Yen Thanh Veterans Association received Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of December 4, the Association of War Veterans of Yen Thanh district held a ceremony to celebrate the 28th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam Association of War Veterans and received a Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister..

The Association of War Veterans of Yen Thanh district currently has over 14,600 members, operating in 508 branches of 48 grassroots organizations of communes, towns, agencies, units and enterprises in the area. Nearly 400 members have been elected to participate in People's Councils at all levels, 407 members of the Association of War Veterans have participated in Party committees, and over 50% of members have been elected as secretaries and village chiefs.

Comrade Phan Van Tuyen - Chairman of Yen Thanh District People's Committee awarded the Prime Minister's Certificate of Merit to the Association of War Veterans of Yen Thanh District. Photo: Anh Tuan

To help each other develop the economy and reduce poverty, the Association has secured loans of over 100 billion VND to help members develop production and business models, building 315 typical economies, including 56 farms, 13 private enterprises and LLCs, 2 production complexes, 1,123 war veteran households with good production and business with an income of over 50 million VND/year; encouraged over 2,300 children to go abroad to work, bringing the rate of well-off households to nearly 73%, and the rate of poor households to 1.3%...

The monosex tilapia farming model according to VietGAP in Duc Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district is expected to yield 15.3 tons/ha. Photo courtesy

In the emulation movement "Exemplary war veterans join hands to build new rural areas", over the past 5 years, 9,802 war veteran households have donated land, with an area of ​​over 900,000 square meters, thousands of meters of surrounding walls, working days... with a total value of nearly 19 billion VND, contributing to the district having 25/39 communes meeting new rural standards. Many collectives and individuals were awarded certificates of merit by the Central Association, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Association of War Veterans of Nghe An province, Chairman of the District People's Committee.

At the ceremony, on behalf of the People's Committee of Yen Thanh district, comrade Phan Van Tuyen - Chairman of Yen Thanh district People's Committee awarded the Prime Minister's Certificate of Merit to the Association of War Veterans of Yen Thanh district for its outstanding achievements from 2012-2016, contributing to building and defending the Fatherland.

Phan Hien - Anh Tuan