Investment in development of ethnic minority areas

Socio -economic infrastructure is one of the key areas receiving strong investment. In 2024 alone, the province has implemented 168 essential infrastructure investment projects using the provincial budget, including 62 projects under the Socio-Economic Development Program for Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas. Of which, 54 projects in the transport sector are supported by investment from Resolution No. 12/2022/NQ-HDND, helping to connect remote areas with the central area, promoting trade and developing production. The province has invested in 183 school projects, with special attention paid to ethnic minority areas.

Construction of domestic water supply pipeline in Vo Ngai commune (Binh Lieu district). Photo: Manh Truong

In 2025, the province sets specific goals in the National Target Program for Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas, Resolution 06-NQ/TU and the Overall Program for Sustainable Socio-Economic Development in Association with Ensuring National Defense and Security in Communes, Villages, and Hamlets in Ethnic Minority, Mountainous, Border, and Island Areas of Quang Ninh Province in 2025. Accordingly, the goal is to continue building and completing 13 commune-level cultural and sports centers; eliminating 100% of temporary housing and newly-emerged dilapidated houses for poor and near-poor households in ethnic minority and mountainous areas in the province...

The total provincial budget allocated to implement the 2025 Program for ethnic minority areas is 786,887 billion VND; as of March 11, 2025, over 24,397 billion VND has been disbursed.

Quang Ninh is the first locality to complete the Sustainable Poverty Reduction Program for the 2021-2025 period 3 years ahead of schedule. By the end of 2024, the whole province will have only 8 poor households and 1,237 near-poor households according to the province's own multidimensional poverty standards, of which ethnic minority households account for 69.5% and 53.48%, respectively. The health insurance policy for people is effectively implemented, 100% of people in communes that have just escaped the category of special difficulties will still be supported with health insurance until the end of 2025...

According to the survey results in 2024, the average income of ethnic minorities, mountainous, border and island areas in 2024 is 83,790 million VND/person/year, an increase of 14.2% compared to 2023.

Developing an eco-tourism model in Ky Thuong commune, Ha Long city. Photo: Khanh Giang

Education for ethnic minority students has been invested synchronously in both facilities and content and programs. Up to now, 100% of educational institutions have ensured conditions for implementing the new program; the rate of universal education and illiteracy eradication is high. The province has 6 ethnic boarding schools with more than 1,700 students, of which 98% are ethnic minority students. The quality of learning, nurturing and care for boarding students has been increasingly improved, with a graduation rate of 100% and over 90% of ethnic minority students continuing to study at a higher level.

Student Ban Thi Huong, class 7A, Ky Thuong Secondary School (Ha Long City) said: Thanks to the school's facilities and clean, beautiful classrooms, we are more excited about studying. I hope that my brothers, sisters, and friends of school age in ethnic minority areas in the province can all study in spacious schools.

Notably, the program to enhance Vietnamese language for ethnic minority children continues to be promoted with the participation of 100% of teachers and students in ethnic minority areas. These activities not only contribute to improving the quality of education, but also actively support the work of preserving the culture and language of ethnic minorities. The current medical infrastructure in ethnic minority areas meets the primary health care needs of the people. Currently, the province continues to invest in upgrading and repairing commune-level health stations, especially in ethnic minority areas in the area.

With the motto "No one is left behind", the provincial government and people are working together to build an increasingly developed and civilized ethnic minority region.

Thu Nguyet

Source: https://baoquangninh.vn/dau-tu-phat-trien-vung-dan-toc-thieu-so-3359153.html