In order to reduce the burden on parents, Arakawa Ward will make school lunches free at ward elementary and junior high schools from April this year, and will start free lunches at ward kindergartens where it was necessary to bring lunches. Policy.
Arakawa Ward plans to provide free school lunches to approximately 13,000 elementary and junior high school children and students in 34 wards from April in order to reduce the burden on parents who face soaring prices. is.
The ward appropriated more than 750 million yen for the budget proposal for the new fiscal year, which is necessary to make school lunches free of charge.
On the other hand, the eight ward kindergartens, which until now had to bring their own lunches, are planning to start providing lunches free of charge, and the ward has appropriated the necessary 25 million yen for this in the budget proposal for the new fiscal year. bottom.
In Tokyo, one municipality after another has announced a policy to make school lunches free in their budget proposals for the new fiscal year. I thought about it and included it in the budget."