Lao Cai: Deploying National Target Programs with "clear objectives, implementing units, and responsible individuals"

As a mountainous border province still facing many difficulties, Lao Cai province has recently focused on effectively implementing capital from national target programs with the motto "clear objectives, implementing units, and responsible individuals". This has contributed to rapid and sustainable poverty reduction in ethnic minority areas. On March 8th, the Education and Training Department of Huong Hoa district (Quang Tri province) received 12 ethnic minority teachers who passed the 2024 Huong Hoa district education staff recruitment exam. On the occasion of the State visit to the Republic of Indonesia and the official visit to the ASEAN Secretariat; From March 9-11, General Secretary To Lam and his wife, along with a high-level Vietnamese delegation, visited the Embassy, ​​meeting with officials of the representative offices and the Vietnamese community in Indonesia. On March 8, in Lac Hoa commune (Vinh Chau town, Soc Trang province), the Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN), in coordination with the EVN Trade Union, organized a ceremony to launch a competition to complete the construction progress targets of the project to supply electricity from the national grid to Con Dao district, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province. On March 8, a unique and novel "Artistic Stone Stacking on Sand" competition took place at Ca Duoc Rock Beach - Binh Thanh Tourist Area, Binh Thanh commune, Tuy Phong district (Binh Thuan province), much to the delight of many tourists and local people. This is the first time the Tuy Phong District People's Committee has organized this competition. Unlike the traditional longhouses of the Ede and Mnong people in the region, the more than 140-year-old house in Buon Tri, Krong Na commune, Buon Don district, Dak Lak province, is built entirely of wood with three pointed roofs. With its unique architecture, the ancient stilt house not only preserves precious relics of "elephant hunter king" Y Thu Knul but also becomes an attractive destination for many tourists on their journey to explore the land and learn about the culture of the Central Highlands' elephant region. As a mountainous border province still facing many difficulties, Lao Cai province has paid special attention to effectively implementing capital from national target programs with the motto "clear objectives, implementing units, and responsible individuals". This will contribute to rapid and sustainable poverty reduction in ethnic minority areas. According to Le Hung Son, Director of the Vietnam Social Insurance (BHXH), the new organizational structure of BHXH Vietnam will take effect from March 1, 2025. This is a summary of news from the Ethnic Minorities and Development Newspaper. The morning news on March 8th includes the following noteworthy information: Dak Lak's coffee knowledge recognized as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage; the prosperity of traditional craft villages in Ca Mau; the season of "catching" students in Po To; and other current events in ethnic minority and mountainous regions. The Muong Xia Festival is an important cultural and religious activity in the cultural and spiritual life of the Thai people in Quan Son district (Thanh Hoa). This is an opportunity for the people to express their gratitude and commemorate the contributions of General Tu Ma Hai Dao - who played a major role in defeating the invading army, defending the border, and bringing prosperity to the people along the western border of Thanh Hoa province. The People's Committee of Quang Nam province has just issued a plan to implement the sub-project on improving nutrition under the National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction giai đoạn 2021 - 2025 in the province in 2025. Over two days, March 7-8, with the approval of the Party Committee and the leadership of the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religion; Implementing the Youth Union's Plan for the 2025 Youth Month of the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions, the Youth Union of the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions, in coordination with the Youth Union of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, the Youth Union of the Hanoi Stock Exchange, and the District Youth Union - Vietnam Youth Union of Con Cuong District (Nghe An), organized the 2025 Youth Month and Border March Program in Mon Son Commune, Con Cuong District. On the morning of March 9th, Saigon International Eye Hospital - Gia Lai, in coordination with the Gia Lai Provincial Association of the Elderly, organized a seminar on "Common diseases in the elderly and dangerous complications." While fishing, fishermen in Binh Dinh discovered a hawksbill turtle, approximately 0.6m long, caught in their net, so they freed it and released it back into the sea.

Residents of Phin Ngan village, Trinh Tuong commune, are growing passion fruit with support from the National Target Program 1719.

Trinh Tuong is a disadvantaged commune in Bat Xat district, Lao Cai province. For a long time, the lives and incomes of its people have mainly depended on traditional crops such as corn and rice, leading to many difficulties. With support from the National Target Program for Socio -Economic Development of Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas giai đoạn 2021-2030 (National Target Program 1719), Trinh Tuong has focused on introducing new, economically valuable crop varieties to improve the income of its ethnic minority communities.

2024 was the first year that Mr. Lo Lao Ta's family in Phin Ngan village, Trinh Tuong commune, planted over 100 passion fruit vines on their family's cultivated land. Thanks to following the instructions of the commune's agricultural extension officers, Mr. Ta's family's passion fruit garden developed quite well. Because it was their first harvest, Mr. Ta's family didn't have high expectations for yield or income from this crop. However, after deducting expenses, they still earned over 10 million VND.

