Almost one third of communes recognised as new-style rural areas
As many as 2,720 communes, or 30.48 percent of the country’s total, have been recognised as new style rural areas as of the end of May 2017, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – As many as 2,720 communes, or 30.48 percent of the country’s
total, have been recognised as new style rural areas as of the end of May 2017,
according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
The
figure showed an increase of 389 communes since the end of 2016. Meanwhile, 34
districts nationwide have received the title, with four newly-recognised
districts this year.
On
national-scale average, a commune has met 13.8 categories out of the overall 19
criteria on socio-economic development, politics and defence in order to be
recognised as a new style rural area.
To
accelerate the programme, the MARD has submitted to the Prime Minister a pilot
project on environment protection in building new style rural areas in
disadvantaged localities, border and island communes in 2017-2020.
A
significant goal of the project is to build clean water supply and garbage
treatment models.
The
ministry has also completed a guidebook on how to implement the new-style rural
area criteria in 2017-2020.
The
national programme on building new-style rural areas was initiated by the
Government in 2010. It sets out 19 criteria, ranging from infrastructure
development, production capacity improvement, environmental protection and
cultural value promotion.-VNA