Anh Son strives to be in the top of mountainous districts of Nghe An

With the attention of the Central Government and the province, promoting the tradition of the heroic district of the People's Armed Forces, under the leadership of the Party committees at all levels, the drastic management of the authorities at all levels, the active participation of political and social organizations and the business community, and all classes of people, in the past 5 years, the socio-economic situation of Anh Son district has had quite a development. National defense and security have been maintained, Party building work has been strengthened, people's lives have been increasingly improved, contributing to building the district into the top mountainous districts of the province.

In the 2015 - 2020 term, Anh Son district has issued many programs, projects, plans, and thematic resolutions to specify the implementation of the set targets. After 5 years of implementation, the district has achieved quite comprehensive results in all areas, in which, the most notable is the fairly good economic growth, the structure has shifted in the right direction; the main targets have basically met and exceeded the plan. The district's economic growth rate (average for the period) reached 10.2%/year; production value (2010 fixed price) is estimated at more than 6,102 billion VND; the average added value per capita in 2020 is estimated at 35.94 million VND (an increase of 13.1 million VND compared to the beginning of the term).

Annual budget collection always exceeds the estimate, with an average revenue growth rate of over 10% per year. Budget expenditure ensures good service to local political tasks, cares for social security issues, and ensures national defense and security in the area.

View of Anh Son's renovation. Photo: Quang Dung

Continue to implement the project to develop key plants and animals; issue and deploy projects to improve the efficiency of garden economy and develop farm economy; promote the application and transfer of scientific and technical advances into production; build advanced models, especially high-tech agricultural models in the production of vegetables and fruits meeting VietGAP standards, linking concentrated livestock farming with product output, initially affirming the suitability and superiority in agricultural production.

The production value of the agricultural, forestry and fishery sector in 2020 is estimated at 1,544 billion VND; the average growth rate is estimated at 3.3%/year; income per unit area is 78 million VND/ha. Concentrated raw material areas have been formed and developed associated with processing and consumption of products such as tea, rubber, sugarcane, cassava and forest materials.

District leaders inspect the tea model in Dinh Son commune. Photo: Thai Hien

Livestock farming has changed positively, its proportion has increased significantly (accounting for 40%), and has gradually shifted towards concentration, applying modern technology and techniques.

By effectively managing, protecting and developing forests, many localities have built and implemented production models with high economic value.
The industrial and construction sectors continue to develop, factories in the area are basically operating stably; a number of projects and industrial parks are continuing to invest in construction; key products basically meet the set targets; production value in 2020 is estimated at 2,787 billion VND; the average growth rate in the period 2015 - 2020 is 14.8%/year.
Trade and services have been expanded and diversified, with 20 market and trade center projects being invested in with a total investment of 422 billion VND. Projects and plans have been issued, promotion activities have been strengthened, and tourist destinations have been gradually formed, such as the construction of Cua Luy Temple spiritual tourism area and Veu village eco-tourism. The fields of retail goods, telecommunications services, banking, transportation, and accommodation services have gradually developed. The value of trade and services (SS 2010 price) in 2020 is estimated at 1,770 billion VND, an increase of 84% compared to 2015, with an average growth rate of 13% per year for the entire period of 2015 - 2020.

Song Lam Cement Factory in Hoi Son Commune is effective. Photo: Hoang Vinh

In recent times, Anh Son district has actively mobilized capital sources (from the State, enterprises and people) to build technical infrastructure, socio-economics. The district has been proactive in propaganda work, introducing the image of the district to mobilize and attract investment. At the same time, it has built and implemented sectoral and field plans to serve socio-economic development. Thanks to that, many large-scale projects, applying advanced technology and techniques have been implemented, creating a premise for the development of the district in the following years.

Total social investment capital for the period 2016 - 2020 is estimated at 6,457 billion VND (exceeding the plan by 34.5%). Construction of basic technical infrastructure has achieved and exceeded the set tasks, and many basic construction projects with a total investment of 1,372 billion VND have been implemented. Attention has been paid to the construction of the rural power system, with new investment, upgrading and renovation of 265 km of 35KV lines; 86 transformer stations and 445 km of low-voltage lines (195.93 billion VND).

In particular, in the field of new rural construction and civilized urban areas, Anh Son district has achieved many outstanding results. By the end of 2020, it is expected that 14/20 communes and 30 villages will be recognized as meeting new rural standards; the average number of criteria in the whole district is 17.5 criteria/commune. The work of building civilized urban areas has gradually received attention and focused investment in construction...

Cassava starch production at Hoa Son Cassava Starch Processing Company. Photo: Hoang Vinh

With the determination to build Anh Son into the top mountainous districts of Nghe An province, in the coming time, the district will continue to improve the leadership capacity and fighting strength of the Party organization, promote democracy, will, aspiration, and the combined strength of the entire political system, create trust and consensus among the people; continue to innovate and create to make breakthroughs in socio-economic development; constantly improve the quality of new rural and civilized urban construction; regularly maintain national defense and security; exploit the potential and advantages of the district, strive to build Anh Son district to develop quickly and comprehensively./.