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With high determination, great efforts, and drastic actions, the Steering Committee for Eliminating Temporary and Dilapidated Houses in Hai Duong Province is implementing specific tasks to complete the goal of eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses before June 30. Dai Doan Ket Newspaper reporter had an interview with Mr. Nguyen Duc Tuan - Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hai Duong Province.

Reporter: Up to now, how has Hai Duong province implemented the work of supporting people in building and repairing houses, sir?

Mr. Nguyen Duc Tuan. Photo: Quang Vinh.

Mr. Nguyen Duc Tuan: According to the results of the review of districts, towns and cities, the whole Hai Duong province has over 1,638 households eligible for housing support (including 984 households of people with meritorious services to the revolution, relatives of martyrs and 654 poor and near-poor households). The total estimated support cost is about 121 billion VND. On February 20, the Provincial People's Council issued Resolution No. 01 on housing support for households with meritorious services to the revolution, relatives of martyrs, poor and near-poor households in Hai Duong province. The support level for building new houses is 100 million VND/house; repair is 50 million VND/house from the central budget, 5% savings on regular expenses, provincial budget and socialized funding.

With the active participation of the entire political system, the joint support of agencies, units, and enterprises, the Steering Committee from the provincial to communal levels has focused on directing, leading, and drastically implementing the temporary housing elimination program. By March 2, the whole province had started construction of 1,146/1,638 houses for households (reaching 70%). The spacious and sturdy houses built have brought warmth to disadvantaged families, giving them more strength to overcome difficulties and escape poverty.

To contribute to the goal of eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses, what specific solutions has the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hai Duong province implemented to mobilize socialized resources?

To contribute to the goal of eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses in the province, in January 2025, the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hai Duong province launched a campaign to support the elimination of temporary and dilapidated houses for poor and near-poor households; sent an open letter from the Provincial People's Committee to agencies, organizations, businesses, banks, and philanthropists to mobilize support for housing for people with meritorious services, relatives of martyrs, and support the elimination of temporary and dilapidated houses.

Along with receiving financial support, the Fatherland Front at all levels coordinates with local Party committees and authorities to propagate and mobilize to strongly promote the spirit of self-reliance of each household, combined with the help of neighbors, relatives, and socio-political organizations to help people build and repair houses.

To date, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hai Duong province has received over 5.2 billion VND in support of the program to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses. In addition, a number of units have registered to support with an estimated amount of about 20 billion VND. From the received resources, the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hai Duong province has transferred 3.6 billion VND to the province's "Repaying gratitude" Fund account to support housing for people with revolutionary contributions and relatives of martyrs.

Forces participating in supporting people in Cam Giang district (Hai Duong province) to remove temporary and dilapidated houses. Photo: Tuan Sy.

In addition to mobilizing social resources, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committees at all levels in Hai Duong province have participated in supervising the screening of subjects and allocating resources to ensure public, transparent, and targeted support for people?

With its responsibility, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hai Duong province has participated in developing a Resolution on housing support for households with meritorious services to the revolution, relatives of martyrs, poor and near-poor households in the province; proactively directed the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committees at all levels to coordinate with functional agencies and local authorities to assess and review housing for households with meritorious services, poor and near-poor households, thereby creating an important basis to help the Provincial People's Committee submit to the People's Council to issue a Resolution on housing support for the subjects, ensuring the spirit of the Prime Minister's campaign and in accordance with the conditions and socio-economic situation of the locality.

In the coming time, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hai Duong province will coordinate with relevant agencies to organize supervision, and at the same time guide the local Fatherland Fronts to strengthen supervision of the implementation of housing support policies for people with meritorious services, poor and near-poor households in the area; promote the role of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee at the commune level and the Front Working Committee of villages and residential areas in supervision, ensuring the right subjects, publicity and transparency.

In the coming time, what specific tasks will Hai Duong province prioritize to focus on so that the work of eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses is on schedule and achieves the best results?

To ensure the completion of the goal of eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses in the whole province before June 30, 2025, in the coming time, Hai Duong province will continue to focus on informing and widely disseminating the purpose, meaning and results of the program to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses in the province; propagandizing and mobilizing organizations, businesses and individuals to continue to participate in supporting funding and working days to support the elimination of temporary and dilapidated houses.

The Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee will also work with specialized agencies to advise on the use of socialized funding sources to ensure the highest efficiency of resources; organize supervision of resource allocation at all levels to ensure that support for people to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses is carried out democratically, publicly, fairly, and to the right subjects, thereby continuing to strengthen consensus, unity, and solidarity of all classes of people.

Thank you very much!

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