Problem of three-shift schools to be solved in Kazakhstan by 2018

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - The problem of the schools in critical conditions and schools working in three shifts will be solved in Kazakhstan by 2018.

As Deputy Minister of the National Economy of Kazakhstan Marat Kussainov informed at the CCS media briefing today, KZT 66 bln will be allocated from the National Fund for development of the infrastructure in the education sphere, and 33 billion tenge is going to be allocated in 2015 and the rest 33 billion in 2016.

He emphasized that the funds would be allocated for construction of schools, pre-school education institutions and establishment of laboratories at higher education institutions.

"As a result of the work financed by the National Fund and national budget and local budgets as well, the problem of schools in critical conditions and those working in three shifts will be solved by 2018," he said.