Provincial Party Secretary: Making good use of the precious capital of Do Luong's learning land

(Baonghean) -Do Luong is a land of studiousness and a tradition of mandarin examinations. That is also the tradition, the precious capital and the foundation for Do Luong to develop today. This is also the thing that Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh wholeheartedly conveyed to the district leaders during his recent working trip to this locality.

Double-digit growth

In recent years, Do Luong has been making steady progress in socio-economic development. In 2017, the total annual production value (at current prices) was estimated at over 14,197 billion VND. The growth rate in 2017 was estimated at 11.67%, higher than the average of the whole province.

This is a truly meaningful index, reflecting the development of this locality when not many localities in the province have such impressive double-digit growth figures. With the way of doing things that the provincial working group assessed as quite solid, it is expected that in 2017, Do Luong will have a total of 12 communes meeting new rural standards. Those assessments come from very impressive statistics on the people's lives in this locality when it is expected that by the end of 2017, the poverty rate in the whole district will be only 4.5%; the average added value is estimated to reach nearly 40 million VND/person/year.

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh chaired a meeting with leaders of Do Luong district. Photo: Thanh Duy

However, not satisfied with the results achieved, the leaders of Do Luong district also frankly admitted that, with its advantages and potentials, the district has not yet created a breakthrough in economic development such as the direction of crop restructuring, building economic models in small-scale agricultural production; the work of market orientation, supporting farmers to build and promote agricultural products in the area is still limited; the direction of joint ventures and associations in agricultural production to build large fields and high-tech farms is not very effective; the progress of implementing some investment projects is still slow.

Therefore, the district leaders have shown a strong determination to continue developing the district in the right direction with 4 breakthroughs, notably achieving the goal of forming service centers, auxiliary service systems, entertainment and tourism centers, developing towns, market towns, regional centers, creating spillover and developing goods exchange and urbanization. "Turn Do Luong into a service center, a trading center and service logistics center of the midland and mountainous districts of Southwest Nghe An" - Standing Deputy Secretary of Do Luong District Party Committee Le Minh Giang said, along with restructuring the agricultural sector towards specialized, concentrated commodity production to create high value per unit area.

Do Luong town center. Photo: Huu Hoan

Promoting the tradition of learning land

At the meeting, the opinions of the leaders of the provincial departments and branches all highly appreciated the potential of Do Luong, especially the potential of its people. This is truly a valuable asset of the land that is likened to the "learning land" of "learning land of Nghe An". Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Tien Lam started from the assessment that Do Luong people have high agricultural production skills, so this is an extremely favorable factor in the process of restructuring the agricultural sector. The problem of the district now is to determine the appropriate direction and method. "I hope the district will take the lead and become a demonstration model of the province in restructuring the agricultural sector" - the representative of the provincial agricultural sector expressed his hope.

In association with one of the four breakthroughs that Do Luong identified as promoting advantages, actively attracting investment to develop industrial clusters, small-scale industry associated with vocational training, job creation, contributing to the reassignment of agricultural and rural labor; at the same time, rapidly increasing the proportion of industrial, small-scale industry and construction production value, Deputy Director of the Department of Industry and Trade Bui Tram agreed with the district's proposal to expand the Lac Son Industrial Cluster and adjust the planning of the Thuong Son Industrial Cluster to attract investors. Therefore, to resolve the issue, the representative of the Department of Industry and Trade suggested that the district work specifically with the department to complete the procedures for submission to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for approval.

Developing trade and services in Hien Son commune - Do Luong. Photo by Thanh Le

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh highly appreciated the development speed of Do Luong in all aspects. In particular, the district has attracted projects to lead the development process; at the same time, invested and guided people to build many economic models with 91 farms and 186 households. Industrial and handicraft production establishments operated stably with 2,385 establishments, attracting 3,695 workers. Total budget revenue in 2017 also witnessed an impressive figure of over 200 billion VND.

On the basis of the overall picture with many bright colors, especially in the context when the traffic infrastructure is connected to National Highway 7, Road N5 is bringing a relatively competitive image of Do Luong in attracting investment. An important sign is that there have been and are investors investing in the district such as: Minh Anh Garment Factory Project in Quang Son Commune; Commercial Center Project combined with traditional market in Yen Son and town; Viet Duc High-tech Livestock Complex Project in My Son Commune; Aluminum Composite Panel Material Factory Project in Lac Son Industrial Park...

On that basis, the Provincial Party Secretary assessed that Do Luong is in a period of stability and development and suggested that the district seize the opportunity to attract investment; pay attention to planning and urban development orientation; effectively exploit land value; and at the same time, associate it with the process of building a new rural area firmly and systematically with the implementation perspective of economic development and improving people's lives as the fundamental and core factors.

Do Luong promotes attracting investment in the garment sector to create jobs for workers. Photo: Thanh Le

In particular, on the road to success of Do Luong, Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh highly appreciated the human potential. Do Luong's children still affirm the tradition of the land of learning. The proof is that the district's education sector has achieved many solid and comprehensive results, ranking among the top in the province.

In the 2016-2017 school year, the whole district had 36 students winning national excellent student awards at all levels, 15 more than the previous year, 217 students won provincial excellent student awards, the 9th grade excellent student team ranked 3rd in the whole province. Many children of Do Luong have become famous all over the country in many fields. According to the Provincial Party Secretary, the precious human capital of Do Luong, if effectively promoted, will be a great driving force and a solid foundation for the district to develop further.

Therefore, the Provincial Party Secretary suggested that the district should pay attention to attracting and creating conditions for investors, especially investors from Do Luong, to succeed in their hometown; on the other hand, in personnel work, there should be a strategy to attract talented children to return to their hometown to work and contribute to their hometown.

"I hope the value of the land of learning will be strongly and fully demonstrated in this land" - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Dac Vinh sent to the district leaders, also expressing his expectation for the breakthrough development of the land of learning in the near future when the precious assets of Do Luong people, which are diligence, hard work, and studiousness, will be affirmed and spread in their homeland.

Thanh Duy