Chief legislator presents Tet gifts to social policy beneficiaries in Gia Lai province

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on January 26 presented Tet gifts to social policy beneficiaries, officers, soldiers, and disadvantaged labourers in Gia Lai as part of his visit to the Central Highlands province.
Chief legislator presents Tet gifts to social policy beneficiaries in Gia Lai province ảnh 1National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (L) at a meeting with social policy beneficiaries, officers, soldiers, and disadvantaged labourers in Gia Lai on January 26, 2024.(Photo: VNA)
Gia Lai (VNA) – National Assembly (NA)Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on January 26 presented Tet gifts to social policybeneficiaries, officers, soldiers, and disadvantaged labourers in Gia Lai as partof his visit to the Central Highlands province.

The Chairman lauded Gia Lai for its achievements in2023, with its gross regional domestic product (GRDP) expanding by 3.02%, GRDPper capita reaching 59.08 million VND (2,400 USD), and budget collection over5.55 trillion VND.

Notably, the locality has paid due attention tosocial policy beneficiaries and those who have rendered services to the nation,he said, adding that Gia Lai is working to mobilise more resources to support underprivilegedhouseholds on the occasion of the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.

Hue asked the province to further facilitateproduction and business to generate more jobs for labourers and raise theirincome, pay more heed to the management and use of farming and forestry land,and well implement land-related policies towards ethnic minorities asstipulated in the amended Land Law which will take effect from January 2025.

The province was requested to give more care tosocial policy beneficiaries, revolution contributors, poor households, AgentOrange (AO)/dioxin victims, and disadvantaged labourers.

On this occasion, the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group(Petrovietnam) symbolically presented 200 houses worth about 10 billion VND topoor households in the locality.

Chairman of the NA’s Committee for Ethnic MinorityAffairs Y Thanh Ha Nie KDam handed over 300 million VND from the Vietnam Bankfor Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) to ethnic minorities and otherneedy residents in Gia Lai./.
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