A package worth 62 trillion VND (2.66 billion USD) has been implemented to support those affected by the pandemic, which is an unprecedented decision by the Government. (Photo: VNA) Social welfare activities have been rolled out indifferent sectors, from health care to education, insurance, employment andpoverty reduction.
In 2020 when millions of labourers were affected bythe COVID-19 pandemic, and natural disasters battered many provinces and cities,the Party and the State adopted multiple countermeasures.
The Party and the State consistently protected humanrights and people’s health and lives with strong and humanitarian policies anddecisions. Meanwhile, the Government proposed the legislature issue solutionsand fiscal policies to remove difficulties in production, business and socialwelfare.
Notably, a package worth 62 trillion VND (2.66billion USD) has been implemented to support those affected by the pandemic,which is an unprecedented decision by the Government.
Of the funding, about 12.9 trillion VND had beendisbursed as of late 2020, benefiting nearly 12,000 people and over 30,000household businesses.
Insurance coverage has also been expanded, with therate of labourers joining social insurance growing around 32.7 percent lastyear, and up to 90.7 percent of the national population covered by healthinsurance.
The number of poor households dropped from 9.88percent in late 2015 to only below 3 percent in 2020, statistics showed.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has recentlyaffirmed that the Government will make continuous efforts in poverty reduction,especially in rural, mountainous and ethnic minority-inhabited areas.
He also pledged to facilitate the building ofaffordable houses and cultural facilities at industrial parks, while increasinghealth insurance coverage, particularly for children, the elderly, and those indifficult circumstances.
“People should be placed at the centre of allpolices and decisions,” the leader stressed.
Party General Secretary and State President NguyenPhu Trong has also emphasised that the Party and the State exerted efforts toensure social progress and equality, with attention paid to sustainability ofpopulation and development policies./.
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