Building a solid foundation for a new stage of development -Final episode: Ready to enter a new era
During the 2020-2025 term, despite facing numerous challenges, especially in the initial stages of fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and achieving the dual goal of "both fighting the pandemic and recovering and developing the economy and society", Nghe An has shown its unwavering strength of solidarity and determination; has made great strides, recorded many achievements in sustainable development, and formed a solid foundation to be ready to enter the 2025-2030 term with new aspirations.
Duc Chuyen - Thanh Duy • 6/10/2024
During the 2020-2025 term, despite facing numerous challenges, especially in the initial stages of fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and achieving the dual goal of "both fighting the pandemic and recovering and developing the economy and society", Nghe An has shown its unwavering strength of solidarity and determination; has made great strides, recorded many achievements in sustainable development, and formed a solid foundation to be ready to enter the 2025-2030 term with new aspirations.
I still remember one morning in March 2023, when it was still early in the morning, in the new house on a high hill in Hong Tien village, Chieu Luu commune, Mr. Kha Van Thang and his wife were bustling in and out. Choosing their cleanest clothes, the couple, both in their fifties, busily cleaned up to move into the new house that the Provincial Police force had supported to build on the hillside behind the steep, winding slope. Next to it was still an old house with makeshift pillars and beams, with some walls missing, and a roof covered with fibro cement. This was where the family of 8 had lived for many years. Only standing in this empty, hollow old house with wind blowing from all sides could one understand the burning desire of him and his family for a solid, sturdy house.
Welcoming the Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy and other provincial leaders to visit, encourage and hand over the new house, Mr. Thang could not contain his emotions, his eyes lit up with indescribable joy. Holding the hands of each member of the delegation, he said: The family is very excited and enthusiastic. Now that we have a new, spacious house, we can only encourage our children and grandchildren to focus on making a living and escape poverty.
At the bottom of the hillside, in front of Mr. Thang's house, is the new house of Mr. Vi Van Thom (93 years old) and his wife, and next to it is the house of Mr. Vi Van Nam (43 years old). Two families, two generations, but they have one thing in common: they are both very poor. Without help and support, the dream of having a solid, sturdy house, so as not to have to worry about the land of "burning sun, hot Lao wind", "constant storms and floods" of these poor households will take a very long time to come true.
Visiting each household directly, the members of the working group felt the indescribable joy and happiness not only of the poor families and households with housing difficulties, but also of the neighbors through their gestures, eyes, smiles, and sincere, honest voices, such as the exclamation of "trembling joy" of Mr. Bui Van Nam's mother when talking with Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy in front of the newly donated house.
The families of Mr. Thang, Mrs. Thom, and Mr. Nam are 3 of the first 65 poor households in Chieu Luu commune, Ky Son district, and also the first in Nghe An province to receive new houses after just over a month of launching the "Campaign to support house construction for the poor and people with difficult housing circumstances in Nghe An province in the period 2023 - 2025".
Our ancestors have a saying "settling down and making a living", to say that in the life of Vietnamese people, a house occupies a particularly important position. But that is also the burning desire of many lives, the fate of people who still have to work hard to make a living, so they dare not think of having tens of millions of dong in hand to have a solid house. That is also the pain and concern of the provincial leaders throughout the past time. Therefore, in the 2020 - 2025 term, Nghe An has both implemented economic development goals and attached great importance to social security work.
At the end of 2022, for the first time, the province's budget revenue exceeded the 20,000 billion VND mark, reaching 21,817 billion VND; in 2023, although the economy had many difficulties due to the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, this milestone continued to be maintained at 21,279 billion VND. Export turnover was also a bright spot during the term, exceeding the target of the Resolution of the 19th Provincial Party Congress in the first year of the term. Accordingly, the target set for 2025 was 1.765 billion USD, but in 2021, Nghe An reached 2.428 billion USD, in 2022 it reached 2.539 billion USD and in 2023 it exceeded 3 billion USD for the first time, reaching 3.11 billion USD.
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These first times created the foundation for the growth rate of the province's gross regional domestic product (GRDP) to always be quite good and higher than the national average; in 2021 it increased by 6.13%; in 2022 it increased by 8.78%, in 2023 it reached 7.14%, in the first 9 months of 2024 it is estimated to reach 7.5 - 8%. The scale of the economy is therefore increasingly expanding; in 2020 it only reached over 144,523 billion VND, in 2021 it reached 155,441 billion VND, then in 2022 it reached nearly 176,000 billion VND, officially ranking in the 10 localities with the highest GRDP in the country. Continuing the growth momentum, in 2023, the provincial economic scale will reach 193,374 billion VND, maintaining the 10th position in the country and will soon exceed 200,000 billion VND (over 8 billion USD) in this term.
