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The Government issued Decree No. 339/2025/ND-CP regulating lunch support policies for primary and secondary school students studying in land border communes. Download Primary and secondary school students in land border communes are supported with lunch money of 450,000 VND/month. Each student is supported with 450,000 VND/month. Decree No. 339/2025/ND-CP stipulates support policies for students including: - Support with meals: Each student is supported with 450,000 VND/month. The support period is calculated based on the actual number of months of study, but must not exceed 09 months/school year. - Rice support: Each student is supported with 08 kg of rice/month. The support period is calculated based on the number of months of actual study, but must not exceed 09 months/school year. The level of support for students transferring schools is calculated based on the number of days the student actually studies and the amount of money and the average number of kilograms of rice per school day/month. Grade 1 students who are ethnic minorities and have learned Vietnamese before entering the grade 1 program will be supported for an additional 01 month according to the policies specified above. Policy to support the organization of lunches for educational establishments According to Decree According to regulations, educational establishments are supported to organize lunches as follows: - Supported with funding to serve lunch at school for students as follows: For every 45 students who eat in groups, they are entitled to 01 allowance for organizing lunches of 2,369,000 VND/month, the balance for 20 students or more is calculated as 01 additional norm. In case there are less than 45 students eating together, 01 quota will be calculated. The supported period must not exceed 09 months/school year. Funding to support educational establishments serving lunch is calculated based on the total number of students eligible for the lunch policy in this Decree and Decree No. 66/2025/ND-CP. In case the educational institution has a total number of students enjoying the policies specified in this Decree and the policies specified in Point dd, Clause 2, Article 7 of Decree No. 66/2025/ND-CP of less than 45 students, the educational institution is entitled to 01 level of support at a high level between the provisions in this Decree and Decree No. 66/2025/ND-CP. In case the educational institution has a total number of students enjoying the surplus policy of more than 45 students, the total balance of students to be calculated to receive lunch support for the educational institution shall comply with the provisions in Point dd, Clause 2, Article 7 of Decree No. 66/2025/ND-CP. - To be invested in facilities, equipment, and utensils to serve the organization of lunches according to the Governments regulations on investment and operating conditions in the field of education. - To be supported with electricity and water costs for organizing lunches at school with a norm of 7.5 kWh/month/student and 1.5 m3 of water/month/student according to locally prescribed prices and not to exceed 09 months/school year. Where there are no conditions to provide electricity and water services or there is a power or water outage, schools can use funds to buy and rent equipment to generate electricity and clean water to serve lunches for students. The Decree clearly states that, depending on local conditions, educational establishments with schools are entitled to funding to support the organization of lunches for school sites according to the provisions above. Procedures for approving policy beneficiariesThe Decree stipulates that at the beginning of the school year, educational establishments Widely disseminate support policies specified in this Decree. In case a student voluntarily does not enjoy the policy, the students parents or guardians are responsible for notifying the school. Within 03 working days from the date the educational institution widely disseminates the policy, the Principal of the educational institution shall prepare, approve and publicize the list of students eligible for the policy at the educational institution. The minimum publicity time is 03 working days. In case there is an increase or decrease in students benefiting from the policy during the school year, the educational institution shall make a list and carry out the process of reviewing policy beneficiaries according to regulations. Principles of policy enjoyment The Decree clearly states the principle of policy enjoyment as follows: Students who are subject to the application of policies specified in this Decree and at the same time are subject to the application of policies of the same type specified in other legal documents are only entitled to one benefit. the highest level of support of the policies. Students who are eligible for other policies on preferential grants, social benefits, and scholarships to encourage learning are still entitled to the policies specified in this Decree. In cases where students do not eat lunch at educational establishments, they are not entitled to the policies specified in this Decree. Students who transfer schools during the school year to study in an area that is not in the land border communes are not entitled to the support policies specified in this Decree from the date the student transfers. school. Students who transfer schools during the school year to study in areas of land border communes will be entitled to the support policy specified in this Decree from the date the student begins studying at the educational institution. The above regulations take effect from December 25, 2025. Phuong Nhi See more Expected lunch support level for primary and secondary school students in land border communes See more Expected lunch support 360,000 VND/month for preschool children 3-5 years old in difficult areas. See morePreschoolers in the age of universal educationPreschool education is supported with lunch money of 36
