New rural model about to take shape

 A model of new rural areas, where the central role of the people is upheld in every activity they participate in, is taking shape thanks to a pilot programme to be carried out in 11 communes nationwide since 2009.
A model of new rural areas, where the central role of the people isupheld in every activity they participate in, is taking shape thanks to apilot programme to be carried out in 11 communes nationwide since 2009.

The programme’s initial outcomes were reviewed in Hanoi on Jan.22 at the programme Steering Board’s meeting, which also launched tasksfor this year with the aim of building the new rural model in realityand drawing experiences for deploying the model nationwide.

According to the Steering Committee, 11 communes benefiting from thepilot project have seen improvements in a wide range of areas, includingincome, economic restructure, labour structure and production.

Inthese projected communes, fundamental infrastructure has been improvedremarkably and production has been boosted. More attention was given tocultural and social affairs and environmental protection. Politicalsystem was strengthened, personnel work was enhanced, and security wasmaintained.

Several communes have built models pertaining todeveloping production for higher income, mobilizing all resources fordevelopment, and establishing the production connectivity betweenfarmers and business, and others that have caught interests of otherlocalities, the committee said.

Politburo member and Permanentmember of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Truong Tan Sangpraised endeavours made by agencies, communes and those involved in thepilot programme.

As the Head of the Steering Board for the pilotprogramme, Sang asked the agencies involved to continue disseminatinginformation on the programme’s requirements and goals, especially to thepeople in the 11 target communes and instructed localities toprioritise target programmes in these communes./.

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