Proposing the Government to recognize Yen Thanh district as meeting new rural standards

Overview of the conference. Photo: Thanh Phuc

On January 14, the Central inter-sectoral working delegation led by Mr. Nguyen Minh Tien - Director, Chief of the Central Office for New Rural Area Coordination surveyed the actual situation and assessed the dossier requesting recognition of Yen Thanh district as meeting new rural area standards in 2019. Receiving and working with the delegation were Mr. Bui Dinh Long - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Mr. Dinh Viet Hong - former Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and leaders of provincial departments and branches.

In the morning, the delegation surveyed the actual construction of new rural areas including: Model of applying science and technology in rice production in Vinh Thanh; model of growing oranges in Dong Thanh commune; construction of new rural areas in Son Thanh commune...

In recent years, Yen Thanh district has mobilized the participation of the entire political system and people of all walks of life; issued many mechanisms and policies to support and encourage localities to compete in building new rural areas.

In 10 years of implementing the National Target Program on New Rural Construction, Yen Thanh has mobilized a total capital of 5.5 trillion VND. Notably, Yen Thanh district has no outstanding debt in building New Rural Construction.

The Central interdisciplinary working group surveyed the reality of new rural construction in some localities of Yen Thanh district. Photo: Thanh Phuc

By the end of 2019, Yen Thanh had 38/38 communes meeting the new rural standards; the poverty rate was 2.92%; the average income per capita was estimated at 42.43 million VND/year. Yen Thanh district self-assessed that it had met 9/9 criteria for building a new rural district.

Previously, the voting results of the Provincial New Rural Area Appraisal Council showed that 100% of the members agreed that Yen Thanh met the standards of a New Rural Area district. According to the criteria of a New Rural Area district, the district and province proposed that the Central Appraisal Council consider and propose that the Prime Minister recognize the district as meeting the New Rural Area standards in 2019.

At the working session, members of the working delegation highly appreciated the efforts and achievements in building new rural areas of Yen Thanh district, and pointed out the advantages and disadvantages of each criterion and issues that need to be supplemented and corrected in completing the dossier and procedures for submitting for recognition of meeting new rural standards of the district.

Members of the working group gave their opinions on issues that need to be addressed in the dossier and procedures for recognition of Yen Thanh district as meeting NTM standards. Photo: Thanh Phuc

At the same time, it pointed out the problems that need to be overcome in the localities that the delegation surveyed: Problems of waste treatment, drainage ditches, environmental sanitation in communes; upgrading facilities of schools that have met standards; implementing agricultural production models; solutions to develop OCOP products of localities; planning of industrial zones and clusters; planning of rural housing...

On behalf of the Provincial People's Committee, Comrade Bui Dinh Long - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee received comments and feedback from the working group members; assigned departments and branches to urgently coordinate with Yen Thanh district to complete the dossier according to the working group's instructions; overcome and complete the shortcomings pointed out by the group.

Yen Thanh district leaders received comments from the working group. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Concluding the conference, comrade Nguyen Minh Tien - Director, Chief of the Central Office for New Rural Development Coordination acknowledged and highly appreciated the results achieved by Yen Thanh district in building new rural areas. He requested Yen Thanh district to quickly complete the dossier and supplement the data, because these are important bases for the Inter-sectoral Working Group of the Central Office for New Rural Development Coordination to report to the National Appraisal Council.