Tien Giang urged to prioritise sustainable growth, address climate challenges
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang to achieve harmonious development in the fields of socio-economy, culture and environment while ensuring national defence and security.
PM Pham Minh Chinh and leaders of Tien Giang province. (Photo: VNA)
Tien Giang (VNA) – Pri𝐆me Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urgedthe Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang to achieve harmonious development in the fields of socio-economy,culture and environment while ensuring national defence and securi🌞ty.
At aworking session with the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee onMarch 24, PM Chinh said, with unique potential and competitive advantages, Tien Giang is well-positioned to develop its industries, trade andservices, acting as one of the key growth poles in the Mekong Delta. He asked the province to effectively carry out the13th National Party Congress’s Resolution and the Party’s policiesand guidelines on orientations to the region's socio-economic development, nationaldefence-security; the State's policies and laws, the Government and PM’sdirections and Resolution adopted by the provincial Party Congress. Tien Giang must pursue faster and moresustainable development, relying on sci-tech, green transition, sharing andcircular economy, and e-commerce, he said, adding that it must also reformadministrative procedures, improve the local business environment by building a healthy,transparent and united administrative system. Looking ahead, the province was tasked witheffectively carrying out its master planning scheme for the 2021-2030 period, with avision to 2050, with a focus on socio-economic infrastructure via foreigndirect investment and public-private partnerships. Its rankings in indices reflecting the business and investment environment must be improved, such as the Provincial CompetitivenessIndex (PCI), the Provincial Governance and Public Administration PerformanceIndex (PAPI), the Public Administration Reform Index (PAR INDEX), alongside provincial-leveldigital transformation and innovation rankings. The provincial Party Organisation was assignedto pay attention to building a strong and clean Party and political systemwhile fighting corruption, negative phenomena and wastefulness.
Vowing to deal with the province's proposals,delegates suggested that Tien Giang shouldfocus on overcoming challenges posed by climate change, landslides, subsidenceand saline intrusion.
They also advised the province to pool all resources for strategicinfrastructure development, and build major industrial hubs for manufacturingand processing, agro-aquatic product processing, and strengthening connectivity betweenlocal prod🧔uction and supply chains withꦇ regional and global markets./.
Thanks to efforts in removing difficulties and obstacles, reforming administrative procedures and improving the investment and business environment, the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang has achieved many positive results in attracting investment to industrial parks (IPs), contributing to creating jobs and incomes for workers.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked Tien Giang to transform itself into an industrial and service-oriented province, acting as an economic growth pole of the Mekong Delta.
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PM Pham Minh Chinh and leaders of Tien Giang province. (Photo: VNA) 
