VFF ensures warm Tet for disadvantaged people

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Tran Thanh Man has visited and presented Tet gifts to disadvantaged people and policy beneficiaries in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.
VFF ensures warm Tet for disadvantaged people ảnh 1VFF President Tran Thanh Man visits disadvantaged people in the northern province of Ha Giang. (Photo: tapchimattran.vn)

Ha Giang (VNA) – President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF)Tran Thanh Man has visited and presented Tet gifts to disadvantaged people andpolicy beneficiaries in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.

In a working session with the provincial leaders the same day, Man highlightedthat the Party and Government always pay due attention to taking care of thepoor and the policy beneficiaries.

He asked local authorities to continue its efforts to take care of the ethnicpeople and poor households with special circumstances and support them todevelop socio-economy, alleviate poverty and improve livelihoods.

On the occasion, he presented 3 billion VND (132,000 USD) from the CentralEmergency Response Fund to the provincial leaders. The money will be used tobuild houses for families affected by natural disasters.

The following day, VFF Vice President Bui Thi Thanh visited and extended warmTet greetings to households in the Ta Nen resettlement area in Dong Nghecommune, Da Bac district, Hoa Binh province.

Sixty four Tet gifts, each worth 1 million VND (44 USD), were given to familiesin the zone.

The Ta Nen resettlement zone houses 64 families whose houses were collapsed inthe historic flood in October, 2017.-VNA
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