No one is left behind on the development journey

Throughout the renovation process, Quang Ninh has always determined that the socio-economic development goals must be closely linked to progress and social justice. With the motto "Taking people as the center, leaving no one behind", the province has persistently implemented synchronous social security policies, taking care of the material and spiritual life of the people, especially ethnic minorities, mountainous areas, border areas, and islands. Through Resolution 06-NQ/TU of the Provincial Party Committee, this concern has become clearer, gradually bringing the difficult areas closer to the lowland areas.

Joy from social security policies

Earlier this year, the clean water project to upgrade the Sieng Long clean water supply system for 4 villages of Quang Tan commune was inaugurated and put into use. The project has an investment of more than 12.8 billion VND, with a scale of 1 water treatment plant with a capacity of 30m³/h and an HDPE pipeline system supplying water to 500 households, 2,000 people and to primary schools, kindergartens, secondary schools, agencies and units located in the area.

Mr. Chiu A Tai, Sieng Long village, Quang Tan commune, excitedly said: Before, we all used water from streams and creeks for daily activities. Now that the government has invested in a water treatment plant and has pipes leading to our homes, we are very excited because we have clean water and it is convenient for daily activities.

Leaders cut the ribbon to inaugurate the clean water project in Quang Tan commune. Photo: Quoc Nghi (Contributor)

Sharing the same joy as Mr. Tai and more than 500 households of Quang Tan commune, in Luong Minh commune, a clean water project for more than 400 households was also put into use this year. The project has a total investment of about 30 billion VND, including many items such as: Water dam combined with collection pit and raw water pumping station; raw water pipeline; 500m3/day and night treatment station; distribution pipeline; service pipeline... ensuring water supply for people in Tan Oc 1, Tan Oc 2, Phu Lien villages... People in the area are excited when the project comes into operation, it will meet the expectations of quality clean water, serving all daily needs in the dry season.

Construction and installation of domestic water supply pipes for households in Luong Minh commune.

In addition to building clean water projects, in recent times, Quang Ninh has also paid attention to other social security issues of people in ethnic minority, mountainous and border areas, especially realizing the dream of settling down for poor and disadvantaged households in these areas.

Seeing the house gradually being completed, Mrs. Ly Si Mui, Than Phun village, Hai Son commune, could not hide her joy. Having a decent house is her lifelong dream that has come true. With the attention of the locality, at the beginning of this year she received 80 million VND from the program "Joining hands to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses" to build a solid level 4 house. Mrs. Mui said: The old house was built a long time ago, it was damaged a lot, every time it rained and was very worried. The new house is almost finished, in just over a month I can move in, I am very happy and excited. Now I am more secure, focusing on doing business and developing the economy .

Ms. Ly Si Mui, Than Phun village, Hai Son commune, received 80 million VND in support from Hai Son commune leaders in the program to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses. Photo: Tran Tuong (Contributor)

In 2023-2024, Quang Ninh has eliminated more than 500 temporary and dilapidated houses for poor and disadvantaged households in the province. It is expected that by the end of October this year, 135 more decent houses will be put into use, helping 135 poor and near-poor households solve their housing problems.

Among the many social security policies achieved by Resolution 06 of the Provincial Party Committee, people's health care is a highlight. With the province's resources, Quang Ninh has maintained a policy of supporting 100% of the cost of issuing health insurance cards to more than 70,000 ethnic minorities in communes that have just emerged from poverty until the end of 2025. The health network from the province to the grassroots level has been strongly consolidated, with 3 major health projects completed in the period 2021-2025, along with a series of commune health stations invested and upgraded. Along with investing in medical equipment for the grassroots level, every year the Quang Ninh Health sector has a policy of sending hundreds of cadres and employees of medical facilities in mountainous and ethnic minority areas to participate in training courses to improve their professional qualifications and skills at home and abroad; Sending cadres from higher levels to reinforce lower levels, maintaining channels for coordination and sharing expertise... The province also promotes the combined military-civilian medical model, mobile medical examination and treatment, and pioneers the application of remote medical examination and treatment services. In particular, nutrition programs and maternal and child health care are implemented synchronously, helping to reduce the rate of malnutrition in children under 5 years old to below 10.5%.

People in Van Don special economic zone receive regular health care.

Synchronize investment to improve the quality of life of people in difficult areas

Quang Ninh currently has 42 ethnic minority groups with nearly 163,000 people, scattered in more than 85% of the province's area. Implementing Resolution 06-NQ/TU of the Provincial Party Committee on socio-economic development, ensuring national defense and security in ethnic minority, mountainous, border and island areas for the 2021-2025 period, Quang Ninh province has allocated over VND 4,200 billion in public investment capital from the provincial budget for this goal. From that investment resource, the province has focused on investing in a synchronous and convenient infrastructure system, focusing on solving urgent problems of housing, electricity, domestic water, poverty reduction, health care, education... for people in difficult areas. Thanks to that, the appearance of rural areas, mountainous areas and islands has changed significantly, and infrastructure of transportation, electricity, water, telecommunications, schools, hospitals and cultural institutions has been invested synchronously and modernly.

