Schoolchildren from Vitebsk, Novopolotsk, Orsha, and Polotsk have been traveling on city buses for free since December 13.

December 13, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Schoolchildren from Vitebsk, Novopolotsk, Orsha and Polotsk have been traveling for free on city public buses since December 13. This information was confirmed to a BELTA correspondent by the city executive committees. The benefits are provided to students of secondary general education institutions of the region based on the decision of the Vitebsk Regional Council of Deputies. To confirm the right to free travel, children need to present a school certificate of the established form. The unitary communal transport enterprise "Vitebsk Tram and Trolleybus Administration" has also provided benefits for free travel for students of vocational-technical, secondary specialized educational institutions, as well as university students since December 13, reported the head of Vitebsk TTU Vasily Pavlyuchkov. Novopolotsk, Orsha and Polotsk city executive committees are considering the possibility of travel at half the ticket price for this category of youth. The education department of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee reported that over 11,000 rural schoolchildren in the region are transported to educational institutions free of charge by school buses. Over 63.7 thousand schoolchildren study in secondary general education institutions of the region. -0-