Penza, 22 July 2019. PenzaNews. Schools of the Penza region received the first batch of textbooks, the purchase of which was organized before the Day of Knowledge. This was reported by Minister of Education of the region Alexaner Voronkov.

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He specified that 118,887,000 roubles had been allocated in the regional budget for the purchase of 263,964 copies.

"So far, 12% has been received, but the plan is being implemented in full," the minister said during an operational meeting in the regional government on Monday, July 22.

Alexander Voronkov said that the textbooks had already been delivered, in particular, to the Sosnovoborsky, Neverkinsky and Kamensky area.

According to him, school pupils of the 1st-5th grades will also be provided with record books, the design of which will be dedicated to the upcoming 75th anniversary of the Great Victory.