New-style rural area building programme fulfills set targets
Quang
Tri (VNA) – The national target programme on building new-style rural
areas in 2016-2020 has completed its set targets, it was said at a conference of
the programme’s coordinating offices at all levels nationwide held in the central province of
Quang Tri on May 29.
Under the
programme, more than 5,170 communes, or 58.2 percent of total communes in the
country, have met standards for new-style rural areas. Over 2,110 trillion VND
(90.44 billion USD at current exchange rate) have been mobilized from all
sources to implement the programme.
The
country aims to have at least 80 percent of all communes recognised as
new-style rural areas by 2025, and all the remaining communes should achieve at
least 15 criteria.
Addressing
the conference, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh
Nam urged the participants to discuss supplements and orientations for the programme
in the 2021-2025 period.
Vice Chairman of Quang Tri Provincial People’s Committee Ha Sy Dong said the province will focus on restructuring the agricultural sector as part of building new-style rural areas. He noted that production development and higher income for the people are the factors that decide the success of the programme./.