Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Thanh Hoa (VNA) – As of August this year, 90.7percent of the 8,902 communes nationwide had completed targets set for ruralpower supply as part of the National Target Programme on New-Style Rural AreaBuilding, according to insiders.
The figure represents a rise of 45.94 percent over 2010 and8.32 percent over 2015, heard a conference held by the Ministry of Industry andTrade on October 2 in Thanh Hoa province to review 10 years of implementing theprogramme.
Meanwhile, 7,867 of the 8,902 communes had finished criteriaon rural trade infrastructure, surpassing the target assigned by the Governmentby 18.4 percent and the ministry’s goal by 38.4 percent.
However, the ministry also pointed to a number of problemsin realizing the two targets.
During the implementation of power supply work, problemsincluded unequal distribution, loss anduninsured supply quality as well as complicated problems in high-voltagenetworks.
For rural trade infrastructure, capital demand for marketbuilding was high while local budgets remained limited, that is why sourcingfunding faced many difficulties.
According to the ministry, activities to encourageindustrial development, trade promotion and science-technology application hadbeen supported by the programme.
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Cao Quoc Hung saidthat in order to complete the ministry’s target following 2020, the sectorwould need to continue enhancing the quality of building new-style rural areas,while strengthening communications to raise public awareness of thesignificance of the programme.
Local Departments of Industry and Trade should coordinatewith ministry agencies to supervise the implementation of the two areas, whilecollecting ideas and proposals to adjust regulations to suit specificlocalities, he said.
He also stressed the need for businesses and cooperatives tobe supported in developing production and expandingmarkets, forming supply chains, creating more jobs and improving incomes forlocals./.
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