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Table 1.3Special funding and projects on compulsory education in rural areas (funded by Central Government)SourceTask Force (2008, p. 145)TitleTimeAmountContentsBeneficiariesNational compulsory education project for poor regions1995–200012.5 billion yuanHardware; dangerous school building renovation; teaching facilities and books; teacher and school principal training586 national poor counties and 284 provincial poor counties, 250 million population2001–20057.25 billion yuanFree textbooks for poor children, IT education in poor areas522 poor counties that failed provin-cial accreditationNational study aid for poor areas1997–2000130 million yuanSupport for minority students for compulsory educationMinority students2001–2005100 million yuanSupport for poor students for compul-sory educationWestern region poor studentsFree textbooks fund2001–20037 hundred million yuanSupport for poor students for compul-sory educationStudents from poor householdsFund for salaries of rural school teachersSince 20015 billion yuan/yearSubsidy for the pay for rural school teachers in poor middle and western regionRural school teachers in poor middle and western regionProject for reconstruction of dangerous school buildings2001–20033 billion yuan/yearEliminating existing dangerous buildings for primary and secondary schools2003–20056 billion yuan/yearDistance learning project in rural primary and secondary2004–20079 billion yuan/yearRural primary and secondary schools in the western region86,400 teaching points, 252,000 rural complete schoolsRural boarding school project2004–200710 Billion yuan/yearRural primary and secondary schools in the western region6,400 new boarding schools, to sup-port 3.2 million poor students