The mark of a prestigious person among ethnic minorities

(Baonghean) - With 442,787 ethnic minorities (accounting for 15.2% of the province's population and 36% of the population in mountainous areas), in recent years, the Party Committees and authorities at all levels in the province have paid attention to implementing policies for prestigious people among ethnic minorities. Thanks to that, the important role of prestigious people in economic, cultural and social development and ensuring national defense and security in the locality has been promoted.

Bridge between party's will and people's heart

Mr. Xong Va Tu in Huoi Nhao village, Nam Can commune (Ky Son) is nearly 60 years old this year but has been the village chief for 20 years, is a prestigious person loved and trusted by the people. He said, the "secret" to gaining prestige is being a good example, saying what you do.

Before propagating for people to do it together, you and your family must do it first. When you see the practical results, people will follow immediately. In Huoi Kha village (Huoi Tu commune), people also have special respect for village elder Zau Chong Lau, born in 1930, former Chairman of the Commune People's Committee, a 50-year veteran party member.

Despite his old age, he has always been an exemplary party member, interested in the movements and activities of the people in the village, from imparting experience on what to plant and what to raise to develop the economy, eliminate hunger and reduce poverty to the work of preventing and combating social evils, taking care of children's education, and preserving traditional culture. With his contributions, he was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee for his achievements in promoting the role of a prestigious person among ethnic minorities.

Secretary of the Party Cell of Trung Tam village, Huoi Tu commune (Ky Son) Vu Va Chong chaired the Party Cell meeting. Photo: KL

Ms. Ha Thi Cuong - expert of the Fatherland Front of Ky Son district said: In the district, there are currently 193 prestigious people in 193 blocks and villages. This is the core force, an important bridge between the Party committee, the government and the people; a team that actively propagates and mobilizes ethnic people to comply with the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's laws and implement the policy of great solidarity among ethnic groups; participates in contributing many ideas to build grassroots party committees and governments, and supervises local socio-economic development programs and projects.

Many prestigious people are shining examples in economic development, hunger eradication and poverty reduction, encouraging their children and grandchildren to change crop and livestock structure, apply scientific and technical advances in production, and eliminate backward farming practices.

A typical example is Mr. Vu Va Chong - Trung Tam village (Huoi Tu commune) with a comprehensive economic model including a 3-hectare tea garden spread over the hillsides, a herd of 3 buffaloes, 15 cows, more than 5,000 po mu and sa mu trees, harvesting 2-3 tons of ginger each year. Not only is he good at economics, Mr. Vu Va Chong is also the village party cell secretary and commune police chief, and was invited to attend the National Conference to commend exemplary village party cell secretaries.

In other localities, prestigious people have done a good job of propagating and disseminating the law, mobilizing people not to migrate freely, not to proselytize illegally, not to replant opium poppies, to practice family planning, to eliminate backward customs in funerals and weddings, superstition, to resolve internal conflicts, to preserve and promote national cultural identity, to harmoniously combine customs and state laws, to set good examples in implementing the village elder movement, and to have prestigious people do many good deeds.

Typically, in Thanh Son commune (Thanh Chuong), there is Mr. Vi Tuyen Quynh - Tan Lap village Party cell with 50 years of party membership. He is respected by the people in the resettlement area not only for his exemplary role, but also for his good economic ability with a 1.2 ha farm, including a 1.8 sao tea garden, a car to transport tea, a tractor for rent to people and an area reserved for livestock...

Or Mr. Luong Van Dao (Thai ethnic group) - a prestigious person, Head of the Association of the Elderly in Kim Chuong village, is nearly 80 years old this year, 50 years of Party membership, still enthusiastic about village work, regularly participates in Party activities and always supports and encourages his children and grandchildren to strive to be admitted to the Party. His family has 3 generations (4 sons, 2 daughters-in-law, 4 grandchildren and 2 sons-in-law) who are all Party members...

Implement good welfare policies

Mr. Tran Nhat Phuong - Head of Policy Department, Provincial Ethnic Minorities Committee said: Over the past years, in order to promote the role of prestigious people among ethnic minorities, contributing to the implementation of the Party and State's policies for ethnic minorities, Nghe An has focused on directing and implementing Decision No. 18/2011/QD-TTg dated March 18, 2011 of the Prime Minister on policies for prestigious people among ethnic minorities and has achieved many good results.

In 2016 alone, in addition to continuing to implement major policies for ethnic minorities, the Provincial Ethnic Committee also implemented Decision No. 2085/QD-TTg dated October 31, 2016 of the Prime Minister approving the specific policy to support socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the period 2017 - 2020 and a number of other policies in various forms.

For example, providing urgent reports to prestigious people, organizing Tet gift-giving visits, visiting the sick; organizing domestic study tours for 35 prestigious people; opening 8 classes to disseminate information to 328 prestigious people; advising the province to organize conferences to meet retired ethnic minority leaders; conferences to meet and commend prestigious people in the movement to do many good deeds...

Village elder Zau Chong Lau (second from left), a prestigious person of Huoi Kha village, Huoi Tu commune (Ky Son), talks with villagers. Photo: PV

In localities, it is very important to promote the role of prestigious and exemplary people in ethnic minority communities, contributing to socio-economic development, maintaining political security and social order and safety in the area. The implementation of policies for prestigious people in ethnic minorities is regularly given attention and care.

Every year, on holidays and Tet, local authorities visit and give gifts to prestigious people in villages and hamlets, and promptly visit and encourage them when they are sick or their families are in difficulty; coordinate and organize trips for prestigious people in the area to visit and learn about good models and practices, especially to learn about economic models in and outside the province.

For example, Ky Son district organized 22 trips in 2014; in 2016, organized 24 trips for prestigious people to the northern provinces (Hanoi, Phu Tho, Tuyen Quang)... Besides, Party committees and authorities at all levels also pay attention to the leadership, direction, planning, training, fostering, and recruitment of ethnic minority cadres.

Fully implementing policies and regimes for prestigious people and their children will contribute to promptly encouraging and motivating them and their families to promote their role as "nucleus" and center of solidarity in the community.

However, at present, the work of promoting the role of prestigious people still reveals some difficulties and problems, namely: Party committees and authorities in some localities have not really paid attention to the role of prestigious people in the community; Criteria for evaluating prestigious people are not unified; decentralization, assignment of management staff, and recruitment of prestigious people are still lacking in specificity, so the effectiveness of promoting the role of prestigious people is not high...

Therefore, in order to promote and enhance the role of prestigious people among ethnic minorities, in addition to building and continuing to implement special preferential policies, all levels, sectors and localities need to promptly commend and reward those with outstanding achievements who are the core of movements; regularly provide current information, policies related to ethnicity, religion, life, production, national defense and security... to raise awareness widely.

At the same time, create conditions for prestigious people to contribute ideas and build socio-economic development programs and plans in localities. From there, encourage them to actively participate in building the great national unity bloc, be a spiritual support for propaganda and mobilization of ethnic minorities to rise up to eliminate hunger, reduce poverty, and build new rural areas.

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