Thuan Chau (Son La): The lives of ethnic minorities have changed thanks to the National Target Program 1719

Implementing the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development of Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas (National Target Program 1719), Thuan Chau District (Son La Province) has focused on investing in infrastructure, paying attention to job creation, increasing income for people, contributing to socio-economic development in the area. That was emphasized by the member of the Party Central Committee, Minister, Chairman of the Ethnic Minorities Committee (EC) Hau A Lenh at the November 2024 work conference, on November 11, at the headquarters of the Ethnic Minorities Committee. Attending the conference were Deputy Ministers and Vice Chairmen: Y Thong, Nong Thi Ha; Heads of departments and units under the Committee for Ethnic Minorities. On November 11, at the Party Central Committee Headquarters, General Secretary To Lam worked with the Document Subcommittees and the Party Charter Subcommittee, the 14th National Party Congress, giving comments on the draft Political Report, the draft Summary Report on Party building work and implementation of the Party Charter to continue to perfect before submitting to the Politburo for consideration. That was the emphasis of the Party Central Committee member, Minister, Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minorities (CEMA) Hau A Lenh at the November 2024 work conference, on November 11, at the CEMA headquarters. Attending the conference were Deputy Ministers and Vice Chairmen: Y Thong, Nong Thi Ha; Heads of departments and units under the Committee for Ethnic Minorities. From the implementation of Project 6 on Preserving and promoting the fine traditional cultural values ​​of ethnic minorities associated with tourism development under the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas for the 2021-2030 period (National Target Program 1719), it has been creating an important driving force for Quang Nam province to effectively preserve and promote the traditional cultural values ​​of ethnic minorities associated with tourism development. Implementing the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas (National Target Program 1719), Thuan Chau district (Son La province) has focused on investing in infrastructure, paying attention to creating jobs, increasing income for people, contributing to socio-economic development in the area. On the afternoon of November 11, in Phuoc Vinh commune, Ninh Phuoc district, the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ninh Thuan province held the groundbreaking ceremony to build 60 Great Unity houses for poor ethnic minorities in the province. This is a practical activity to celebrate the 94th anniversary of the Vietnam Fatherland Front's Traditional Day (November 18, 1930 - November 18, 2024) and the peak month for the poor in 2024. Attending were Mr. Le Van Binh, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ninh Thuan province; leaders of departments, branches, local authorities and poor households who were given houses. With the attention and direction of the Party Committee and the government, together with the determination and efforts of the branches, all levels and the consensus and response of the people, the poverty reduction work of Yen Son district (Tuyen Quang province) has had positive changes. Many poor and near-poor households in the district, after escaping poverty, have had a stable life, gradually improved their family economy, increased their income, and contributed to the successful implementation of the National Target Program (NTP) on sustainable poverty reduction, period 2021 - 2025. The summary news of the Ethnic and Development Newspaper, on November 11, has the following notable information: Cultural and Tourism Week associated with the Ok Om Bok Festival in 2024 in Tra Vinh. Cultural adaptation in the land of Agarwood. Disabled woman "turns" clay into flowers. Along with other current news in ethnic minority and mountainous areas. In recent times, the Department of Information and Communications (TT&TT) of Thai Nguyen has strengthened communication and poverty reduction work in information, to contribute to sustainable poverty reduction. Mr. Nguyen Hung, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Thuan Bac district, Ninh Thuan province, said that in 3 years (from 2022-2024), the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas (National Target Program 1719) has supported the locality with over 17,676 million VND to implement Project 1 on solving the shortage of residential land, housing, production land, domestic water, and job conversion for 871 poor ethnic minority households in 5 communes in extremely difficult areas including Phuoc Chien, Phuoc Khang, Bac Son, Cong Hai, and Loi Hai. On November 11, the People's Council of Ca Mau province, term X, term 2021-2026, held the 16th session (special topic). The Provincial People's Council unanimously elected Mr. Pham Thanh Ngai - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee to hold the position of Chairman of the People's Committee of Ca Mau province for the 2021 - 2026 term. Mr. Pham Thanh Ngai was elected with 100% of the votes of the delegates present (47/47 delegates). Determining the Sustainable Poverty Reduction Program as one of the three National Target Programs (NTPs) reflecting the major policies of the Party and the State, in recent years, Dien Bien province has paid special attention to leading, directing and effectively implementing the NTP for Sustainable Poverty Reduction, achieving many remarkable results. Within the framework of the 6th Ooc Om Boc Festival - Ngo Boat Race in Soc Trang, Mekong Delta region and the 1st Soc Trang Culture, Sports and Tourism Week - 2024, on the evening of November 11, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Soc Trang province organized the largest performance of Khmer ethnic music in Vietnam.

