Quang Tri mobilises over 65.6 trillion VND for rural area building
The central province of Quang Tri has mobilised a total of 65.63 trillion VND (2.82 billion USD) for building new-style rural areas over the past decade, the provincial steering board for national target programmes reported.
Quang Tri (VNA) – The central province of Quang Tri has mobilised atotal of 65.63 trillion VND (2.82 billion USD) for building new-style ruralareas over the past decade, theprovincial steering board for national target programmes reported.
As of October 2019, 52 out of the province’s 117 communes have been recognisedas new-style rural areas. The number is projected to reach 60 at the end ofthis year.
Three out of eight pilot communes, comprising Vinh Thuy and Vinh Kim in VinhLinh district, and Cam Chinh in Cam Lo district, have won the status of modelnew-style rural areas.
The programme has helped to improve rural infrastructure, thus better meeting demandsof production and daily activities, while spurring the rural economy.
According to the steering board, Quang Tri aims to have 6-8 communes and onedistrict recognised as new-style rural areas, and each district having at leasta model new-style rural area in 2020.
To that end, the locality will prioritise production under value chains,especially safe agricultural production, thus contributing to the restructuringof labour and rural economy.
At the same time, Quang Tri will step up environmental protection, focusing ongreen and clean hamlets in service of community-based tourism.
The National Target Programme on New-styleRural Area Building, initiated by the Government in 2010, sets 19 criteria onsocio-economic development, politics, and defence, aiming to boost ruralregions of Vietnam.
The list of criteria includes the developmentof infrastructure, the improvement of production capacity, environmentalprotection, and the promotion of cultural values.- VNA
The northern province of Vinh Phuc plans to set aside some 7 trillion VND (301.3 million USD) to carry out the national target programme on building new style rural area by 2025.
The Red River Delta province of Hai Duong aims to have 20 percent of its communes recognised as advanced new-style rural areas during the 2021-2025 period.
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