Nghe An: Striving to have 257 communes meeting New Rural standards by 2020

(Baonghean.vn) - According to the Office of New Rural Area Coordination of Nghe An province, by 2020, Nghe An strives to have at least 257 communes meeting New Rural Area standards.

By 2020, the province will achieve an average of 16.5 criteria/commune; There will be no more communes with less than 7 criteria. Specifically: Nam Dan district: 23/23 communes, Yen Thanh district 32/38 communes, Dien Chau district 30/38 communes, Quynh Luu district 27/32 communes, Nghi Loc district 20/29 communes, Hung Nguyen district 17/22 communes, Do Luong district 17/32 communes, Thanh Chuong district 18/39 communes, Nghia Dan district 15/24 communes, Quy Hop district 10/20 communes, Anh Son district 8/20 communes, Tan Ky district 7/21 communes,...

Tao Son Commune (An Son) has converted its crop structure to squash and bitter melon, generating an income of 200-230 million VND/ha/year. Photo courtesy

The province also built 3 communes that met the standards of a model New Rural Commune according to the Criteria Set 100/QD-UBND of the province, including: Quynh Doi Commune, Quynh Luu District, Kim Lien Commune, Nam Dan District, Son Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District.

Build 77 villages in extremely disadvantaged communes to meet the standards according to the provincial Criteria 1263/QD-UBND (only assign villages and hamlets in communes not included in the plan to meet New Rural standards for the period 2016-2020).

Making rural concrete roads in Nam Thanh (Nam Dan). Photo archive

Basically complete essential works to meet the requirements of production development and rural residents' lives: transportation, electricity, domestic water, schools, and commune health stations.

Improve the quality of life of rural residents; create many production models associated with stable jobs for people.

Currently, Nghe An has Thai Hoa town and Vinh city reaching the NTM target and Nam Dan district is striving to reach the NTM target in 2017. The whole province has 152/431 communes reaching the NTM standard.

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