Quang Ninh spends more than 1,700 billion VND on school milk program

On November 14, the 14th term People's Council of Quang Ninh province held its 33rd session and passed a Resolution regulating the policy of supporting school milk for preschool children and primary school students studying at educational institutions in the province from the 2025-2026 school year to the 2030-2031 school year with 100% of delegates in favor.

Accordingly, the beneficiaries are all preschool children and primary school students studying at educational institutions in the province, with the consent of their parents or guardians.

Delegates of the 14th Quang Ninh Provincial People's Council unanimously passed a Resolution on supporting school milk at the 33rd session.

Children will be given milk during their direct school days at the educational institution, with a standard of 110ml/day for nursery children and 180ml/day for kindergarten and primary school students. The number of days of support each year is calculated based on the actual number of school days, with a maximum of 175 days/year. The entire cost of buying milk is 100% guaranteed by the provincial budget.

According to calculations, from 2025-2026 to 2030-2031, the total resources to implement the policy will be about 1,725 billion VND. On average, each year, about 207,000 children and students will benefit, with a budget of about 287.5 billion VND/school year.

According to the People's Committee of Quang Ninh province, malnutrition among children in the area tends to increase with age. In preschools, the rate of underweight children (3 months to under 36 months) is 1.48%, and stunted children is 2.11%; in preschool children (3-5 years old), these rates increased to 1.73% and 1.86%, respectively.

The Department of Health 's report shows that malnutrition in children under 5 years old still exists, with 4.74% of children underweight, 5.71% stunted and 1.97% wasted; for children under 2 years old, the corresponding rates are 3.15%, 3.76% and 1.49%.

From that reality, the Provincial People's Council delegates thoroughly discussed and unanimously approved the Resolution regulating the policy of supporting school milk for preschool children and primary school students studying at educational institutions in Quang Ninh province from the 2025-2026 school year to the 2030-2031 school year. This is considered an important and timely solution to help overcome malnutrition and create a solid foundation for the comprehensive development of children in Quang Ninh.

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