(HBO) - Over the past years, under the Party and State's guidelines on support for ethnic minority groups, Mai Chau district has effectively carried out poverty reduction policies and programmes, and socio-economic development projects, with a focus on infrastructure building and production development for communes in especially disadvantaged circumstances, thereby improving the lives of local residents.
With the motto "The State and people
work together”, residents in Van Mai commune, Mai Chau district contribute
working days to build in-field roads convenient for agricultural production.
Xo hamlet is 15km from the centre of Na
Phon commune. Its socio-economic situation has changed a lot since ethnic
policies and programmes were launched. Inter-hamlet roads and roads to
production facilities were expanded to facilitate travel, trade and
transportation of agricultural equipment and farm produce. The Programme 135 on
poverty reduction for especially poor areas and similar project also supported
livelihood activities through introducing effective farming models such as pig
and cow farming.
Chairman of the Na Phon communal People’s
Committee Ha Van Ngan said thanks to support policies for ethnic minorities, locals’
living conditions have improved remarkably. Local infrastructure was upgraded
while residents received support in the form of seedlings, young animals and
technological transfer for farming. As a result, the lives of many poor
households improved with average income per capita reaching 14 million VND. The
rate of poor households was reduced to below 24.7 percent.
During the 2019-2020 period, the total
capital for the socio-economic development programme in especially disadvantaged
hamlets and communes reached nearly 25 billion VND. Of which, 24.145 billion
VND came from the State budget and the remainder from the public. The district
built 41 works, including classrooms, roads, irrigation works, community houses
and dykes. Other policies were also carried out in ethnic minority regions such
as support in housing, production land and water supply for daily use. Local
residents were engaged in the implementation of those policies, from choosing capable
and responsible consulting units to ensuring accuracy in technical survey,
design and project appraisal, thus ensuring the quality and efficiency of works
after construction.
Deputy head of the district ethnic affairs
office Ha Nguyen Thanh Quang said support policies for ethnic minorities have
brought about practical results. Infrastructure in ethnic minority areas have
been completed, which has basically met local people’s demand for travelling,
medical check-up and treatment, study, and facilitated trade, thus narrowing the
development gap among areas, contributing to sustainable poverty reduction.
The implementation of ethnic policies has
contributed to socio-economic development, ensuring political security, improving
material and spiritual lives of residents, and reducing poverty rate in the
district by 3 percent annually on average./.
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