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Can Tho aims to have all communes recognised as new rural areas

Can Tho aims to have all communes recognised as new rural areas in 2019

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has set the target of having three more communes meet all criteria for new-style rural areas in 2019, which means all 36 communes in the city earn the status this year.
Can Tho aims to have all communes recognised as new rural areas in 2019 ảnh 1Bridges are built in Can Tho city as part of the National Target Programme on New-style Rural Area Building. (Photo: dangcongsan.vn)

CanTho (VNA) – The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has set the target ofhaving three more communes meet all criteria for new-style rural areas in 2019,which means all 36 communes in the city earn the status this year.

If thetarget is achieved, the city will complete the goal set by the municipal Party congressfor the 2015-2020 tenure one year in advance.

Besides,Can Tho aims to have two more districts – Vinh Thanh and Thoi Lai - earn thenew rural area status by the end of this year.

Towardsthis goal, the city will focus on implementing projects and programmessupporting agricultural and rural development, particularly those on buildingsocio-economic infrastructure in rural areas.

LeVan Tin, deputy chief of the city’s coordinating office for new rural areabuilding, said local administrations should increase educational campaigns tomake residents aware of their role and benefits in building new rural areas, sothat they will contribute more actively to the movement.

Lastyear, six more communes and one district in Can Tho became new rural areas. Theresult was attributable to the city’s investment of 1.46 trillion VND (63.25million USD) in socio-economic infrastructure in rural areas. Local residentscontributed a total of 26.8 billion VND to the work.

FarmerNguyen Van Doi in Thoi Hung commune, Co Do district, said the local livingconditions have improved greatly after his commune completed all criteria to berecognised as a new rural area. Roads and bridges have been upgraded,facilitating transport, and effective production and trade models were built,helping local people sell their farm products and increase their incomes.

TheNational Target Programme on New-style Rural Area Building, initiated by theGovernment in 2010, sets 19 criteria on socio-economic development, politics,and defence, aiming to boost rural regions of Vietnam. 

The number of criteria was increased to 20 in 2015.   

The list of criteria includes the development ofinfrastructure, the improvement of production capacity, environmentalprotection, and the promotion of cultural values.

As of theend of 2018, a total of 3,787 communes nationwide or 42.4 percent have beenrecognised as new-style rural areas, representing a year-on-year rise of 8.02percent. -VNA   
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