In the fall of 2011, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong visited and worked with the Party Committee and people of all ethnic groups in Muong Lat district. During the trip, the General Secretary spent most of his time inquiring about the living conditions and production of the ethnic groups in the most remote and difficult villages of Muong Lat. To this day, the warm feelings, advice and wishes of the General Secretary are still deeply imprinted in the hearts of the ethnic groups in the mountainous border district of Muong Lat.
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong visits and works in Muong Lat district. Photo courtesy of Minh Hieu
In 2011, on the occasion of the 66th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day September 2, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong visited and worked with the Party Committee and people of ethnic groups in the border district of Muong Lat. In the most remote and difficult border district of Thanh Hoa province, the General Secretary visited the life and production situation of ethnic groups in Muong Chanh commune and Kham 1 village, Trung Ly commune; Sang village, Quang Chieu commune. At the same time, he outlined the direction for poverty reduction and the development of Muong Lat.
Comrade Trieu Minh Xiet, Standing Deputy Secretary of Muong Lat District Party Committee, recalled: “That day, the cadres and people of all ethnic groups in Muong Chanh commune were deeply moved when the General Secretary visited. From early morning, people from remote villages came to the communal People's Committee hall to meet the General Secretary. Everyone felt the closeness and warm affection that the General Secretary had for the Party Committee and people of Muong Chanh commune. For the first time, the cadres and people of all ethnic groups in the commune had the opportunity to meet and talk with the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.”
Spending a lot of time chatting and inquiring about the living conditions, food, clothing and production of the ethnic people in Muong Chanh commune, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong expressed his joy: “I also did not expect that coming to Muong Chanh, a remote commune like this, the rural appearance would be so spacious. There are schools, classrooms, clinics, solid and clean offices, the people have food and a place to live, which is really a joy”. Sharing the difficulties of the people, the General Secretary believed that with solidarity, diligence, hard work, and effective support from all levels and sectors, the people of Muong Chanh ethnic groups will gradually rise up to escape poverty, gradually eliminating backward customs - comrade Trieu Minh Xiet said.
During that historic visit, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong also advised and suggested directions for Muong Chanh to move forward. Standing Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee Trieu Minh Xiet still remembers clearly, the General Secretary's voice is gentle and warm: "I have visited many communes in Thanh Hoa province, Muong Chanh is the last stop on this working trip. As a poor commune, Muong Chanh's development path still faces many difficulties. Therefore, the Party Committee, government, Fatherland Front and mass organizations of Muong Chanh commune need to continue to promote the good traditions and new achievements, encourage people of all ethnic groups to strengthen the strength of great solidarity, successfully complete political tasks, develop the economy, culture - society, consolidate national defense - security, care for and improve the material and spiritual life of local people". In particular, the General Secretary emphasized the choice of Muong Chanh as a key commune to escape poverty, associated with the construction of new rural areas in the western border area of Thanh Hoa province. At the same time, we hope that the Party Committee, government and ethnic people of Muong Chanh commune will show their determination to complete the set goals. The Party Committee and ethnic people in the commune unanimously promise the General Secretary to strive to complete the tasks assigned by the General Secretary.
Ethnic people in Muong Chanh commune (Muong Lat) happily welcomed General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's visit in 2011.
The journey to create the shape of a new-style rural commune in the border area of Muong Chanh is full of difficulties and hardships. However, with determination and unity, the Party Committee, the government, and the people of all ethnic groups in the commune are realizing the wish of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong every day to help Muong Chanh escape poverty and become a model commune for new-style rural construction in the western border area of Thanh Hoa province. From 2021 to present, Muong Chanh commune has been supported with more than 14.28 billion VND to invest in and implement new-style rural criteria. Combining the support from the Central Government and Thanh Hoa province with the local budget, the commune has invested in building many important infrastructure works, such as: commune offices, medical stations, and village cultural houses; renovating, building new and renovating, upgrading basic schools to ensure teaching and learning for teachers and students; the transportation and irrigation systems have been upgraded and invested, creating favorable conditions for people to travel and develop production; build new electricity and water works to serve the people. Along with that, Muong Chanh commune always focuses on promoting propaganda, guiding and supporting local ethnic people to shift the structure of crops and livestock and access capital sources, training and transferring scientific and technical advances, building models of cultivation and livestock farming that bring high economic efficiency. Since then, the production level and income of the people have gradually improved. Secretary of the Party Committee of Muong Chanh commune, Luc Van Tam, said: “In the land at the end of the border area of Thanh Hoa, today it has changed dramatically. Up to now, 100% of the villages in Muong Chanh commune have asphalt roads, concrete roads; people in 9/9 villages have access to the national grid, have standard village cultural houses; 7/9 villages have met the NTM standards. According to the plan, Muong Chanh commune will reach the NTM finish line by the end of 2024 to report to the General Secretary, the Central Government and Thanh Hoa province".
