(HBO) – Hoa Binh city has regarded the national target programme on new-style rural area building as a comprehensive and long-term socio-economic development programme.Therefore, during the implementation, the locality has mobilised the involvement of the entire political system, and promoted the role of Party organisations, as well as the pioneering spirit of each official and Party member, and people’s mastery, to create consensus to complete the set targets.
The municipal People’s Committee has brought into play
different financial sources in infrastructure construction to accelerate
new-style rural area building.
The former Hoa Binh city completed the new-style
rural area building in 2018.’s Last year, under Resolution No. 830 of the
National Assembly Standing Committee, the new Hoa Binh city was formed by
merging the former city and Ky Son district.
The city now counts 19 administrative units, of
which seven are implementing the new rural area building programme.
The programme has been adjusted to make Hoa Binh
city that holds advantages and favourable natural and social conditions deserve
to be the centre of the province.
Hoang Van Minh, Deputy Secretary of the
municipal Party Committee, said the programme funding has been diversified and
integrated into other investments, including capital from the State budget,
businesses and organisations in and outside the city.
Up to five out of seven communes in Hoa Binh
city has won the new-style rural area status, with Yen Mong recognised as the
model new-style rural area, and Hop Thanh and Mong Hoa as advanced new-style
rural areas.
Notably, living standards of local residents
have been improved significantly, with per capita income reaching 66 million
VND last year and poverty rate dropping to 1.28 percent.
The city has also paid attention to
infrastructure in health care, education and transport, environment and
democracy.
To deserve the position of the provincial
economic and political centre, and implement its development plan by 2025, Hoa
Binh city will invest more in new rural area building, aiming to have all of
its communes recognised as new-style rural areas.
The Resolution adopted by the Congress of the
city Party Committee (2020-2025 tenure) stresses the leadership in building
model and advanced new-style rural areas.
Hoa Binh city is striving to win the title,
establish a new ward and become a second-tier city by 2025.
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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