(HBO) – Over the past time, Kim Boi district’s People’s Committee in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh has made great efforts in infrastructure investment in ethnic minority and far-flung areas in order to implement the national target programme for socio-economic developmentin ethnic minority and mountainous areas.
Culture house in Thao Ca village, Vinh Tien
commune, Kim Boi district, is built to improve the quality of life of people in
ethnic minority areas.
Notably, members of ethnic minority groups make up 86% of the
district’s population, however traffic and essential infrastructure works in the
locality have not been harmonised, affecting socio-economic development.
In an attempt to create a driving force to promote
socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas during
2016-2021, the district has invested in 272 infrastructure projects with a
total investment capital of more than 122 billion VND (about 5.2 million USD)
and 12 others under the Irish Government’s aid programme with a total
investment of more than 9 billion VND. In 2022, the district was allocated 53.7
billion VND for development investment.
Bui Quang Hop, deputy head of Kim Boi District's Ethnic Minority
Department, said with timely implementation of the proposed tasks and solutions
along with the consensus and efforts of the locals, living standard of ethnic minority
people has been improved significantly.
Currently, all roads of ethnic minority communities were
connected to the commune centre, 97% of households in rural areas have access
to tap water, and many residential areas have spacious culture houses.
Besides, school and healthcare systems have enjoyed due
attention, contributing to improving the quality of education and people's
health./.
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