Trinh Ngoc Thach, Deputy Head of the National Assembly Committee for Culture , Education , Youth , Adolescents, and Children praised the Southwest province of Tay Ninh for their enforcement of laws and policies on religion in 2014.

The lawmaker said the province fully respected the Ordinance on Religion during a meeting with provincial officials on January 21 following a three-day inspection on the implementation of policies and laws on beliefs and religion in the locality.

Thach said the province did a good work in the management of religious groups, providing them with assistance and support in operations while actively addressing problems arising.

He added that the provincial government also succeeded in uniting religious followers and non-religious individuals together to develop the locality.

The delegation of the National Assembly Committee for Culture , Education , Youth , Adolescents, and Children suggested the province should pay more attention to the life of religious followers to foster patriotism among them.

During their three-day trip to Tay Ninh, the delegation visited and learned about religious activities at the Sacerdotal Council of Cao Daism and the provincial Buddhist Sangha. They also looked in to the management and execution of policies and laws on religion by the provincial People’s Committee and the People’s Committee of Hoa Thanh district.

According to the provincial People’s Committee, Tay Ninh has nine recognised religious groups with a combined total of 758,000 followers, or 69 percent of the province’s population. Caodaism has 515,000 followers.-VNA