(HBO) – The Hoa Binh branch of the military-run telecommunication company Viettel Group on September 29 presented 170 scholarship from the programme "For Studious Children” to 170 needy students in 17 extremely poor communes in Da Bac district of Hoa Binh. Each scholarship was valued at 1 million VND, including 500,000 VND in cash and 500,000 VND worth in kind. Nguyen Van Chuong, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee attended the event.
The
scholarships were part of a programme to offer 990 scholarships worth 990
million VND launched by Viettel Hoa Binh targeting 99 communes in 10 districts
of Hoa Binh. In 2017, the programme will present the scholarships to 10 poor
children with good academic performance in each commune.
The
"For Studious Children” programme of Viettel Hoa Binh has been implemented with
the coordination of the Hoa Binh Department of Education and Training, the Hoa
Binh Fund for Study Encouragement. 2017 is the fourth year it has been carried
out in Hoa Binh (2014-2017).
Viettel
Hoa Binh has presented 3,840 scholarships valued at 3.84 billion VND to local
students as part of its commitment to support poor children in the province in 10
years until 2020 with total aid of nearly 10 billion VND.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen
Van Chuong presents "For Studious Children” scholarships to students in Da Bac
district.
Along
with presenting scholarships, Viettel Hoa Binh will continue conducting other
programmes such as bringing broad-band Internet connection to all schools and
educational facilities in the province, along with solutions and applications
as comprehensive management tools for schools and training establishments.
Leaders of the province, local departments and
localities as well as Viettel Hoa Binh representatives give presents to
students of Da Bac district.
According
to a representative from Viettel Hoa Binh, through the "For Studious Students”
programme, the firm affirms its business philosophy of upholding social
responsibility and its policy of "investing in education means investing in the
country’s future”.
With the motto of "polite, dedicated, professional, and lawful,” over the years, Phu Cuong commune in Tan Lac district has gradually improved the quality of processing administrative procedures, winning high satisfaction from local people and businesses.
Stretching over 300 meters, valued at hundreds of million dong and built to the new-style rural standards, a concrete road in De hamlet, Bac Phong commune, Cao Phong district, was completed by the end of 2023 thanks to the collective contributions of armed forces at provincial and district levels coupled with the active participation of military units stationed throughout the district.
Over the years, the People’s Committee of Lac Thuy district has issued many plans and programmes to speed up the administrative reform, aiming to better serve local people and businesses.
Kim Boi district is drafting 23 planning projects which are expected to help boost the local socio-economic development, attract investors, and mobilise resources for development, said Vice chairman of the district People’s Committee Tran Tuan Son.
They include the one on Bo urban area development until 2045, 20 zoning, and 12 on rural residential areas in communes.
This year, Hoa Binh province strives to have eight communes recognised as meeting new-style rural area standards and five communes satisfying exemplary new-style rural area standards. Since the beginning of the year, the provincial People's Committee has drastically directed the implementation of the national target programme on new-style rural area building to fulfil the set target.
Cao Phong district achieved positive socio-economic development results last year as drastic comprehensive measures were implemented with high determination of its whole political system, said the Secretary of the district Party Committee Ha Van Di.