Need to pay attention to investing in urgent projects, creating momentum for development of ethnic and mountainous areas of Nghe An

On the afternoon of October 5, the Ethnic Committee - Provincial People's Council organized the review of draft resolutions and reports to be submitted to the 9th session (special session) of the 18th Provincial People's Council.

Attending the review session were comrades: Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Thai Thi An Chung - Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; representatives of leaders of provincial departments, branches and sectors. Photo: Thanh Le

The meeting participants reviewed the draft Resolution on the development investment capital plan from the Central Budget to implement the National Target Program on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the period 2021 - 2025 and 2022 in the province.

Accordingly, the plan to allocate central budget capital to implement the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development for Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas in the 2021-2025 period is expected to be over VND2.6 trillion, with 726 new projects to start construction. The capital allocation plan for 2022 is over VND492 billion, with 318 new projects to start construction.

Comrade Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council said that weak and urgent projects related to people must be given top priority. Photo: Thanh Le

Affirming the need to issue a resolution, opinions also said that it is necessary to prioritize capital allocation for traffic works in communes that do not have asphalted or concreted roads to the commune center; invest in connecting traffic works (bridge systems, roads) for poor districts with many border communes, communes in region III and especially disadvantaged villages.

Along with that, it is necessary to prioritize investment in boarding schools for ethnic minorities in districts with a large population of ethnic minorities, many communes with special difficulties but do not have a location or have to rent a location for operation, provincial boarding high schools for ethnic minorities and urgent investment projects, projects that create momentum for local socio-economic development, improve income and quality of life of people.

Comrade Nguyen Van Hai - Secretary of Tuong Duong District Party Committee spoke at the review session. Photo: Thanh Le

Comrade Nguyen Van Hai - Secretary of Tuong Duong District Party Committee suggested: In the list, priority should be given to traffic works for villages without roads; bridges for villages isolated by floods. Attention should be paid to allocating capital for weak and urgent works, creating momentum for socio-economic development, improving the quality of life of the people.

Comrade Vuong Quang Minh - Secretary of Quy Chau District Party Committee spoke at the review session. Photo: Thanh Le

Sharing the same view, comrade Vuong Quang Minh said: The list of investment projects is still scattered, not concentrated, and there are no projects that create motivation for mountainous localities to develop.

In addition, the opinions of the delegates also proposed that the content of the Resolution should closely follow the specific goals and targets of the Program; ensure the correct subjects of the Program; the allocation of the central budget development investment capital plan for the period 2021 - 2025 and 2022 must be consistent with the capital norms of the districts and related departments and branches according to Resolution No. 07/NQ-HDND dated June 24, 2022 of the Provincial People's Council.

Delegates attending the review session of the draft resolution.

Delegates said that the content of the draft Resolution should be based on the Central Government's Decrees to implement decentralization, delegation of authority, and unify which types of projects should be assigned to districts and communes as investors..., with inter-sectoral guidance so that beneficiary districts can have unity in implementation and departments and branches can facilitate supervision.