Stick to the base, overcome difficulties, accelerate development

Reporter:Implementing the Resolution of the 31st District Party Congress, term 2020 - 2025, Thanh Chuong continues to affirm new developments in 2022. Could you please tell us about the specific results?

Comrade Nguyen Van Que:In 2022, in the common difficulties when the Covid-19 epidemic was not controlled at the beginning of the year and its impact dominated socio-economic development; but with the spirit of determination to overcome difficulties, the Standing Committee and the Party Executive Committee of the district have synchronously deployed solutions, mobilized the "even" participation of organizations in the political system, highly promoted the consensus and support of the people and businesses, so the results achieved were quite comprehensive.

Thanh Chuong district center. Photo: Nguyen Sach

The growth rate of production value in 2022 reached 9.36%. Based on identifying agriculture as the core and key economy, the Standing Committee of the District Party Committee continues to direct the implementation of Resolution No. 02-NQ/HU on "Developing farm economy associated with product value chains according to the biosafety model"; Resolution No. 03-NQ/HU of the District Party Committee on converting crop structure, associated with processing, product consumption, and increasing value per cultivation unit". Thanks to that, Thanh Chuong district's agriculture has many bright spots, the economic model of converted plants and animals has affirmed its high efficiency and value, creating a shift in awareness and thinking from agricultural production to agricultural economic thinking of the people. Typically, there are many highly effective products such as: oranges, grapefruits of all kinds, green squash, ginseng, VietGAP green tea, high-tech duck farming model with a scale of more than 6,000 ducks/batch...; maintaining and developing 20 products that meet OCOP standards from 3 to 4 stars.

Movementnew rural constructioncontinue to be directed centrally, creating consensus among the people. The total resources mobilized to implement the New Rural Development Program in 2022 reached nearly 485 billion VND; of which, the contribution of the people and enterprises accounted for nearly 18%. During the year, 2 more communes met the new rural standards (including Thanh Huong and Thanh Ngoc), bringing the total number of communes meeting the standards to 23/37 communes; 2 more communes met the advanced new rural standards, bringing the total to 3 communes in the whole district.

Thanh Chuong district leaders learn about the effectiveness of high-tech agricultural production models in Thanh Linh commune. Photo: Mai Hoa

The work of attracting investment in economic development projects has achieved good results, including a number of outstanding projects such as: Matsouka Thanh Lien Garment Factory, with a total investment of 154 billion VND; Thanh Phong Garment Factory is expected to invest 220 billion VND; Thanh Tung Wood Pellet Factory is expected to invest 600 billion VND; Garment Factory in Thanh Thinh Commune is expected to invest about 65 billion VND; Garment Factory in Thanh Dong Commune is expected to invest about 400 billion VND.

The cultural and social fields have made much progress. The quality of education in Thanh Chuong district continues to be among the top in the province and is assessed by the Department of Education and Training as having excellently fulfilled the targets in the education sector. Vocational training, job creation, hunger eradication and poverty reduction have been given attention by the whole system, contributing to reducing the poverty rate to 4.61%. National defense and security are ensured;administrative reform work, handling complaints, denunciations, reflections, and suggestions of the people are taken care of, creating peace and high consensus among the entire Party and people, contributing to promoting the overall development of the district.

The garment factory in Thanh Lien commune is speeding up construction progress, expected to be put into operation in the second quarter of 2023. Photo: Mai Hoa

Reporter:As you shared about the synchronization of solutions, mobilizing the "even" participation of the entire political system. So can you tell us specifically?

Comrade Nguyen Van Que:In 2022, along with organizing the study, dissemination and timely implementation of the Resolutions, Directives and Regulations of the Party and the Provincial Party Committee, the Standing Committee of the District Party Committee, based on the assessment of 1 year of implementing Project No. 02-DA/HU of the District Party Committee on "Continuing to promote and improve ideological work, overcoming conservatism, stagnation, narrow-mindedness, fear of difficulties, early satisfaction; innovating thinking and working methods, creating high consensus for development" continues to be directed to be promoted and improved, associated with organizing a wide-ranging political activity in the entire Party Committee with the theme "self-reflection, self-correction".

The work of training and improving the quality of the team; arranging, assigning, mobilizing, rotating, evaluating and classifying cadres and party members is taken care of and implemented methodically by the District Party Committee, contributing to promoting the completion of tasks at each level, agency and unit.

Handling administrative procedures for people at the one-stop shop of Thanh Lien commune. Photo: Mai Hoa

Inspection and supervision activities are deployed synchronously and comprehensively at the Party Committee, government, Fatherland Front and mass organizations levels, both ensuring the completion of political tasks and promptly directing reviews and clarifying responsibilities for limitations; especially for violations, the attitude of the Standing Committee of the District Party Committee is very clear: Where there are violations, they must be handled accordingly.

The work of mass mobilization is clearly defined as the responsibility of the entire political system, of each cadre, civil servant, and party member; in which, the work of mass mobilization of the government is focused on, demonstrated through promoting administrative procedure reform; improving the ethics of performing public duties of cadres and civil servants from district to grassroots levels; implementing well the democratic regulations, creating transparency in State management activities and mobilizing contributions from the people.

Expanding concrete road in Thanh Thuy commune. Photo: Mai Hoa

The Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations, in addition to performing the functions and tasks as prescribed, are assigned by the District Party Committee to undertake specific tasks and overcome administrative difficulties in their activities, such as: The Fatherland Front takes the lead in building model self-management groups in residential areas; the Veterans Association undertakes the construction of green - clean - beautiful cultural house campuses; the Farmers' Association is responsible for developing commodity crops, building standard gardens, new rural model gardens; the Women's Association develops commodity livestock, eliminates hunger and reduces poverty; the Youth Union participates in the movement of sanitation, environment and new rural construction.

Reporter:To continue to complete the goals and tasks of 2023, contributing to promoting the implementation of tasks for the entire term 2020 - 2025, can you tell us about the orientations and goals set by Thanh Chuong district in the coming time?

Comrade Nguyen Van Que:2023 is the mid-term year for implementing the Resolutions of Party Congresses at all levels and the Resolution of the 31st District Party Congress, term 2020-2025. To contribute to completing the set targets, the Standing Committee of the District Party Committee requests all levels, branches, organizations, agencies and units to closely follow and direct the implementation of the resolutions, projects and key plans of the term that have been determined by the Party Committee and the government, with a determined spirit, promoting the responsibility of the leaders at the district level, the government, the Fatherland Front and organizations, and localities.

At each level, sector, locality and unit, continue to innovate methods, approaches and ways of leading, directing and organizing the implementation of political tasks: closely following the grassroots, removing difficulties, accelerating development; promoting the application of information technology, actively transforming digitally in the leadership, direction and operation of activities at the district and government levels; maximizing internal strength, attracting external resources to successfully implement the goals and targets of socio-economic development, national defense and security, Party building and political system building in 2023.

Reporter:Thank you very much, comrade!