Nghe An province aims for approximately 15% of its working-age labor force to participate in voluntary social insurance.

On the afternoon of April 23rd, the Culture and Social Affairs Committee of the Provincial People's Council held a meeting to review draft resolutions. Attending the meeting were: Mr. Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Mr. Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council. Mr. Chu Duc Thai - Head of the Culture and Social Affairs Committee of the Provincial People's Council, chaired the meeting.

Regarding the draft Resolution of the Provincial People's Council stipulating the policy of providing additional support for social insurance contributions for voluntary social insurance participants in Nghe An province, for the period 2025-2030, delegates affirmed that social insurance is a very important social policy, a main pillar of the social security system, and has always been given attention and guidance by the Party and the State in its construction and implementation to make a significant contribution to achieving social progress and equity, ensuring political and social stability, improving people's lives, and promoting sustainable national development.

The Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial People's Council, and the Provincial People's Committee have implemented numerous solutions and issued many important documents, consistently guiding Party committees, governments, and mass organizations at all levels in implementing social insurance policies. Since 2012, the target for increasing the number of social insurance participants has been included in the province's annual socio-economic development indicators, and these two targets have been assigned to all levels and sectors for implementation.

Providing additional financial support for voluntary social insurance participants to reduce their contribution amounts demonstrates the concern of the Party Committee and the government of Nghe An province for the people in the area, especially for poor and near-poor households, in order to ensure social security, in accordance with the province's characteristics, budget balance, and within their authority.

According to the draft resolution, during the period 2025-2030, Nghe An province aims to increase the coverage of voluntary social insurance participants by 1.3% annually, reaching approximately 15% of the working-age labor force participating in voluntary social insurance by 2030.

In their comments on the draft Resolution, the delegates requested that the drafting agency clarify the extent of impact on poor households, near-poor households, ethnic minorities, and women participating in voluntary social insurance, etc.

Unanimously approving the draft resolution, Comrade Chu Duc Thai - Head of the Culture and Social Affairs Committee of the Provincial People's Council - emphasized: Providing additional social insurance support for those participating in voluntary social insurance will significantly contribute to achieving the goal of ensuring social security and reducing the burden on the budget in the future for social welfare and social retirement benefits.

The comrade requested that the drafting agency incorporate the delegates' opinions, supplement and refine the content, review the resolution's format to ensure compliance with regulations, and submit it to the Provincial People's Council at the upcoming session.

Also at the meeting, the Culture and Social Affairs Committee of the Provincial People's Council unanimously proposed that the Provincial People's Council issue a Resolution on the allocation of regular funding from the central government budget to implement the National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction in 2025.