Pedro Castillo of Congress: “We will send a bill on free admission to universities”

In a speech to the Congress of the Republic this afternoon, the President Pedro Castillo says that the administration will send the bill to the legislature: free admission to the university There is.

In a presidential message that lasted more than an hour, the head of state explained in detail what will be the next action of education that the government will carry out in the context of its most important and immediate challenges.

As he participated in the plenary session of the Congress, he said, “In the near future, it was announced that it would pass a bill for free admission to universities to the

First, he announced that 220 million soles will be transferred to public universities in order to increase the academic provision of the bachelor's degree, the implementation of the University Connection Center, and bonuses for research professors.

It was also determined that 249 million soles would be allocated to benefit more than 25,000 students through various types of scholarships.In addition, he said that the Continuity Scholarship for Higher Education Research will make a new call to award up to 12,000 special scholarships at the undergraduate level this year.

Basic education

Another time, he recalled yesterday that classes began in 18 regions of the country, and on Monday, March 21, students from the other two regions will return, and on March 28, they will return to the other five regions. This fulfills the promise that 100% of the students in the country will return to face to face.

He also announced the reactivation of educational television through satellite signals, which will serve teachers and students of 2,000 educational institutions in the most remote rural areas.

Tablets will continue to be delivered to more than 319,000 beneficiaries, including students and teachers, and will provide timely delivery of educational materials in 41 native languages.

Finally, he said that the salary level of teachers appointed and hired for 2022 will be increased, and the monthly basic remuneration will be 2,600 soles.

Political reforms

At another point in his speech, the President of Peru reported that a series of reforms would be sent to Congress to overcome the current crisis in the country. Likewise, the President announced that he would convene a national agreement as an example to reach an agreement between institutions.

“We cannot be indifferent to it,” explained Castillo Terrones, because citizens are experiencing a constant political crisis. “As President of the Republic, we reach out to build bridges, promote dialogue and work for the national agenda.”

“We have a responsibility to carry out great reforms in the country. We cannot continue to be indifferent to this because it is the average population that suffers the consequences. As President of the Republic, I pledge to lead this process. That is why in the near future we will send a series of reforms to Congress that will allow us to overcome this structural crisis.” He said at the plenary session.

In this regard, he noted that such initiatives will be developed with the participation of authorities, autonomous constitutional bodies and citizens.

“Reforms that will be carried out with the participation of state power, self-government constitutional bodies and citizens. In this regard, it is possible to achieve the necessary agreement by announcing the convening of a national agreement, which is a representative and a plural entity.” He said.

“I urge Peruvian women to unite the strongest and broadest, and let them have faith and confidence in the future of the nation.” He added.

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