Action plan aims to boost growth of northern central, central coastal region

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has signed a decision issuing a Government’s action plan to implement the Politburo’s resolution on boosting socio-economic development and ensuring defence and security in the north-central central coastal region until 2030, with a vision to 2045.
Action plan aims to boost growth of northern central, central coastal region ảnh 1A beach in Phu Yen province (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi(VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has signed a decision issuing aGovernment’s action plan to implement the Politburo’s resolution on boostingsocio-economic development and ensuring defence and security in the north-central central coastal region until 2030, with a vision to 2045.

The action plan aimsto realise the goal set in the Politburo’s resolution, including boosting theregion’s dynamic, fast and sustainable development with strengths in sea-basedeconomy matching the potential and advantages of the region and regionallocalities, promoting science-technology and innovation growth and digitaltransformation, maintaining cultural, historical values and maritime ecosystemas well as ensuring social equality and improving locals’ income.

Specifically, in the2021-2030 period, the gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth in the region is expectedto reach 7-7.5% each year. In 2030, the figure is hoped to increase 2.3-3 timesover that in 2020, with industry-construction accounting about 40.7% andservice about 37.5%. Meanwhile, the per capita GRDP is projectedto reach about 156 million VND (6,604 USD).

Action plan aims to boost growth of northern central, central coastal region ảnh 2Hon Tam beach in Khanh Hoa province (Photo: VNA)
Alongside, the region is hoped to make up about 20-25% of the country’stotal State budget collection, while the urbanisation rate is expected to hit47-48%. Over 90% of the total communes in the region are hoped to becomenew-style rural areas.

At the same time, theregion will strive to raise the human development index to a higher level thanthe country’s average, with per capita income higher than that of the countryby 1.2 times. The rate of trained labourers is expected to reach about 75%,and the percentage of poor households hoped to reduce by 1-1.5% per year.More than 95% of the population are expected to join health insurance.

To this end, the action plan rolls out various solutions, including raisingpublic consensus in implementing the plan, completing relevant institution andmechanisms, fostering regional connectivity, and promoting the sea-based economy.

Particularly, the plan underlines the need for the region to focus ondeveloping maritime economic sectors in association with ensuring defence andsecurity at sea as well as boosting sea-based tourism and services./.
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