In order to facilitate proper preparation for the new 2010-2011 school year, President Viktor Yanukovych instructed Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Crimea, Chairmen of Regional Administrations, Kyiv, and Sevastopol City Administrations to conduct school fairs to provide pupils with affordable school supplies and school uniforms.
The abovementioned officials, as well as Minister of Education Dmytro Tabachnyk are to conduct weekly monitoring of the situation with selling school goods and school uniforms.
They are also to take all necessary measures to ensure that orphans, children deprived of parental care and children from socially disadvantaged families are also prepared for the new school year.
According to the presidential instruction, Minister for Economy Vasyl Tsushko must also limit price markups for school goods and school uniforms.
