In the period of 2026-2030, strive to have 90% of the total communes in Dong Nai achieve new rural status.

(DN) - On the afternoon of July 23, Comrade Nguyen Thi Hoang, Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired a working session with the Department of Agriculture and Environment and related departments, branches and localities to review the implementation of the National Target Program on New Rural Development (NTM) in the province.

Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thi Hoang chaired the meeting. Photo: B.Nguyen

After the merger, Dong Nai province has 72 rural communes. Through review according to the guidance of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment , the whole province has 67/72 communes meeting the NTM standards (reaching more than 93%); of which, 25 communes meet the advanced NTM standards (reaching 34%) and 8 communes meet the model NTM standards.

By the end of 2025, the province will maintain the same status after the provincial merger because the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has issued a document directing to stop considering and recognizing communes that meet NTM standards in the period of 2021-2025.

Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment Nguyen Van Thang reported on the results of new rural construction in the province. Photo: B.Nguyen

The target set for 2026 is for the whole province to have at least 5 communes meeting advanced NTM standards. Through review, the whole province has about 7 communes that can complete advanced NTM standards in 2026 according to the draft of the new set of criteria of the Central Government, including Xuan Loc, Dau Giay, Dinh Quan, Trang Bom, Cam My, Dong Phu, Loc Ninh communes. These communes are due to the merger of communes that previously achieved advanced NTM standards, so after the merger, they are considered to have completed NTM standards. These communes all have strengths in terms of income criteria, technical economic infrastructure, and cultural institutions.

At the meeting, Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thi Hoang set the goal of building the province's new rural areas in the new period of 2026-2030, striving to have 90% of the total number of communes in the province achieve new rural areas, of which at least 50% of communes achieve advanced new rural areas, higher than the national average.

In addition, the province aims to have 10% of modern NTM communes, equal to the national average; this is a new target in the 2026-2030 period according to the draft of the Central Criteria, replacing the current Model NTM Criteria.

Regarding the public investment portfolio in new rural construction, Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thi Hoang requested relevant departments and branches to review, especially the central government's public investment sources, and continue to allocate appropriate parts to localities according to the previous plan.

Binh Nguyen

Source: https://baodongnai.com.vn/kinh-te/202507/trong-giai-doan-2026-2030-phan-dau-co-90tong-so-xa-tai-dong-nai-dat-nong-thon-moi-0ec223b/