(HBO) – As of the end of April, outstanding loans for the poor and other beneficiaries of social policies in Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh province, approximated 300.1 billion VND (nearly 13 million USD), according to the transaction office of the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) in the district.
Since the year’s beginning, the VBSP branch in
Mai Chau has continued mobilising capital from different sources and disbursed
the money for the poor and other policy beneficiaries in a timely manner.
As much as 59.3 billion VND had been lent in the
first four months, including more than 32 billion VND for over 1,600 borrowers
in April.
Loans for households to carry out production and
business activities in disadvantaged areas account for the majority, more than
25.6 billion VND between January and April, raising the total credit of this
type so far to 80.5 billion VND for over 2,000 households.
It is followed by loans for poor households
(72.7 billion VND), near-poor households (54 billion VND), and clean water
supply and environmental hygiene projects (45.7 billion VND)./.
In recent years, Thung Nai commune on has undergone significant changes in its appearance, landscape, and lives of local residents. Road 435 from Hoa Binh City to Tan Lac district’s Suoi Hoa commune, passing through the Thung Nai commune, has helped attract many tourists to the area.
A seminar on promoting the startup movement among high school students has been held recently by the provincial Department of Education and Training and the Vietnam National University of Agriculture at Tan Lac High School in Tan Lac district of Hoa Binh province.
In the morning of April 24th, at Uncle Ho’s Monument on Hoa Binh Hydroelectric Project, Vietnam Youth Federation coordinated with Hoa Binh Youth Federation to organize the journey "I love my Fatherland” to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory.
From the fact that the market takes place only every Tuesday, Bo market in Van Son commune (Tan Lac) officially takes place every Sunday from March 24. Thereby, the aim is to turn the market into a place promoting the cultural identity of Muong people in Hoa Binh and the consumption of goods and products of the neighboring communes, meeting the needs of tourists for the local products when travelling to Van Son at weekends.
Nguyen Van Toan, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, chaired a meeting of the Steering Committee on Population and Development.
