Illustrative photo (Source: http://baochinhphu.vn) Hanoi(VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has approved a project on buildingnew-style rural areas in 27 border communes of central Nghe An province, aimingto boost local socio-economic development and ensuring security-defence.
The 27 communes covermore than 472,200 hectares and span the six districts of Ky Son, Tuong Duong,Con Cuong, Que Phong, Anh Son and Thanh Chuong.
The project, whichwill be implemented from now until 2020, is expected to improve the localities’infrastructure system, economic structure, production model, as well as enhancelocals’ literacy, protect the environment and strengthen the political system.
In 2020, on average,each commune is set to complete 11.4 out of 19 criteria of the new-style ruralarea building programme, with per capita income reaching over 22.9 million VNDper year. The ratio of poor households under the multi-dimensional povertystandards is hoped to reduce to 30 percent.
By the end of 2020, 10communes are expected to fulfil the criteria on locals’ income; all 27 communescomplete the employment criteria; and 19 meet the production organisationstandard.
Capital for theprojects will be partly mobilised from businesses and local residents.
The project gives anumber of solutions to reach the goals, including promoting communications tostrengthen consensus in the community, encouraging locals to transform theirproduction, and enhancing linkage in production and sale of products.
It specifies a numberof support policies for the localities in implementing the project, whileencouraging businesses, including those from Laos, to foster connections withfarmers in selling products.
Alongside, localitiesare advised to focus on developing their strong products and buildingproduction models applying high technology.-VNA
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