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IN ADDITION, THE TRAVEL CARD CANNOT MOST SCHOOL HOLIDAYS.
BE USED ON SUNDAYS AND
"FOR EXAMPLE, A LOT OF STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY AT LEVEL, WOULD
TUNNEL FIND
CONVENIENT
CLASSES, MR GODWIN SAID.
"AT PRESENT THEY EITHER HAVE TO PAY FULL FARE ON A TUNNEL
THE STUDENT TRAVEL CARD
LESS CONVENIENT MEANS ON A
THE TERTIARY
BUSES VERY
FOR
GETTING
TO
BUS,
OF
OR USE TRANSPORT.
"
UNDER THE PROPOSED THE ALLOWANCE FOR EXTRA-CURRICULAR TRIPS
THE TO USE
TRAVEL
FOR ASSISTANCE NEW SCHEME WILL ENABLE STUDENTS
AND HOLIDAYS AS WELL. THIS EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ON SUNDAYS PROVIDES MORE FLEXIBILITY THAN THE PRESENT SCHEME.
ALSO, THE PRESENT SCHEME DOES NOT COVER STUDENTS AGED OVER THERE WILL BE NO AGE LIMIT UNDER THE NEW SCHEME.
25.
UNDER
THE NEW
SCHEMB,
THE AMOUNT
OF
WILL ASSISTANCE
BE
THE
THE
DETERMINED ON THE BASIS OF THREE CRITERIA: THE DISTRICT IN WHICH STUDENT LIVES; THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE SCHOOL IS AVERAGE FARE BETWEEN THESE TWO DISTRICTS AS DEPARTMENT SURVEYS.
LOCATED; AND DETERMINED BY TRANSPORT
EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION MR GODWIN NOTED THAT GOVERNMENT THIS FINANCIAL YEAR 15 ESTIMATED TO REACH $11,300 MILLION, OR 18 CENT OF TOTAL EXPENDITURE.
IN
PER
"SOME TERTIARY
STUDENT TRAVEL
SUGGESTED THE STUDENTS HAVE
IS MEANS
GOVERNMENT SCHEME
THAT RESPONSIBILITIES TO EDUCATION, MR GODWIN SAID.
CHANGE
SHEDDING
TO
THE
1TS
ተቀ
TO EDUCATION,
"GIVEN THE ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF RESOURCES DEVOTED
IN REDUCTION
THE TRAVEL SUBSIDY FOR IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE HOW A BETTER-OFF STUDENTS COULD BE INTERPRETED IN THIS WAY.
THE
EVER-INCREASING COMMUNITY. THE
DEMAND FOR "MONEY MUST BE FOUND TO MEET ΤΟ THE SERVICES
ACCOUNTS PUBLIC NEW AND IMPROVED
ARE CONCERNED THAT, UNDER THE COMMITTEE AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PRESENT SCHEME, SOME MONEY IS BEING SPENT WHERE IT IS NOT NEEDED.
WE
ESTIMATE THAT IT OVER THE PRESENT AVAILABLE FOR OTHER MUCH-NEEDED
"IF THE NEW SCHEME IS APPROVED IN FULL, WOULD RESULT IN SAVINGS OF OVER $80 MILLION A YEAR SCHEME. THE MONEY SERVICES."
SAVED
WILL
BE
AS FOR STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS INSTITUTIONS, A PART OF THEIR FULL-YEAR
TRAVELLING
COMMITTEE
EXPENSES IS
ALREADY INCLUDED IN LOANS UNDER THE STUDENT FINANCE SCHEME.
UNDER THE PROPOSED TRAVEL SCHEME,
WITHDRAWAL OF THE
WILL TAKE ACCOUNT
CALCULATING ANNUAL TRAVELLING EXPENSES.
THE STUDENT FINANCE SCHEME OF STUDENT TRAVEL CARDS
IN
TO ALL WHO NEED IT. THERE SHOULD
.
FAMILIES, MR GODWIN SAID.
WILL BE "UNDER THE NEW PLAN, THE TRAVE!, ASSISTANCE
BE NOT
ANY UNDUE BURDEN
AVAILABLE ON ANY
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