Identifying poverty reduction as an important goal and task, in recent years, Van Lang district, Lang Son province has focused on leadership and direction for the entire political system to participate in helping to improve the material and spiritual life of the people, especially ethnic minorities. In particular, Van Lang district has effectively integrated resources from National Target Programs (NTPs) to improve the quality of projects and investment policies, contributing to the increasingly renewed appearance of the countryside, the life of ethnic minorities in the area has been significantly improved. To realize the Resolution of the Executive Committee of the Quang Ninh Provincial Party Committee on socio-economic development of ethnic minority and mountainous areas, not only are the ethnic support and investment policies of the State and local authorities being implemented synchronously and effectively... but there are also efforts from the people, especially the role of prestigious people in the community. They are like the "big trees" of the village, devoted to the work of the community every day and taking the lead in emulation movements at the grassroots level for people to follow... In 10 years of formation and development, the border district of Ia H'Drai (Kon Tum) has been converged by many cultural sources, from which many types of rich and diverse folk culture have been formed and developed, bearing the unique characteristics of 8 ethnic groups living together. Participating in the 2nd Gong and Xoang Festival of ethnic minorities in Kon Tum province, the artisans of Ia Dal commune, Ia H'Drai district performed an art program with the theme "Colors of Thai culture" and made a good impression on friends and tourists from near and far. Thanks to the effective implementation of ethnic programs and policies, in recent years, the socio-economic situation of ethnic minority and mountainous areas of Quang Nam province has improved a lot. Economic development and social security indicators in ethnic minority and remote areas have been significantly improved. On the evening of December 14, in Ha Long City, the People's Committee of Quang Ninh Province held a ceremony to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Ha Long Bay being recognized by UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage for the first time (December 17, 1994 - December 17, 2024). In recent years, Quang Nam Province has focused on fully and effectively implementing ethnic programs and policies, helping the ethnic minority and mountainous areas of the province to change significantly. In particular, since the implementation of the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development of Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas (National Target Program 1719), it has been considered one of the important levers in shortening the gap between mountainous and lowland areas. Reporter of the Ethnic and Development Newspaper had an interview with Mr. Ha Ra Dieu, Deputy Head of the Ethnic Committee of Quang Nam province about this issue. On the evening of December 14, the People's Committee of Kon Tum province held the Closing Ceremony of the 5th Kon Tum Culture - Tourism Week and the 2nd Kon Tum Gong and Xoang Festival in 2024. With determination, daring to think, daring to do clean agriculture, Ms. Thi Khui, 40 years old, Mnong ethnic group, in Dong Nai commune, Bu Dang district, Binh Phuoc province, established the Trang Co Bu Lach Organic Cashew Agricultural Cooperative (HTX). The Cooperative has gathered people with the same determination to build a chain of links and consume cashews for local people. General news of the Ethnic and Development Newspaper. The morning news of December 14, there is the following notable information: 2 more national intangible cultural heritages in Binh Dinh. Bringing Oriental medicine into tourism products. Artisans devote their youth to preserving Then heritage. Along with other current news in ethnic minority and mountainous areas. To realize the Resolution of the Executive Committee of the Quang Ninh Provincial Party Committee on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, not only are the ethnic support policies and investments of the State and local authorities being implemented synchronously and effectively... but there are also efforts from the people, especially the role of prestigious people in the community. They are like the "big trees" of the village, devoted to the work of the community every day and taking the lead in emulation movements at the grassroots level for people to follow... Passing the winding roads around dangerous passes, towering mountains, Quan Ba land (Ha Giang) appears before the eyes of tourists as a unique, colorful picture of terrain, mountains, villages and customs, practices, attractive stops, meeting the needs of exploring the wild, remote lands of tourists from all over. Son Duong district (Tuyen Quang province), is home to 19 ethnic minorities, with rich and diverse cultural characteristics. However, the living conditions of ethnic minorities and mountainous areas still have many difficulties, especially in terms of infrastructure and income. Faced with this situation, the National Target Programs (NTPs) for socio-economic development have been implemented and promoted effectively, bringing positive changes to the material and spiritual life of the people. On December 14, the Ethnic Minorities Committee of Ca Mau province coordinated with the provincial Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities to organize the Contest "Learning about the provisions of the law on early marriage and consanguineous marriage in 2024". According to the report at the 24th Session of the People's Council of Bac Ninh province (term XIX), Bac Ninh province achieved 17/17 socio-economic targets, with the total product in the area (GRDP) increasing by 6.03% compared to 2023. In particular, trade and service activities developed well, tourism revenue increased by 50%; state budget revenue increased by 13.92%; foreign investment attraction reached over 4.8 billion USD, ranking first in the country.
Focus resources
According to the Report of the People's Committee of Van Lang district, to ensure progress and implementation time, the People's Committee of Van Lang district has developed a specific plan to implement the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction and the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas (National Target Program 1719) in 2024; issued 57 directive and executive documents to guide and urge the implementation.
