New vitality in Dak Ui

From a difficult area, Dak Ui commune, Quang Ngai province is changing day by day with smooth concrete roads and spacious Great Unity houses...

...The achievements were achieved thanks to the strong leadership and direction of the Party Committee and government and the consensus and joint efforts of the people, supported by the huge resources from the National Target Programs.

Leverage from policy funding

Coming to Dak Ui in the last days of 2025, we clearly felt the strong changes on this land. With more than 12,000 people, of which ethnic minorities account for 63.2%, 11/15 villages are ethnic minorities and 6 villages are in particularly difficult situations, the problem of economic development, improving people's lives and building new rural areas (NTM) poses significant challenges for the Party Committee and the commune government.

However, “fire tests gold, hardship tests strength”, it is in the hardships that the determination of the entire political system and the people here is further tempered. By identifying national target programs as the “golden key” to open the door to development, Dak Ui has turned the Party and State’s policies and guidelines into concrete and vivid results.

In the period of 2023-2025, the total capital allocated for the Socio-Economic Development Program for Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas and the New Rural Development Program in the commune is up to more than 16.6 billion VND. This figure shows the attention of the Central Government and the province to a remote commune in an ethnic minority area.

It is worth noting that the disbursement rate of development investment capital of the commune is very high, almost absolute. Specifically, the disbursement rate of the New Rural Development Program reached 99.35% and the socio-economic development program for ethnic minority and mountainous areas reached 99.24%. This result not only reflects the outstanding efforts of the local government in directing and operating but also shows the active participation of the people, the real subjects of the programs.

Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Dak Ui Commune, Y Suong, said: "We identify ethnic minorities as not only beneficiaries of policies, but above all, as subjects participating in building their homeland. Therefore, all implementation activities are carried out according to the principles of publicity, transparency, mobilizing consensus and contributing opinions from the community."

From the implementation results of sub-projects under the National Target Program for Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas, 192 poor, near-poor, and newly escaped-poverty households have been supported with breeding cows, a basic and practical livelihood model for a locality with a tradition of livestock farming like Dak Ui.

In addition, 429 poor and near-poor households have also been supported with housing; 24 households have been supported with distributed domestic water, contributing to significantly improving the quality of life. In addition, essential infrastructure systems such as roads, schools, cultural houses, electricity and domestic water... have been continuously improved through the integration of capital from other programs and projects.

"Sweet fruit" from joint efforts and unanimity

If capital is a necessary condition, then the consensus and cooperation of the people is a sufficient condition for the programs to bear fruit. The story of Mr. A Luc's family in Dak K'Dem village, one of the commune's particularly difficult villages, is a vivid proof of the effectiveness of the policy. Previously, his family was a poor household, relying on a few acres of upland rice all year round, making their life precarious.

Approved by the local government, his family is one of 192 poor and near-poor households in the whole commune to receive support for a breeding cow from the National Target Program for Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas.

Mr. Luc takes care of the cow as the family's most valuable asset. He actively participates in training courses on livestock breeding techniques, building barns, etc. organized by the commune. Receiving the breeding cow at the end of 2023, the cow has given birth to 2 calves so far, and Mr. Luc has an additional source of useful manure to fertilize more than 200 coffee trees in his garden.

Thanks to that, over the past 2 years, the income from selling coffee alone has brought the family more than 160 million VND, helping to cover their living expenses and escape poverty. Mr. A Luc shared: "I never thought I would be where I am today. Without the Party and the State's care, I don't know when my family would be able to escape poverty. My wife and I are determined to try our best to take care of and expand the herd of cows so as not to disappoint the government."

Mr. A Luc's story is not an isolated one. The "sweet fruits" are present in all villages of Dak Ui. The whole commune has met 19/19 NTM criteria. The movement to build NTM villages in ethnic minority areas and model NTM villages has spread strongly. Up to now, 6/11 ethnic minority villages have been recognized as meeting the standards, 4/4 registered villages have met the standards of model residential villages. Villages such as Thanh Xuan, Dak Tin, Doan Ket... have become bright spots in building cultural life, maintaining security and order and developing the economy.

Not only stopping at the results of meeting the standards of a new rural commune, Dak Ui commune also strives to reach the finish line of the criteria of an advanced new rural commune. Up to now, the whole commune has completed 14/19 criteria of an advanced new rural commune, the remaining 5 criteria are continuing to be completed, including: Planning, information and communication, income, production organization and rural economic development, and health.

Party Cell Secretary and Head of Dak K'Dem Village, Nong Van Ngay, said: “When we started implementing the model village program, we determined to take the people as the center. From widening the concrete road, planting flowers on both sides of the road to collecting garbage weekly, etc., all were proactively done by the people with a voluntary spirit. The most proud thing is that the living environment is clean, children have a playground, and the elderly have a place to live.”

From a locality with many difficulties in terms of economy and infrastructure, Dak Ui commune is gradually transforming strongly, becoming a bright spot in the remote areas of Quang Ngai province. The results achieved in implementing the National Target Program not only demonstrate the high sense of responsibility of the political system but also reflect the people's companionship in the cause of building and developing the homeland.

PHUC THANG

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