Party Central Committee Secretary Phan Dinh Trac: Poverty assessment must be substantive, not chasing after achievements

On the morning of May 4, National Assembly delegates including Mr. Phan Dinh Trac - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Committee, Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption; Moong Van Tinh - official of Que Phong District Youth Union and Ms. Nguyen Thi Thao - Doctor of Tay Bac Nghe An General Hospital met with voters of Tri Le commune, Que Phong district before the 7th session of the 14th National Assembly. Photo: Thanh Duy

At the conference, voters of Tri Le commune requested relevant levels and sectors to soon invest in electricity for the people because there are currently 23 villages without electricity grid. Mr. Xong Ba Cha - Vice Chairman of the Commune Fatherland Front Committee also conveyed the opinions of voters of Mong ethnic villages requesting attention to investing in roads to Mong villages in border areas to facilitate travel and economic development for the people.

In addition, voter Cha also said that policy families requested superiors to pay attention to supporting funding for repairs and housing according to Decision 22 of the Prime Minister. "Currently, only 12 households in the whole commune have benefited, while 46 households have not been resolved," voter Cha said.

Voter Xong Ba Cha speaks. Photo: Thanh Duy

Also at the conference, voters of Tri Le commune also had specific proposals to the province and district such as: Having solutions to provide stable domestic water for people in Minh Chau cluster, especially 3 villages: D1, D2, Pich Nieng; repairing the damaged and degraded irrigation system, especially in D2 village; need to change support policies for the poor; solutions to prevent child marriage; reasonable merger of villages; considering changing support policies for the poor;...

Regarding the merger of villages and hamlets, Chairman of Que Phong District People's Committee Le Van Giap said that the process has been carried out very systematically. In addition, the district has proposed a reasonable plan for the use and construction of community cultural houses. Accordingly, in places where there have not been built, investment will be made on an appropriate scale, and in places where there are already 2 cultural houses, village and hamlet officials will take turns to meet and work with the people in clusters.

Mr. Phan Dinh Trac - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission responded to voters' petitions. Photo: Thanh Duy

Regarding the assignment of poverty reduction targets to voters, the Head of the Central Internal Affairs Committee analyzed that this is a target to strive for, but the assessment must be substantive, not based on achievements; only households that meet the conditions according to the assessment criteria can escape poverty.

Party Central Committee Secretary Phan Dinh Trac also responded to other petitions and reflections from voters.

Regarding the problems in Minh Chau New Economic Zone, the district needs to focus on solving them for the people.

At the conference, Party Central Committee Secretary Phan Dinh Trac presented 20 gifts to policy families and those with special difficulties in the commune.

Tri Le is a border commune located in the southwest of Que Phong district, 30 km from the district center, with a border length of more than 18 km with 8 landmarks. The commune has 2,038 households and 10,233 people, including 4 ethnic groups: Thai, Kinh, Mong and Kho Mu living in 33 hamlets and villages. The poverty rate is currently more than 50%. Photo: Googlemaps.