In 2024, the central budget allocated capital for the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction to the district, which is 6,438 million VND; the capital source extended from 2022, 2023 to 2024 is 5,711.22 million VND. For the National Target Program 1719, the total capital plan has been allocated 68 billion 547 million VND; the capital source extended from 2022, 2023 to 2024 includes investment capital of 80 million VND; the career capital source is 39 billion 746 million VND.
From the allocated capital, Van Lang district has focused on investing in the construction and completion of infrastructure systems, especially rural roads, irrigation, medical facilities, schools; supporting housing, livelihoods, agricultural tools, domestic water, etc., helping poor households have housing, jobs, increase income, and stabilize their lives.
Priority is given to areas with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions to facilitate the expansion and development of production, trade connections; increase income and access to essential social services for people, especially poor and near-poor households.
Ms. Chu Thi Bich Hao, Head of the Department of Labor, War Invalids, Social Affairs - Ethnic Minorities of Van Lang district, said that in 2024, from the capital of the National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction, Van Lang district has implemented support for 7 projects including: Project on raising semi-free-range breeding cows in Gia Mien commune (implementation cost of 450 million VND); Hong Thai commune (450 million VND); Thuy Hung commune (450 million VND); Bac Hung commune (450 million VND); Project on "Cage fish farming" in Bac La commune, implementation cost of 405 million VND; Project on planting persimmon trees in Hoi Hoan commune (450 million VND); Tan My commune (405 million VND). All projects are for poor households, near-poor households, and households that have just escaped poverty.
In addition, Van Lang district also focuses on implementing many support projects such as: Project to support production development, improve nutrition (implementing 4 job creation projects with a capital of 1 billion 634 million VND), improve nutrition for children under 16 years old in poor households, near-poor households, and households that have just escaped poverty); develop vocational education and sustainable employment (open 4 vocational training classes for rural workers); Communication and poverty reduction in information; Improve capacity and monitor and evaluate the implementation of the Program...
With the capital source of the National Target Program 1719, Van Lang district has supported 30 poor households with housing, 58 poor households with scattered water sources, 21 households to purchase agricultural machinery to change jobs; 19 new construction projects started in 2024; 4 new school projects; supported 2 cultural houses and village sports grounds; maintenance of infrastructure projects in extremely difficult areas has been implemented on 16 projects, in 8 communes of region III and extremely difficult villages of communes of region I; 8 literacy classes/100 students have been opened in communes in the district...
Improve people's lives
In Bac La commune, a particularly disadvantaged commune of Van Lang district, in 2024, the People's Committee of the commune was allocated 2 billion 994 million VND. To effectively implement the capital, the commune has thoroughly grasped and directed the committees and mass organizations to actively and proactively propagate and disseminate directive documents and instructions on implementing policies for poor households and near-poor households in 8/8 residential villages through village meetings, banners, slogans and integrating into commune conferences.
Mr. Loc Van Hoa, Chairman of the People's Committee of Bac La commune, said that from the source of the National Target Program 1719, in 2024, Bac La commune has solved urgent problems for poor households. Accordingly, 2 poor households were supported to build new houses; 2 households were provided with domestic water tanks; poor and near-poor households in Na Puc village were able to participate in a cow breeding project with an amount of 500 million VND; the commune was allocated 86 million VND to maintain the Na Hin - Na Som road; the commune was allocated 50 million VND to implement gender equality and solve urgent problems for women and children... From the source of the National Target Program 1719, it has created significant resources for the commune to develop the socio-economy and improve the material and spiritual life of the people.
According to Ms. Be Thi Van, Vice Chairman of Van Lang District People's Committee, the implementation of the National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction and the National Target Program 1719 in 2024 has been coordinated and guided by provincial agencies, departments and branches, supervised by the District People's Council, proactive, flexible, focused and key in the direction and operation of the District People's Committee, and close coordination of agencies, units, and People's Committees of communes and towns.
In 2024, from the timely allocated capital, the People's Committee of Van Lang district issued decisions on detailed allocation of public investment capital plans and capital sources of the National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction and National Target Program 1719 to investors to immediately deploy the work of preparing, appraising, and approving estimates for newly started projects; and deploy disbursement and payment for transitional projects for projects that have volume, completed and put into use since the previous year.
Ms. Be Thi Van, Vice Chairman of Van Lang District People's Committee, said: The National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction and the National Target Program 1719 have achieved certain results, infrastructure has been gradually invested and significantly transformed; the appearance of the countryside has been increasingly renewed, and people's lives have been improved. Thanks to that, Van Lang district has reduced the rate of poor households according to the multidimensional poverty standard by 3% or more each year.
"Specifically, in 2021, there were 1,892 poor households, a rate of 15.01%; in 2022, there were 1,334 poor households, a rate of 10.64%, a decrease of 4.47% compared to 2021; in 2023, there were 1,025 poor households, a rate of 7.53%, a decrease of 3.11% compared to 2022," said Ms. Be Thi Van.
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