To improve the quality of education, in the past 5 years, Quang Ninh has invested in repairing and upgrading 24 schools; purchasing synchronous and modern educational equipment. Thanks to that, the whole province has built a system of schools to the remote and isolated areas, in the direction of solidification and standardization. Along with that, it is important to focus on improving the quality of teachers and career orientation for ethnic minority students, ensuring that 100% of students in mountainous and island areas receive career counseling before the high school exam, many students have the opportunity to access careers related to the development needs of the province.

In order to eliminate information poverty, the province has focused on investing in grassroots information and communication infrastructure. 100% of villages and hamlets in the area have been covered by mobile phones; the rate of population covered by 4G mobile network has reached 100%; the areas with low television and mobile phone signals have been eliminated. 100% of households have been maintained with safe electricity use and electricity quality has been improved. The province has also prioritized investment in centralized water supply projects, raising the rate of rural households using hygienic drinking water to an estimated 99.99%; of which, the rate of households using clean water meeting QCVN 01-1:2018/BYT has reached 85.5%; the rate of ethnic minority households using hygienic water has reached 100%.

Staff of the Legal Aid Center of the Department of Justice provide legal advice to people of Dien Xa commune.

The province has also directed relevant agencies to strengthen the propaganda, dissemination of legal education and legal aid to villages, hamlets and residential areas, bringing the law closer to people in disadvantaged areas. Up to now, over 95% of people in ethnic minority, mountainous, border and island areas have been propagandized, disseminated and educated about the law.

At the same time, policies to preserve and promote ethnic cultural values ​​have been implemented synchronously. The province has issued plans, decisions, and approved projects to preserve, restore, and promote ethnic sports, improve the operational efficiency of the system of cultural and sports institutions, preserve, embellish, and promote the value of the system of historical and cultural relics and scenic spots, and manage and organize festivals in the province. Direct the construction, restoration, and development of ethnic minority villages associated with the development of community tourism in mountainous areas in the province; implement the Project on sustainable community tourism development, the Project on sustainable tourism development, associated with the effective restoration and promotion of unique indigenous cultural values ​​of ethnic minorities. Since then, many cultural villages associated with community tourism have been formed... both creating new livelihoods for people and preserving traditional identities.

The exhibition house of the Dao Thanh Y cultural space in Khe Su 2 village, Yen Tu ward has become a spiritual and cultural activity spot for local people. Photo: Hoang Nga

In 2024, the Dao Thanh Y Cultural Space Exhibition House was inaugurated in Khe Su 2 village, Yen Tu ward. The project has a total investment of 800 million VND, recreating 5 Dao Thanh Y cultural spaces, with bilingual annotations (Vietnamese - English), including: Space displaying ethnic costumes for men and women; space for general introduction of the Coming of Age Ceremony; model of a rammed earth house; space displaying the kitchen corner of the Dao Thanh Y; a number of images and artifacts associated with the life, activities and culture of the Dao Thanh Y.

Mr. Trieu Van Loan, Party Cell Secretary, Head of Khe Su 2 Village, excitedly said: This exhibition space is the long-cherished wish of our Dao Thanh Y people. Since the project was put into operation, not only Dao Thanh Y people of Khe Su 2 Village, but also Dao Thanh Y people from neighboring localities and other provinces have come to visit and admire. This place has also become a place for people to meet each other on holidays, Tet, and important events.

Dao people in Ky Thuong commune develop forestry nursery model to increase income.

Thanks to the focus on ensuring social security policies in ethnic minority areas, the lives of people in this area have been further improved. While at the end of 2021, the whole province still had more than 1,500 poor households (accounting for 0.41%), mainly ethnic minorities, up to now, the whole province has only 8 poor households according to the province's new poverty standards, accounting for 0.002%. The average income per capita in ethnic minority, mountainous, border and island areas has increased rapidly, reaching 83.79 million VND/person/year, double that of 2020. The income gap has gradually narrowed, and people's lives have improved significantly. This is an outstanding result, demonstrating the determination to "Leave no one behind" in Quang Ninh's development journey.

Mr. Ly Tai Thong, a prominent representative of Quang La commune, said: The province's proper investment and support resources in recent years, especially Resolution 06, have affirmed the spirit of solidarity, responsibility, and affection for the difficulties of people in ethnic minority areas, remote areas, border areas, and islands. The policies put into practice have met the people's wishes and expectations, continuing to create motivation for people in ethnic minority areas to develop production, exploit advantages, and get rich on their homeland...

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