Deputy Minister, Vice Chairman Nong Quoc Tuan met with the delegation of dignitaries and officials of the Cham ethnic group in Ninh Thuan province.

Deputy Minister, Vice Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minorities Nong Quoc Tuan chaired the meeting.

The Cham ethnic community in Vietnam has about more than 160,000 people, of which Ninh Thuan is the locality with the largest number of Cham people living with about 88,600 people, accounting for 12.09% of the province's population, mainly following Brahmanism, Islam (Bani and Islam) and a few following Protestantism, Catholicism and Baha'i.

Currently, in the province, there are 3 Cham religious organizations: the Council of Cham Brahmin Clergy of Ninh Thuan province, the Council of Bani Muslim Clergy of Ninh Thuan province and the Islamic Community (Islam) of Ninh Thuan province. The dignitaries and leaders of these 3 religious organizations have made many positive contributions in guiding followers to practice religion in accordance with the policies and laws of the Party and the State.

Delegation of dignitaries and officials of Cham ethnic group presented souvenirs to the Committee for Ethnic Minorities

Expressing their joy and honor to visit the capital Hanoi , the delegates, who are dignitaries and officials, expressed their gratitude for the warm welcome of the leaders of the Committee for Ethnic Minorities, and at the same time shared about some situations and results of religious activities in the lives of Cham people at the grassroots level.

Delegates said that the typical dignitaries, officials, and followers are prestigious and virtuous people in the community who always set an example in implementing the Party and State's policies and laws in the locality and propagating and mobilizing people to unite and help each other in life as well as in production, helping each other to eliminate hunger and reduce poverty; jointly managing and educating children in the community; participating in contributing to the construction of intra-village and intra-field roads, maintaining environmental sanitation, participating in the program of coordinating the role of religions in environmental protection and responding to climate change; implementing traffic safety, not violating security and order... actively working with the authorities to maintain security and order in the locality, building the Great National Unity bloc.

Deputy Minister, Vice Chairman Nong Quoc Tuan and the delegation took a souvenir photo at the headquarters of the Committee for Ethnic Minorities.

Along with the results achieved in implementing ethnic policies in Ninh Thuan province, delegates, dignitaries and officials proposed to the Committee for Ethnic Minorities to continue to have policies paying attention to education issues, support to solve employment problems for children of Cham ethnic people; pay more attention to health insurance policies...

Speaking at the reception, Deputy Minister and Vice Chairman Nong Quoc Tuan happily acknowledged the positive contributions of religious organizations and individuals in the Cham ethnic minority area of ​​Ninh Thuan province; highly appreciated the responsibility and contributions of Cham dignitaries and officials in implementing policies, building great national unity, contributing to local authorities in economic development, preserving and promoting cultural and religious values.

Regarding recommendations and proposals, Deputy Minister and Vice Chairman Nong Quoc Tuan also requested the provincial agencies and departments to pay attention and make adjustments related to health insurance. In the field of education, along with the attention of the Party and the State, it is hoped that dignitaries, officials, and prestigious people will actively encourage their children to participate in studying, depending on the conditions of each family to orient suitable careers, participate in work, labor, and production in a variety of industries.

Meeting scene

The Deputy Minister and Vice Chairman affirmed that the Party and State always pay great attention to ethnic minorities as well as religions through practical programs and policies, including the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development for Ethnic Minority and Minority Areas that is being implemented.

On the occasion of the New Year 2024, Deputy Minister and Vice Chairman Nong Quoc Tuan wished the delegates good health, always doing well the tasks assigned by the people, followers, and religious orders; living a good life and following the religion, accompanying the development of the ethnic communities in the area.

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