were put into use./.