Giong Rieng (Kien Giang): Villages change from investment efficiency of National Target Program 1719

With many practical and effective solutions, after nearly 4 years of implementing the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas for the 2021-2030 period; Phase I: From 2021-2025 (abbreviated as National Target Program 1719), Giong Rieng district, Kien Giang province has focused on effectively implementing the component projects of the Program. Thereby, promptly supporting ethnic minorities to gradually stabilize their lives, have more opportunities to access high-quality services, and their spiritual life has also been significantly improved. According to the report of the People's Committee of Song Hinh district, Phu Yen province, in 3 years (from 2022 - 2024), the total capital to implement the National Target Program on socio-economic development of ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the period 2021 - 2030 (National Target Program 1719) in the district is more than 148 billion VND. Immediately after successfully concluding the working trip to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on the evening of October 30, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife and the high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived at Doha International Airport, starting an official visit to Qatar from October 30 to November 1 at the invitation of the Prime Minister of the State of Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jasim Al-Thani. With many practical and effective solutions, After nearly 4 years of implementing the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development of Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas for the 2021-2030 period; Phase I: From 2021-2025 (abbreviated as National Target Program 1719), Giong Rieng district, Kien Giang province has focused on effectively implementing the component projects of the Program. Thereby, promptly supporting ethnic minorities to gradually stabilize their lives, have more opportunities to access high-quality services, and their spiritual life has also been significantly improved. With many policies promoting gender equality, in recent years, many ethnic minority women have strongly risen up, daring to think, daring to do, contributing to changing gender stereotypes, affirming their roles and positions in the family and society. The tomb-abandoning ceremony is the largest, most prominent and most attended traditional festival of the Gia Rai people. The grave-leaving ceremony contains a colorful folk cultural treasure, where all concepts of the universe, of gods, of philosophies of life are clearly expressed and carry great humanistic values. This is the theme of the 10th Da Lat Flower Festival in 2024, which will be organized by the Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee in December. According to information from the Organizing Committee, at this year's Da Lat Flower Festival, there will be many unique and impressive programs. The Cham people have a treasure trove of valuable cultural heritage, including Ariya singing. However, over time, the Cham scripts preserving Ariya and Ariya singing artists are at risk of disappearing. This raises the question of what solutions are available to preserve and promote the Ariya values ​​of the Cham people in Binh Thuan. The summary news of the Ethnic and Development Newspaper, on October 30, has the following notable information: After storm No. 3, Quang Ninh continues to face the risk of major forest fires. Flood season in the Muong Lay highlands. Unique rice offering ceremony of the San Diu people in Dong Hy. Along with other current news in ethnic minority and mountainous areas. The national target program on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the period 2021 - 2030 (National Target Program 1719) is identified as the main driving force for Cao Bang to solve urgent and pressing issues in the province's ethnic minority areas. Therefore, along with close supervision in leadership and direction, the province has focused on supervision and ensuring democracy at the grassroots level, thereby contributing to improving the effectiveness of works and projects under the National Target Program 1719. In recent years, with resources from the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas for the 2021-2030 period (National Target Program 1719), the appearance of ethnic minority and mountainous areas in A Luoi district, Thua Thien Hue province has made significant progress. Electricity, roads, schools, stations, and livelihood models have been given attention, invested in, and supported, and are becoming important driving forces for A Luoi to rise up. Housing is one of the three most basic, essential, and core needs of each person, especially poor households in ethnic minority and mountainous areas. Therefore, in recent years, our Party and State have always paid attention to the housing issue for the people, especially poor households in rural areas, areas affected by natural disasters, storms, floods in ethnic minority and mountainous areas. On October 30, in Hanoi, the Ethnic Committee held a conference to announce decisions on the transfer and appointment of officials. Attending were Deputy Minister, Vice Chairman Y Vinh Tor and leaders of departments and units under the Ethnic Committee. According to the report of the People's Committee of Song Hinh district, Phu Yen province, in 3 years (from 2022 - 2024), the total capital to implement the National Target Program on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the period 2021 - 2030 (National Target Program 1719) in the district is more than 148 billion VND.

The movement to build rural traffic, with the motto "State and People work together" is spreading in hamlets and villages of Giong Rieng district.

Villages and villages change

Giong Rieng District, Kien Giang Province has 18 communes, 1 town, 128 hamlets and residential areas; population is 54,403 households, with 224,683 people; ethnic minorities have 10,406 households, accounting for 19.12% of the total population of the district, of which the Khmer ethnic group accounts for nearly 18%. The district has 1 hamlet in a particularly difficult area (Giong Da hamlet, Ban Thach commune) and 8 communes in ethnic minority areas according to Decision No. 861/QD-TTg dated June 4, 2021 of the Prime Minister. The whole district has 14 Khmer Theravada pagodas and the District-level Association of Patriotic Monks and Monks.

