The preferential allowance for meritorious people will be at the highest level.

General Secretary To Lam speaks at a meeting with representatives of veterans, former youth volunteers, and militiamen who participated in the resistance war against the US to save the country, on the morning of April 9.

On the morning of April 9, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Veterans Association coordinated with the Ministry of National Defense to organize a meeting with representatives of veterans, former youth volunteers, and militia and self-defense forces who participated in the resistance war against the US to save the country.

Speaking at the meeting, General Secretary To Lam recalled the victory in the spring of 1975, culminating in the Ho Chi Minh campaign, which liberated the South and reunified the country. From then on, the country was reunited, and entered an era of independence, unity, peace and development.

"That is the victory of millions of ordinary but extraordinary people, who are willing to sacrifice their youth, even their lives, for the country to be peaceful and unified, for the nation to be independent," said the General Secretary.

He affirmed that whether in war or peacetime, veterans, former youth volunteers, and militia are always the core force and solid support of the Party, government, and people. The Party and State always prioritize the best implementation of policies to repay gratitude to those who have contributed to the country, considering this a top political task.

Specific policies include: subsidies, full health insurance, housing support, free medical examination and treatment, vocational training, preferential loans, job creation and care for children of meritorious people "demonstrating the responsibility and morality of the Party and State towards those who sacrificed their blood for the Fatherland".

The General Secretary said that Resolution 42/2023 of the Central Committee sets the goal that by 2030, all meritorious people and their families will have a fairly good standard of living or higher, and will be fully cared for in terms of material and spiritual aspects. The preferential subsidy level will also continue to be adjusted to the highest level in the social policy system. Hundreds of thousands of gratitude houses have been, are being, and will continue to be built across the country.

He emphasized that the deepest gratitude lies not only in the policy but also in the awareness and actions of the current generation. Those who are living in peace and development have the responsibility to continue, preserve and promote the revolutionary tradition, and pass on the flame of enthusiasm to the future. The young generation needs to live, study, work and contribute in a way that is worthy of the sacrifices of the previous generation, to build a strong country, develop sustainably, firmly protect national sovereignty and maintain peace.

"That is the most meaningful gift that the young generation can give to those who have devoted their youth to the independence, freedom and unification of the Fatherland," the General Secretary affirmed.

General Secretary shakes hands and visits veterans

According to the Party leader, Vietnam is facing three key tasks. These are to firmly protect the stable and peaceful Vietnamese Fatherland; to develop the country to achieve the set goals by 2030, 2045 - the 100th year of Vietnam's independence, to become a developed and high-income country; and to improve all aspects of people's lives, so that everyone is prosperous, happy, and educated.

To carry out these three tasks, the General Secretary emphasized that all Vietnamese people must have the responsibility to protect the Fatherland of peace, stability and solidarity. Everyone must work and produce, be creative, and create more wealth and material goods so that the country can develop and stand shoulder to shoulder with the world powers.

"The Party and State must ensure a prosperous, happy, equal, and free life for all people. People must not be allowed to suffer from hunger or poverty. Everyone must have access to health care, education, and the fruits of the revolution of an independent and free country," said the General Secretary.

He hopes that veterans, former youth volunteers, and militiamen, no matter where they live and work, with love and responsibility, talent and creativity, will contribute to building and developing the country.