National Target Program 1719: Changing the face of poor district Tu Mo Rong

With the participation of the entire political system, after nearly 4 years of implementing the National Target Program on socio-economic development of ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the period 2021 - 2030, phase I: From 2021 - 2025 (abbreviated as National Target Program 1719), the appearance of ethnic minority areas in poor Tu Mo Rong district ( Kon Tum ) is changing day by day, people's lives are gradually improving. In recent years, along with efforts to overcome difficulties, effectively utilize State support resources to develop family economy; unite and join hands with Party committees and authorities to build their homeland, ethnic minorities in Thanh Hoa province have united, standing side by side with functional forces to ensure security and order in the locality. That great solidarity bloc has important contributions from the team of village elders, village chiefs, clan leaders, and prestigious people. 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With the participation of the entire political system, after nearly 4 years of implementing the National Target Program on socio-economic development of ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the period 2021 - 2030, phase I: From 2021 - 2025 (abbreviated as National Target Program 1719), the appearance of ethnic minority areas in poor Tu Mo Rong district (Kon Tum) is changing day by day, people's lives are gradually improving. Many real estate experts still highly appreciate this market because of its geographical potential, natural advantages as well as policies to support businesses. On November 1, at Nha Vi hamlet, Tran Thoi commune, Cai Nuoc district, Ca Mau province, the Border Guard Command (BĐBP) Ca Mau coordinated with Viettel Ca Mau Branch to organize the handover of "Comrade House" for soldiers in difficult circumstances at Rach Goc Border Guard Station (Ca Mau Border Guard). On the morning of November 1, local time, during the official visit to the State of Qatar, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited the Ras Laffan Petrochemical Complex. The summary news of the Ethnic and Development Newspaper, on October 31, has the following notable information: Tradition and contemporary intermingle at the Ninh Binh Festival 2024. So that tourists no longer get lost on Lang Biang peak. People who raise the level of Muong Dong medicinal products. Along with other current news in the ethnic minority and mountainous areas. Ngoc Hoi (Kon Tum) is a border district, the whole district has 8 communes and towns; with 17 ethnic groups living, including the local ethnic groups Brau, Xo Dang, Gie Trieng. In recent years, with the attention of Party committees at all levels, local authorities and investment resources from the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development of Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas, period 2021 - 2030; Phase I: From 2021 - 2025 (abbreviated as National Target Program 1719), the unique cultural values ​​of ethnic minorities in the district have been preserved and promoted. In recent years, accompanying the Border Guard (BĐBP), the team of prestigious people among ethnic minorities have been actively participating in protecting sovereignty and border security. They are considered as "living milestones" in border protection work. Thanks to the effective promotion of ethnic policies, especially the National Target Programs, the consensus of the people, including a team of prestigious people who have actively and responsibly taken the lead in the movements, the socio-economic life of ethnic minorities in Lang Chanh district (Thanh Hoa) is making significant progress. The most prominent are the results of poverty reduction and new rural construction. Currently, the whole district has only 1 commune and 14 villages in the particularly difficult area. Nghe An has more than 1.148 million hectares of forest and forestry land, leading the country in terms of area. In reality, the assignment of forest protection to people and communities under the National Target Program for Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas for the period 2021-2025 (National Target Program 1719) is expected to not only protect the existing forest area but also increase the livelihoods of people living near the forest. However, to effectively utilize and promote this resource, there are still many issues that need to be solved. Currently, taking advantage of support resources from national target programs, especially the National Target Program for Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas for the period 2021-2030; Phase I: From 2021-2025, many farmers and cooperatives in Son La province have boldly converted to exploiting and processing natural medicinal products. This is one of the new directions, promising to open the way for economic development in the ethnic minority areas of the province.

The road to the production area of ​​Kon Hia 2 village, Dak Ro Ong commune was completed and put into use, creating favorable conditions for people to travel and produce.

Prioritize infrastructure investment

Tu Mo Rong is a district 30a, with more than 95% of the population being ethnic minorities. The district has a large and fragmented area, the economic and social infrastructure, although invested, has not met the development requirements, some particularly difficult villages and hamlets have not been invested in hardening the roads; some suspension bridges have degraded but have not been invested in upgrading or repairing.

Therefore, the district determined that investment resources from the National Target Program 1719 will contribute to completing infrastructure in villages and hamlets, promoting local socio-economic development.

Implementing Sub-project 1, Project 4, under the National Target Program 1719, from 2022 to present, with a capital of more than 129 billion VND, Tu Mo Rong district has invested in building and renovating 28 rural traffic works to serve production, business and people's lives; 6 small irrigation works; 11 power supply works; 1 market project; maintaining 82 works in 11 communes; building 11 accommodation works for semi-boarding and boarding students...

