National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (front, centre) visits the family of a Heroic Vietnamese Mother (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has assigned Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung to submit a plan to present Lunar New Year (Tet) gifts to revolution contributors to the State President.
Under the plan, gifts worth 600,000 VND (26 USD) each will be presented to people engaging in revolutionary activities, Heroic Vietnamese Mothers, people honoured with the Hero of the People’s Armed Forces and the Hero of Labour titles during resistance wars.
War invalids losing at least 81 percent of working capability, along with resistance war veterans who were contaminated with chemical toxics and lost 81 percent or more of work capability will also receive gifts of the same value.
There is also another kind of gifts with a value of 300,000 VND each, to be presented to war invalids or war veterans losing 80 percent or less of their work capability.
Other contributors to the revolution, martyrs’ families, and those worshipping martyrs are also expected to benefit from this proposed plan under certain criteria.
Presenting Tet gifts to revolution contributors has become an annual tradition demonstrating the State and people’s gratitude to the ones who dedicated to the struggle for national independence and reunification./.
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