Mobilize the entire political system to do a good job of reviewing poor households.

Attending the training were representatives of a number of provincial departments, branches and sectors, leaders and experts of the Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs of districts, cities and towns; heads of poverty reduction steering committees of communes, wards and towns in the whole province.

Mr. Vi Ngoc Quynh - Deputy Director of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs delivered the opening speech at the conference. Photo: Minh Quan

On January 27, 2021, the Government issued Decree No. 07/2021/ND-CP stipulating multidimensional poverty standards for the 2021-2025 period; the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 24/2021/QD-TTg dated July 16, 2021; the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs issued Circular No. 07/2021/TT-BLDTBXH dated July 18, 2021 and Circular No. 02/2022 BLDTBXH dated July 30, 2022 stipulating the process and guiding the method of reviewing and classifying poor and near-poor households; determining the income of households engaged in agriculture, forestry, fishery and salt production with an average living standard for the 2022-2025 period.

In 2021, localities will organize a general review of poor and near-poor households at the beginning of the period to be applied for the whole period; in 2022, conduct an annual review according to regulations.

Based on the regulations of the Central Government, Nghe An province issued Plan No. 613/KH-UBND dated September 6, 2022 on reviewing poor and near-poor households in the province in 2022.

Delegates attending the training. Photo: Minh Quan

Speaking at the training session, the leader of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs emphasized: This review aims to build a database on the rate of poor households, near-poor households and the characteristics of poor households, near-poor households to serve the management of poor households, near-poor households; monitor and evaluate the annual sustainable poverty reduction program and the 2022-2025 period.

To effectively carry out the task of reviewing poor and near-poor households in the province, it requires the entire political system to get involved; from the leadership of Party committees, the direction of the government and the synchronous, drastic, close, and specific involvement of sectors and organizations... from the province to the grassroots.

Currently, the poverty rate of Nghe An province according to the multidimensional poverty standard 2021-2025 is 7.8%. Photo courtesy

At the conference, delegates were informed of general information about the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction for the 2022-2025 period; instructions on the process and procedures for reviewing poor and near-poor households according to multidimensional standards for the 2021-2025 period according to Decree 07/2021 of the Government, determining the income of households working in agriculture, forestry, fishery, and salt production with an average living standard in 2022; documents guiding the use of household screening forms and identification numbers according to regulations; skills to research and identify household information on basic social service indicators...