Nghe An strives to have 3 communes achieving new rural model status by 2020

(Baonghean.vn) – Nghe An is currently building three model new-style rural communes including Quynh Doi (Quynh Luu), Kim Lien (Nam Dan) and Son Thanh (Yen Thanh).

On the morning of November 24, under the chairmanship of comrade Nguyen Xuan Duong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, the Provincial People's Committee continued its regular November meeting to listen to and give opinions on a number of draft Resolutions submitted to the Provincial People's Council and a number of important reports and projects.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong chaired the meeting. Attending were Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Committee, members of the committee and leaders of departments and branches. Photo: TH

At the beginning of the meeting this morning, members of the Provincial People's Committee gave their opinions on the draft Resolution of the Provincial People's Council on assigning public employee payrolls in state management agencies of Nghe An province in 2018; approving the total number of employees in public service units and associations in 2018.

Concluding this content, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the Department of Home Affairs to amend the draft Resolution to suit the reality, including reducing the payroll in level 3 units, association organizations and increasing the payroll for a department that is lacking human resources, thereby properly implementing the Central target of reducing 10% of the payroll in the province by 2021.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong chaired the meeting. Photo: TH

Regarding the implementation of the Project on building model new rural communes, currently there are 3 communes selected by the Provincial People's Committee to build model new rural communes, including: Quynh Doi (Quynh Luu), Kim Lien (Nam Dan) and Son Thanh (Yen Thanh). Up to now, Son Thanh and Quynh Doi communes have met 16/19 criteria; Kim Lien has met 15/19 criteria.

The criteria in the model New Rural criteria set are all advanced criteria compared to the New Rural criteria set with many criteria that must be achieved high such as: Traffic, Schools, income criteria increase 1.5-1.8 times compared to the New Rural standards, etc.

Reporting at the meeting, Mr. Hoang Nghia Hieu - Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said that, implementing the construction of new rural communes, the income of people in the communes has been significantly increased. In 2015, it only reached 30 million VND/person/year, but now it has increased significantly thanks to the reorganization of production, promoting typical local craft products such as: Mushroom production in Son Thanh, Tourism and services in Kim Lien.

Director of the Department of Transport Nguyen Hong Ky speaks at the meeting. Photo: TH

The province's 3 communes building new rural areas are completing each criterion to strive to complete the model new rural commune by 2020. The total investment value in building infrastructure of the 3 communes after 2 years of implementation is more than 321 billion VND; in which, it depends on the contribution of the people (Kim Lien commune: 3.5 billion VND, Son Thanh: 2.2 billion VND, Quynh Doi: 4.7 billion VND).

Concluding this content, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that the report did not summarize the problem and needed to be adjusted. Regarding the policy mechanism, waiting for the Government to approve the project. Requesting the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to edit and complete the report; the Provincial People's Committee unanimously approved.

Panorama of Kim Lien commune (Nam Dan). Photo courtesy

Also this morning, the Provincial People's Committee listened to and commented on the Draft Resolution of the Provincial People's Council stipulating a number of levels of expenditures for public services from the central budget and local budgets to implement the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction for the 2017-2020 period in the province; Draft Resolution of the Provincial People's Council stipulating the level of funding to support the activities of the People's Inspection Committees in communes, wards and towns in the province and the price list for calculating natural resource tax.

At the same time, listen and give opinions on the project to arrange and innovate forestry companies; International economic integration of the province by 2025.

Thu Huyen