In the 2021 - 2023 period, Thai Nguyen province mobilized nearly 3,500 billion VND to support poverty reduction under the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction in the province.
Of which, there are 1,212 billion VND from the central budget, more than 353 billion VND from the local budget, more than 1,578 billion VND from credit capital, and more than 292 billion VND mobilized from the people and the community.
During this period, Thai Nguyen province had millions of poor, near-poor, and newly escaped-poverty households receiving support from the National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction. Of these, there were 8,441 poor households, 8,977 near-poor households, and 6,599 newly escaped-poverty households.
Many households in Phu Luong district are supported with breeding female buffaloes under the National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction. Photo: Ha Thanh
Specifically, more than 306,200 people were supported with health insurance cards, more than 127,000 people were supported with educational incentives; more than 125,000 people were entitled to social welfare policies; nearly 46,800 households were subsidized for electricity bills; more than 2,900 people were provided with legal aid; 182 households with members who were revolutionary contributors were supported to escape poverty; more than 2 million people were supported with medical examination and treatment; nearly 3,000 poor households were supported with housing; nearly 24,000 households were provided with preferential loans with a total loan cost of more than 1,500 billion VND; More than 3,200 households participating in 114 production development projects were supported with a total cost of more than 43 billion VND.
From 2021 to 2023, the number of poor households decreased by 21,300 households, of which 4,200 households decreased in 2021, 9,900 households decreased in 2022, and 7,200 households decreased in 2023.
In 2024, Thai Nguyen province will allocate nearly VND 94 billion to implement component projects, of which, public capital is more than VND 89.1 billion; development investment capital is nearly VND 4.4 billion.
As part of the plan to implement the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction in 2024, the locality plans to build 20 poverty reduction models and projects; 100% of poor, near-poor, and newly escaped poverty households have 1 member of the right age with a sustainable job; 100% of workers in poor, near-poor, and newly escaped poverty households need support, advice, and career orientation; support for health insurance cards for more than 20,000 people; support for education and training for more than 30,000 people; monthly social security benefits for more than 40,000 people; support 500 poor households with housing; strive to reduce 3,486 poor and near-poor households by the end of 2024.
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