In recent years, from the capital of the National Target Program 1719, local authorities have invested in and built many infrastructure projects, creating livelihoods for many households. Thanks to that, the rural appearance of the district has changed significantly. The lives of ethnic minorities in the district have also become increasingly prosperous.

Specifically, from 2022 to 2024, implementing the National Target Program 1719, Giong Rieng district was allocated 40,875 million VND. Accordingly, the district has invested in building 6 rural traffic projects, with a cost of 3,115.4 million VND, repairing 2 roads with a total cost of 76.9 million VND.

Up to now, 100% of rural roads from the commune center to the district in Giong Rieng have been asphalted, 100% of roads from the hamlet to the commune center have been concreted, contributing to promoting the socio-economic development of ethnic minority areas; traditional cultural values ​​and identities of ethnic minorities have been preserved and promoted, education and training, job creation, and poverty reduction have been supported, the poverty rate of ethnic minority households has decreased sharply, the average income per capita has increased compared to before, the life of ethnic minorities in ethnic minority areas has been stabilized and developed significantly.

In 2020, the whole district had 1,938 poor households (accounting for 3.65% of the total population of the district), by the end of 2023 it had decreased to 670 households (1.23%). Of which, 244 were poor ethnic minority households, accounting for 2.34% of the total number of ethnic minority households (a decrease of 206 households compared to 2020).

Mr. Danh Hinh, a prestigious person in Danh Thoi hamlet, Vinh Phu commune, happily shared that the villagers in the hamlet mainly do agriculture, so good rural roads have helped us transport goods to the district market very quickly. With good roads, children in the hamlet also rarely drop out of school. In my role, I always encourage villagers to carry out emulation movements well, as well as join hands with the State to carry out the National Target Program 1719 well so that the hamlet becomes more prosperous and prosperous.

Ngo boat team of Giong Rieng district participates in races organized by the province.

Promoting the effectiveness of Project 6

Along with economic development, the preservation and promotion of ethnic identity is also of special concern to the Party Committee and the authorities of Giong Rieng district. Implementing Project 6 on "Preserving and promoting the fine traditional cultural values ​​of ethnic minorities associated with tourism development" under the National Target Program 1719, Giong Rieng district has supported investment in the construction and renovation of the hamlet Cultural - Information House, with a total cost of 1 billion 393.4 million VND.

At the same time, support 20 traditional costumes of ethnic minorities for Vinh Thanh, Ban Tan Dinh, Ngoc Chuc, Ngoc Hoa, Ban Thach communes, with a budget of 133.8 million VND; support a pentatonic orchestra for Ban Tan Dinh commune, with a budget of 69.7 million VND; support repair of Ngo boats, with a budget of 150 million VND (Nha Si Moi pagoda, Vinh Thanh commune).

Giong Rieng district currently has 10 ngo boats (of which 4 are still in use). Local leaders have created favorable conditions to support funding for pagodas to build ngo boats, with a total amount of over 300 million VND. Creating favorable conditions for traditional sports among ethnic minorities is also focused on by all levels and sectors to promote and serve festivals well. Every year, the boat racing team participates in the Cultural, Sports and Tourism Festival of Khmer people in Kien Giang province organized by the province.

Through emulation movements, at the Congress of Ethnic Minorities in Giong Rieng district, many collectives and individuals were awarded.

Mr. Huynh Van Thai Quynh, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Giong Rieng district, said that the implementation of the National Target Program 1719 in the district in the past time has closely followed the instructions of the superiors. At the same time, the People's Committee of the district has assigned and decentralized each project to the sectors and communes under the Program; promptly reviewed the beneficiaries and approved the list of beneficiaries according to the norms of each project that have been allocated above.

The projects and programs have also brought into play the effectiveness of the socio-economic infrastructure system in ethnic minority areas, which has been strengthened; the transportation system connecting regions, irrigation works, schools, medical stations, etc. have been invested in, basically meeting the production and social life needs of ethnic minorities, contributing significantly to the economic restructuring and changing the face of ethnic minority areas.

At the same time, during the traditional holidays and New Year of the Khmer people, the district leaders always pay attention to creating conditions to organize many cultural, artistic, physical education and sports activities in a joyful, safe and economical spirit.

At the same time, establish delegations to visit and present gifts to pagodas, the District Association of Patriotic Monks and Nuns, policy families, dignitaries, retired cadres, and prestigious ethnic minority people. Thereby contributing to preserving and promoting the fine traditional cultural identity of ethnic groups, consolidating and strengthening the great solidarity of ethnic groups, for the goal of a rich people, a strong country, democracy, fairness, and civilization.

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