The funds will be allocated from the Government's reserve fund. They will be spent on providing communications and high-speed Internet to residents of at least 406 settlements.
Andrey Shimkiv visited two rural educational institutions on the Day of Knowledge. He visited a school in the village of Stepnoy and an educational institution in the village of Preobrazhenka.
Among the awardees is the deputy chairman of the Committee of the regional Legislative Assembly on culture, education, science, sports and youth policy.
About 150 government employees took part in the course "Training of experts on changes in the executive bodies of state power of St. Petersburg‐St. Petersburg".