(HBO) - The Party Committee of Hoa Binh province on July 30 issued Resolution No. 03-NQ/TU on leading socio-economic development in the ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the 2021-2030 period in the province (Resolution No.03).

The resolution’s overall objective is to tap the potential and advantages of localities in the province, actively innovate and promote economic development, ensure social welfare, reduce poverty sustainably, gradually narrow the gap in living standards and incomes of the ethnic minority and mountainous areas compared to the national average. It aims at reducing 50 percent of extremely difficult communes, villages and hamlets by 202 and basically having no communes, villages and hamlets in extreme difficulty by 2030.

The resolution sets out four key tasks: (1) Stepping up dissemination and mobilisation to all classes of people; considering the implementation of the resolution a task of the whole political system, a regular and continuous task, and a criterion for evaluating the quality of grassroots-level Party organizations and members; and researching specific mechanisms and consulting methods that suit the situation of each locality. (2) Addressing the shortage of residential land, housing, cultivation land and water for production and daily use for people in ethnic minority and mountainous areas; planning, arranging and stabilizing the lives of people in extremely difficult and ethnic-inhabited areas and in other places in need. (3) Investing in essential infrastructure to serve production and life of people in the ethnic minority and mountainous areas; supporting ethnic minorities that still face many difficulties; developing agricultural and forestry production, bring into full play the potential and strengths of the ethnic minority and mountainous areas to produce goods following the value chain; developing education and training to improve the quality of human resources, and promoting vocational training and job generation for young people; preserving and promoting the fine traditional cultural values of ethnic minorities in association with tourism development. (4) Praising and honoring role models, promoting the role of reputable people; disseminating and educating the laws for locals; and applying information technology to support socio-economic development and ensure security in the ethnic minority and mountainous areas.

The document puts forward solutions for effective implementation, including increasing investment in socio-economic infrastructure in the ethnic minority and mountainous areas; improving locals’ livelihoods; developing production to improve living standards for the ethnic minorities; improving the quality of education, training and health care; preserving and promoting the unique cultural identities of ethnic minority groups; developing and improving the quality of human resources in association with job creation; ensuring policies on poverty reduction and social welfare; ensuring political security, social order and safety in the ethnic minority and mountainous areas; and taking solutions on organization, management and implementationmechanisms, and on financial resources./.