Nghe An: 20 communes strive to reach the advanced new rural finish line

Focus on improving criteria

In the countryside throughout the province, one can clearly feel the exciting atmosphere and bustling rhythm of the increasingly prosperous life of the people. From the achievements, people are more proud and show their determination to work with the government to build a better society.Advanced NTM, a model rural commune, so that joy can always be spread...
Receiving the Decision and Certificate of recognition of a new rural district since December 2020, Yen Thanh district has now selected two communes, Tan Thanh and Long Thanh, to build advanced new rural areas, from which to expand; the remaining communes also focus on improving each criterion. Although Lang Thanh mountainous commune has just reached the new rural area goal in 2018, immediately after the Party Congress of the commune for the term 2020 - 2025, it has continuously focused on improving the criteria.

High-income melon growing model in Lang Thanh commune (Yen Thanh). Photo: Xuan Hoang

From 2020 to now, the locality has focused on completing the road to Dong Ban cemetery. At the same time, upgrading the Primary School; calling for investment in building a number of bridges; traditional markets... encouraging people to plant flowers on both sides of village roads. In particular, encouraging people to implement profitable production models on remote and poor lands.

Mr. Nguyen Ho Son - Chairman of People's Committee of Lang Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district

Nghia Dong Commune (Tan Ky District) is a locality that is actively building an advanced NTM commune. This is the pride of the entire political system and the people. Therefore, from the beginning of 2021, the commune focused on reviewing 15 advanced NTM criteria. There are 4 criteria that have not been fully met: Traffic, health, environment and political system, therefore, from now until the end of the year, the commune will use external capital sources and the commune budget to invest in building a commune health station; at the same time, when there is cement support from the State, the remaining 5 km of road will be concreted.

In building new rural areas, localities in Tan Ky district have focused on investing in building standard schools. Photo: Xuan Hoang

To continue carrying out the task of building advanced new rural areas in this period, the problem for the political system and local people is to clearly identify difficulties and challenges in order to have creative approaches and effective solutions.

Identifying difficulties

In Dien Lam commune (Dien Chau), the most difficult thing for the commune to implement advanced NTM is that after merging hamlets from 25 hamlets to 11 hamlets, the requirement is that hamlets must rebuild hamlet cultural houses.

A corner of the new rural area of ​​Dien Lam commune (Dien Chau). Photo: Xuan Hoang

In Son Thanh commune (Yen Thanh), we are on the way to building an advanced new rural area, moving towards building a model new rural commune.

Mr. Nguyen Khac Dao - Secretary of the Commune Party Committee, worried: The most difficult thing is still building a production model and choosing products that meet OCOP stars. Although the commune has some models of mushroom and vermicelli production, achieving OCOP stars is a difficult problem because it depends on many factors, in which the human factor directly making the product is decisive.

People of Son Thanh commune (Yen Thanh) take care of the new rural flower street. Photo: Xuan Hoang

According to Mr. Nguyen Van Hang - Deputy Chief of the Provincial New Rural Area Office, unlike the previous period, the 2021 - 2025 period of Nghe An will implement 3 goals: Building a new rural commune, an advanced new rural commune and a model new rural commune. Each stage has its own difficulties, requiring local authorities to apply them flexibly and appropriately to complete the goals. Every year, the Provincial New Rural Area Office will direct localities to register communes that meet the new rural and advanced new rural standards right from the beginning of the year. With the enthusiasm of the people, along with the new support policies of the State, it is expected that Nghe An will continue to reap many achievements in building new rural areas.

In 2021 alone, the Resolution of the Provincial People's Council assigned the whole province to strive to have 20 communes reaching the NTM target and 20 communes reaching the advanced NTM target. Regarding the model NTM commune, in addition to the 3 communes the province has previously selected: Quynh Doi (Quynh Luu), Son Thanh (Yen Thanh), Kim Lien (Nam Dan), this year there will be an additional commune Nam Nghia (Nam Dan).