(HBO) - In the morning of January 7, the Hoa Binh provincial ethnic affairs committee and authorities of Mai Chau district presented gifts to Party Committee, authorities, and people of the Thai and Mong ethnic minority groups, ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) and traditional New Year of Mong ethnic people.
Leaders of the provincial Ethnic Affairs Committee present
Tet gifts to chiefs of villages in Hang Kia commune, Mai Chau district.
Leaders of Hang Kia and Pa Co communes also handed over
gifts to five village chiefs and five prestigious persons in Hang Kia commune. In
Pa Co commune, six village chiefs and six prestigious persons also received
gifts.
Leader of the committee wished Party units, authorities and residents
a warm and happy New Year with many contributions to socio-economic
development, fulfilling local political tasks while preserving the Mong ethnic
people’s traditional culture.
In Na Meo commune, leaders of the provincial Ethnic Affairs Committee
and Mai Chau district People’s Committee granted gifts to four hamlets and four
prestigious persons there. In compliance with the National Assembly’s
Resolution, Na Meo commune has merged with Na Phon commune.
In the afternoon the same day, a delegation from the
provincial Ethnic Affairs Committee presented gifts to Party unit and
authorities of Phu Cuong commune, Tan Lac district. They also visited Khanh
hamlet to offer gifts to 12 families hit by disasters in October 2017, each
worth 500,000 VND.
They expressed hope that locals will overcome difficulties
and stabilise their lives. Together with the national target programmes, the
Party and State will design schemes for ethnic minority groups to provide them
with better care in the near future./.
Over recent years, the Farmers' Union of Mai Chau district has implemented numerous specific programmes and activities to support its members in developing products under the One Commune One (OCOP) programme. These efforts have contributed to enhancing local agricultural branding, increasing goods value, and improving incomes and living standards for residents.
Since 2022, the Hoa Binh Department of Education and Training has provided advice for the provincial People's Committee to issue Plan No. 219/KH-UBND on November 17, 2022, which outlines the implementation of a project titled "Enhancing the application of Information Technology (IT) and Digital Transformation in Education and Training for the 2022–2025 period, with a vision to 2030.” As of now, the local education sector has made significant progress in IT adoption and digital transformation.
Hoa Binh allocated over 30 trillion VND (nearly 1.18 billion USD) to develop infrastructure systems in ethnic minority and mountainous areas during 2019 - 2024. Priority was given to transport and irrigation infrastructure; markets; schools; medical stations; communal houses; and power grid, telecommunication, radio, and television systems.
The Hoa Binh provincial organising committee for anniversary activities on December 17 held a ceremony to unveil a ceramic mural on the local military-civilian ties and release a book on the Party and political work of the provincial armed forces during 1947 – 2024, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and 35th anniversary of the All-People Defence Festival.
In recent years, Hoa Binh has allocated significant resources to foster cooperative economy, helping ethnic minorities capitalise on their potential and advantages to escape poverty.
As a mountainous district still facing numerous challenges, Da Bac has made notable progress in advancing administrative reforms across various areas. The district has prioritised reorganising and streamlining its administrative apparatus, operating "one-stop-shop” units, and applying information technology (IT) in the handling of administrative procedures. Efforts have also been directed toward upgrading infrastructure and equipment to enhance service quality for residents and businesses.
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