Need to promote the role of prestigious people among ethnic minorities

(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of October 12, the Provincial People's Committee held a meeting with key officials who are retired ethnic minorities in the area.

Attending the conference were members of the Provincial Party Committee: Le Minh Thong, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Huu Lam - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Committee; Comrade Luong Thanh Hai - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial Ethnic Minorities Committee.

The cultural program performed by ethnic boarding school students to welcome the conference.

At the conference, comrade Le Minh Thong informed about the socio-economic situation in the first 9 months of the year of the province in general and the Western region in particular as well as the direction and tasks in the coming time.

The average income per capita of Western Nghe An is estimated at 22.5 million VND, an increase of 1 million VND compared to the same period last year; 31/203 communes have met 19 new rural criteria; budget revenue reached 530 billion VND, equal to 48% of the estimate....

“Although economic growth has improved compared to the same period last year, it is still lower than the target. Some industrial products such as sugar and electricity production have decreased compared to the same period. Drug crimes are still complicated,” the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee said when mentioning the limitations of the Western region.

Provincial leaders at the conference.

Comrade Le Minh Thong also proposed a number of tasks in the coming time, and expressed his hope that retired key leaders would continue to promote their pioneering and exemplary roles to mobilize ethnic minorities to strive together and contribute to the successful implementation of the set tasks.

Reporting on the situation of ethnic affairs and implementation of ethnic policies in Nghe An province, comrade Luong Thanh Hai said that recently, authorities at all levels have implemented many economic models, bringing high efficiency to ethnic minorities. The work of preserving and promoting the cultural identity of ethnic groups has also received attention from localities.

“In recent times, the people’s lives have been constantly improved, the economy has developed in the right direction. National defense and security have been maintained, backward customs have been gradually eliminated, and illegal migration has been limited,” the Head of the Provincial Ethnic Minorities Committee emphasized.

Comrade Luong Thanh Hai said that it is necessary to further promote the role of prestigious people among ethnic minorities.

Talking about the difficulties of the Western region, comrade Hai said that although the infrastructure has been invested quite heavily, due to the low starting point and fragmented terrain, the socio-economic conditions are still difficult, especially in transportation and natural disaster prevention. The quality of the population and labor force in the mountainous ethnic minority areas is not high. Backward habits in production and living still exist as well as the mentality of waiting and relying on the State....

Mr. Dang Duy Bau, former Secretary of Ha Tinh Provincial Party Committee, former Deputy Secretary of Tuong Duong District Party Committee (right), and retired officials at the conference.

Presenting solutions for the coming time, comrade Hai said that it is necessary to promote the work of hunger eradication and poverty reduction, continue to build production models, organize vocational training in parallel with restoring and developing traditional craft villages. "In particular, it is necessary to encourage and promote the role of prestigious people among ethnic minorities and retired highland cadres at all levels to actively participate in implementing the policies of the Party and the State," comrade Hai said.

Con Cuong district leaders talk with ethnic minorities. Photo courtesy of Nghe An Newspaper.

At the conference, many retired officials and leaders also shared their thoughts and aspirations to contribute ideas to promote the development of Western Nghe An.

Tien Hung