Hanoi offers 230 bln VND to beneficiaries in Lunar New Year

Hanoi will present beneficiaries in the region with close to 230 billion VND (11,500 million USD) in the upcoming lunar New Year, the year of the Snake.
Hanoi will present beneficiaries in the region with close to 230 billion VND (11,500 million USD) in the upcoming lunar New Year, the year of the Snake.

The city will offer a gift package worth 500,000 VND to every Heroic Mother, hero of the people’s armed forces, hero of labour during the national struggle for independence, war invalids, service people and people exposed to Agent Orange (AO) during the war, and other beneficiaries.

Children of parents exposed to AO will receive 300,000 VND each. Retired officials, police and veterans will get 200,000 VND each. Every poor household will be given 300,000 VND.

The city will donate 5.5 million VND to care and treatment centres of several municipal departments, while visiting nursing homes for war invalids in seven neighbouring provinces.

In addition, 58 prominent families that served the nation will receive a gift package worth 1.1 million VND. And 49 social agencies will receive 5.5 million VND each.-VNA

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