Strive to reduce the poverty rate among ethnic minorities to below 2%

On October 30, in Kien Giang province, the 4th Provincial Ethnic Minority Congress took place in 2024 with the theme "Ethnic minority communities of Kien Giang province unite and are determined to promote digital transformation strategy to contribute to promoting advantages and potentials for integration and development".

The congress was attended by 250 delegates representing over 69,900 ethnic minority households in Kien Giang province.

The 4th Congress of Ethnic Minorities in Kien Giang Province in 2024 set the goal of developing the economy, improving the lives of ethnic minorities, narrowing the gap in living standards between ethnic groups in the community by 2029; the average income of ethnic minorities is half of the average of the province; reducing the poverty rate among ethnic minorities to less than 2%. There are basically no more extremely difficult communes and hamlets; 100% of communes in ethnic minority areas meet new rural standards; over 95% of commune-level cadres and civil servants in ethnic minority areas have qualified professional qualifications.

In addition, the Congress set a target that over 85% of communes and hamlets in ethnic minority areas in the province will have adequate technical infrastructure to meet the requirements of socio-economic development and people's lives. Over 99% of ethnic minority households will have electricity; over 90% of households will use clean water; simple and unstable houses will be eliminated; teaching and learning of Khmer and Chinese languages will be promoted; and the fine traditional cultural values and identities of ethnic minorities will be preserved and promoted...

Deputy Minister, Vice Chairwoman of the Ethnic Committee Nong Thi Ha spoke at the congress.

Speaking at the congress, Deputy Minister, Vice Chairman of the Ethnic Minorities Committee Nong Thi Ha said that Kien Giang is located in the key economic region of the Mekong Delta, has an important strategic position, with 27 ethnic groups, nearly 270,000 ethnic minorities living in places that are important not only in terms of socio-economics but also in terms of national defense and security.

According to Ms. Ha, the National Target Programs have been implemented synchronously and effectively; cultural institutions at the grassroots level have been built with attention. Thanks to that, the appearance of the rural areas in ethnic minority areas has changed a lot; the people's lives in all aspects have been improved. The infrastructure serving production and people's lives has been improved, meeting the needs of people for travel, study, medical treatment, etc.

Ms. Ha suggested that in the coming time, Kien Giang province should pay attention to deploying and effectively implementing Conclusion No. 65-KL/TW dated October 30, 2019 of the Politburo on continuing to implement Resolution No. 24-NQ/TW of the 9th Party Central Committee on ethnic work in the new situation. At the same time, she hoped that ethnic minorities, no matter how difficult and hard-working they are, must prioritize time and money, creating all conditions for their children to go to school, have fun, and study properly.

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