The big heart has stopped beating, but the General Secretary's instructions remain valuable to the Party Committee, the government and the ethnic people of Muong Lat district. The General Secretary's trust and expectations are being gradually realized by the Party Committee, the government and the ethnic people in the district. Mr. Luong Minh Thong, former Secretary of the Muong Lat District Party Committee, emotionally recalled: "At that time, I was holding the position of Secretary of the District Party Committee, and was honored to accompany the General Secretary for 2 days to visit and work with the Party Committee and the people of Muong Lat district. After visiting the living conditions of ethnic people in some communes in the district, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong had a working session with the provincial leaders and key officials of Muong Lat district. The General Secretary pointed out the causes of poverty and suggested appropriate solutions to help Muong Lat escape poverty quickly and sustainably. The General Secretary hopes that the leaders of Thanh Hoa province need to research, investigate, survey and correctly analyze the situation of Muong Lat district. From there, there will be specific and appropriate policies, mechanisms and solutions to develop Muong Lat district. The focus is on taking care of building and consolidating a strong Party organization and political system; building a new rural planning, associated with prioritizing investment resources in essential economic and social infrastructure such as electricity, roads, schools and stations to create momentum for development; strengthening training, fostering, arranging and using staff effectively to create changes in leadership and direction of implementing political tasks. At the same time, improving the intellectual level of ethnic minorities; coordinating the army and people to unite, unite, overcome difficulties and challenges for development".
Ethnic people in Muong Chanh commune (Muong Lat) happily welcomed General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's visit in 2011.
Implementing the wishes of the General Secretary, the Provincial Party Standing Committee issued Resolution No. 11-NQ/TU dated September 29, 2022 on "Building and developing Muong Lat district to 2030, with a vision to 2045". The resolution sets the goal of striving for Muong Lat to escape the list of poor districts by 2030; by 2045, the socio-economic situation and per capita income of Muong Lat district will reach the average level of mountainous districts in the province. Bringing the resolution into life, opening a way out of poverty, Party committees at all levels, authorities, the Fatherland Front and mass organizations of Muong Lat district focused on propaganda, creating strong changes in awareness, consciousness, responsibility, spirit of self-reliance, self-reliance, and proactiveness among cadres, party members and people of all ethnic groups in the district. At the same time, arouse the spirit of proactiveness, active labor production, household economic development, striving to escape poverty sustainably; not waiting for or relying on the support of the State; eliminate the inferiority complex and resignation among cadres, party members and people. In addition, the district focuses on directing the development of projects on strengthening the party organization and political system in the area; developing household economy; improving the quality of education and training. Coordinate with the Party Committee of the Provincial Border Guard Command to select cadres and party members who are border guards to attend activities in border villages. Along with directing the review and adjustment of the Land Use Planning for the period of 2021-2030 to submit to the Provincial People's Committee for approval; deploy and implement the Project "Arranging and stabilizing residents in areas at high risk of flash floods, landslides and landslides in mountainous districts of the province for the period of 2021-2025; Review priority construction items for investment in the 2021-2025 and 2025-2030 periods. Coordinate with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to implement plans and schemes for agricultural and forestry production according to the 4-region orientation of Resolution No. 11-NQ/TU. At the same time, Party committees and authorities at all levels in the district proactively and effectively implement the goals and tasks set forth by the Resolution of the 6th District Party Congress, term 2020-2025.
According to the report of Muong Lat district, the average growth rate of production value in the period of 2021-2023 reached 5.29%; average income per capita reached more than 25 million VND/year, exceeding the target set for the 2020-2025 term; the poverty rate by the end of 2023 decreased to 39.3%, reaching 119.7%, exceeding the target for the 2020-2025 term. Along with that, infrastructure was invested and upgraded; national grid infrastructure continued to be invested. More happily, the sense of waiting and relying on cadres and people has gradually changed and they always trust and comply well with the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws. Overcoming difficulties and moving forward together with the whole province, the Party Committee, the government, and the people of all ethnic groups in Muong Lat district are creating positive changes in poverty reduction, socio-economic development, and ensuring national defense and security, meeting the trust, expectations, and wishes of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
Tran Thanh
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