The effectiveness of ethnic policies in Meo Vac

Thanks to the attention of the Party and the State, the infrastructure of Meo Vac town is becoming more and more spacious and modern.

As a mountainous border district of Ha Giang province, Meo Vac has a natural area of 57,668.61 hectares, including 18 administrative units at commune and town levels, with 17 ethnic groups living together, of which ethnic minorities account for 97.64% of the district's population.

Every year, based on the allocated capital and the socio -economic development orientation, the district has integrated resources from National Target Programs such as: New rural construction; Sustainable poverty reduction; Socio -economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the period 2021-2025, in investing in building infrastructure, transportation, supporting socio -economic development... in ethnic minority areas, especially in extremely disadvantaged communes and border communes.

Accordingly, Meo Vac district has implemented 08 projects to bring electricity to villages without national grid, raising the rate of households using grid electricity to over 90%; renovating and upgrading 13 schools to meet national standards according to regulations; repairing and upgrading 100% of medical stations in communes; upgrading and pouring concrete on 25/28 intra-village and inter-village roads.

The progress of investment and implementation of infrastructure projects has reached over 70% compared to the target for the period 2020-2025. Up to now, 18/18 communes and towns have solidified car roads to the center; 199/199 villages and residential groups have motor vehicle roads to the headquarters, creating favorable conditions for people to travel, produce and exchange goods, contributing to economic development, fundamentally changing the face of villages and hamlets.

In addition to infrastructure investment, Meo Vac district also focuses on ensuring social security and creating stable livelihoods for people: The district has built 05 centralized water supply works with a total budget of nearly 15 billion VND; supported 1,195 water tanks for poor households lacking water for daily use; supported job conversion for 105 households lacking production land; supported 1,850 ethnic minority workers to have convenient access to labor market information, job search support services, and job connection.

In addition, Meo Vac district has implemented 59 poverty reduction projects and models, with 1,174 households benefiting, with an implementation cost of over 39 billion VND; implemented 25 production development support projects with 380 households benefiting, with an implementation cost of nearly 14 billion VND; supported 554 poor and near-poor households to build new houses; 99 poor and near-poor households to repair houses in 18 communes and towns...

Livestock farming brings high economic value to the people of Sung Tra commune.

In Meo Vac district, there are currently two ethnic groups belonging to the very small ethnic group, Lo Lo and Co Lao. Implementing the Project to Support Socio-Economic Development of Very Small Ethnic Minorities in the 2016-2025 period (according to Decision 2086, dated October 31, 2016 of the Prime Minister), Meo Vac district has supported seeds, materials, and fertilizers for 103 households with a budget of 412 million VND; supported livestock seeds and barns for 103 households with a budget of 2.06 billion VND; supported the purchase of ethnic costumes for 176 households with a budget of 352 million VND; supported traditional festival activities for 4 villages with a budget of 220 million VND.

Along with policies and programs to support economic development, the district pays special attention to preserving the culture of ethnic minorities. Through many measures to support and encourage ethnic minorities to preserve their good traditional culture, such as: Restoring traditional festivals; investing in and building cultural institutions and cultural houses; supporting the activities of village art troupes...

Meo Vac district leaders inspect the use of capital to support livestock development in Ta Lung commune.

Mr. Nong Van Ngay, Head of the Ethnic Minorities Department of Meo Vac district, informed: Last June, the 4th Congress of Ethnic Minorities in Meo Vac district set out tasks and solutions to implement ethnic work and ethnic policies for the period of 2024 - 2029. Therein, focusing on creating strong changes in the material and spiritual life of ethnic minorities in the area; focusing on the work of arranging and stabilizing the population, settling down; focusing on solving difficulties in housing, domestic water, improving environmental sanitation; improving the intellectual level and cultural enjoyment of ethnic minorities, preserving and promoting the cultural identity and fine traditions of each ethnic group, eliminating backward customs and practices; building a team of ethnic minority cadres at the grassroots level with qualities and capacities to meet the requirements of tasks in the new period.

With the attention of the Party, the State and the active participation of local Party committees and authorities, from 2019 to 2023, jobs were created for over 10,513 workers, the rate of trained workers reached 53%. By the end of 2023, the average income per capita reached 32 million VND/person/year (an increase of more than 11 million VND compared to 2022), the number of poor households in the district was 9,035, accounting for 51.29% (a decrease of 6.3% compared to the end of 2022).

Mr. Nguyen Huy Sac, Chairman of Meo Vac District People's Committee said: In the coming time, Meo Vac district will continue to review and evaluate the current economic situation, vocational training and employment needs to have a basis for formulating appropriate policies, ensuring feasibility and closeness to actual conditions. At the same time, Meo Vac district will effectively use investment support resources from programs and projects for ethnic minority areas; strengthen the leadership role of local Party committees and authorities; strengthen the inspection, supervision and evaluation of the effectiveness of programs and projects to promptly remove difficulties and obstacles; regularly coordinate closely between all levels and sectors to continue to effectively implement ethnic work and ethnic policies.

Providing livelihoods to help people escape poverty

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