Kon Tum: Continue to effectively implement land policies for ethnic minorities based on the results of the 53 Ethnic Minority Survey

Land policy for ethnic minorities is a major and consistent policy of the Party and State. In recent years, Kon Tum province has promptly implemented land policies, creating conditions for ethnic minorities to stabilize their lives, develop production and escape poverty. In particular, the results of the Survey and Information Collection on the Socio-Economic Status of 53 Ethnic Minorities in 2024 will be announced in the coming time, which will be the basis for Kon Tum province to propose many solutions to continue to effectively implement land policies for ethnic minorities. In recent years, thanks to the mobilization of resources from the National Target Programs (NTPs), the mountainous and border district of Trang Dinh has effectively implemented infrastructure investment projects, production development, and livelihood creation for poor and near-poor households. 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Timely implementation of land policy for ethnic minorities

Kon Tum province has 43 ethnic groups living together, of which ethnic minorities account for more than 54%. Most ethnic minorities have their livelihoods closely linked to agricultural and forestry production activities. Therefore, land is a particularly important means of production for ethnic minorities.

Clearly identifying the importance of implementing land policies for ethnic minorities, based on the data of the 2019 Socio-Economic Survey of 53 Ethnic Minorities and the results of annual statistics and reviews, in recent times, all levels and sectors in Kon Tum province have focused on directing and promoting the implementation of programs and solutions to support residential land and production land for ethnic minorities.

In particular, focus on effectively implementing projects and sub-projects on supporting housing, residential land, production land, and domestic water for ethnic minorities under the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction for the 2021-2025 period and the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development for Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas for the 2021-2030 period, Phase I: From 2021-2025.

The timely implementation of land policies helps ethnic minorities in Kon Tum province have sufficient means of production and improve their quality of life.

Mr. A Ninh, Head of the Ethnic Affairs Department of Kon Plong district, said: The district pays great attention to the implementation of land policies for ethnic minorities. In addition to annual statistics, the Ethnic Affairs Department coordinates with communes every month to review and compile a list of households lacking residential and production land. On that basis, it advises and proposes to the District People's Committee to promptly implement policies to support residential and production land.

According to preliminary statistics of the Kon Tum Provincial Ethnic Committee, from 2003 to present, implementing the policies of the Party and State, the province has supported residential land and production land for more than 16,100 ethnic minority households.

From 2022 to 2024 alone, the province has supported 139 ethnic minority households with residential land; of which, land was directly allocated to 19 households with an area of ​​4,189m2, and housing stabilization funding was supported in the form of interlacing for 120 households. Support for production land was provided to 1,085 households, of which 45 households were directly allocated land, and 1,040 households were supported in the form of job conversion. Currently, 99.31% of ethnic minority households have residential land, 99.29% of ethnic minority households have production land.

Ms. Y Ky, Dak Xo village, Hieu commune, Kon Plong district has a stable life thanks to the policy of supporting production land.

Ms. Y Ky, Dak Xo village, Hieu commune, Kon Plong district shared: The family is a poor household, with 4 people only relying on the income of more than 1 sao of land growing cassava and working for hire. At the end of 2023, the family received 25 million VND from the district to buy 1,100m2 of rice fields to grow rice. In the first crop, the family harvested nearly 400kg of rice, stabilizing food, not lacking like previous years.

Having land for housing and production helps ethnic minorities stabilize their housing, develop production, increase income and escape poverty sustainably. At the same time, it creates excitement and trust among ethnic minorities in the Party's guidelines and policies and the State's laws.

Database for continued effective implementation of land policy

The survey and information collection on the socio-economic situation of 53 ethnic minorities in 2024 will provide reliable data and evidence to help central agencies; as well as localities in ethnic minority areas have accurate assessments of the results of implementing ethnic policies until 2024 and expected until 2025; evaluate 5 years of implementing the Master Plan for socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the period 2021-2030, the Ethnic Work Strategy until 2030; results of implementing national target programs, as well as results of implementing ethnic work in the period 2021-2025, preparing to build national target programs, development plans for the next period 2026-2030; serve as a basis for Party committees and organizations at all levels to prepare reports and documents serving Party Congresses at all levels for the 2025-2030 term.

Data from the Survey, collecting information on the socio-economic situation of 53 ethnic minorities in 2024 will be the basis for Kon Tum province to continue to effectively implement land policies for ethnic minorities.

In particular, the statistics from the survey will accurately assess the land situation of ethnic minorities. From there, it will serve as a basis for Kon Tum province to continue to effectively implement land policies for ethnic minorities.

Mr. Le Thanh Dung, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Po Ko Commune, Dak To District, said: The commune has 05 villages, nearly 3,900 people, with 10 ethnic groups living. Recently, the People's Committee of the commune also closely coordinated with agencies and units to implement the survey, collect information on the socio-economic situation of 53 ethnic minorities in 2024 according to the set roadmap and plan.

For local authorities, it is also hoped that through the survey data, central and provincial agencies will have orientations and solutions for socio-economic development in ethnic minority areas and especially timely resolve land policies for ethnic minorities.

According to preliminary statistics, there are currently nearly 3,900 ethnic minority households in Kon Tum province lacking and having no residential land or production land. However, due to the characteristics of ethnic minority residents mainly residing in remote areas; every year, due to the impact of natural disasters, many areas of residential land and production land are eroded and leveled; along with that, many young families separate households and establish gardens, so the demand for residential land and production land is quite large.

Therefore, in the coming time, Kon Tum province will continue to promote the implementation of programs and projects to support residential land and production land for ethnic minorities with the goal that by 2025, 100% of ethnic minority households will have residential land and production land.

Kon Tum province sets a goal that by 2025, 100% of ethnic minority households will have residential land and production land.

Mr. Dinh Quoc Tuan, Head of the Ethnic Minorities Committee of Kon Tum province, said: In the coming time, implementing Article 16 of the 2024 Land Law "on the State's responsibility for land for ethnic minorities" and on the basis of the data of the Survey, collecting information on the socio-economic situation of 53 ethnic minorities in 2024, which will be announced soon, the Ethnic Minorities Committee will coordinate with the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, units and localities to advise the People's Council and People's Committee on tasks, solutions and support policies to solve the shortage of residential land and production land for ethnic minorities.

With the attention of Party committees at all levels, local authorities and the results of the Survey, collecting information on the socio-economic situation of 53 ethnic minorities in 2024, which will be announced in the coming time, is an important basis for Kon Tum province to effectively implement land policies for ethnic minorities in the following years.

Looking back at the survey to collect information on ethnic minority areas in the coastal border area of ​​Vinh Chau

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