Dak Lak spends 128 billion VND to support the needy during Tet
The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak spent over 128 billion VND (5.22 million USD) to care for needy people and beneficiaries of social policies in the locality during the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, according to the provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
Tet gifts presented to trade union members in Ea Sup district of Dak Dak (Photo: easup.daklak.gov.vn)
Dak Lak (VNA) – The Central Highlands provinceof Dak Lak spent over 128 billion VND (5.22 million USD) to care for needypeople and beneficiaries of social policies in the locality during the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, according tothe provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
Of the total, over 3.9 billion VND was from the centralbudget, 83.3 billion VND came from the local budget, and more than 41 billion VNDwas mobilised from philanthropists.
The money was used to buy Tet gifts for 279,284 beneficiaries. Alongside, Dak Lak also provided support to 8,000 trade union members in disadvantaged circumstances at a total cost of more than5 billion VND, and presented more than 1,000 coach tickets to workersto return home for Tet holiday.
As of February 9, or the last day of the last lunar year, 17,267households with 64,727 people in all 12 districts across Dak Lak had received over 970 tonnes of rice as aid for them during between-crop period.
Director of the provincial Department of Labour,Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Hoang Giang said that in order to ensuresocial welfare during Tet, the department has called on local organisations,businesses and individuals to engage in activities to support the needy duringthe most important festival of Vietnamese people in a year./.
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Tet gifts presented to trade union members in Ea Sup district of Dak Dak (Photo: easup.daklak.gov.vn) 
