(HBO) – A delegation from the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), headed by General Director Le Manh Hung, on November 17 visited Hoa Binh province to hand over its gifts of ambulances and charity houses.
PetroVietnam's
executive presents 100 charity houses built with the group’s funding to leaders
of Hoa Binh
At the working session, General Director Hung informed
Hoa Binh about PetroVietnam’s operations and social welfare activities over the
past time. He stressed the group's efforts to overcome challenges brought about
by the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with dropping oil prices over the past nearly
two years.
As of October, PetroVietnam’s crude oil and gas
outputs hit 9.09 million tonnes and 6.28 billion m3, respectively. The group
also produced 1.42 million of petroleum products and 12.68 billion kWh of
electricity. The group reeled in 499 trillion VND in total revenue and
contributed 75.44 trillion VND to the State budget.
In addition, the group has paid special
attention to social welfare. Annually, it spends about 300-350 billion VND on
charity activities, support for the poor, the construction of medical and
educational facilities, and aid for victims of natural disasters and diseases.
In the 2016-2021 period, it hasso far donated about 18 billion VND to
social security activities in Hoa Binh alone.
According to the general director, this time, his
group presented two ambulances and 100 charity houses, which together are worth
more than 5 billion VND, in aid of people in disadvantaged circumstances in the
northern province.
Ngo Van Tuan, member of the Party Central
Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh Party Committee, congratulated
PetroVietnam on its business and production achievements and expressed his
gratitude for the kindness of the group and its executives and workers.
He hoped the group will further promote its
leading role in Vietnam’s economic development and contribute practically to
social welfare in the country in general and in Hoa Binh in particular, hence
raising the people’s living conditions./.
In recent years, Mai Ha commune in Mai Chau district has been making efforts to restructure its crops and livestock to improve production efficiency, enhance the quality of life, and increase income for local residents. Notably, the cultivation of watermelon in line with Vietnamese Goods Agricultural Practices (VietGAP) standards has helped local people escape poverty.
Hoa Binh province scored 43.5493 points in the 2023 Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI), ranking 20th out of the 63 provinces and cities nationwide, up 23 places compared to the 2022 list. The results show people's satisfaction with the effectiveness of implementing State policies and laws, local governance, and providing public services by authorities at all levels in the province.
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.