Opening of the Thanh Chuong District Party Congress for the 2020 - 2025 term

Delegates perform the flag-saluting ceremony at the Congress. Photo: Thanh Duy

Attending the Congress were comrade Nguyen Xuan Thang - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council; Lieutenant General Tran Vo Dung - Secretary of the Party Committee, Political Commissar of Military Region 4. Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee attended and directed the Congress. Also attending were comrades in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Standing Committee of the People's Council, leaders of the Provincial People's Committee; representatives of departments, branches, sectors, the Fatherland Front, and provincial-level organizations.

MANY IMPORTANT TARGETS WERE ACHIEVED AND EXCEEDED

Speaking at the opening of the Congress, comrade Nguyen Huu Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of the District People's Council emphasized: During the 2015 - 2020 term, the Party Committee and people of Thanh Chuong district have achieved important achievements in all fields.

Leaders of the Central Committee, Military Region 4, and Nghe An province attended the Congress. Photo: Thanh Duy

The 31st District Party Congress, term 2020 - 2025, has the task of promoting intelligence, democracy, focusing on discussing, analyzing, and evaluating the advantages and outstanding successes, pointing out the limitations, shortcomings, and weaknesses, drawing out the causes and profound lessons in leadership and direction; discussing and deciding on the correct goals, tasks, and solutions for the term 2020 - 2025, striving to build a district with comprehensive development.

Panorama of the opening session of the 31st Thanh Chuong District Party Congress, term 2020 - 2025. Photo: Thanh Duy

“The 31st Thanh Chuong District Party Congress is a congress of solidarity, democracy, discipline, creativity and development; demonstrating the will and aspiration to rise up of the Party Committee, people and armed forces of the district,” said the Secretary of the Thanh Chuong District Party Committee.

Comrade Nguyen Huu Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council of Thanh Chuong district delivered the opening speech at the Congress. Photo: Thanh Duy

On behalf of the Presidium, comrade Trinh Van Nha - Standing Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee briefly presented the Political Report. Accordingly, the assessment of the past term showed that the average economic growth rate in the period 2016 - 2020 reached 7.89%.

In particular, the structure within the agricultural sector has shifted positively, towards reducing the proportion of ineffective short-term crops, increasing the area of ​​industrial crops, fruit trees and developing commercial livestock farming. The district has 7 products recognized by the Provincial People's Committee to achieve 3 to 4 OCOP stars; has created concentrated production areas for industrial tea, Dien grapefruit and V2 oranges, Xa Doai oranges, and stabilized the area of ​​raw cassava.

Budget revenue in the district in 2019 reached 235 billion VND, of which the district-level revenue reached 195 billion VND (1 year ahead of the Congress Resolution target). Estimated budget revenue in 2020 reached 250 billion VND, of which the district-level revenue reached 200 billion VND, an increase of 125.95 billion VND compared to the beginning of the term (exceeding the Congress Resolution target).

Delegates representing all walks of life congratulate the Congress. Photo: Thanh Duy

In 2020, the average income per capita is estimated to reach 44 million VND, 1.62 times higher than in 2015; the poverty rate is estimated to decrease to 3%.

The new rural construction movement has spread widely throughout the district, with 18 communes and 14 hamlets recognized as meeting new rural standards. It is estimated that by the end of 2020, 2 more communes will be recognized as meeting the standards, bringing the number of communes meeting new rural standards in the district to 20 communes, reaching a rate of 51.3% (achieving the target of the Congress Resolution); the average number of criteria in the district at the end of 2020 is estimated to reach 16.48 criteria/commune (an increase of 3.78 criteria/commune compared to the beginning of the term).

Party building work has been focused on and promoted; the political system has been consolidated, united, unified, and operated synchronously and effectively; the great national solidarity bloc has been strengthened; the district Party Committee has been ranked as "Strong" for two consecutive years (2016 - 2017);...

Comrade Trinh Van Nha - Standing Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee presented a summary of the Political Report. Photo: Thanh Duy

At the opening session, to clarify the results achieved in the fields of economy, culture, society, national defense - security and political system building, as well as the limitations, shortcomings and causes, especially proposing directions, tasks and solutions for implementation in the coming time, the delegates continued to discuss and contribute many opinions to the reports submitted to the Congress.

BUILD THANH CHUONG INTO A FAIR DISTRICT OF NGHE AN

On behalf of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, giving a speech directing the Congress, Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee congratulated, commended and highly appreciated the achievements of the Party Committee, government and people of Thanh Chuong district in the past term; at the same time, also pointed out shortcomings and limitations that need to be promptly overcome.

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee delivered a speech directing the Congress. Photo: Thanh Duy

In the new term, the Provincial Party Secretary agreed with and highly appreciated the goal of "Building Thanh Chuong to become a prosperous district of Nghe An province". To concretize this goal, the district needs to analyze and clarify the contents of the pillars of the economy, clearly identify the potentials and strengths to build the district's general planning and other related planning, as a basis for issuing resolutions and projects to implement strategic breakthroughs and key programs to bring Thanh Chuong to rapid and sustainable development.

In particular, Thanh Chuong needs to continue to identify the development from agriculture, agriculture is the foundation of the economy but needs to create a major breakthrough, untie the thinking and working methods in the direction of developing commodity agriculture, clean and organic agriculture, associated with deep processing, application of science and technology, improving product quality and production value per unit area.

The district also needs to seriously consider tourism as a potential economic sector of the district to carry out effective exploitation solutions; at the same time, it needs to be proactive and take the lead in developing the border gate economy, focusing on trade, transportation, and warehousing services when the Hanoi - Pac Xan - Vientiane expressway and Thanh Thuy International Border Gate are implemented.

Congress Presidium. Photo: Thanh Duy

The district also needs to focus on and promote the traditional factor of a land of learning to continue to arouse the will and aspiration to rise up, creating a combined strength to bring Thanh Chuong to develop quickly and sustainably in the period of innovation.

"Knowing how to combine and harmoniously integrate the old and new, traditional and modern values ​​of Thanh Chuong people, which are diligence, thrift, generosity in life, determination, decisiveness, strategy, creativity in work, trustworthiness, loyalty to friends and partners, will bring Thanh Chuong to a steady step forward in its development process."

Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy

The Provincial Party Secretary emphasized: Continue to strengthen the work of building a strong and comprehensive Party and political system.

The Presidium voted to elect the District Party Executive Committee for the 31st term, 2020 - 2025. Photo: Thanh Duy

Delegates vote to elect the District Party Executive Committee for the 31st term, 2020 - 2025. Photo: Thanh Duy

The district also needs to focus on rectifying and improving public service ethics, tightening discipline and administrative order, resolutely and strictly handling officials, civil servants and public employees who violate public service; promoting the responsibility and exemplary role of officials and party members, especially leaders;...

Comrades: Nguyen Xuan Thang - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council; Lieutenant General Tran Vo Dung - Secretary of the Party Committee, Political Commissar of Military Region 4; Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and provincial leaders presented flowers to congratulate the Executive Committee of the Thanh Chuong District Party Committee, term XXXI. Photo: Thanh Duy

At the opening session, the Congress elected 38 comrades to the District Party Executive Committee, term XXXI, 2020 - 2025.