(HBO) – Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hoa Binh province Nguyen Van Dung recently attended a conference reviewing ethnic affairs in 2018 and launching tasks for 2019 of the provincial board of ethnic affairs.
All programmes and
projects have been effectively implemented in 2018. About 165.2 billion VND (7.1
million USD) from Programme 135 was allocated to infrastructure investment,
production and capacity enhancement for the community and officials.
The year’s plans have been
fulfilled, and infrastructure for ethnic people improved continuously. All
communes now have primary and junior high schools, electricity, space for
cultural activities, communal houses and infirmaries to ensure hygiene and
primary healthcare.
Meanwhile, programmes for
production activities prove effective and greatly contribute to the production
improvement and local residents’ livelihood.
Thousands of officials in
villages received training and were updated on investment management and
construction monitoring. Hence, the roles of the esteemed were enhanced,
raising the ethnic projects and policies’ efficiency while consolidating trust,
security, politics and the national unity.

Leaders of Hoa Binh province’s board of ethnic affairs honour
organisations, individuals with outstanding achievements in 2018.
At the event, Dung asked
the board to enhance collaboration with competent agencies to support local
authorities in ethnic affairs policy implementation.
The board is advised to mobilise
and ensure efficient use of financial assistance for infrastructure and
production in line with the province’s conditions. It should also encourage
ethnic people to escape poverty, he added.
Besides, the board was
asked to provide consultations to launch a project for support of the 36 most
impoverished localities in the province, striving to bring the poverty rate down
by 4-5 percent and raise the annual per capita income by 2 million VND in
disadvantaged villages, along with steering conferences on ethnic affairs of
all levels.
At the event, the board
launched a campaign to fufill tasks for 2019./.
Playing a key role in Hoa Binh province’s economic development, Luong Son district has been focusing on science and technology development, innovation, and digital transformation.
Identifying the application of online public services as a key step in administrative procedure reform and e-government building, Kim Boi district has proactively provided services and supported residents and businesses in accessing and utilising full-process online public services promptly and efficiently. The locality aims to lift the rate of end-to-end online public services to over 90%, with all officials and civil servants handling tasks in the digital environment.
Nguyen Anh Tuyet, hailing from a family steeped in the ancient art of herbal medicine, is transforming local medicinal herbs into high-value concentrated extracts, elevating their worth and healing potential.
Nguyen Phi Long, an alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee, and head of the steering committee for the province's key projects, chaired a conference on March 25 to discuss measures for implementing the project on constructing the Hoa Lac - Hoa Binh road and upgrading the Xuan Mai - Hoa Binh section of National Highway 6 under the public-private partnership (PPP) model.
Administrative reform has been identified as a key priority in enhancing state governance, improving the business environment, and facilitating services for citizens and enterprises.
The Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee met on March 18 to review and guide major investment projects aimed at boosting local socio-economic development.