Leaders of Thuan Chau district (Son La) inspected the Huoi Long - Quyet Thang road, Nong Lay commune.

Thuan Chau is one of the most disadvantaged districts in Son La province. In Thuan Chau district, there are 29 communes and towns, of which 24 are in the extremely disadvantaged region III, with 6 ethnic groups living together. To care for and stabilize the lives of ethnic minorities in the area, Thuan Chau district has effectively implemented the State's investment policies, provided support for plant varieties, livestock and production tools; paid attention to vocational training, and supported workers to work abroad.

Exploiting the potential and advantages of the region, the district directed specialized agencies, communes and towns to promote propaganda and mobilize people to change the structure of crops and livestock; apply science and technology, high technology in production, build product brands, trace origin. Create conditions for households to access preferential loans and develop production. Up to now, the district has formed concentrated production areas.

In addition, the district also integrates programs and projects such as: National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction, New Rural Development, National Target Program 1719; using preferential credit sources, additional capital from the provincial budget, central budget... to serve development needs.

Thanks to that, the people in the district have improved their lives, housing and living conditions. In the period of 2019-2023, the district has supported machinery and agricultural tools for production for 390 poor households; more than 900 poor households lacking production land have received loans to change their jobs. Supported fish and calf breeds for 646 La Ha ethnic households in 4 communes of Nong Lay, Chieng La, Chieng Pha, Liep Te, with a total cost of more than 6.6 billion VND. Organized training to improve knowledge on production and livelihood development for 504 La Ha ethnic households. There are 5,959 households that have access to preferential loans from the District Social Policy Bank Transaction Office, with a total outstanding loan of 822 billion VND.

Currently, the urban and rural appearance of Thuan Chau district has improved a lot. Roads, electricity, schools and stations have been invested in construction, 100% of communes have paved roads to the center; 72.9% of villages and sub-areas have concrete roads; 99% of households have access to the national grid; 100% of the population has access to clean water. The district has 5 communes meeting new rural standards. Education and health care have been given attention; the movement to build a cultural life has been promoted. Political security and social order and safety have always been maintained and stable.

In addition, the district has nearly 4,300 hectares of fruit trees of all kinds; the output in 2023 will reach over 22,500 tons. There are 10 growing area codes; of which, 2 are exported to the US, EU, Australia, Dubai, and Japan markets; 8 are exported to the Chinese market, with a total area of ​​182 hectares; there are 11 production chains, 8 OCOP products. Livestock has developed in terms of quantity, scale and herd structure; initially forming farm models, with over 135,000 cattle, more than 735,000 poultry of all kinds. People in communes in the Son La Hydropower Reservoir area raise over 650 fish cages; the output of aquaculture and exploitation reaches 1,300 tons/year. People's lives have been improved, by the end of 2023, the poverty rate will decrease to 22.77%.

Thuan Chau district has also promoted the role of the Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations at the commune and village levels and the people to focus on monitoring the progress and quality of the works. Thereby, contributing to increasing the rate of communes with concrete or asphalt roads to the commune center to 100%; nearly 80% of villages have hardened roads to the village; over 99% of households use electricity from the national grid; 100% of the rural population has access to clean water for daily use...

A corner of Thuan Chau district center, Son La province

In addition to supporting the completion of infrastructure, in October 2024, Thuan Chau district also provided 818 water tanks to poor households in ethnic minority areas with difficulties in domestic water in the whole district, with a total cost of more than 2.3 billion VND.

Supporting water tanks will help poor households and ethnic minority households in especially difficult villages, hamlets and communes have more clean water storage facilities for daily life, especially in the dry season, and avoid some diseases caused by the use of unsanitary water sources, contributing to ensuring people's health, helping people gradually overcome difficulties, stabilize their lives, and respond to climate change.

Mr. Le Hong Phong, Vice Chairman of Thuan Chau District People's Committee, said: From the capital of National Target Program 1719, Thuan Chau District has invested in essential infrastructure to serve production and life of ethnic minorities. Many projects have been completed and put into use, contributing to improving the material and spiritual life of the people, creating a driving force to promote socio-economic development, especially in remote, isolated and extremely disadvantaged communes in the district.

Currently, the district is focusing on reviewing and adjusting capital for projects and sub-projects that have run out of beneficiaries, for projects and sub-projects that still have beneficiaries. For completed projects that have been damaged by floods, they will continue to develop plans for maintenance and repair to ensure that they serve the people's lives and production, Mr. Le Hong Phong, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Thuan Chau district, added.

Thuan Chau district is determined to strive even harder so that every person can have a prosperous and happy life, so that the district can completely escape poverty by 2025 and become a fairly developed district of the province.

Thuan Chau (Son La): Effectively promoting investment resources from ethnic policy programs and projects

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