At the review conference (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) –Patriotic emulation drives have developed strongly in all fields in societyunder the theme “Solidarity, creativity in emulation for national constructionand defence”, contributing greatly to national growth in 2018, a reviewconference heard on January 9.
At the event, the CentralCouncil for Emulation and Rewards reported that the campaign “All nation joinhands to build new-style rural areas” had received enthusiastic response frompeople of all strata. At present, 3,787 communes and 61 district-leveladministrative units have fulfilled all criteria of new-style rural areas.
Meanwhile, the drive “Vietnamese enterprises -integration and development” was a factor in the establishment of 121,248 newenterprises last year.
The movement “All nation joinshand for the poor – leaving no one behind” has won the support and consensus ofsociety. The household poverty rate dropped from 8.23 percent in 2016 to 5.35percent at the end of 2018, or by an average 1.5 percent a year. The rate inpoor districts fell at a higher rate of over 5 percent annually.
All-level administrations andagencies have paid attention to rewarding work with a view to timelyencouraging good examples and good deeds. During the year, the Prime Ministerand the President honoured 55,463 units and individuals. Among individuals rewardedfor outstanding performance in all socio-economic fields in 2018, more than 21percent are workers, farmers and labourers.
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong HoaBinh applauded the achievements of the emulation and reward work in 2018, andtook the occasion to point out shortcomings and existing problems, including thelimited communication work to spread the good examples. The procedures to approverewards still took too much time, thus reducing the timeliness and meaning ofthe awards. In some cases, the subjects of rewards were not really outstandingexamples, resulting in limited effects on others.
The Deputy PM asked the Ministryof Home Affairs to study reforms to the emulation and reward work to suit thesituation in the country’s current development stage, stressing that rewardsmust be presented timely to the right person for the right reason and in anobjective and transparent manner so as to ensure the educational andencouragement effects of the work.
Vice President Dang Thi NgocThinh, who is First Vice President of the Central Council for Emulation andRewards, said the emulation work in 2019 should focus on the three drives in buildingnew-style rural areas, developing enterprises and reducing poverty. Anothertask is to collect opinions on the draft revised law on emulation and reward beforesubmitting it to the National Assembly in October.
The council is also scheduled tolaunch a writing contest on examples of good deeds and good persons in nationalpatriotic emulation campaigns this year.-VNA
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