Breakthrough from Directive No. 40-CT/TW (Part 3)

The effectiveness of policy credit is not only economic value but also social problems are solved, the lives of a large number of poor and disadvantaged people have been gradually improved. Thereby contributing to strengthening the people's trust in the Party and the State on the basis of harmonizing the Party's will and the people's will.

The whole political system is involved.

By September 30, 2024, the total outstanding debt of policy programs in the province reached VND 4,148,650 million, an increase of about 155% compared to before Directive No. 40. It is worth noting that in this total capital source, the capital entrusted at the local level increased by more than 3,213% compared to before the Directive, reaching over VND 407 billion. This impressive growth is the result of a shift from cognitive thinking to action, with many creative approaches of localities in social policy credit.

Comrade Nguyen Cao Son, Vice Chairman of Kim Son District People's Committee shared: Kim Son is a coastal district with a large population and high demand for loans for production and business development, especially credit capital from the Social Policy Bank. To effectively implement Directive No. 40, the district focuses on the role and responsibility of local leaders in grassroots credit work, creating favorable conditions for the poor and policy beneficiaries to access capital and use loans effectively. Mobilizing resources for social policy credit is also a task of local concern. Although the budget still has many difficulties, every year the District People's Committee balances and allocates capital to the district Social Policy Bank to supplement lending resources, in 2024 it is 11.7 billion VND, an increase of 100% compared to before the Directive.

Up to now, the total outstanding balance of policy credit programs in Kim Son district has reached about 835.5 billion VND, an increase of 556.7 billion VND compared to 2014; the average annual growth rate is approximately 20%, with over 51.6 thousand customers receiving loans and over 16 thousand customers with outstanding loans. Through policy credit activities, over the past 10 years, over 6.8 thousand households have overcome the poverty line.

The Social Policy Bank, Ninh Binh branch, promptly disbursed capital to support customers in the area to overcome the damage caused by storm Yagi (In photo: capital disbursement at the transaction point of Gia Son commune, Nho Quan district, Ninh Binh province)

In fact, not only Kim Son district, closely following the content of Directive No. 40, in recent times, Party committees and authorities at all levels in Ninh Binh have identified leadership and direction of social policy credit activities as one of the key tasks in the regular program and plan of activities. Accordingly, they have paid attention to supporting the VBSP in terms of facilities and equipment to serve the activities of units in the area; balancing and prioritizing the allocation of local budgets entrusted to the VBSP to supplement social policy credit capital sources, meeting more promptly the borrowing needs of poor households and other policy beneficiaries in the area.

The Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations regularly disseminate and popularize the Party and State's guidelines and policies on social policy credit; closely follow and direct the grassroots level to coordinate with the Bank in implementing credit programs; consolidate and improve credit quality and the quality of operations of Savings and Loan Groups. Coordinate with local authorities and relevant units to integrate credit activities with programs and policies on agricultural and rural development, education development, vocational training, job creation and new rural construction to improve the effectiveness of social policy credit.

The work of consolidating and improving the quality of operations of the Board of Directors of the Social Policy Bank at all levels has been carried out regularly, especially after the Chairman of the People's Committee at the commune level joined the Board of Directors of the Social Policy Bank at the district level, thereby improving operational capacity; policies and guidelines have been implemented quickly, difficulties and problems have been directly directed and promptly resolved at the grassroots level by the Chairman of the People's Committee at the commune level.

Along with the dedication, devotion, and responsibility of the staff and employees of the Social Policy Bank, regardless of difficulties and hardships..., being present at fixed transaction hours to serve the people, it has connected the strength of the entire political system to participate in sustainable poverty reduction, ensuring social security, contributing to the overall success of Directive No. 40.

Preferential loans through the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies have overcome the shortage of capital and jobs, prevented usury in rural areas; narrowed the gap between rich and poor, raised people's living standards, improved economic conditions, stabilized social order and safety, and strengthened people's trust in the Party and State.

Highlighting the humanity of policy

During the 10 years of implementing Directive No. 40 in the province, policy credit capital has been disbursed to nearly 591 thousand poor households and other policy beneficiaries, with loan turnover reaching nearly 12,054 billion VND. The capital contributed to helping nearly 81 thousand households overcome the poverty line; attracting and creating jobs for 78,630 workers, 83 people who completed their prison sentences received loans to integrate into the community; 70,277 students in difficult circumstances received loans to study; supported nearly 1,600 students in difficult circumstances to buy equipment for online learning; built 348,571 clean water and environmental sanitation works; 1,700 houses for poor households and policy families, actively contributing to solving social security issues.

Obviously, the effectiveness of investment in policy credit capital is not only measured by the economic values ​​achieved but also a solid foundation for the poor, improving the quality of people's lives, contributing to the successful implementation of the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction and New Rural Development. It can be affirmed that this is the correct policy of the Party and the State, meeting the aspirations of the people and increasingly entering life.

In order to further promote the effectiveness of social policy credit, in line with the context and socio-economic development situation in the new period, in the coming time, the Party Committees, authorities and functional branches of Ninh Binh province will continue to pay attention to thoroughly disseminating the contents of Directive No. 40. Raising awareness of cadres, party members and people about the position and role of policy credit in the process of organizing the implementation of the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws on economic growth along with progress, social equity, ensuring social security and sustainable poverty reduction. Step up the expansion of the "For the poor" campaign, consider depositing funds and temporarily idle money into the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies to supplement capital sources.

Comrade Pham Duc Cuong, Director of the Ninh Binh Branch of the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies, said: Although the poverty rate has decreased sharply, the tasks of the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies at present and in the future are not relieved. Uncertain risks in economic development are becoming a challenge for sustainable poverty reduction, especially the goal of improving the material and spiritual life and happiness of the people.

On that journey, not only the efforts of the VBSP, but also the greater cooperation of the entire political system are needed. Party committees and authorities at all levels, especially leaders, need to promote a sense of responsibility in grasping information related to social policy credit activities; promptly direct the removal of difficulties and obstacles, consolidate and improve credit quality in the locality. Socio-political organizations that are entrusted with doing a good job of consulting, guiding the construction and replication of effective production and business models.

On the Bank's side, we continue to maintain and effectively implement the organizational model and specific policy credit management methods. In particular, we focus on promoting the role, responsibility, and improving the quality of operations of the Board of Directors of the Social Policy Bank at all levels. We focus on training and fostering to improve professional capacity and ethics; build a team of prestigious staff with an advanced, modern working style, dedicated to serving the people with the motto "Understanding the people's hearts, serving wholeheartedly".

At the same time, improve the effectiveness of inspection and supervision by the Board of Directors of the Social Policy Bank at all levels and the internal control and inspection system. Effectively combine inspection, supervision and internal audit activities with improving the ability to early warn of risks. Develop an information technology system to meet the requirements of digital transformation and banking modernization, in line with the specific activities of social policy credit.

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