IQD 70 billion allocated for literacy project, says MP

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Education Parliamentary Committee announced allocating more than IQD (70) billion of the 2013 Federal Budget for literacy project.Member of the Parliamentary Committee, Reyadh Ghali, reported in statement to IraqiNews.com ”Huge funds were allocated from the 2013 Federal Budget to the education sector to establish (6000) schools and about IQD (70) billion for literacy project.””The students of the literacy schools will receive daily wages of about IQD (10,000),” he added.The education level in Iraq has retreated since 2003 since Iraq was almost empty of literacy. \