Nghe An: Mobilizing more than 30,843 billion VND to build new rural areas

People of Minh Thanh commune (Yen Thanh) work on rural traffic. Photo: Thu Huyen

After 8 years of implementing the national target program on building new rural areas, the number of criteria of communes has increased significantly, from an average of 3.64 criteria/commune in 2010 to 14.68 criteria/commune now. Up to now, the whole province has 181/431 communes meeting new rural standards recognized by the Provincial People's Committee, accounting for 42%.

The total mobilized and integrated capital for program implementation after nearly 8 years is more than 30,843 billion VND. State budget capital supporting direct investment is 5,362.8 billion VND (accounting for 17.39%); Integrated capital from programs and projects is 9,505.6 billion VND (30.82%); Credit capital is 5,104.7 billion VND (16.55%); Enterprise capital is 2,624.6 billion VND (8.51%); People's contributed capital is 8,245.7 billion VND (accounting for 26.73%).

Graphics: Huu Quan

According to the assessment, although achieving and exceeding the target set by the Provincial Party Committee Resolution, and being one of the provinces with the most new rural communes in the country, Nghe An still has a large difference in the results of implementing new rural construction between regions. The number of communes meeting new rural standards in 9 delta districts is 130/228 communes (57%), while in 11 mountainous districts, there are only 51/203 communes (25%).