Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee: Anh Son needs to take the lead in building ecological agriculture, modern countryside, and civilized farmers.

On the afternoon of August 2, during the working program in Anh Son district, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee had a working session with the Standing Committee of Anh Son District Party Committee on the socio-economic development situation in the area.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the working session with the Standing Committee of Anh Son District Party Committee. Photo: Pham Bang

BUILDING NEW RURAL AREAS, OUTSTANDING QUALITY OF EDUCATION

Reporting to the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and the working delegation, Chairman of the People's Committee of Anh Son district, comrade Hoang Quyen said that in 2021 and the first 7 months of 2022, Anh Son district implemented socio-economic development goals and tasks in a difficult context. However, the socio-economic situation of Anh Son district still achieved important results.

In 2021, the district achieved 21/27 socio-economic targets and exceeded the set plan. Total production value increased by 10.2% over the same period in 2020; economic growth rate reached 8.88%. Budget revenue in the area reached over 112 billion VND, exceeding 79% of the provincial estimate and increasing by 23.5% over the same period.

Comrade Hoang Quyen - Chairman of Anh Son District People's Committee reported on the district's socio-economic development results in 2021 and the first 7 months of 2022. Photo: Pham Bang

The value of agricultural, forestry and fishery production reached over 1,650 billion VND, up 7.9% over the same period. The value of industrial production reached over 2,362 billion VND, up 13.6% over the same period. Investment attraction work was strongly directed, with 3 investment projects in the area being granted Investment Certificates by the Provincial People's Committee.

In the first 7 months of 2022, the total production value is estimated at more than 4,000 billion VND, reaching 52.4% of the plan, up 8.7% over the same period; the economic growth rate is estimated at 8.5%. Total budget revenue reached more than 86 billion VND, reaching 130.6% of the provincial estimate, up 32.9% over the same period; of which the revenue excluding land use fees was more than 32 billion VND, reaching 78.5% of the provincial estimate.

The district continues to effectively implement measures to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic. Anh Son district has successfully coordinated to organize the program to celebrate the 75th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day. Average income per capita reached 39.2 million VND/person/year. The whole district has 14/20 communes meeting new rural standards, accounting for 70% of the total number of communes. The rate of poor households according to the new poverty standard is 8.7%, near-poor households 9%.

Comrade Vi Van Son - Head of the Provincial Ethnic Minorities Committee requested the district to quickly deploy 3 National Target Programs. Photo: Pham Bang

The cultural and social fields are given attention and direction. Anh Son Education continues to maintain its position as an excellent unit at the provincial level, with a high school graduation rate of 99.6%. Cultural and sports activities are vibrant and in-depth. Social security policies are well implemented; national defense and security continue to be maintained.

At the meeting, leaders of departments, branches and sectors contributed many ideas to help Anh Son district develop in the coming time through developing spiritual and cultural tourism, re-planning the school network to improve the quality of teaching and learning, planning and expanding raw material areas for factories in the area, and increasing the value of the district's specialty trees.

Comrade Hoang Quoc Viet - Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment requested Anh Son district to complete the Land Use Planning dossier for the period 2021 - 2030 and the Land Use Plan for 2022. Photo: Pham Bang

Leaders of departments and branches also requested Anh Son district to quickly deploy 3 national target programs; speed up the progress of implementing a number of key investment projects in the area; complete the Land Use Planning dossier for the period 2021 - 2030 and the Land Use Plan for 2022; review raw material areas between factories; invest in and upgrade market systems and retail systems; pay attention to vocational training and job creation...

FOCUS ON AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BASED ON LOCAL ADVANTAGES

Concluding the working session, Mr. Nguyen Duc Trung - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee agreed with the assessment of the socio-economic development results of Anh Son district. In particular, agricultural production has had quite solid directions, forming industrial crop material areas associated with product processing and consumption. The district has deployed and replicated many effective agricultural production models.

Although it is a mountainous district with many difficulties, the rate of communes meeting new rural standards is high, it is expected that this year there will be 3 more communes meeting new rural standards, 3 communes meeting advanced new rural standards. Many large-scale projects have been attracted; the quality of key education continues to be affirmed, ranking among the top in the province.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee concluded at the working session. Photo: Pham Bang

In addition to the achieved results, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also pointed out the issues that Anh Son district needs to overcome in the coming time. That is, the site clearance work has not met the requirements; the completion of the Land Use Planning dossier for the period 2021 - 2030 and the Land Use Plan for 2022 is still slow.

In addition, the district's budget revenue is not sustainable as the revenue structure from land use fees accounts for a large proportion. As of July 31, the disbursement rate of public investment capital in Anh Son district reached 2.34%, the lowest among 21 localities. State management in some areas still exists and is limited.

Regarding the orientation and key tasks in the coming time, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee agreed with the 5 groups of tasks and key solutions proposed by the district; at the same time, he requested Anh Son district to focus on implementing many contents.

