Quang Nam is a mountainous province with 18 districts, towns and cities, with 70 communes in ethnic minority areas. Of which, ethnic minorities account for 9.4% of the province's population. In recent years, implementing the Resolution of the 3rd Provincial Congress of Ethnic Minorities in 2019 and the Party's policies and the State's policies on ethnic affairs; the work of caring for and developing the socio-economy, ensuring national defense and security, and building the political system in ethnic minority and mountainous areas has always been of interest to the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, Provincial People's Committee and all levels and sectors.
Accordingly, many programs and projects are prioritized for implementation in mountainous areas, especially the 3 basic National Target Programs that have been effective. In the period of 2021 - 2024, the total investment capital for ethnic minority and mountainous areas is about 7,828.6 billion VND; there are 94 agencies, units, organizations and enterprises that have accepted to be twinned with 66 mountainous communes; 9 districts, towns and cities in the plains have been twinned with 9 mountainous districts and have been twinned and sponsored with 14 border communes.
Up to now, the average income per capita in ethnic minority and mountainous areas of the province has reached 24.13 million VND/year (an increase of nearly 8 million VND compared to 2019); the poverty rate in ethnic minority and mountainous areas has decreased to 22.05% (the whole province is 5.7%); the number of mountainous communes meeting new rural standards is 33/93 communes (the whole province has 123/194 communes); 98.81% of villages have paved car roads to the commune center; 84/199 schools meet national standards, a rate of 42.21%; 100% of ethnic minority people participate in health insurance...
Human resource development, especially the building of ethnic minority human resources, has been carried out synchronously in recruitment, planning, training, promotion and appointment. Up to now, the total number of ethnic minority cadres, civil servants and public employees in the province is 3,751 people, accounting for 10.5% of the total number of cadres, civil servants and public employees in the province. Of these, 658 ethnic minority cadres, civil servants and public employees are working in provincial agencies, organizations and units, accounting for 6.4%; the number of ethnic minority cadres and civil servants who are People's Council delegates at all levels is 1,243 people, accounting for 21%.
At the Congress, delegates listened to representatives of typical examples in various areas of social life such as socio-economic development, education and training, hunger eradication and poverty reduction, preservation and promotion of national cultural identity, ensuring national defense and security, and building the Great National Unity bloc. At the same time, they shared good practices and practical experiences in implementing the National Target Program; experiences in promoting the role of prestigious people in mobilizing ethnic minorities to contribute to socio-economic development and ensuring national defense and security in the area.
Speaking at the Congress, Deputy Minister and Vice Chairman of the Ethnic Minorities Committee Y Thong emphasized: The Congress of Ethnic Minorities is held every 5 years at the provincial and district levels and every 10 years at the central level. This is an event of important political and social significance for all classes of people and ethnic minorities nationwide, truly a broad political activity, a forum for people to meet, exchange, learn from experiences and express their thoughts and aspirations to the Party and the State.
After 5 years of implementing the Resolution of the 3rd Congress of Ethnic Minorities, in addition to the encouraging achievements, ethnic minorities in Quang Nam province still face difficulties and challenges. Therefore, the Deputy Minister suggested that in the coming time, Quang Nam province should continue to disseminate, thoroughly grasp and effectively implement Conclusion No. 65-KL/TW dated October 30, 2019 of the Politburo on continuing to implement Resolution No. 24-NQ/TW of the 9th Party Central Committee on ethnic work in the new situation; Resolution No. 88/2019/QH14 and Resolution No. 120/2020/QH14 of the 14th National Assembly approving the Overall Project and investment policy of the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas for the 2021-2030 period...
Along with that, continue to innovate thinking, take drastic actions, with the highest political determination, promote the potential and advantages of the province, focus resources on investment in socio-economic development, promote hunger eradication and poverty reduction, build new rural areas, improve the material and spiritual life of ethnic minorities, effectively implement 3 National Target Programs, especially the National Target Program on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the period 2021 - 2030 in the province.
In addition, focus on training, fostering and developing human resources, especially local ethnic minority cadres and very few ethnic minority cadres, increase the number of capable and dedicated cadres to work in difficult areas; promote the role of prestigious people and all classes of people in building and consolidating the grassroots political system; combine socio-economic development with ensuring national defense and security, especially in key areas, remote and isolated areas; proactively build a national defense posture, a people's security posture, associated with a solid people's heart posture. Proactively resolve all conflicts and problems arising right from the grassroots level; create consensus, build villages, hamlets and residential areas that are united, peaceful and developed.