Walking on the newly completed and put into use concrete road of more than 500m long, Mr. A Hong, Village Chief of Kon Hia 2 Village, Dak Ro Ong Commune, Tu Mo Rong District, excitedly said: This road leads to the main production area of ​​the villagers in the village. Previously, the slope was high, the dirt road was impassable when it rained, and agricultural products could not be transported. When hearing that the commune invested in building a concrete road, the villagers were very excited. The State budget was 1.2 billion, and the whole village also contributed extra working days to work with the State to build this road.

The invested works put into use have brought practical benefits to the people in the ethnic minority areas. Specifically: The lighting system has provided rural lighting for about 7,065 households in 11 communes; the road works to the production area and the solidification of canals serving irrigation and transportation of agricultural products for about more than 600 hectares of production land, with about more than 1,000 households participating in production on the production land area; traffic works serving the travel of people in the communes; the market works are expected to be arranged for about more than 300 business and trading households.

Investment resources from the National Target Program 1719 change the face of ethnic minority villages in Tu Mo Rong district.

Mr. Duong Dang Khoa, Chairman of the People's Committee of Dak Ha Commune, Tu Mo Rong District, said: The National Target Program 1719 has helped the commune have resources to invest in infrastructure, such as the lighting system. Now, the main roads of 9/9 villages have electricity, and people are very excited. The roads within the village and the roads to the production area have also been invested in construction and the old roads have been repaired. Thereby, creating favorable conditions for people in their daily life and production, and the appearance of the villages is improving day by day.

The implementation of Sub-project 1, Project 4, under the National Target Program 1719 has had positive impacts on the development of ethnic minority and mountainous areas in Tu Mo Rong district. Initially, it has strengthened essential infrastructure serving production and people's lives in extremely difficult communes and extremely difficult villages, creating favorable conditions for ethnic minorities to develop socio-economy and improve their quality of life.

Changing the face of ethnic minority areas

Along with infrastructure investment, Tu Mo Rong district has promptly implemented projects under the National Target Program 1719. From 2022 to now, the district has supported residential land for 10 households, housing for 38 households, and distributed domestic water for 1,198 households; supported job conversion for 1 household; arranged and stabilized residents for 65 households; planted more than 635 hectares of forest with the participation of 655 households; approved 11 projects to support production development according to value chains and 8 projects to support production development and diversify community livelihoods...

Mr. A H'Bau (standing in the middle), Mang Lo village, Dak Ro commune. He was excited to receive support to build a house from the capital of the National Target Program 1719.

Mr. A H'Bau, Mang Lo village, Dak Ro Ong commune, Tu Mo Rong district shared: Previously, my family was a poor household so we did not have the conditions to build a solid house. In 2023, the commune supported 44 million VND, the family borrowed an additional 50 million VND to build a house of more than 50 square meters. With such attention from the Party and the State, my family realized that we must work hard and produce to stabilize our lives, and in 2024, my family registered to escape poverty.

The timely implementation of the National Target Program 1719 and ethnic policies in recent times has clearly changed the lives of ethnic minorities in Tu Mo Rong district. The average income per capita and people's lives have gradually improved. The poverty rate in ethnic minority areas has decreased from 10.7-11.05%/year, exceeding the planned target (6-8%/year).

Mr. A Minh, Head of Mo Pa village, Dak Ha commune, Tu Mo Rong district shared: In recent years, the National Target Program 1719 has supported people a lot, such as: Support for forest planting, plant varieties, livestock. Traffic roads are concreted to the production area.

Along with that, the government regularly propagates and mobilizes, so people's production has changed, people know how to apply science and technology to production to increase productivity. With that comprehensive attention, people's lives have changed, poverty is gradually fading away.

The road is concreted and has an electric lighting system, creating a new look in Mo Pa village, Dak Ha commune, Tu Mo Rong district.

Mr. Vuong Van Muoi, Standing Vice Chairman of Tu Mo Rong District People's Committee said: After 3 years of implementing the National Target Program 1719, it has contributed to promoting local socio-economic development, ensuring social security policies, sustainable poverty reduction, and increasing income for ethnic minorities. Maintaining political security, social order and safety, strengthening the great solidarity of ethnic groups in the district. At the same time, it has initially changed the awareness of ethnic minorities in taking advantage of support policies to develop the economy of their households and the community where they live.

In achieving the results in implementing the National Target Program 1719 in the past time, in addition to the attention, investment and support of the Central Government, the leadership and direction of Party committees and authorities at all levels, an extremely important factor is that the ethnic minority community in Tu Mo Rong district always promotes the tradition of solidarity and mutual assistance in production and life.

That also affirms that the ethnic minority community in Tu Mo Rong district always trusts the leadership of the Party, State, local Party committees and authorities and actively responds and participates with the authorities to effectively implement the National Target Program 1719 and ethnic policies.

Resources of the National Target Program promote the development of ethnic minority areas in Binh Thuan province

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