The national target program on sustainable poverty reduction for the 2021-2025 period has achieved many positive results.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Vo Van Hung said that the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction for the 2021-2025 period has achieved and exceeded the annual poverty reduction targets assigned by the National Assembly and the Government.

At the meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly's Committee on Culture and Society with representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment's leaders on the report on the results of implementing the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction for the 2021-2025 period and 2025, along with recommendations and proposals for orientations for the 2026-2030 period related to sustainable poverty reduction, the Summary Report on the implementation of the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction for the 2021-2025 period, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Vo Van Hung said that the Program has achieved and exceeded the annual poverty reduction targets assigned by the National Assembly and the Government.

Notable results include:

Exceeding the target of reducing the poverty rate: Vietnam has achieved and exceeded the annual poverty reduction targets assigned by the National Assembly and the Government. It is expected that by the end of 2025, the multidimensional poverty rate nationwide will be only about 1%, an impressive figure compared to the average reduction target of 1-1.5%/year. The poverty rate in poor districts will decrease to 24.86% (down 6.7%/year) and the poverty rate of ethnic minorities will decrease to 12.55% (down 4.45%/year).

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Vo Van Hung presented a report on outstanding results in poverty reduction work.

Developing essential infrastructure, narrowing the gap: The program has invested in building 2,616 new infrastructure works and maintaining 2,340 works in poor districts and extremely disadvantaged communes in coastal and island areas. These efforts have helped 19/54 extremely disadvantaged communes in coastal and island areas reach new rural standards, exceeding the assigned target of 30% (reaching 35.18%). This significantly improves living conditions, supports production, trade, circulation of goods and provision of basic social services, contributing to narrowing the development gap between poor areas and other areas.

Promoting economic growth and structural transformation: The program has implemented 10,587 poverty reduction models and projects, attracting 205,585 households to participate. These models not only create sustainable livelihoods and increase income but also promote economic and labor restructuring in poor localities, from small-scale production to concentrated production, linked to value chains. Of which, 6,174 agricultural production support projects have helped 99,594 households improve farming methods, apply high technology, and improve productivity and product quality.

Improve the quality of life and social security, address the shortage of basic social services. Accordingly, nearly 125,000 workers from poor, near-poor and newly escaped poverty households have been successfully supported in job connections, exceeding the minimum target of 100,000 workers. Nearly 6,300 job transactions were organized, and more than 1.1 million employers and nearly 3 million job seekers had their information updated in the national database. The rate of stunting malnutrition in children under 16 years old decreased to 26.43%, exceeding the target of less than 34%. Nearly 200,000 children and nearly 130,000 pregnant women have been supported with micronutrient supplements. By the end of August 2025, the Program will support the construction and repair of new houses for nearly 90,000 poor and near-poor households in poor districts. This is a positive contribution to the emulation movement "The whole country joins hands to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses".

However, the report also shows that poverty reduction results in some difficult areas such as the Northern Midlands and Mountains and the Central Highlands are still limited; Many localities are slow in arranging counterpart funds, planning and implementation; allocation of resources from the central to local levels is not timely, concentrated at the end of the year; Poverty reduction models in some places are still unsustainable. Remote areas still lack essential infrastructure and basic services; commune-level officials hold many concurrent positions, and management and supervision capacity is weak.

The Government report also emphasized that from the 2026-2035 period, integrating the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction with the New Rural Development Program is a strategic step, which will avoid policy duplication, unify goals and concentrate resources, demonstrating new thinking in policy management: from support to empowerment, from subsidies to inclusive and sustainable development, from the state budget as the main source of capital to the role of seed capital, leading and creating movements. Therefore, the Government proposed that the National Assembly consider and approve the investment policy for the National Target Program on New Rural Development and Sustainable Poverty Reduction for the 2026-2035 period.

Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/chuong-trinh-muc-tieu-quoc-gia-giam-ngheo-ben-vung-giai-doan-2021-2025-dat-nhieu-ket-qua-tich-cuc-20251028141313969.htm