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However, the above growth achievements are only meaningful when people benefit and no one is left behind. That is also the viewpoint and vision throughout the development of Nghe An province as the late General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong pointed out in his work: "Some theoretical and practical issues on socialism and the path to socialism in Vietnam" is "must link the economy with society, unify economic policy with social policy, economic growth goes hand in hand with implementing social progress and equity in every step, every policy and throughout the development process. That means: Do not wait until the economy reaches a high level of development before implementing social progress and equity, and do not "sacrifice" social progress and equity to pursue purely economic growth. On the contrary, every economic policy must aim at the goal of social development; every social policy must aim to create a driving force to promote economic development; encouraging legal enrichment must go hand in hand with hunger eradication, sustainable poverty reduction, and care for those with meritorious services and those in difficult circumstances. This is a requirement principles to ensure healthy, sustainable development in the direction of socialism.
Therefore, the matterincrease people's incomeHunger eradication, poverty reduction, and social security are always placed at the top of the provincial leaders' programs and policies and have achieved many valuable results.
By the end of 2023, the province's GRDP per capita was 57.15 million VND. The poverty rate decreased to 5.19%, the near-poor rate to 5.73%. Notably, according to the Provincial Ethnic Minorities Committee, the poverty rate in ethnic minority and mountainous areas in the 2021-2023 period decreased by an average of 4.76% per year (according to the multidimensional poverty standard for the 2022-2025 period). At the end of 2021, there were 51,532 households, accounting for 17.24%, and at the end of 2023, there were 37,725 households, accounting for 12.48%.
In the 2021-2025 period according to the medium-term public investment plan, the ethnic minority and mountainous areas of Nghe An province will receive an investment of VND 8,859 billion (including capital sources: Central budget supporting targeted investment of more than VND 1.8 trillion, provincial budget of more than VND 3 trillion; investment capital for developing national target programs of nearly VND 4.2 trillion (New Rural Program of more than VND 733 billion; Socio-economic development program of ethnic minority and mountainous areas of nearly VND 2.6 trillion; sustainable poverty reduction of nearly VND 804 billion).
To achieve that result, the highlight of this term is that the province has multiplied the noble meaning of "national love and compatriotism", of which 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 launched by Nghe An Provincial Party Committee on the occasion of the 93rd Anniversary of the Party's Founding (February 3, 1930 - February 3, 2023) is a mark.
The Provincial Party Standing Committee issued Directive No. 21-CT/TU dated February 10, 2023 on strengthening the Party's leadership in mobilizing and supporting the construction and repair of houses for the poor and people with housing difficulties in the province and established a Steering Committee for mobilizing and supporting the construction and repair of houses for the poor and people with housing difficulties, headed by the Provincial Party Secretary. The goal is to basically eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses in the province for 9,200 poor households without housing who need support to build new houses and over 6,175 households in need of support to repair houses before the 20th Provincial Party Congress, term 2025 - 2030.
The support campaign has spread widely, receiving a very positive response inside and outside the province. As of July 30, 2024, the whole province has called for and mobilized the construction and repair of 9,268 houses, reaching 58.5% of the plan for the period 2023-2025, with a total mobilized resource of over 750 billion VND; more than the results of the previous 10 years combined. Of which, 11 districts in ethnic minority and mountainous areas have built and repaired 7,995 houses (3,560 houses assembled, 3,398 houses newly built, 1,037 houses repaired) to ensure a stable life for people.
The 2020 - 2025 term, a term that is more and more difficult, the strength of the great national unity bloc is increasingly consolidated and promoted; the term of "national love, compatriots' love" is strongly spread throughout the province. In the past nearly 5 years, the socialized resources to support the poor, provide relief, support for vulnerable groups and other social security are 2,815.5 billion VND. From this mobilized source, Tet gifts have been given to 608,400 Tet gifts; supported 12,944 poor households with medical treatment, supported 7,851 poor households with means of production; supported 42,497 poor students to go to school, supported thousands of households to overcome the consequences of natural disasters and damaged civil works. Not only "receiving", but the precious thing is that the Party Committee, government, army and people of Nghe An also know how to "give", despite many worries. Just counting the support for the people in the North to overcome the consequences of storm No. 3, as of September 25, the whole province mobilized and raised over 114 billion VND, of which nearly 90 billion VND was in cash, ranking first in the country.
