Deputy PM: Ethnic minority work achieves significant achievements
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy
Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh praised localities, ministries, and agencies on
their efforts to help change ethnic minority-areas nationwide.
A report at a meeting discussing
government Decree No 05/2011/ND-CP on ethnic minority work, indicated that all
communes have primary schools and secondary schools and nursery schools have
become more available in remote areas.
By 2013, 80 percent of hamlets
and villages had medical workers and 75 percent of communes had doctors.
Investments have been made in communications
with 98 percent of communes having public phone services.
Speaking at the meeting, Deputy
PM Truong Hoa Binh affirmed over the five-year implementation of the decree,
ministries and agencies have advised the government on issuing and revising policies
on ethnic minorities.
The policies have changed many
ethnic minority-inhabited areas and the material and spiritual life of ethnic
groups, especially in remote areas, has improved. The rate of poor households
has plummeted, while defence-security and social order has been ensured.
The Deputy PM, however, pointed
out shortcomings like the low rate of ethnic minority people among civil
servants, a lack of attention to training ethnic minority officials and the
modest number of health centres in communes where ethnic groups live.
The Deputy PM asked ministries
and relevant agencies to coordinate in reviewing and revising ethnic minority
policies.
The Committee for Ethnic Affairs
needs to work with ministries and relevant agencies to research and build new
policies for 2016-2021.
The Ministry of Planning and
Investment will work with relevant ministries to issue mechanisms and policies
to attract investment into development in ethnic minority-inhabited and remote
areas.
The Ministry of Finance,
meanwhile, was directed to work with ministries to ensure financial resources
for implementing ethnic minority policies.
The Deputy PM also asked
localities to prioritise resources and integrate programmes and projects in localities
with ethnic minority policies, develop infrastructure in disadvantaged remote areas
and issue policies to attract more resources to implement ethnic minority
policies.-VNA