The Hoa Binh provincial People’s Committee has directed departments, sectors and localities to effectively carry out land policies and projects under the national target programme for socio-economic development in the mountainous and ethnic minority-inhabited areas so as to handle the shortages of housing, and residential and cultivation land in the province.
Bui Van Chien, a local resident in Bai hamlet in Kim Boi district’s Kim Lap commune receives financial support of 40 million VND (over 1,500 USD) to build his new house.
For the 2019-2020 period, more than 4 billion VND (over 158,500 USD) was allocated for the construction of water supply facilities and over 109 billion VND for the improvement of agricultural land and job changes, benefiting more than 18,000 local people.
Since 2021, the province has provided water supply and tanks for nearly 15,000 families and invested in 37 public water supply facilities. Particularly, the local administration launched a 450-day campaign to eradicate temporary and dilapidated houses for households with difficulties across the province.
According to Do Duy Sam, an official of the provincial Board of Ethnic Affairs, under the national target programme on sustainable poverty alleviation for the 2021-2025 period, the province outlined a plan to provide housing support worth over 77 billion VND for 2,157 families. To date, it completed the construction of houses for 1,122 families and repair of homes for 707 others.
Meanwhile, Hoa Binh also developed a plan to assist 3,807 families by mobilising resources from the national target programme for socio-economic development in the mountainous and ethnic minority-inhabited areas for 2020-2025.
Given more than 3,900 households in need of housing support, the Board of Ethnic Affairs will enhance inspection and supervision over the selection of beneficiaries and address difficulties and urgent needs of the poor and ethnic minority people in a timely manner.
In recent years, Hoa Binh has allocated significant resources to foster cooperative economy, helping ethnic minorities capitalise on their potential and advantages to escape poverty.
As a mountainous district still facing numerous challenges, Da Bac has made notable progress in advancing administrative reforms across various areas. The district has prioritised reorganising and streamlining its administrative apparatus, operating "one-stop-shop” units, and applying information technology (IT) in the handling of administrative procedures. Efforts have also been directed toward upgrading infrastructure and equipment to enhance service quality for residents and businesses.
Ngoc Luong commune in Yen Thuy district is striving to reach the finish line in advanced new-style rural area building in 2024. By promoting the implementation of solutions, the commune has to date completed necessary criteria set for advanced new-style rural communes for the 2021 – 2025 period.
The Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board held a meeting on December 9 to look into some socio-economic development issues. The event was chaired by Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee.
As a gateway district adjacent to Hanoi and aiming for town status by 2025, Luong Son district has always paid attention to administrative procedure reform, focusing on cutting the number of procedures, reducing processing times, and lowering costs for citizens and businesses when carrying out administrative procedures.
Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Hoa Binh Party Committee, visited and extended his congratulations to the staff at the Department of Education and Training of Hoa Binh on the occasion of the 42nd Vietnam Teachers’ Day (November 20, 1982-2024).
