(HBO) – Officials and locals in Tay Phong commune of Cao Phong district on May 10 received a certificate recognizing the commune as a new-style rural area from the Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee.
Chairman of the
commune People’s Committee Bui Van Ben said that the commune has 1,320
households with 5,390 people, 58 percent of whom belong to the Muong ethnic
group, 37 percent are Kinh people, and 5 percent belong to the Dao ethnic
minority group. Following the Party and State’s policies on the new-style rural
area building, Tay Phong had registered to fulfill all criteria in 2018. Under
the leadership of the Party organisations and authorities from the district to
grassroots levels, the commune’s economy has developed strongly, and
defence-security been ensured.
Many households in Tay Phong
commune invest in expanding production, thus contributing to shifting the
commune’s economic structure.
Implementing
socio-economic development tasks in general and ethnic work in particular, Tay
Phong commune’s authorities have had comprehensive management over all fields
with the focus on building plans and tasks for each year and the 2014-2019
period, and aimed at reaching or surpassing criteria set in the resolution of
the commune Party Committee in the 2015-2020 period and resolutions of the
commune People’s Council every year.
With a policy of
diversifying industries to step by step shift the economic structure, in the
past five years, the commune enjoys an average annual growth rate of 12.5
percent. At present, per capita income reaches 29.5 million VND a year, and the
poverty rate is brought from 18.6 percent in 2014 to 8.03 percent.
In addition, the
locality’s electricity, road, education and healthcare systems have also been improved,
helping raise locals’ living conditions. Local residents have also paid
attention to maintaining and promoting cultural identities./.
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Situated at the gateway to the Northwest, Hoa Binh province has a population of over 900,000, including about 540,000 of working age. It is home to 6,000 businesses and production facilities, providing employment for over 100,000 workers. The remaining workforce is engaged in informal jobs, works in enterprises outside the province, or contributes to agro-forestry-fisheries. Additionally, around 3,000 workers are employed abroad.
The Hoa Binh provincial People's Committee has issued Decision No. 2767/QD-UBND announcing the rankings of departments, agencies, districts and Hoa Binh city in the Public Administration Reform Index (PAR) and the Satisfaction Index of Public Administration Services (SIPAS) in 2024.
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In 2024, the total state budget revenue of Hoa Binh Province is estimated at approximately VND 6,930 billion, achieving 183% of the Government’s target, 126% of the target assigned by the Provincial People's Council, and 145% compared to the same period last year.
In 2024, Hoa Binh province has shown signs of improvement in attracting investment and developing enterprises.