Kindness to the meritorious

O Lam Commune authorities visited the family of Colonel Le Thanh Cu - Hero of the People's Armed Forces.

No more poor or near-poor households of meritorious people

O Lam commune has 2 nationally recognized revolutionary historical relics: O Ta Soc - the base of An Giang Provincial Party Committee in the resistance war against the US, saving the country and Tuc Dup tourist area with the legendary 128-day and night battle in 1968 - 1969. The commune has nearly 1,500 policy families, people with meritorious services to the revolution, including 3 Heroes of the People's Armed Forces: martyr Phan Thi Rang, martyr Neang Nghes and Colonel Le Thanh Cu, residing in Ninh Thuan hamlet; 24 Vietnamese Heroic Mothers; 117 wounded and sick soldiers; 240 martyrs and over 1,000 people with meritorious services to the revolution.

In recent times, the Party Committee and the government of O Lam commune have always paid attention to and implemented well the regime and policies for people with meritorious services. Organizing delegations to visit and present gifts to Heroes of the People's Armed Forces on holidays, New Year, anniversaries... supporting the construction of houses for people in difficult circumstances; prioritizing job creation, education and health care for people with meritorious services... According to the Head of the Department of Culture and Society of O Lam commune, Nguyen Ngoc Ngan, the commune pays special attention to implementing policies for people with meritorious services, clearly demonstrated in the fact that the locality always maintains the title "Commune, ward doing well in the work of war invalids, martyrs, and people with meritorious services"; ensuring the living standards of people with meritorious services are equal to or higher than the average of the community. The commune no longer has poor or near-poor households with meritorious services. In addition, implementing the Prime Minister's decision on housing support for people with meritorious services and their relatives, the commune supports housing for over 500 households; mobilized businesses in the commune to support over 20 households. Up to now, in the commune there are no more households with meritorious people facing difficult housing circumstances.

Continue to care for policy families

In the first months of 2025, although busy with the work of arranging cadres, implementing the dissolution of the district level, and merging the commune level, the Party Committees and authorities of the three old communes of Luong Phi, An Tuc and O Lam always paid attention to the lives of policy families, thereby supporting the construction and repair of 11 houses for people with meritorious services; resolving the Tet and April 30th holiday regimes, and providing regular monthly subsidies to the right subjects. Mr. Tran Van Phu, residing in An Ninh hamlet, shared: “My father was a martyr, sacrificed in the Mau Than Campaign in 1968. Over the years, the locality has always cared for, looked after, visited and encouraged my family. The family has been supported to build houses of gratitude twice. My children and I continue to promote the family's revolutionary tradition, following the example of the previous generation of fathers and brothers to actively work, produce, work hard and participate in movements launched by the locality".

Towards the 78th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day, the People's Committee of O Lam commune has developed a plan to organize activities to honor the dedication and sacrifice of martyrs, war invalids and people with meritorious services to the revolution. The commune received and presented 388 gifts from the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to policy families, with 2 support levels of 800,000 VND and 1 million VND, with a total cost of 311.6 million VND; presented 272 gifts from the President to people with meritorious services, with 2 support levels of 300,000 VND and 600,000 VND.

“Caring for and implementing policies for people with meritorious services is a regular and long-term responsibility and task of the entire political system and society in general, and O Lam commune in particular. In the coming time, the locality will focus on resolving difficulties and backlogs in applications for recognition of people with meritorious services to the revolution; effectively implementing the movement of gratitude and remembering the source of water. In addition, it will continue to promote propaganda and raise awareness of all levels, sectors, organizations and people about policies for people with meritorious services... The locality will create favorable conditions for war invalids, sick soldiers, people with meritorious services, and families of people with meritorious services to develop production, improve their lives and participate in social activities,” said Ms. Nguyen Ngoc Ngan.

Article and photos: DUC TOAN

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