(HBO) - The Party Committee of Hoa Binh province on July 30 issued Resolution No. 03-NQ/TU on leading socio-economic development in the ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the 2021-2030 period in the province (Resolution No.03).
In recent years, Hoa Binh province
has prioritized investment in infrastructure for extremely disadvantaged
communes for socio-economic development (Photo captured in Hang Kia commune -
Mai Chau district).
The resolution’s overall objective is to tap the potential and advantages of
localities in the province, actively innovate and promote economic development,
ensure social welfare, reduce poverty sustainably, gradually narrow the gap in
living standards and incomes of the ethnic minority and mountainous areas
compared to the national average. It aims at reducing 50 percent of extremely
difficult communes, villages and hamlets by 202 and basically having no
communes, villages and hamlets in extreme difficulty by 2030.
The resolution sets out four key tasks: (1) Stepping up dissemination and
mobilisation to all classes of people; considering the implementation of the
resolution a task of the whole political system, a regular and continuous task,
and a criterion for evaluating the quality of grassroots-level Party
organizations and members; and researching specific mechanisms and consulting
methods that suit the situation of each locality. (2) Addressing the shortage
of residential land, housing, cultivation land and water for production and
daily use for people in ethnic minority and mountainous areas; planning,
arranging and stabilizing the lives of people in extremely difficult and
ethnic-inhabited areas and in other places in need. (3) Investing in essential
infrastructure to serve production and life of people in the ethnic minority
and mountainous areas; supporting ethnic minorities that still face many
difficulties; developing agricultural and forestry production, bring into full
play the potential and strengths of the ethnic minority and mountainous areas
to produce goods following the value chain; developing education and training
to improve the quality of human resources, and promoting vocational training
and job generation for young people; preserving and promoting the fine
traditional cultural values of ethnic minorities in association with tourism
development. (4) Praising and honoring role models, promoting the role of
reputable people; disseminating and educating the laws for locals; and applying
information technology to support socio-economic development and ensure
security in the ethnic minority and mountainous areas.
The document puts forward solutions
for effective implementation, including increasing investment in socio-economic
infrastructure in the ethnic minority and mountainous areas; improving locals’
livelihoods; developing production to improve living standards for the ethnic
minorities; improving the quality of education, training and health care;
preserving and promoting the unique cultural identities of ethnic minority
groups; developing and improving the quality of human resources in association
with job creation; ensuring policies on poverty reduction and social welfare;
ensuring political security, social order and safety in the ethnic minority and
mountainous areas; and taking solutions on organization, management and
implementationmechanisms, and on financial resources./.
Through ups and downs, many unique cultural features of the Muong ethnic minority group are facing risks of falling into oblivion. However, with a strong determination, Lac Son district of Hoa Binh province has deployed synchronous solutions to preserve and promote the locality's cultural heritage values.
If Tan Lac is considered the core of the cradle of Muong culture in Hoa Binh, Phong Phu commune is the cultural centre of Muong culture in Tan Lac district. Luy Ai hamlet in Phong Phu commune is where customs and traditions of Muong Bi are preserved. Luy Ai hamlet was chosen to build a space to preserve Muong ethnic culture. The district is seeking support from the province and coordinating with relevant agencies to devise a plan on preservation of Muong cultural spaces associated with developing tourism products and improving the lives of local residents.
Nguyen Manh Tuan, a Muong ethnic man in Ba Hang Doi town, Lac Thuy district, is known as a young, dedicated, and outstanding artisan who has made significant contributions in collecting, restoring, and preserving national cultural values.
The Government Office with Document No. 2082/VPCP-KGVX, dated March 29, 2024, sent out the opinion of Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha regarding the submission of the "Mo Muong" and "Cheo art" dossiers to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
In the evening of March 28th, in Hoa Binh, the Department of Grassroots Culture (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) coordinated with the provincial Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the city to organize a mobile propaganda contest to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7th, 1954 - May 7th, 2024) with the theme "Returning to Dien Bien”. There ứa the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; the representatives of the leaders from a number of departments, branches and numerous veterans and Hoa Binh people.