Comrade Phan Dinh Trac presented support for house construction to the poor in 11 mountainous localities of Nghe An province.

Comrade Phan Dinh Trac talks with leaders and former leaders of districts in Western Nghe An. Photo: Thanh Duy

On the morning of April 1, in Nghia Dan district, comrade Phan Dinh Trac - Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission met with key leaders of 11 mountainous districts and towns and former leaders of 6 mountainous districts in the Northwest of the province; presented funding to support the construction and repair of houses for the poor in 11 mountainous districts and towns of Nghe An province.

Leaders of Nghe An province attending the meeting included comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Hoang Nghia Hieu - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; comrades of the Provincial Party Standing Committee: Le Duc Cuong - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Committee; Ho Le Ngoc - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee; Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province; Pham Trong Hoang - Chief of the Provincial Party Committee's Office; and leaders of a number of departments and branches.

The program was attended by Ms. Thai Huong - General Director of Bac A Commercial Joint Stock Bank - Chairwoman of TH Group's Strategy Council, Hero of Labor in the renovation period.

Comrade Phan Dinh Trac speaks at the program. Photo: Thanh Duy

Nghe An has a natural area of ​​nearly 16,500 km², in which the mountainous area in the West of the province accounts for 83%. The Western Nghe An region includes 11 districts and towns, of which 27 communes of 6 districts have borders with 3 provinces (Xieng Khouang, Bo Ly Kham Xay, Hua Phan) of Laos. The population of the whole region is nearly 1.2 million people, of which more than 491,000 are ethnic minorities such as Thai, Tho, Kho Mu, Mong, O Du.

This is an area with relatively difficult socio-economic life, especially the poverty rate is higher than the average of the whole province.

Comrade Phan Dinh Trac handed over support to build 110 houses for 11 mountainous districts of Nghe An province. Photo: Thanh Duy

At the meeting and conversation with leaders and former leaders of districts and towns in the Western region of Nghe An, comrade Phan Dinh Trac expressed his emotion when meeting again with the leaders and former leaders of 11 Western districts of the province; thanked them for their sympathy, support, help, and standing side by side during the 32 years he worked in the province.

Sharing deep feelings for the homeland; expressing that the further away from the homeland, the more he wishes to have conditions to contribute more to the homeland, on this occasion, through calling and mobilizing, comrade Phan Dinh Trac gave support to 11 mountainous districts of the province, each locality was supported to build 10 houses for poor households, each house worth 50 million VND.

Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy speaks at the program. Photo: Thanh Duy

Speaking at the program, Nghe An Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy expressed his gratitude for the affection always towards his homeland, helping and creating conditions for his homeland to develop, especially the difficult and arduous Western region of comrade Phan Dinh Trac, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission.

The Provincial Party Secretary shared that Nghe An province has implemented a program to support the construction and repair of houses for the poor in a very systematic manner, with great enthusiasm and responsibility; established a Steering Committee for the program from the province to the grassroots level, established working groups in villages, hamlets, blocks, and communes to mobilize the entire political system to implement the goal of basically eliminating dilapidated and makeshift houses of poor households and households with housing difficulties by 2025. In particular, the goal for 2023 is to complete 5,500 - 6,000 houses.

Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission Phan Dinh Trac presents souvenirs to leaders and former leaders of districts in the Northwest region of Nghe An. Photo: Thanh Duy

The Provincial Party Secretary mentioned the house building activities in Ky Son, Tuong Duong... recently and expressed his joy when local people supported, agreed, joined hands, and called this a "house building festival", spreading a warm and affectionate sharing atmosphere. Up to now, 133 units have registered with a total amount of 551 billion VND, equivalent to 10,720 houses. Nghe An province will try to connect and organize construction scientifically and on schedule so that poor households and households with housing difficulties can benefit as soon as possible.

Nghe An is the largest locality in the country, with over 83% of its area being high mountains, steep and fragmented terrain, and is frequently affected by natural disasters and storms and floods, so the living conditions of a part of the population are still facing many difficulties, especially in terms of housing. Although the Party committees and authorities at all levels have made great efforts in poverty reduction, up to now the whole province still has more than 55,000 poor households and more than 53,000 near-poor households; of which 15,300 households are facing housing difficulties, including 9,200 households in need of building new houses and more than 6,100 households in need of repairing houses.

Comrade Phan Dinh Trac presented souvenirs to leaders and former leaders of districts in the Southwest region of Nghe An. Photo: Thanh Duy

Therefore, on the occasion of the 93rd Anniversary of the Party's Founding (February 3, 1930 - February 3, 2023), the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee agreed on the policy of organizing a launching ceremony of the campaign to support the construction of houses for the poor and people with difficult housing circumstances in Nghe An province in the period of 2023 - 2025. Nghe An has established a Steering Committee at the provincial, district and commune levels to mobilize and support the construction of houses for poor and near-poor households, headed by the Party Secretary, of which the Provincial Party Secretary is the Head of the Committee.

Comrade Phan Dinh Trac took a souvenir photo with provincial leaders and leaders, former leaders of 11 districts in Western Nghe An and leaders of TH Group. Photo: Thanh Duy

By the end of 2025, Nghe An strives to have basically no poor households living in dilapidated, damaged, makeshift houses that are at risk of collapse and unsafe for living and use; instead, there will be houses that meet the 3 hard standards (hard foundation, hard frame - walls, hard roof)./.