New look in ethnic minority areas of Binh Thuan

Thanks to the promotion of ethnic programs and policies, over the past 5 years, the socio-economic situation of ethnic minority and mountainous areas of Binh Thuan province has developed significantly. Economic development and social security indicators in ethnic minority and remote areas have improved significantly. Thanh Hoa currently has 1,281 prestigious people among ethnic minorities living in mountainous districts. In recent years, prestigious people have affirmed their role in connecting solidarity and responsibility towards the community and society, actively participating in building and consolidating the political system, taking the lead in poverty reduction movements, building new rural areas (NTM), ensuring security and order in residential areas, contributing to the economic, cultural and social development of ethnic minority areas. 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The district proposed that the Provincial People's Committee issue a decision to declare an emergency situation regarding the risk of landslides in Tu Hon Village residential area, in order to have a basis for building a resettlement area for affected households. The People's Committee of Phuoc Son District (Quang Nam Province) has just issued a Plan to organize a training conference to improve the capacity of prestigious people in the district in cyber security and cyber crime prevention.

La Ngau - a purely ethnic minority commune in Tanh Linh district is improving day by day.

The village "changes its clothes"

In recent years, many ethnic minority and mountainous areas in Binh Thuan province have undergone a "makeover", especially in remote villages. The dilapidated houses have now been given a new look, and many clean concrete roads have been built to connect to the alleys of people's houses. The system of schools, medical stations, and cultural houses has been newly invested and modernized. This is the result of the efforts of authorities at all levels and people in effectively implementing ethnic policies.

For example, in Tanh Linh district, thanks to the effective implementation of projects and sub-projects from the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas for the period 2021 - 2030; Phase I: from 2021 - 2025 (National Target Program 1719), people's lives have changed a lot, most poor households have been supported with capital to build houses, supported to change jobs, or borrow capital to develop the economy and escape poverty.

In 2 years (2022 - 2023), Tanh Linh district has allocated more than 10 billion VND to support housing for 130 households and help change jobs for more than 100 households. It is expected that in 2024, the district will continue to allocate capital to support housing and change jobs for nearly 100 households in the area.

Resources from ethnic programs and policies have had a strong impact, helping poor, near-poor, and newly escaped-poverty households in the locality to develop the economy, eliminate hunger, and reduce poverty.

Mr. K' Van Vinh, Vice Chairman of Dong Giang Commune People's Committee

Thanks to the support of 40 million VND from the National Target Program 1719, the family of Ms. Thi Ngin, in Tan Thanh quarter, Lac Tanh town, Tanh Linh district, was able to build a house after many years of dreaming. “Our family is poor, worrying about making ends meet and raising children is already difficult, let alone thinking about a decent house. But thanks to the support of the State, along with the savings, the family has a solid house, a new home to settle down and start a new career,” Ms. Ngin shared.

In Dong Giang commune, Ham Thuan Bac district, from the resources of the National Target Program 1719, the government has supported the settlement of housing, land and job conversion for the people. At the same time, it has promoted livelihood support, developed production according to the value chain; invested in essential infrastructure, serving the production and life of the people...

"Resources from ethnic programs and policies have had a strong impact, helping poor, near-poor, and newly escaped-poverty households in the locality to develop the economy, eliminate hunger, and reduce poverty," affirmed Mr. K' Van Vinh, Vice Chairman of Dong Giang Commune People's Committee.

Promoting poverty reduction

According to the leader of the Ethnic Minorities Committee of Binh Thuan province, recently, programs and policies have been effectively implemented and targeted to the right subjects, contributing to promoting socio-economic development. In particular, the effective implementation of the National Target Program 1719 has helped many localities invest in infrastructure, support housing and livelihoods for people.

Ethnic minority people in Dong Giang commune harvest corn

In the period of 2022 - 2024, the total capital to implement the National Target Program 1719 of Binh Thuan province is more than 427.5 billion VND, of which the province has disbursed more than 233.5 billion VND to implement projects and sub-projects to support people.

With the support capital, people have boosted production, increased income, and improved their quality of life. By the end of 2023, the poverty rate in ethnic minority areas in Binh Thuan province decreased by 3.05%; the average income per capita in the province's ethnic minority areas reached 46.8 million VND/year...

Mr. Nguyen Hong Hai, Vice Chairman of Binh Thuan Provincial People's Committee said: In recent years, the locality has been very determined in implementing policies to enhance poverty reduction for ethnic minority areas, including promoting the implementation of projects and sub-projects from national target programs to support ethnic minority people to escape poverty sustainably.

“The locality is determined to disburse 100% of capital in 2022 and 2023, and for 2024, the locality is trying to disburse 95%. In the coming time, the province will direct and urge departments, branches and localities to allocate and disburse capital to implement projects. For some sub-projects and projects with slow disbursement progress, we will find ways to resolve them to speed up implementation,” said Mr. Nguyen Hong Hai.

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