Ahead of the Lunar New Year, Hoa Binh received Decision No. 1648/QD-TTg, issued by the Prime Minister on December 20, 2023, that approves the Master Plan of the province for the 2021 - 2030 period, with a vision to 2050. With general targets and strategic breakthroughs identified, the Master Plan is like a comprehensive design reflecting a new mindset and vision and creating momentum for Hoa Binh to make development breakthroughs.

A conference announcing the Hoa Binh Master Plan for the 2021 - 2030 period, with a vision to 2050, was held on January 22.

The Master Plan, detailing seven development viewpoints, six focal tasks, five breakthrough steps, and four development pillars, shows the targets, viewpoints, and general orientations of development until 2030.

Accordingly, by 2030, Hoa Binh is set to have reached a moderately good level of development, had its per capita income among the highest in the northern midland and mountainous region, secured high-quality human resources, completed digital transformation in all fields, and recorded fairly good provincial competitiveness compared to others nationwide. The local economy will develop with industry being the driver; tourism a spearhead sector; mass-production, clean and organic agriculture the foundation; comprehensive and modern infrastructure; along with a green and smart system of urban areas. Meanwhile, natural resources and the environment will be managed strictly and used efficiently, people’s material and spiritual lives further improved, and cultural identities of ethnic groups preserved and promoted. In addition, the province will actively integrate into the world, connect with large economic hubs of Vietnam, and firmly ensure defence and security.

Addressing the conference, Nguyen Manh Lam, Deputy Director of the Planning Investment Department under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, said the Master Plan features many new points that can bring into play local potential and advantages, including considering the preservation and promotion of cultural values and the development of infrastructure, especially road infrastructure, as one of the five breakthrough steps. It shows a right orientation for Hoa Binh to maintain its role as a centre of regional connectivity and realise its aspiration to move forwards.

The Master Plan will create many new opportunities, impetuses, and projects for the province to develop in line with the resolutions of the provincial Party Congress and the Party Central Committee, Lam remarked.

These are the keywords that Deputy PM Quang asked Hoa Binh to pay attention to during the plan implementation.

He noted the most important thing of the Master Plan is that it specifies the orientation and measures for achieving targets, so compliance with the Master Plan is a must. Meanwhile, flexibility is needed during the implementation so as to reach the set targets. The Master Plan must be consistent with the plans of zones and sectors. Besides, leaders, those directly implementing the Master Plan, and most importantly people need to thoroughly understand it and engage in the building of plans for different zones in the province to contribute to local development.

Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, said Hoa Binh will quickly build an implementation plan to submit it to the PM for approval. The implementation plan will identify focal tasks and measures, roadmap, progress, and resources for carrying out the Master Plan.

He affirmed that with solidarity, joint efforts, unanimity, dynamism, creativity, and aspiration for development, the Party organisation, administration, and people of all ethnic groups in Hoa Binh are determined to successfully fulfill the tasks and targets set in the Master Plan.