Nam Dinh (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has asked theRed River Delta province of Nam Dinh to build up a suitable socio-economicdevelopment strategy.

Specific plansshould be devised for each region in order to attract investors and effectivelyutilise potential and advantages of the province, Deputy PM Hue said at aworking session with leaders of Nam Dinh on April 21. 

Apart fromstreamlining the apparatus and political system and improving the efficiency ofpublic agencies, Nam Dinh needs to push agricultural restructuring andnew-style rural area building to improve living standards and income of localpeople, he told the provincial leaders.

The Deputy PMalso requested the province to speed up the reform of administrativeprocedures, as well as mechanisms and policies to support businesses and lureinvestors.

Deputy PM Hue laudedsocio-economic achievements Nam Dinh has recorded over the past time, and itsefforts in disbursing public investments in the first three months of thisyear.

At the workingsession, Hue and representatives of ministries and centrally-run agenciescleared up Nam Dinh’s concerns regarding the development of My Trung IndustrialPark, Hai Hau thermal power project and other transport projects.

Chairman of theprovincial People’s Committee Pham Dinh Nghi reported that in 2017, Nam Dinh’seconomic growth exceeded 7 percent, with export turnover reaching over 1.4billion USD.

The provincecontributed 4.2 trillion VND (185 million USD) to the State budget, surpassingthe estimates set by the government. The number stood at more than 1.15trillion VND (51.1 million USD) in the first quarter of 2018, equivalent to 27percent of the yearly estimates and up 34 percent year-on-year.

BetweenJanuary-March, Nam Dinh developed 150 large-scale paddy field models with atotal area of over 7,900 ha.

Nam Dinh alsolicensed 14 domestic projects worth nearly 1 trillion VND (44 million USD) andsix foreign projects valued at over 90 million USD.

In 2017, theprovince disbursed 95.6 percent of the allocated 3.7 trillion VND (163 millionUSD) in public investments. During the first three months of this year, itspublic investment disbursement exceeded 1.48 trillion VND (65.1 million USD),completing 45.7 percent of the set target.

To step uppublic investment disbursement, Nam Dinh suggested the Government and ministriesand agencies adjust the Law on Public Investment, the Land Law and otherrelevant documents, thus attracting investments in agriculture and simplifyingadministrative procedures in public investment, particularly in response to naturaldisasters.

Doan Hong Phong,Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, said Nam Dinh will focus onprojects on maritime economic development, prioritise high-tech agriculture andattract investments in ecological urban areas.-VNA