In 2023, Cao Phong district sets a goal: focusing on directing and trying to turn Thung Nai into a new rural commune. Determining to reach the finish line on schedule, at this time, the Party Committee, the appropriate authorities and the people in the commune are making their efforts to complete the criteria.
Hoa Binh Electricity Company coordinated with the Party Committee and the authorities of Thung Nai commune (Cao Phong) to build a road to light up the countryside, creating a bright - green - clean - beautiful appearance for the locality.
Coming to Thung Nai today, people can clearly feel the "change” in this land. The clearest evidence is that transportation has become convenient, people's lives have improved, and infrastructure has been invested in and built. …
Taking advantage of their free time, the people in Moi Hamlet focus on pruning trees and cleaning roads to create a green - clean - beautiful landscape. Mr. Ha Minh Tam, a resident of the hamlet, says: Since starting to build the new rural area, the environmental landscape, the spiritual and material life of my family as well as the people in the hamlet have markedly improved. Therefore, no one reminded anyone, everyone has voluntarily and actively carried out the tasks with the hope of soon bringing the commune to the destination of the new rural area.
Not only in Moi hamlet, in Nai hamlet, Tien hamlet... people all join forces and unanimously maintain and improve the quality of completed criteria such as traffic, irrigation, security and order... In most hamlets Focus on beautifying roads and cultural buildings to create highlights for residential areas.
Aiming to reach the goal of the new rural area at the end of the year, over the past time, Thung Nai has proactively reviewed and evaluated the level of completing the criteria, built the detailed plans and specific solutions to implement, thereby they have been focusing on propagandizing and mobilizing the people to participate.
According to Mr. Bui Van Tuyen, the Vice Chairman of Thung Nai Commune’s People's Committee, by October, the commune still has 2 unmet targets, which is criterion No. 6 on the cultural facilities (not competting the component target: the the sports stadium ensuring the prescribed area to serve the cultural and sports activities of the entire commune); Criterion No. 17 on the environment and food safety (3 component criteria have not been met:the proportion of domestic solid waste and non-hazardous solid waste in the area collected and treated according to the regulations; the proportion of used pesticide packaging and medical solid waste collected and treated to meet the environmental protection requirements; the proportion of plastic waste generated in the area is collected, reused and. processed and handled according to the regulations).
Dedicated to perfecting the criteria, in early November, with the attention and support of the People's Committee of Cao Phong district, Thung Nai commune signed a contract with Hoa Binh Urban Environment joint Stock Company to collect waste in the area. Thereby, they initially completed the component criteria of criterion No. 17 on the environment and food safety. Regarding the expansion of the sports field, ensuring the area according to the regulations, implementing the district's orientation, the commune is developing implementation plans, trying to complete the criteria, bringing Thung Nai to the finish line on the set roadmap.
The Vice Chairman of the Communal People's Committee, Mr. Bui Van Tuyen acknowledges: In order to achieve the current results, in addition to the close leadership and direction of the District’s Party Committee, the District’s People's Committee, and directly the relevant professional departments, it must also be mentioned the active participation of the officials, the party members and the local people, the help of the mass organizations: the Women's Union, the Youth Communist Union, the Communal Farmers' Union... Through the practical and specific work such as eliminating mixed gardens; building, consolidating and upgrading the rural roads; Mobilizing the people to donate land to build roads and welfare projects...
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.