(HBO) - Mai Chau district has 10 communes of region III and 7 particularly difficult hamlets in the communes of region II, which are invested under the Program 135. In the district, there are 6 ethnic minorities, occupying 88.04% of the total district’s population, of which Thai ethnic people accounts for 65.14%, Muong ethnic people accounts for 19.68%, Mong ethnic people accounts for 11.16%, the rest are the Dao, Tay and Hoa ethnic people.
The farmers in Bao La commune are
introducing the agricultural products at the 3rd Ethnic Minority Congress –
2019 of the district.
With the characteristics of the highland
district with multi-ethnic people, implementing the ethnic policy,
strengthening and lighting up the belief for the ethnic minority people in the
leadership of the Party and the State are always identified as a key task by
the district,
In the period of 2014 - 2019, implementing
the national target program on sustainable poverty reduction, the district has
invested in building 104 infrastructure works on traffic, irrigation, markets,
living water, educational and cultural projects in communes, hamlets, villages
in particularly difficult circumstances with a total cost of 48,351 million
VND. At the same time, the maintenance of many works after investment, the
damaged and degraded works has been implemented. The works have brought the
practical effectiveness, helping to strengthen the essential infrastructure
system of the areas of the ethnic minority, creating conditions to promote the
socio-economic development and improving the material and spiritual life of the
people.
In addition, the district has invested and
supported over 11,675 million VND for 6,623 turns of poor and poverty threshold
households in the communes, hamlets and villages benefiting from the support of
domestic animals, buying cage fish breeding, buying forest seedlings and
supporting machinery for production and so on.
In the past 5 years, Mai Chau district has
been interested in implementing the policies to support the residential land,
the productive land and living water for ethnic minority households and poor
households in specially difficult areas.
From the program and project implementing
the ethnic policies have been promoting the reform of the rural face, helping
the ethnic minority people in Mai Chau district the access to the advances to
change the awareness, the thoughts, the ways of doing and trying to unite the
great unity of the nations.
In 2018, the average income of the district
reached over 27.2 million VND a person, increasing 89.2% compared to 2014. The
poverty rate decreased from 24.11% (in 2015) to 18.64%. Currently, there are
roads connecting to the centre in 100% of the communes. 99.2% of the hamlets
and villages have roads connecting to the villages. 99.89% of the households
have been using the national grid and 98.3% of the households have been using
clean water.
In the spirit of "Party members go first, the people follow”, all households of Party members in the Doan Ket sub-region in Da Bac town, Da Bac district, voluntarily removed gates and fences, and donated land when the road expansion project passed through their properties. Inspired by their example, 68 households in the sub-region quickly followed suit, contributing over 1,400 sq.m of residential and perennial cropland to widen the main road through the residential area. The exemplary role of Party members in Doan Ket stands as a shining example of studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s thought, morality, and lifestyle.
The Hoa Binh provincial People's Committee held a monthly meeting on May 29 to assess the implementation of socio-economic development tasks in the first six months of 2025, the progress of key projects, and some other important issues.
During his lifetime, President Ho Chi Minh always expressed his deep affection and special concern for children and youth. He once emphasized: "Caring for and educating children well is the responsibility of the entire Party and the entire people”; "First of all, the family (i.e. grandparents, parents, siblings) must do this job well”. "the Party Committees…, the Children’s Committee, the Youth Union, the education sector, and all related organizations must have specific plans to ensure children grow healthier and more progressive”. His teachings has been remaining valuable and serving as the guiding principles in the work of protecting, caring for, and educating children. In line with this ideology, Hoa Binh Province has continuously been prioritizing and investing resources in the well-being of children in recent years.
Mr. Nguyen Phi Long, the alternate Member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee chaired the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee to provide opinions on several investment projects within the province. There was the attendance of Ms. Bui Thi Minh, the Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the Provincial People’s Council; Mr. Bui Đuc Hinh, the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee and other members of the Standing Committee; the leaders from other departments, agencies, and some localities.
The Standing Board of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Hoa Binh province held a meeting on May 28 to honour outstanding village elders, village heads, and reputable individuals from local ethnic minority and religious communities.
In mid-May, the provincial Museum organised an exhibition named "Duoi la co Dang Cong san Viet Nam quang vinh” (Under the flag of the glorious Communist Party of Vietnam). This meaningful activity took place in the joyful atmosphere to celebrate the country's major holidays and the Party congresses at all levels for the 2025-2030 term, towards the 14th National Party Congress.