Quang Nam province needs to pay attention to preserving and promoting good traditional cultural values, tangible and intangible cultural heritages of ethnic minorities; improve the quality and effectiveness of education and training, especially training, fostering and vocational training for ethnic minority youth; pay attention to preserving and promoting good traditional cultural values, tangible and intangible cultural heritages of ethnic minorities; eliminate bad customs; improve the quality and effectiveness of education and training, especially training, fostering and vocational training for ethnic minority youth.
At the same time, the province needs to promote the self-reliance of ethnic groups and the tradition of great national unity, love, mutual assistance, trust and unity with Party committees and authorities at all levels in the province to successfully implement the Resolution Letter of the 4th Provincial Congress of Ethnic Minorities in 2024, practically making achievements to welcome Party Congresses at all levels, towards the 14th National Party Congress and major political events of the country.
With the revolutionary tradition of Quang Nam province and the leadership of the Party, we believe that Quang Nam province will have breakthrough developments, continue to promote the tradition of solidarity, enthusiastically compete in labor production, support each other to overcome difficulties and challenges to build the ethnic minority region of Quang Nam province rich in economy, imbued with national identity, strong in national defense and security.
Attending and speaking at the Congress, Quang Nam Provincial Party Secretary Luong Nguyen Minh Triet also proposed tasks for the ethnic minorities of Quang Nam province to develop further; the great national unity bloc to be strengthened and consolidated, such as: Continuing to thoroughly grasp and create a unified and complete awareness of ethnic issues and national unity as a fundamental, long-term strategic issue; mobilizing resources for investment in socio-economic development to care for and further improve the quality of life of ethnic minorities.
Along with that, increase opportunities for ethnic minorities to have better and fairer access to the achievements of socio-economic development of the country and the province; continue to innovate the content, form and method of implementing policies on ethnic affairs and ethnic policies in the province in accordance with the requirements of the tasks in the new situation; promote the spirit of self-reliance, self-reliance, efforts and striving of ethnic minorities, unite and help each other to sustainably reduce poverty in order to stabilize their lives, gradually become rich legitimately; preserve and promote the fine cultural identity of the ethnic community.
At the same time, focus on the work of building, planning, training, fostering and training the contingent of ethnic minority cadres to ensure quantity and quality, meeting the requirements of tasks in the new situation; promote the pioneering, exemplary and leading role of the contingent of cadres, party members, village elders, and prestigious people in ethnic minority areas in building and consolidating the Great Unity bloc; in implementing patriotic emulation movements, the "Skillful Mass Mobilization" emulation movement and campaigns organized by all levels and sectors to gather and attract the participation of the masses of people; heighten vigilance and prevent and repel plots and tricks to sabotage the Party and State, taking advantage of ethnic and religious issues... by hostile and reactionary forces to deceive, entice and incite people to disrupt social order and safety, national security, and divide the Great Unity bloc of the entire nation.
The Congress also adopted a Resolution Letter with the following tasks: Determined to maintain and enhance brotherly solidarity in the big family of ethnic groups in carrying out socio-economic development tasks; Strive to reduce the poverty rate in ethnic minority areas by over 5%/year by 2030; Actively carry out the campaign "All people unite to build cultural life in residential areas, mobilize investment resources, promote internal strength to develop the economy in ethnic minority and mountainous areas...
On this occasion, authorized by the Minister, Chairman of the Ethnic Committee, Deputy Minister, Vice Chairman Y Thong awarded the Certificate of Merit of the Minister, Chairman of the Ethnic Committee to 1 collective and 3 individuals with outstanding achievements in implementing ethnic work and ethnic policies of the Party and State. At the same time, awarded the Commemorative Medal "For the cause of ethnic development" to 4 individuals with outstanding achievements contributing to the cause of developing Vietnamese ethnic groups.
At the Congress, the Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Nam province awarded Certificates of Merit to 3 collectives and 12 individuals with outstanding achievements in ethnic work in the period of 2019 - 2024.
On this occasion, the Organizing Committee of the Congress of Ethnic Minorities in Quang Nam province launched a campaign to support people in the northern provinces affected by storm No. 3, with a total amount of more than 82 million VND.
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