The Minister of Transportation, Ramón Velásquez Araguayán, announced that he will begin in Greater Caracas and then throughout the country a preferential fare plan, on public transportation, for teachers that grants a 50% discount on the service. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Housing and Habitat reported that a special plan has been designed that, in addition to the construction of new homes, includes the rehabilitation of teachers’ homes and the national territory.
The Minister of Transportation, Ramón Velásquez Araguayán, announced that on November 20 the identification of teachers for the preferential fare payment system in the public land transportation system will begin. The benefit, which will begin in Greater Caracas and then throughout the country, grants a 50% discount on the service.
“This is a plan that will be extended to the entire country because President Nicolás Maduro ordered the creation of the national Metrobús, in such a way that all our teachers can get around using their card with half a fare,” explained the head of Transportation during a event together with the Ministers of Education, Héctor Rodríguez; of Housing and Habitat, Raúl Paredes; and National Commerce, Luis Villegas; and the vice minister for the Communalization of Science for Production, Danmarys Hernández.
According to what was stated by the head of the ministerial portfolio, the benefit will only apply to public systems. No mention was made of private transport units on the different routes in the country.
Velásquez highlighted that the routes of the Metrobus They will be directed towards schools, hospitals, “sensitive areas of our working talent.”
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On the other hand, he stressed that a commission was appointed to implement the teachers’ recreational plans, which will be every weekend and will have the fleet of buses provided by the government of Nicolás Maduro.
“Here we have the mobility plan, but also recreation (…) We are also analyzing a vehicle acquisition plan,” he said.
In September of this year, Minister Héctor Rodríguez initiated a special care plan for all active and retired personnel in the Education sector, which covers eight dimensions: health, housing, transportation, food, credit policies, training, uniforms and recreation.
Teacher Housing Plan
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Housing and Habitat reported that a special plan has been designed that, in addition to the construction of new homes, includes the rehabilitation of teachers’ homes and the national territory. The head of the office, Raúl Paredes, indicated that he announced the activation of a home self-construction plan.
«This will help, in an expeditious manner, to improve the quality of life, habitat and housing, of educators. There is no delivery of housing where an educator is not incorporated, and that has been a constant. By the way, tomorrow, in the state of Cojedes, we are going to deliver an urban plan, and of the 30 new homes, 14 are for educators,” he highlighted.
On the subject, the Minister of Education, Héctor Rodríguez, pointed out that the housing care plan for teachers is constantly advancing. He stressed that once a month we will announce the progress on the issue.
“The disposition we have is to do everything in our power to improve the living conditions of the teacher and the Venezuelan education worker,” Rodríguez added.
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