Over 240 million USD disbursed for 19 northern localities

Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA)

Tuyen Quang (VNA) - Nearly 5.7 trillion VND (242.2 million USD) fromthe national target programme on socio-economic development in ethnic-inhabitedand mountainous areas for the 2021-30 period was disbursed for 19 provinces andcities in the northern region from 2021 to May 31, 2023.

The figure was released at a conference reviewing thethree-year implementation of the national target programme and putting forwardkey tasks for the 2023-2025 period, held in Tuyen Quang province on June 26.

After three years of implementation, the programme has madegreat contributions to the implementation of socio-economic development plansof localities.

Its resources and policies have been focused on investing inthe development of essential infrastructure works, and contributed to raisingpeople's incomes, as well as the conservation and promotion of ethnic culturalidentity.

By the end of 2023, important targets of the programme are expected to bereached. Up to 99.2% of the communes will have motorways to commune centres thatare paved with asphalt or concrete; the average percentage of villages with concreteroad will be 91.7%; the average rate of schools and classrooms being builtsolidly will reach 90.1%; and that of health stations 92.3%. Up to 98.6% of the households will gain access to electricity from the national grid and othersuitable power sources; the average rate of workers in vocational training age willreach 54.7%; the average rate of 5-year-old kindergarten students going toschool 92.8%; and the average rate of villages with community houses 92%.

At the conference (Photo: VNA)

At the conference, delegates pointed to difficulties andlimitations in the implementation of the programme, including the slow allocationof capital in localities which affects the implementation and disbursement in 2022,especially for large-scale projects.

A representative of Tuyen Quang province proposed the Government Committee forEthnic Minority Affairs consider not assign detailed capital to each projectin order to help localities take the initiative in allocating and adjustingcapital sources; but pay attention to allocating resources from internationalcooperation projects to Tuyen Quang to improve investment efficiency of thenational target programme.

Minister-Chairman of the Government Committee for EthnicMinority Affairs Hau A Lenh affirmed that the programme is a major policy whichis of particularly great significance for comprehensive socio-economicdevelopment, ensuring national defence and security, building the Party and thepolitical system, and consolidating and strengthening the great solidarity bloc, andconsolidating and maintaining people's trust in the Party and the State./.

VNA