(HBO) – The provincial committee for ethnic minority affairs on January 12, in coordination with the People’s Committee of Mai Chau district, conveyed greetings and presented gifts to administrations and ethnic minority people in the district on the occasion of the traditional New Year Festival of Mong ethnic minority and the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.
Leaders of the provincial
committee for ethnic minority affairs present gifts to ethnic minority people
in Pa Co commune, Mai Chau district.
The committee’s delegation visited the
communes of Dong Tan, Hang Kia and Pa Co of Mai Chau district, where they
delivered 45 gift packages to impoverished ethnic minority households and outstanding
individuals. All recipients also received 500,000 VND in crash.
Head of the provincial committee for
ethnic minority affairs Dinh Thi Thao urged the communes’ party committees and
administrations to continue well implementing policies for local ethnic
minority groups. The poor households must also work harder to overcome
hardships and lift themselves out of poverty, she added./.
On March 14th, the Party Committee of the Provincial Agencies Bloc coordinated with the Provincial Employees' Trade Union to organize the contest "Family meal - warm and loving”. The activity aims to celebrate the International Day of Happiness, March 20th, and the 66th anniversary of the founding of the Provincial Agencies’ Party Committee (March 27th, 1958 - March 27th, 2024).
Over the past years, Mai Chau district has concretised policies, mobilised resources, and integrated the State’s investment and support programmes into its socio-economic development, aiming to help ethnic minority groups improve their living standards.
As many as 79,988 locals joined compulsory social security scheme as of February, accounting for 93.76% of the annual plan and up 1.5% from the same time last year. There were 71,830 people covered with unemployment insurance, a year-on-year increase of 2.6%. Meanwhile, 796,322 held health insurance cards, or 90% of the population.
Toan Son commune in Da Bac district, with 70% of its population being ethnic minority people, has mobilised resources and created favourable conditions for local residents to access concessional loans to develop production. Thanks to the efforts, local livelihoods have seen positive changes.
Last year, the provincial health sector stepped up patriotic movements, encouraging its staff to improve their professional knowledge and skills, contributing to raising the quality of medical check-up and treatment.