Bac Giang master plan towards 2050 ratified

By 2030, the northern province of Bac Giang will become an industrial province with the GRDP ranked among 15 leading provinces and cities nationwide.
Bac Giang master plan towards 2050 ratified ảnh 1A corner of Bac Giang city (Photo: baochinhphu.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) -
By 2030, the northern province of Bac Giang willbecome an industrial province with the GRDP ranked among 15 leading provincesand cities nationwide.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung signed Decision No. 139/QD-TTg approving theBac Giang master plan for 2021-2030, with a vision towards 2050.

The plan aims to uphold all potential, advantages, resources and human factorsto develop the province fast, comprehensively and sustainably.

By 2050, the province will turn into an industrial province of modern,comprehensive and sustainable development.

The plan heads to sustainable development in line with environmentalprotection, natural calamity prevention and responding to climate change, whichis suitable with the context of international integration and commitments inbilateral and multi-lateral conventions Vietnam has joined.

It also pays attention to ensuring social equality and affairs, focusing on thedevelopment of disadvantaged areas as well as distributing, exploiting andusing land and natural resources effectively.

In 2019, the province’s GRDP was estimated at 108,925 billion VND, or 4.7billion USD, up 19 percent./.
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