(HBO) – Ha hamlet in Phu Lai commune, Yen Thuy district, was recognised as a model new-style rural residential area for the 2018 - 2020 period. It is home to more than 140 households of three ethnic groups, with 95 percent belonging to the Muong ethnic group. Over the past years, local residents have united and actively engaged in emulation movements, especially the one on building new-style countryside and civilised cities in tandem with the "All people stay united to develop a civilised lifestyle” movement.


Roads in Ha hamlet of Phu Lai commune, Yen Thuy district, have been kept clean and beautiful thanks to joint efforts by local residents.

Local people have joined hands to help their hamlet meet the basic criteria of a new-style rural area. So far, more than 90 percent of inter-field paths have been paved while 65 percent of inter-field irrigation canals and 87 percent of rural roads concretised.

Every year, all local households register to become cultural families and take part in building new-style rural areas. The percentage of households recognised as cultural families is always 85 percent and above. In 2020, up to 130 of the 137 local households, equivalent to 92.1 percent, earned this title.

Besides, Ha hamlet has also stayed free of people committing crimes or law violations. The school enrollment rate among school-age children is 100 percent, while the annual percentage of students with good and excellent academic performance is continually higher than 70 percent.

Apart from a civilised lifestyle, local livelihoods have also been increasingly improved, with per capita income reaching 43 million VND (about 1,800 USD) in 2020. The number of poor households has been brought down to six, equivalent to only 0.04 percent. The hamlet is now free of makeshift houses.

Annual campaigns calling for support for the poor and expressing gratitude to revolution contributors also attract great support from the public./.

 


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