Deputies of the State Council of Komi suggest to increase the fees to authors of textbooks on the Komi language and literature

The first deputy chairman of the State Council of the Komi Republic Valery Markov held working meeting on a question of the  textbook edition of and educational and methodical literature of an ethnocultural orientation for implementation of the republican law "About State Languages of the Komi Republic".

The meeting took place within the plan of measures on consideration of the bill Komi "About the republican budget of the Komi Republic for 2015 and planning period 2016 and 2017", the press service of republican parliament reports.

According to V. Markov, recommendations of deputies about increase in financing of book publishing weren't considered in the budget for 2014, as a result in the beginning of 2014 academic years the schools of the republic remained without some textbooks and manuals on the Komi language.

"For planned 2015 the situation can repeat as the same sums without inflation are calculated on the edition of textbooks and educational and methodical grants", - the parliamentarian notes.

According to the deputy minister of education of Komi Natalya Studigrad and the Deputy Minister of Finance of the republic Irina Garezina, changes are now made to the draft of the republican budget for 2015, and the total amount of funds for educational and methodical literature of an ethnocultural orientation will make 12 million 850 thousand rubles. It will allow to publish 28 names of textbooks and educational and methodical grants on the Komi language and literature. The question of shortage of textbooks will stand not as in the current year anymore.

The question and of increase in the fees for authors of textbooks and educational and methodical literature is particularly acute. In the conditions of economy of budgetary funds, it is necessary to concentrate as much as possible attention on quality of the published books, but it directly depends on a authors' reward .

The deputy minister of finance of the republic I. Garezinа noted that opportunity for increase in the fees is available, but is for this purpose necessary accurate justification with the corresponding formulations. Deputies recommended to the interested departments  to submit all justifications and calculations necessary for increase of the fees of authors of textbooks and manuals on the Komi language and literature on the term  within a week.