MUSCAT: In a first, at least 59,030 students in Omani government schools will benefit the directives issued by His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik to provide school supplies and daily meals as schools across the Sultanate reopens on September 4.
In an official release, the Ministry of Education thanked His Majesty for his care towards the students.
On Sunday, the Ministry of Finance approved the fund to provide school supplies and daily meals to students from social insurance and low-income families.
According to the Ministry of Education, the scheme will be distributed among 24,665 students (both male and female) in the social security category and 34,365 students in the limited income category.
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