Over7 billion yuan was allocated by the Central and local governments to pay tuition and miscellaneous fees, provide free textbooks, and subsidize room and board for17 million students from poor families in592 designated poverty-stricken counties.

• 中央和地方政府拨款700万元支付学杂费，书本费，并为592个贫困县的1,700万名贫困学生解决吃住等问题。