Do not leave any legal gaps in determining the areas for implementing ethnic policies.

The Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions plans eight criteria to classify communes in ethnic minority and mountainous areas according to development level.

The demarcation of ethnic minority and mountainous areas according to development level is being implemented according to Decision No. 33/2020/QD-TTg dated November 12, 2020 of the Prime Minister , applicable for the period 2021-2025, and will no longer be effective after the end of this year.

According to the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions , the issuance of a replacement document is necessary to avoid legal gaps in determining the areas for implementing ethnic policies, which could directly affect the process of building and allocating medium-term investment resources in the next phase.

The Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions is finalizing a draft Decree on Criteria for delimiting ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the 2026-2030 period, with the goal of building a clear and transparent criteria system to apply policies with the right addresses and targets.

The Decree on Criteria for Delimiting Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas for the 2026-2030 Period will be the basis for determining priority investment areas and allocating resources fairly and effectively.

According to the draft, the 8 criteria for classifying communes in ethnic minority and mountainous areas according to the development level include: average income per capita is 50% or more lower than the average income per capita of the whole country as announced in the previous year; the poverty rate according to multidimensional standards is 1.5-2 times higher than the average poverty rate according to multidimensional standards of the whole country; the rate of households with regular and safe electricity is below 90%; the rate of households using clean and hygienic water is below 80%; the rate of commune roads hardened according to rural traffic standard A is below 80%; the rate of rural traffic roads from the commune center to the villages hardened is below 60%; there is no medical station meeting national standards; the rate of schools and classrooms built solidly is below 90%.

The classification of communes in ethnic minority and mountainous areas will be applied according to the development level: Communes in region I (developing communes) are communes with less than 3 criteria; communes in region II (difficult communes) are communes with 3 to 4 criteria; communes in region III (especially difficult communes) are communes with 5 criteria or more.

Based on the criteria in the Decree, the Central Government and localities will clearly define areas according to population characteristics, terrain, natural conditions and socio-economic development level, prioritize investment of State budget resources, ODA capital, preferential loans and social resources; establish a unified data system to serve management, monitoring and policy evaluation in an objective and transparent manner...

According to the draft, the basic contents of the Decree include: Regulations on criteria for villages in ethnic minority and mountainous areas; Regulations on criteria for communes in ethnic minority and mountainous areas; Regulations on criteria for determining extremely disadvantaged villages in ethnic minority and mountainous areas; Regulations on criteria for determining communes in ethnic minority and mountainous areas according to development level; Process, procedures, authority and time limit for determining, synthesizing, appraising, and submitting for approval the list of communes and villages; Clearly defining the responsibilities for implementation at all levels and principles for using funds.

According to vietnamnet.vn

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