Georgetown : Children attending public schools are expected to start receiving the $10,000 cash grant by mid October.
Education Minister Priya Manickchand said the Ministry of Education will use various means to distribute the grants in the different regions. The Ministry has been consulting with parents in various communities to garner suggestions and recommendations as to how the grants should be distributed.
This initiative was announced during the 2014 national budget by Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh, and up to 188,406 families of Nursery, Primary and Secondary School children of Public schools are expected to benefit. This programme will cost Government $2 billion.
This cash grant is expected to ease transportation burdens on parents of school aged children and will provide added impetus to raising enrolment and attendance rates.
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