On the afternoon of May 18, the Provincial Cooperative Alliance held a ceremony to celebrate its 30th anniversary (1993 - 2023).
Attending the ceremony were Mr. Huynh Lam Phuong - Member of the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance, Head of the Southern Standing Office; Mr. Nguyen Hong Hai - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Steering Committee for Innovation and Development of Collective Economy and Cooperatives in Binh Thuan province; leaders of Cooperative Alliances of provinces and cities in the Central and Central Highlands regions; leaders of the Provincial Cooperative Alliance through the periods and representatives of relevant departments, branches and sectors, together with leaders of cooperatives and credit funds in the province.
In 1993, with the approval of the Central Party Secretariat and the Government, the first National Congress of Vietnamese Cooperatives was held, the Council of the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance was established, with the function and task of representing and supporting all cooperatives operating in all sectors and fields. In Binh Thuan, implementing the general policy of the Party and the State on encouraging the development of the non-state economic sector, after a period of mobilizing units to participate, on November 9, 1992, the Provincial People's Committee issued Decision No. 622 on the establishment of the Provisional Council of Non-State Enterprises of Binh Thuan Province.
For more than 30 years, under the leadership of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial People's Committee, through different periods of development, the cooperative movement of the province has made great contributions to the cause of protecting and building the homeland. Especially since the first Law on Cooperatives was promulgated by the National Assembly in late 1996, to the Law on Cooperatives in 2003 and now the Law on Cooperatives in 2012, it is an important legal basis for cooperatives in the whole province to continue to consolidate, innovate and develop sustainably. As the core, the Provincial Cooperative Union has closely followed the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's laws and the province's socio-economic development program. At the same time, it has coordinated with local Party committees, authorities, departments and branches of the province to advise on policies and mechanisms, creating conditions for the collective economy and cooperatives to develop more and more sustainably. Thereby, improving the efficiency of production and business activities, creating a solid foundation for household economic development, contributing to poverty reduction, joining hands to build new rural areas and civilized urban areas, and actively contributing to the province's annual GDP growth target.
Up to now, 100% of cooperatives in the province have converted to new cooperative models, gradually improving management capacity, focusing on discovering, fostering and replicating many cooperative models. Up to now, the province has 208 cooperatives, 49,095 members. Total operating capital is nearly 4,000 billion VND, revenue in 2022 is 964.68 billion VND, profit is 35.2 billion VND. In addition, many new cooperative models have been formed associated with product value chains, building typical products of regions, 3-star and 4-star OCOP products.
Speaking at the ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Hong Hai praised the achievements of the Provincial Cooperative Union in the past time. To continue to complete the goals and solutions in the coming time, Mr. Nguyen Hong Hai requested the Provincial Cooperative Union to closely follow Resolution No. 09; Decision No. 340 of the Prime Minister on approving the Strategy for collective economic development and cooperatives in the period 2021-2030; Action Program No. 43 of the Provincial Party Committee to implement Resolution No. 20 on continuing to innovate, develop and improve the efficiency of the collective economy in the new period. The Provincial Cooperative Union, together with departments, branches and localities, focus on building an action plan towards efficiency and sustainability, raising awareness of the nature, position, role and importance of the collective economy. In addition, the Provincial Cooperative Union needs to actively coordinate with the agricultural sector and local authorities to propagate and mobilize people and cooperatives to produce in chains, linked with the processing industry, ensuring sustainability and high efficiency. Strengthen the application of science and technology, clean agricultural production, organic agriculture. It is recommended that the Provincial Cooperative Union further promote consulting, professional training, guidance, and consolidation of cooperatives' activities; increase capital contribution, expand industry and trade services associated with local characteristics to increase financial potential and scale of operations, production and business of cooperatives...
On this occasion, the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance awarded certificates of merit to 12 groups and 9 individuals for their many achievements contributing to the development of the Cooperative Alliance in the period of 2020 - 2023; awarded commemorative medals to 19 individuals for their many contributions to the cause of building and developing cooperatives. In addition, the Binh Thuan Cooperative Alliance awarded certificates of merit to 13 groups for their many contributions to the development of the Cooperative Alliance in the period of 1993 - 2023.
In particular, during the Anniversary Ceremony, the Provincial Cooperative Union coordinated with the People's Committees of districts, towns and cities to carry out the signing ceremony of the program to implement Resolution 20 on continuing to innovate, develop and improve the efficiency of the collective economy in the new period.
MINH VAN, PHOTO: N. LAN
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