“Upon admission, a special bank account is created in the name of each student, where an amount of 500 thousand rubles is credited for students of educational institutions that implement educational programs of higher education,” RIA Novosti quotes the text of the bill.

In addition, it is proposed to introduce capital in the amount of 250 thousand rubles for students under secondary vocational education programs.

Tumusov noted that the bill will be sent to the government in the near future.

In July it became known that the Ministry of Education and Science is considering the possibility of increasing state academic scholarships for students to the minimum wage level.