Currently, Nghe An is accelerating and determined to achieve the highest results in the goals and targets for the 2020-2025 term; while preparing for the 20th Provincial Party Congress, term 2025-2030.
The Provincial Party Standing Committee issued Circular No. 09-TT/TU, dated September 10, 2024, on Party Congresses at all levels. The Provincial Party Executive Committee established 4 sub-committees to prepare for the Congress, of which the Document Sub-committee is tasked with preparing the Political Report to be submitted to the Congress, which held its first session and is scheduled to be completed before August 2025 to be ready for submission to the Politburo for approval. Comrade Thai Thanh Quy, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee - Head of the Document Sub-committee, requested that in the process of drafting documents, it is necessary to assess the positive changes in the province's development perspective, leadership and direction in the 2020-2025 term; thereby summarizing and replicating them in the new term.
The 2020 - 2025 term, despite the very difficult general context, especially the first years of the term having to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, implementing the dual goal of "Both preventing the epidemic and restoring socio-economic development", has also witnessed the strong rise of Nghe An with many new development milestones being established sustainably.
The vivid practice from the beginning of the term until now is a valuable "resource" to summarize the lessons learned in building a provincial Party Committee that is "strong in ideology, firm in organization, energetic in leadership, creative in seizing opportunities" to make the provincial movement progress quickly, strongly, and steadily; in innovating the content, methods, leadership style, working style, improving the sense of responsibility and capacity of Party committees and Party members; promoting the strength of the entire political system and the spirit of solidarity of the whole society.
That is the lesson of correctly recognizing the position and role of Nghe An in the North Central region and the whole country to "dare to think; dare to speak; dare to do; dare to take responsibility; dare to innovate and create; dare to face difficulties and challenges and dare to act for the common good"; maximize the potential, advantages and internal strength of the province; take advantage of the support and assistance of central ministries and branches; proactively connect and cooperate with other provinces, organizations and enterprises at home and abroad, effectively attracting resources for socio-economic development.
At the same time, the province always closely follows the policies of the Central Government, the Politburo, the Secretariat, the National Assembly and the direction and administration of the Government, the Prime Minister, ministries and branches; proactively and persistently proposes and recommends to the Central Government mechanisms and policies to implement the identified orientations and goals; promotes the flexibility and creativity of local levels and branches in organizing the implementation of tasks.
In organizing implementation, the province comprehensively deploys tasks in all fields; at the same time, selects key points, key points, and breakthroughs to prioritize resource allocation and concentrate on leadership and direction to create clear changes in implementation such as administrative reform, public investment, investment attraction... At the same time, well implement personnel work associated with promoting responsibility, pioneering and exemplary role of cadres and party members, especially leaders; focuses on inspection and supervision of task performance at all levels and sectors; promotes the supervisory and critical functions of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations and the people.
In particular, the very important lessons learned have been repeatedly emphasized by the Provincial Party Secretary at provincial forums and always noted first when working with the Standing Committees of district, city, town Party Committees and affiliated Party Committees, which is to pay special attention to maintaining solidarity and unity within the Party Committee, creating consensus within the political system and the support of the people; strictly complying with working regulations, implementing well the information, exchange and coordination mechanism to effectively handle issues arising in practice for the common goal of the province's development.
It can be said that the process of implementing the Resolution of the 19th Nghe An Provincial Party Congress, term 2020-2025, has clearly affirmed the strong will and aspiration to rise of the Party Committee and the people of the province. With the spirit of solidarity, efforts to overcome all difficulties and challenges, and innovation, Nghe An has achieved great achievements, creating a solid foundation for the province to enter a new stage of development, "the era of national rise"!
A great success in this term is that Nghe An has proactively and actively proposed and coordinated with ministries and branches to advise the Politburo, the National Assembly, and the Government to issue political and legal bases to create a foundation for development in the new period, including: Resolution No. 39/NQ-TW, dated July 18, 2023 on the direction and tasks of developing Nghe An province to 2030, with a vision to 2045; Resolution No. 36/2021/QH15, dated November 13, 2021 on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Nghe An province; Resolution No. 137/2024/QH15, dated November 13, 2021 on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Nghe An province; Decision No. 1059/QD-TTg dated September 14, 2023 of the Prime Minister approving the Planning of Nghe An province for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050.
