Over 720 billion VND for new-style rural area building in Hoa Binh
The People’s Committee of northern Hoa Binh province has organised a teleconference to review the implementation of the national target programme on new-style rural area building in the first quarter of this year, and put forth tasks and solutions for the second quarter.
Hoa Binh (VNA)- The People’s Committee of northern Hoa Binh province has organised ateleconference to review the implementation of the national target programme onnew-style rural area building in the first quarter of this year, and put forthtasks and solutions for the second quarter.
In 2020, more than 720 billion VND (30.6 million USD) sourcedfrom the State budget will be allocated for the new-style area buildingprogramme in Hoa Binh.
To date, 88 out of 191 communes (46 percent) in Hoa Binhprovince have been recognised as new-style rural areas. After the merger ofadministrative units, 53 out of 131 communes (40.5 percent) have won thestatus.
In the time ahead, the programme will focus on enhancing thecommunication work to raise public awareness of new-style rural area building,intensifying leadership and improving the operational quality of all-levelsteering boards and coordination offices for new-style rural area building.
At the same time, stepping up production will go in tandemwith agricultural restructuring, rural economic transformation and improvingincome and living standards of rural residents.
Concluding the conference, Vice Chairman of the provincialPeople’s Committee Nguyen Van Dung, said Hoa Binh expects to have seven morecommunes recognised as new-style rural areas in 2020.
Especially, Da Bac district has two communes that are likelyto win the recognition beyond the province's plan. Therefore, authorisedagencies should allocate mid-term capital to new-style rural area building forthe two communes.
Meanwhile, localities need to step up production incombination with restructuring the agriculture and developing the “One Commune,One Product” model, while seeking new varieties for major plants in order toimprove their quality to serve the Hanoi market, he added./.
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