Tan My commune makes strong shift in economic structure

11/18/2023 - 8:30:27 PM

In the cause of sustainable poverty reduction, the State’s supporting policies are considered a powerful lever to help poor and near-poor households escape poverty in Hoa Binh province. Over the past years, the Party committee and authorities of Tan My commune (Lac Son district) have always paid attention to and focused on implementing sustainable poverty reduction. Their efforts have produced positive results.

Bui Van Dung in Tan My commune, Lac Son district, runs a grocery shop to help his family have a stable income.

Quach Van San, Vice Chairman of the commune People's Committee, said that the communal People’s Committee has advised the local Party committee to issue a resolution on poverty reduction, while including the work in socio-economic development plans.

In 2023, Tan My commune has intensified the implementation of the National Target Programme for Sustainable Poverty Reduction. In particular, in order to support poor and near-poor households as well as those who newly escape poverty in economic development, the commune has opened vocational training classes for them.

The training courses are mostly short term, focusing on animal husbandry, farming, agricultural machine repair, industrial sewing, among others. Poor and near-poor households can also borrow loans from the Bank of Social Policies for household economic development. They are also provided with loans from the National Target Programme for socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas to buy water tanks to improve water sources and environmental sanitation in daily life.

The locality’s economic structure has seen a strong shift. Currently, about 1,500 labourers in the commune have joined the labour market. Many have found jobs in industrial parks in nearby Bac Ninh and Bac Giang provinces, while some others have returned to work at local electronics and garment manufacturing enterprises.

In 2023, the agriculture - forestry sector make up 47% in the commune's economy, industry - handicrafts - construction 27%, and trade - services 26%.

Living condition of the locals have continued to improve, with the average income per capita reaching 53 million VND (2,200 USD) a year. The commune has 1,661 households with over 7,700 people. The poverty rate decreased to 7.83% while near-poor households accounted for 6.86%.

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In the first half of 2024, Hoa Binh province granted new business registrations for 210 enterprises with a total registered capital of more than 4.75 trillion VND (187.5 million USD), an increase of 12% year on year, the provincial Department of Planning and Investment has reported.

Hoa Binh province promotes role of working class

The working class in Vietnam in general and Hoa Binh province in particular, has made significant strides in terms of quality and making practical contributions to the country's industrialisation and modernisation process. Establishing a well-organised working class that has professional skills, firm political mettle, capable of leading the innovation process, and actively integrating into global trends of globalisation, is the responsibility of the entire Party and political system. However, there are numerous challenges that hinder the robust development of the working class.

Preferential loans yield fruits

Accessing preferential loans from the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP), many households in Tan Lac district have escaped poverty and many students progressed on their quest for knowledge.

Collecting the “sweet fruits” from the preferential capital

The companionship of the preferential loans from the Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) has helped many households in Tan Lac district escape poverty sustainably. Along with that, the policy capital has accompanied with many students in their journey to seek knowledge until they achieve the "sweet fruits”.

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Nearly 4,700 hectares of land have been consolidated in the whole province

Implementing the criteria on the form of production organization in the program for building New Rural Areas, the Party committees and the provincial authorities at all levels have strengthened the direction and implementation of land consolidation and land exchange.