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| The lives of people in Thanh Trung hamlet, Thanh Hung commune (Giong Rieng district) are now much more developed than before, with rural roads almost everywhere thanks to contributions from the people. (Photo: Phuong Nghi) |
Policy comes into life
Go Quao (Kien Giang province) is a rural district with a large ethnic minority population (accounting for 34.6%). In recent times, Go Quao has always paid attention to implementing policies for ethnic minorities, contributing to gradually reducing poor households, increasing the number of well-off households, and improving the material and spiritual life of ethnic minorities.
Coming to Dinh Hoa (Go Quao district), a commune with over 65% Khmer ethnic people, the rural appearance here has changed dramatically thanks to the bridges and concrete roads connecting hamlets and communes, serving the convenient traffic of the people. Electric lights light up the villages and hamlets at night with the projects "Lighting up the countryside roads".
As a prestigious person in the community, Mr. Danh Coi, in Hoa Hon hamlet, Dinh Hoa commune, said: The appearance of the ethnic minority area in Dinh Hoa commune has changed significantly, especially in terms of rural infrastructure. Many concrete roads have been built connecting hamlets and villages, and cars can reach them. Thanks to that, people can travel easily, and goods are no longer subject to price gouging as before. The roads are clear, and brick houses instead of thatched houses are springing up everywhere.
“Most of the Khmer people in Dinh Hoa commune have overcome poverty and are striving to become rich legitimately. The Party and State have supported us in the past to overcome poverty and create a joyful, fulfilling and happy life today. The Khmer people in Dinh Hoa commune are very grateful to the Party and the State,” said Mr. Danh Coi.
According to the Chairman of the People's Committee of Dinh Hoa Commune, Mr. Pham Thanh Hai, in recent times, the commune has mobilized all resources to support the Khmer people. The commune Party Committee has assigned Party cells to manage and closely monitor poor and near-poor households to provide timely support. Along with that, it has created livelihood models, created conditions for people to borrow capital for production; mobilized support with gifts and charity houses for households in difficult circumstances, etc.
“The lives of the Khmer people in the commune have now improved a lot, thanks to the effectiveness of programs and projects, and most of all, the people have changed their thinking in production. Previously, the model of 1ha/100 million VND/year was rare for the people of Dinh Hoa, but now a few hectares of land with such an income is not uncommon. It is also thanks to the locality's timely implementation of the Party's policies for the Khmer people in economic development and improving their lives," Mr. Hai affirmed.
Mr. Le Kim Khoa, Vice Chairman of Go Quao District, said: Implementing the National Target Program 1719, Go Quao has implemented 6 projects, including 4 sub-projects. In 2022 and 2023, Go Quao was allocated 11.5 billion VND. Up to now, the communes are implementing the investment procedures to solve housing for 53 households, each household 40 million VND (16 houses have been completed and handed over), solving job conversion for 80 households, and supporting decentralized water for 36 households. In addition, the District Social Policy Bank supports 27 households in need of loans, solving job conversion for 209 households, and supporting decentralized water for 105 households. In addition, the district also implements projects and models in ethnic minority areas such as goat, pig, shrimp and rice farming projects, 55 households have access to capital sources. Currently, the projects have been implemented and achieved initial results, contributing to promoting economic development, ensuring social security; helping people have housing, capital to change occupations, gradually reducing the number of poor households in the district.
Thanh Trung Hamlet, Thanh Hung Commune (Giong Rieng District, Kien Giang Province) has nearly 50% Khmer people, once the poorest hamlet in the commune and district, people's lives were still difficult. But thanks to the persistent help from all levels, now Thanh Trung has no more poor households, the number of well-off and rich households is increasing.
The family of Ms. Danh Kim Tha, Thanh Trung Hamlet, Thanh Hung Commune (Giong Rieng District) is a household that the local authorities have considered to build a solidarity house in 2022. Excited by this timely support, Ms. Kim Tha said: “Although we have worked hard and saved for many years, my family still cannot build a decent house to live in. When the State supported us with money to build a house, my family was extremely happy. Now, we no longer have to suffer from leaky houses and rickety pillars like before, so we can work and produce with peace of mind.”
Mr. Nguyen Nhu Manh, Head of Thanh Trung Hamlet, said: “Newly escaped poverty and near-poor households will be guaranteed preferential credit loans for production and business to avoid falling back into poverty. Currently, the loan capital is up to 2 billion VND. Previously, every year, the hamlet mobilized 1-2 solidarity houses to support people who are poor, near-poor and especially disadvantaged. The lives of Thanh Trung people are now much more developed than before. The concrete of rural roads is almost everywhere thanks to the contributions of the people; 75% of households in the hamlet have a fairly rich standard of living; 98% of the population participates in health insurance; 70% of families have children studying at university or college...”.
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| Mr. Danh Chach (Khmer) in Thoi Trung hamlet, Thoi Quan commune (Go Quao district), takes care of a herd of goats using preferential loans from the Social Policy Bank, helping him earn income and escape poverty sustainably. (Photo: Phuong Nghi) |
Opportunities for development in ethnic minority areas
In 3 years (2021-2023), the total capital of the National Target Program 1719 allocated to Kien Giang province is over 446 billion VND, implementing 11 sub-projects of 9 projects of the Program. To effectively implement the National Target Program 1719, Kien Giang sets specific and clear goals, especially prioritizing extremely difficult communes to focus on key and focused investments. At the same time, mobilize the participation of the entire political system as well as propaganda and mobilization for people to join hands in implementing the Program. Kien Giang strives that by 2025, the average income of ethnic minorities will increase by 2 times compared to 2020, reduce poverty annually by 1-1.5% and reduce 60% of communes that are no longer extremely difficult...
Mr. Nguyen Luu Trung, Vice Chairman of Kien Giang Provincial People's Committee, said that the Standing Committee of Kien Giang Provincial Party Committee has just issued Directive No. 16-CT/TU, dated October 10, 2023 on strengthening leadership in implementing the National Target Program 1719. All levels and sectors need to closely coordinate in the implementation process, not shirk responsibility; review project lists, arrange priorities in terms of feasibility, efficiency, and disbursement capacity to make timely adjustments; speed up implementation progress, not affecting the lives, activities, production, and business of the people, creating high consensus among the masses in implementing the program.
“To achieve the above goals, Kien Giang continues to effectively implement the Party and State's policies and guidelines, creating breakthroughs in the comprehensive socio-economic development of ethnic minority areas. Doing a good job of propaganda, dissemination, raising awareness and sense of responsibility of cadres, party members, civil servants, public employees in the political system, union members, members of mass organizations and people about the Party's viewpoints and guidelines, policies and laws of the State on ethnic affairs and ethnic policies; the significance and importance of implementing ethnic policies, affirming that the effective implementation of the program is creating opportunities for the development of ethnic minority areas,” said Mr. Trung.
With the effective implementation of ethnic policies, the Party and State's concern and care for the development of ethnic minorities has been affirmed. The appearance of areas with a large number of ethnic minorities has changed, people feel secure in working, producing, developing family economy, building cultural life, contributing to building hamlets to develop more and more prosperously.
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