In 2024, ethnic work and implementation of ethnic policies in Lao Cai province faced many difficulties and challenges; including heavy losses due to the impact of storm No. 3. However, ethnic work and ethnic policies in Lao Cai province have achieved many positive results. Specifically, with the determination in direction, efforts at all levels and sectors, and the will to strive to escape poverty of the people, in 2024, the total number of poor households in Lao Cai province was 20,411 households, the remaining poverty rate was 11.24%; of which, poor households among ethnic minorities decreased by 6.19% compared to 2023.
Domestic jobs have been created for 16,662 people (of whom about 16,517 are ethnic minority workers); 250 people have gone to work abroad under contracts (of whom 145 are ethnic minority workers, accounting for 58.3%). The work of eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses has been stepped up. To date, Lao Cai province has completed 5,397 houses ( 3,511 new houses, 1,886 houses renovated and repaired )...
One of the contents in 2024 that all levels and sectors in Lao Cai province are interested in and directing the implementation is the National Target Program 1719. In 2024, 22/29 targets and objectives for implementing the program achieved the set plan. Some of these targets exceeded the plan, such as: Reducing the average annual poverty rate among ethnic minorities; the number of communes in Region III that have escaped the category of special difficulties; the rate of women giving birth who receive 4 prenatal check-ups/3 periods; cadres, civil servants, and public employees in Subject 4 who are trained in knowledge about ethnic policies and ethnic work; the rate of high school age students going to school...
The indicators for implementing the millennium development goals for ethnic minority and mountainous areas associated with the sustainable development goals by 2024 all met and exceeded the set targets, specifically: The rate of malnutrition by weight/age in ethnic minority children under 5 years old reached 100%; the rate of ethnic minority children enrolling at the right age for primary school reached 99.8/99; the rate of ethnic minorities completing primary school reached 100%; the rate of ethnic minorities aged 10 and over who are literate reached 100%; the rate of ethnic minority households using clean water for daily life reached 99.3%...
In 2024 , Lao Cai province actively implemented the work of preventing child marriage and incestuous marriage. Thereby, it achieved certain results, specifically: During the year, there were no cases of incestuous marriage among ethnic minorities in the province.
Infrastructure, information, communication and propaganda work continue to be strengthened to the villages to serve the people. Currently, villages and residential areas in ethnic minority areas have established a common Zalo group to exchange work. Establishing a group helps to increase responsibility and enhance the role and effectiveness of prestigious people at the grassroots level when there is closer exchange and connection between prestigious people in the commune through the Group Leader.
Assisting in coordinating with the Party Committee, government, and communal organizations to synthesize, evaluate, and comment on the activities of prestigious people in the commune. Digital transformation helps people get closer to ethnic policies, improve the ability to apply and exploit information technology to support socio-economic development, ensure security and order, preserve national cultural values, and gradually narrow the gap between rich and poor...
With the results achieved in ethnic work in 2024 and 2025, Lao Cai province will continue to focus on leading and directing the implementation of the Party and State's viewpoints, guidelines, policies and laws on ethnic and religious work, sustainable poverty reduction and population arrangement. Concentrate resources, maximize capital from National Target Programs, exploit potentials and strengths to comprehensively develop the socio-economy of ethnic minority areas, and sustainably reduce poverty. Strengthen the grasp of the situation of ethnic minorities, promote dialogue on poverty reduction at the grassroots level, proactively grasp the thoughts and aspirations of the people to have appropriate guidance solutions.
Guide and facilitate religious organizations to operate in accordance with the law, organize visits to religious dignitaries, officials and followers on important religious holidays... Complete and improve the quality of the state management system of ethnic and religious affairs at all levels. Focus on developing ethnic minority human resources to ensure a harmonious and reasonable proportion of ethnic minority cadres, civil servants and public employees in each agency, unit and locality.
Improve legal knowledge in the field of ethnic affairs
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