"The family received government support for planting passion fruit, including seeds, fertilizers, and trellises. During the planting process, officials provided detailed guidance on planting and caring techniques, which made the family very happy. Although the first harvest wasn't very profitable, we were still very pleased because we had a new crop that was more effective than corn or rice," Mr. Ta added.

Implementing the "Fruit Tree Cultivation Model" under Content No. 1 (Sub-project 2, Project 3) of the National Target Program 1719, Trinh Tuong commune selected Phin Ngan village to plant passion fruit on an area of ​​6 hectares; the total implementation cost was over 1 billion VND; of which, the State supported nearly 500 million VND and the rest was contributed by the people. All households participating in the project are ethnic minorities, poor and near-poor households in the commune. In addition to passion fruit, Trinh Tuong commune also planted Tam Hoa plum trees (14 hectares) and bamboo shoots (8 hectares) with a total capital of nearly 4 billion VND.

In 2024, the total capital mobilized to implement the National Target Program 1719 in Bat Xat district was 290,657 million VND. Of this, investment capital was 122,737 million VND; and recurrent expenditure capital was 167,920 million VND. By the end of 2024, the entire district had disbursed 104,228/122,737 million VND (reaching 84.9% of the plan) of investment capital; and 87,756/167,920 million VND (reaching 52% of the plan) of recurrent expenditure capital...

“Bat Xat is a district classified under Program 30a of Lao Cai province. Resources from national target programs, including Program 1719, are very important in promoting socio-economic development in remote areas and areas inhabited by ethnic minorities. In particular, it contributes to overcoming damage to infrastructure and restoring production after the recent Typhoon No. 3,” emphasized Mr. Le Duc Minh, Head of the Ethnic and Religious Affairs Department of Lao Cai province.

According to Hoang Quoc Khanh, Standing Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Lao Cai province, the National Target Programs have contributed to rapid and sustainable poverty reduction in ethnic minority areas.

According to a report presented at the recent conference on the implementation of National Target Programs organized by the People's Committee of Lao Cai province, in 2024, Lao Cai province completed the restructuring of the organizational apparatus for directing the implementation of National Target Programs at three levels (province, district, and commune).

The total central government budget plan for implementing the three national target programs in 2024 (including funds carried over from 2023 to 2024) is nearly 2,419 billion VND. Statistics show that by January 31, 2025, the entire province had disbursed 1,782 billion VND, reaching 73.7% of the allocated plan, of which investment capital reached 87.2% and recurrent expenditure capital reached 63.3% of the plan. Specifically, the National Target Program 1719 disbursed 71.3% of the plan; the National Target Program for New Rural Development disbursed 80.7% of the plan; and the National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction disbursed 77.1% of the plan…

“The effective implementation of the National Target Programs in 2024 has contributed to reducing the poverty rate in poor districts by 6.29% per year; reducing the poverty rate among ethnic minorities by 5.95% per year; 62 communes achieving new rural standards, and 4 communes achieving advanced new rural standards…”, emphasized Mr. Hoang Quoc Khanh, Standing Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Lao Cai province.

Resources from national target programs have been and continue to contribute to changing the face of rural highlands in Lao Cai province.

In 2025, two new National Target Programs will be implemented: the National Target Program for Cultural Development (2025-2035) and the National Target Program for Drug Prevention and Control (until 2030). To effectively implement these National Target Programs in 2025, the People's Committee of Lao Cai province has been decisively directing departments, agencies, and localities to strive from the beginning of the year, finding solutions to achieve the goals and targets of the National Target Programs, with the motto: "clear objectives, implementing units, and responsible individuals."

Simultaneously, review and supplement the members of the Steering Committee, assign leaders to assist communes to suit the practical situation after the restructuring and streamlining of the apparatus; strengthen information dissemination and mobilization in an innovative direction to raise awareness among officials, Party members, and people to actively participate and respond… With some specific goals such as: Reducing the poverty rate in the province by 4%; reducing the poverty rate in poor districts by 7% or more per year. Reducing the poverty rate among ethnic minorities by 4.6% or more per year. Average income per person in the entire province by 2025 reaching 112 million VND/year; average income per person in poor districts reaching over 46.5 million VND/year.

Project 7 contributes to improving the quality of healthcare for people in mountainous areas.

Source: https://baodantoc.vn/lao-cai-trien-khai-cac-chuong-trinh-mtqg-ro-muc-tieu-don-vi-thuc-hien-ca-nhan-phu-trach-1741528309931.htm