Consider awarding the title of People's Artisan, Meritorious Artisan

On the morning of March 17, comrade Pham Van Nghiem, member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Chairman of the Council for considering and awarding the titles of People's Artisan (NNND) and Meritorious Artisan (NNUT) of Thai Binh province for the 4th time in 2024, chaired the meeting to consider and award the titles.

Comrade Pham Van Nghiem, Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Chairman of the Council for considering and awarding the titles of People's Artist and Meritorious Artist of Thai Binh province for the 4th time chaired the meeting.

To date, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has received 77 applications for consideration in the following categories: folk performing arts (flag and fan dance, water puppetry, cheo art), social customs and beliefs (practice of worshipping the Mother Goddess of the Three Realms of the Vietnamese people). Of which, 12 applications are for consideration of the title of People's Artist, 65 applications are for consideration of the title of Meritorious Artist. The entire list has been made public on the Provincial People's Committee's Electronic Information Portal from January 11 to 25, 2025. During this time, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has not received any feedback on the artists proposed for consideration of the title, and has organized to collect opinions from the community according to regulations. After appraisal, 72/77 applications meet the criteria to be proposed for consideration of the title.

Leaders of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism spoke at the meeting.

At the meeting, the Provincial Council reviewed, discussed and voted by secret ballot, agreeing to propose qualified dossiers to submit to the Ministry-level specialized Council.

People's Artist speaks at the meeting.

The awarding of the titles of People's Artist and Meritorious Artist aims to recognize and honor artisans who have made important contributions to preserving and promoting the value of intangible cultural heritage.

Tu Anh

Source: https://baothaibinh.com.vn/tin-tuc/19/220077/xet-tang-danh-hieu-nghe-nhan-nhan-dan-nghe-nhan-uu-tu