There are 31 secondary schools in Ulan district, 5164 students in them, 503 of them in the pre-school class.
To date, in 31 schools where hot meals are organized, competitions have been completed and suppliers have been identified.
130 million 845 thousand tenge was allocated from the Universal Education Fund for free meals in 2022 for students from low-income and large families, orphans and children left without parental care.

To date, free meals from the Universal Education Fund have been organized for 1,472 students, including:

The price of hot meals from the Universal Education Fund is approved by the Department of Education of the East Kazakhstan Region on the basis of the allocated budget. This year, the cost of a budget lunch has increased by 130 tenge compared to 2021 and amounts to 550 tenge.

The price of lunch for children who eat at their parents' expense is set by the tenant and calculated from the weight of the portion of dishes in grams, depending on age, as well as from the calculation of the cost of food. This year, the price of a paid lunch is 350 - 650 tenge.

In 2 schools of the Ulan district, the issue of non-cash payment for meals for schoolchildren with tenants of school canteens was considered.

Every day, an organoleptic assessment of the quality of ready meals is carried out by a medical professional or a responsible person with entries in the journal of organoleptic assessment. In addition, periodically the assessment of the quality of nutrition is carried out by a marriage commission, the composition of which is determined by the order of the school director with the mandatory inclusion of a medical worker, administration, production manager and a representative of the Board of Trustees.

By order of the Department of Education for the Ulan district, an interdepartmental expert group was approved to carry out an inspection to ensure the safety of children's health and the quality of school meals.