Nghe An: More than 3,666 billion VND invested in extremely difficult areas

Poor people in Muong Noc commune, Que Phong district are supported to raise breeding cows. Photo: Xuan Hoang

According to the Provincial People's Committee, in 2019, the total resources mobilized to implement the Poverty Reduction Program in Nghe An reached more than 3,666 billion VND. Of which, the central budget invested more than 3,558 billion VND according to the Poverty Reduction Program's objectives; the remaining more than 100 billion VND is from the local budget and socialization.

Total capital to implement the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction in Nghe An in 2019. Graphics: Lam Tung

With that capital, Nghe An has invested in implementing the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction in particularly difficult communes in coastal areas, border communes, safe zones and particularly difficult villages and hamlets in mountainous areas.

Investment capital in support projects for subjects in particularly difficult areas in Nghe An in 2019. Graphics: Lam Tung

Of which, Nghe An has implemented preferential credit policies with an estimated amount of over VND 2,624 billion; purchased and issued health insurance cards for the poor and near-poor, nearly VND 184 billion; supported housing construction for poor households with over VND 43 billion; supported electricity bills for poor households with over VND 31 billion; supported education with over VND 151 billion; supported medical examination and treatment costs for the poor and near-poor with VND 13 billion; supported vocational training and job creation with nearly VND 16.5 billion...

Upgrading the road from Muong Xen town to Muong Tip commune (Ky Son) with state investment capital. Photo: Xuan Hoang

In addition, Nghe An also implements other programs and projects, such as: Program 30a (294 billion VND); Program 135 (185 billion VND); supporting crops and livestock in poor districts and coastal areas.

The poverty reduction program has directly impacted the quality of life of the people, the living conditions of the poor have been significantly improved, some essential needs such as housing, water, health care, education and training, job creation... have been solved, the cultural and spiritual life of the people has been improved. It is estimated that by the end of 2019, the poverty rate of the whole province will decrease to 4.0%.

Nghe An has 111 communes and 191 extremely disadvantaged villages in ethnic minority and mountainous areas that are subject to investment under Program 135 and 12 extremely disadvantaged communes in coastal areas. At the beginning of 2019, the province's poverty rate was 5.54% (equivalent to 51,949 households), and the near-poor household rate was 8.72% (equivalent to 81,669 households).