The first task, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the Standing Committee and the Standing Committee of the District Party Committee to continue promoting the spirit of solidarity, unity, exemplary role, high determination, and great efforts for the development of the district; strive to achieve the goal of building Anh Son to develop rapidly and sustainably, affirming its position as a top mountainous district. To do so, the district needs to review the goals and targets in the Resolution of the 21st District Party Congress, especially the 5 key tasks and 3 development breakthroughs set out to focus on directing and implementing.

Standing members of Anh Son District Party Committee attended the working session. Photo: Pham Bang

The district also needs to focus on completing and organizing the implementation of plans, including: District planning, Land use planning, Construction planning, Mineral planning, Infrastructure planning... in a synchronous, scientific and effective manner to create motivation and resources for development.

Regarding economic development, although the Resolution of the 21st Anh Son District Party Congress directed to gradually reduce the proportion of agriculture and forestry in the economic structure, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung said that agriculture and forestry are still the advantage of Anh Son district and need to be prioritized and focused.

Regarding the development orientation of this sector, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that the district needs to restructure agriculture, improve efficiency, production value, and added value in the direction of building clean, green, circular agriculture, and applying high technology. On the other hand, it is necessary to promote efficiency and increase the value of the established raw material areas, key crops such as tea, sugarcane, cassava, etc., closely linking production - processing - consumption.

In addition, it is necessary to form large-scale livestock models. Manage, protect forests and develop forest economy; promote new rural construction associated with the One Commune One Product (OCOP) program, effectively use resources of the national target program on new rural construction. Anh Son must be the leading district in implementing Resolution No. 19 at the 5th Central Conference of the 13th term, so that Anh Son becomes an ecological agricultural district, modern countryside, civilized farmers.

Comrades in the Standing Committee of Anh Son District Party Committee attended the working session. Photo: Pham Bang

Regarding the industrial sector, the head of the provincial People's Committee said that the district needs to pay attention to linking industrial development with the district's advantages of processing agricultural and forestry products. On the other hand, it is also necessary to link with raw material areas to ensure stable and sustainable development in the area.

For the tourism and service sector, the district should develop in the direction of rural commercialization by forming commercial service models, trade centers, and markets to promote trade in the area.

Emphasizing that Anh Son is a land with cultural and historical traditions and many special relics, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung requested the district to promote this advantage, in the spirit of both preserving and developing, promoting values. In particular, developing tourism to the source, spiritual tourism, because in the district there is the Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs Cemetery, this is the only cemetery in the country named after the two countries Vietnam - Laos.

On the other hand, Anh Son also needs to promote local conditions to continue attracting investment, choosing suitable investment projects, avoiding impacts on the local environment. Complete infrastructure, re-plan the scale of industrial clusters to be reasonable and effective to be ready to welcome investment projects.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also requested the district to coordinate with relevant departments and branches to effectively implement 3 national target programs: New rural construction, Sustainable poverty reduction, Socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas. Review and arrange the order of priority to propose a suitable list of necessary projects for effective implementation; integrate capital sources to implement all 3 programs.

Earlier, on the same morning, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung and leaders of departments and branches inspected the progress of project implementation in Anh Son district. Photo: Pham Bang

Along with that, regularly review, strengthen management, inspection and evaluate the effectiveness of policies, ensure the right subjects and regulations; avoid profiteering, causing loss, waste and dissatisfaction among the people.

Focus on directing and accelerating the progress of projects, especially key projects. Disburse public investment capital in 2022, keeping up with the general rate of the province, ensuring 100% disbursement of planned targets. Strengthen management and effective use of natural resources and minerals. Proactively and strictly control risks of environmental pollution, do a good job of preventing natural disasters, storms and floods, ensuring safety of people's lives and property.

Emphasizing that Covid-19 infections have tended to increase again recently, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung also requested the district to strictly implement measures to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic and speed up the vaccination progress.

In addition, continue to care for cultural and social fields; improve the quality of education in the area; preserve and promote the cultural identity of ethnic groups. Pay attention to vocational training, job creation, labor export, and sustainable poverty reduction. Pay attention to and take care of social security, policies for people with meritorious services, and poor households, thereby reducing the rate of poor and near-poor households in the district.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung and leaders of departments and branches inspected the production and business situation at factories in Anh Son district. Photo: Pham Bang

The district also needs to strengthen state management, promote administrative reform, and improve the investment and business environment, because Anh Son district's administrative reform ranking in 2021 is the lowest among 21 localities. The head of the provincial government also requested the district to continue to improve working style and manners; improve public ethics and professionalism of cadres, civil servants, and public employees, especially at the grassroots level.

Mr. Son must also continue to pay attention to ensuring national defense, political security, order, social safety, especially rural security and security in special areas. Strengthen foreign affairs activities with Lao localities that share the border.

Comrade Nguyen Huu Sang - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Secretary of Anh Son District Party Committee spoke at the meeting. Photo: Pham Bang

Regarding the recommendations of Anh Son district, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung assigned departments, branches and sectors to focus on resolving them; advising the Provincial People's Committee to resolve them in the spirit of creating favorable conditions for the district to develop in the coming time; at the same time suggesting many solutions for the district to implement the project in the area.