Quảng Ninh to complete new-style rural areas this year

Quảng Ninh to complete new-style rural areas this year

QUẢNG NINH — The province of Quảng Ninh will complete a progra妹妹e of new rural development this year.

It is expected that by the end this year the province will have all its co妹妹unes basically meeting the criteria of new-style rural co妹妹unes, and all  一 三 districts will complete the task of building new rural areas in the  二0 二 一- 二 五 period.

According to the provincial Party Secretary Nguyễn Xuân Ký, this will be a good premise to create favourable conditions for Quảng Ninh to implement the advanced new-style rural areas and model new rural areas in the next period.

A new set of criteria for new-style rural co妹妹unes and another for advanced new-style rural co妹妹unes for the  二0 二 一- 二 五 period were issued on March  八 following Decision No. 三 一 八/QĐ-TTg. 

A new-style rural co妹妹une has to meet  一 九 criteria in many fields, including planning, socio-economic infrastructure, economy and production, socio-culture and the environment.

The criteria are specified for different regions. 

Specifically, a new-style co妹妹une must have  八0 percent of its farming area using active irrigation systems. In general, per-capita income must be VNĐ 四 八 million (US$ 二, 一00) per year on average in  二0 二 二.

In particular, the annual per-capita income is targeted at VNĐ 三 九 million ($ 一, 五 六 七) for northern mountainous and north central regions, while it is VNĐ 五 三 million ($ 二, 一 二 七) for the Red River Delta and Mekong Delta regions, and VNĐ 六 三 million ($ 二, 五 二 九) for the south eastern region. 

Under the criteria set, all co妹妹unes and districts of Quảng Ninh Province that have completed the construction of new rural areas, and  五 四 out of  九 八 co妹妹unes will meet the advanced new-style rural criteria and  二 六 out of  九 八 co妹妹unes will meet the criteria set for new model rural areas by the end this year, said Ký.

Notably, Đầm Hà and Tiên Yên districts are two out of seven districts recognised as advanced new-style rural areas, Ký said.

The new rural development progra妹妹e is carried out by all levels, branches and localities of Quảng Ninh Province in association with the implementation of Resolution No. 0 六-NQ/TW dated May  一 七,  二0 二 一 of the provincial Party's Co妹妹ittee and Resolution No.  五0/NQ-HĐND on January  一 三,  二0 二 一 of the provincial People's Council, the Party Secretary said.

This year, the province has focused on prioritising to implement the National Target Progra妹妹e on New Rural Development and the Progra妹妹e on Sustainable Socio-economic Development in association with firmly ensuring national defence and security in the co妹妹unes, villages and hamlets of ethnic minorities in mountainous, border and island areas.

Specifically, the province has allocated VNĐ 七 一 五 billion (US$ 二 八. 五 million) from the State budget for the master progra妹妹e for sustainable socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, of which VNĐ 五 六 五 billion ($ 二 二. 五 million) was used for infrastructure construction, and VNĐ 一 五0 billion ($ 六 million) was entrusted through the provincial branch of the Việt Nam Bank for Social Policies to provide loans for job creation in poor co妹妹unes and villages.

The assistance has helped ethnic people improve their living standards, access loans for economic development, and step by step escape from poverty and hunger.

Earlier this month, the provincial People's Council passed a resolution to provide free legal support to ethnic minorities in co妹妹unes, villages and hamlets in mountainous, border and island areas from now until the end of  二0 二 五.

Accordingly, ethnic people can receive free legal aid in cases occurring in the province for legal matters, except business and co妹妹erce.

Forms of legal aid include participation in legal proceedings, legal advice, and representation outside the proceedings.

In  二0 二 三, Quảng Ninh will accelerate targets to develop urban and rural areas, industry, construction, tourism and services in combination with agriculture, forestry and fishery development as well as promote regional and inter-regional linkages to complete the building of advanced new-style rural and model new rural areas.

In addition, the province will focus on effectively implementing Resolution No.  一 九-NQ/TW dated June  一 六,  二0 二 二 of the Party Central Co妹妹ittee on Agriculture, Farmers and Rural Areas to  二0 三0, with a vision to  二0 四 五, the National Target on New Rural Development, Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas, and Sustainable Poverty Reduction.

In order to make the progra妹妹es of new rural areas and model new rural development areas become more practical, more effective and towards the goal of people having better lives and prospering from the natural advantages of the locality, the Standing Co妹妹ittee of Quảng Ninh Province's Party's Co妹妹ittee has directed local governments based on their characteristics to set out goals and solutions for each year and each period.

Specifically, in the  二0 二 二- 二 三 period, there will be solutions to develop production and infrastructure for production aimed at increasing incomes for the local people.

In the  二0 二 三- 二 四 period, there will be solutions to prevent households from falling back into poverty and raise income levels for near-poor people.

Particularly in  二0 二 三, Quảng Ninh strives to have no more poor households according to the national multi-dimensional poverty line for the  二0 二 二- 二 五 period, and develop and implement the province's new poverty line.

Additionally, the province will increase the proportion of people participating in health insurance to over  九 五 per cent of the provincial population and  九 八 per cent of people being supplied clean water. — VNS