16,000 former Nghe An Youth Volunteers receive benefits
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of December 28, the 3rd Congress of Delegates of the Nghe An Veterans Association, term 2015 - 2020, took place.
Attending the congress were comrade Nguyen Ngoc Dan - Vice President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Veterans Association. On the Nghe An province side, there were comrade Ho Phuc Hop - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Commission, representatives of departments, agencies, unions and 164 delegates representing over 22,000 Veterans Association members across the province.
During the last term, the Nghe An Veterans Association has grown in both quantity and quality. To date, the association has covered 20/21 urban districts, with nearly 22,600 members. Associations at all levels have focused on directing comradely activities; organizing visits and giving gifts on major holidays to over 1,000 members.
The Association has called on members to voluntarily contribute to the team solidarity fund; to date the fund has raised over 10 billion VND. The Association has organized the awarding of 200 savings books (worth from 1 to 5 million VND) to members in difficult circumstances...
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| Overview of the congress. |
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| 164 delegates representing more than 22,000 Youth Volunteers members across the province attended the congress. |
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| Comrade Ho Phuc Hop - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Commission, commended the results the Association has achieved in the past term, and at the same time requested the Association to continue to improve the quality of its activities in the coming term. |
In addition, the association at all levels has played a good role as a historical witness, helping the authorities at all levels resolve policies for former Youth Volunteers. Up to now, 16,000 former Youth Volunteers have received one-time subsidies, 470 martyrs, 5,000 Youth Volunteers have received the same benefits as war invalids, 470 cases have received regular subsidies; funeral policies and basic health insurance have been resolved.
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| Mr. Mai At - Chairman of the Provincial Association of Former Youth Volunteers reported on the achievements in the past term and the orientation of the Association's activities in the next term. |
In the patriotic emulation movement, the whole province has had over 250 models of former Youth Volunteers doing well economically, creating jobs for over 100 children of former Youth Volunteers. Members of the Association of Former Youth Volunteers at all levels have also contributed over 20,000 working days, donated over 230,000 square meters of land and contributed tens of millions of VND to build new rural areas.
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| On this occasion, the Provincial Association of Former Youth Volunteers was awarded the Emulation Flag for Excellent Unit in 2015 by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Association of Former Youth Volunteers. |
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| Mr. Mai At, Chairman of the Provincial Association of Former Youth Volunteers, was honored to receive the Second Class Labor Medal. |
Promoting the achieved results, in the coming term, the Nghe An Veterans Association will continue to coordinate with authorities at all levels, the Fatherland Front and functional agencies to complete the settlement of policies for veterans; promote comradely activities; expand and improve the quality of the veteran youth emulation movement, especially the movement "Former veterans set good examples" following the teachings and moral example of Ho Chi Minh.
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| The 3rd Nghe An Provincial Association of Former Youth Volunteers for the 2015-2020 term launched its congress. |
On this occasion, the congress elected a new Executive Committee of 25 comrades, Mr. Mai At was re-elected as Chairman of the Association of Former Youth Volunteers of Nghe An province for the third term 2015 - 2020.
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