New vitality in Ta Khoa

Immediately after the merger, Ta Khoa commune focused on decisively and effectively implementing capital from the National Target Program for socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas (Program 1719), promptly disbursing funds to support production and invest in essential infrastructure, making a significant contribution to the goal of sustainable poverty reduction and improving the lives of ethnic minorities.

Providing career counseling and guidance to the people at the Ta Khoa Commune Job Fair.

Ta Khoa commune has 23 villages, with 3,063 households and 15,639 inhabitants, comprising four ethnic groups: Mong, Thai, Muong, and Kho Mu. Mr. Nguyen Xuan Hung, Chairman of the People's Committee of Ta Khoa commune, informed that in 2025, Ta Khoa commune will be allocated over 15.2 billion VND from Program 1719, including 11.6 billion VND from carried-over funds and 3.6 billion VND from newly allocated funds in 2025. The commune has established a Commune-level National Target Programs Management Board, assigned tasks to its members, and coordinated surveys to assess the situation in particularly disadvantaged villages as a basis for developing socio -economic development plans for ethnic minority areas. The commune is also actively promoting the disbursement of Program 1719 funds, focusing on supporting production, investing in transportation infrastructure, electricity, clean water, and schools.

The Management Board of Pá Nó village, Tạ Khoa commune, is reviewing households that have received support from Program 1719.

To date, Ta Khoa commune has disbursed over 90% of its allocated capital. With this funding, the commune has carried out maintenance and repair work on 14 infrastructure projects, such as: repairing roads from Tan Tien - Pa Khom - Na Pa; from Ta Do - O B; from Khoa - Khoc B; repairing water supply facilities in the Bai Tay resettlement area, Nhan Ngoc village, Tan Cuong village, etc. Currently, 17 out of 23 villages have paved roads, and 100% of households have access to the national power grid. Irrigation and clean water systems have been invested in to serve the lives and production of the people.

In early 2025, the people of Ta Do village were delighted when the concrete road from National Highway 37 to the village was repaired and upgraded. The project, with a total cost of over 320 million VND, was funded by Program 1719. Mr. Dinh Van Khanh, Party Secretary and Head of Ta Do village, said: "After many years of use, the road had deteriorated severely. Now that it's been repaired and upgraded, the road is much nicer, children can go to school more easily, and agricultural products can be sold at higher prices."

The first Job Fair and Career Guidance Day in Ta Khoa Commune

Along with improving infrastructure, Ta Khoa commune is focusing on implementing sub-projects 2 and 3 on sustainable agricultural and forestry production development under Program 1719, supporting the construction of livestock farming models suitable to local customs and strengths, contributing to increasing people's income. By 2025, 99 poor households, near-poor households, and newly escaped-from-poverty households in Khoc B, Cay Khe, Pa No, Trong De, and Ho Sen villages will receive support in the form of breeding horses and cows, with a total budget of over 2.5 billion VND.

As one of the beneficiaries of the project, Mr. Trang A Nenh from Pa No village shared: "My family is a poor household. At the end of 2025, the State supported us with one breeding cow. My family is very excited and will try our best to take good care of it so that the cow continues to reproduce, bringing in income and helping us escape poverty."

The road to Pá Nó village was built with funding from Program 1719.

Thanks to funding from Program 1719, agriculture and rural areas inhabited by ethnic minorities in Ta Khoa commune have seen significant development. To date, the commune has many effective economic models, such as: fruit tree cultivation in Muong Khoa village; cattle breeding in Hua Nhan village; cage fish farming in Ta Do village; and raising indigenous pigs in Pot village... These models have provided stable incomes for households ranging from 150-200 million VND per year.

In addition, the commune proactively guides and supports people in finding employment opportunities outside the province. In November 2025, the commune's People's Committee organized the first Job Fair and Career Counseling Day, with the participation of 5 units and businesses from Hanoi and Hung Yen province. Ms. Lu Thi Ngoan from Pot village shared: "Participating in the Job Fair, I received information about the labor market, career orientation, and professions that are in high demand domestically and for overseas employment, helping me find a suitable job."

The family of Mr. Tráng A Nênh, from Pá Nó village, received support in the form of breeding cows.

Currently, the commune has 562 workers employed in businesses, production facilities, and cooperatives within the province. 2,027 workers are employed outside the province or through labor export programs in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, earning between 10 and 30 million VND per month. The commune also collaborates with the Social Policy Bank to implement preferential credit programs, with 1,419 ethnic minority households receiving loans totaling nearly 95 billion VND. By 2025, the average per capita income of the commune is projected to reach nearly 30 million VND per year; the poverty rate is expected to decrease from 30.84% ​​in 2021 to 18.42% in 2025.

With the goal of having 6 villages meeting new rural standards by 2030, a trained workforce rate exceeding 60%, a 13% increase in per capita income compared to 2025, and no more poor households, Ta Khoa commune is actively and decisively implementing support policies from Program 1719. Priority is given to diversifying livelihood models and improving essential infrastructure, thereby creating a strong impetus for sustainable socio-economic development in the locality.

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