Nghe An: Implementing the program to mobilize and support the construction and repair of houses for more than 15,000 poor households with housing difficulties.

Panorama of the conference at the main bridge of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee. Photo: Thanh Duy

MORE THAN 551 BILLION VND REGISTERED FOR SUPPORT

Currently, the whole province still has 55,348 poor households (6.41% of the population) and 53,571 near-poor households (6.2% of the population), of which over 15,000 households have the need to build and repair houses.

On February 4, the province successfully organized the launching ceremony to mobilize and support the construction and repair of houses for the poor and people with housing difficulties in the period of 2023 - 2025. Up to now, the system of directive documents, plans and instructions has been deployed synchronously and in detail by the Provincial Steering Committee.

Comrade Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province disseminated Directive No. 21-CT/TU of the Provincial Party Standing Committee and Plan No. 01 of the Provincial Steering Committee to implement the Mobilization and Support Program. Photo: Thanh Duy

The conference was held to thoroughly grasp the spirit, content, tasks, methods, unify awareness and action in implementing the program with the goal of striving to call for and mobilize support for building new houses and repairing houses according to the roadmap.

Of which, in 2023, 5,500 houses will be supported (5,000 new houses will be built, 500 houses will be repaired); in 2024, 5,000 houses will be supported (3,500 new houses will be built, 1,500 houses will be repaired) and in 2025, 5,200 houses will be supported (700 new houses will be built, 4,500 houses will be repaired).

The provincial and 100% of district-level units have established Steering Committees, many units have started to implement the program very drastically and effectively, typically: Provincial Police, Ky Son, Tuong Duong, Que Phong.

As of April 12, 2023, the total number of registered houses for construction and repair support under the program was 10,782, equivalent to VND 551,093 billion. After more than 2 months since the launch, the whole province has built and repaired 1,200 houses (including 1,194 new houses and 6 houses repaired).

Comrade Le Van Ngoc - Permanent Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province disseminated the Guidelines on supporting the construction and repair of houses for the poor and people with housing difficulties in the province in the period of 2023 - 2025. Photo: Thanh Duy

The conference listened to comrade Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province, Deputy Head of the Provincial Steering Committee, disseminate Directive No. 21-CT/TU dated February 10, 2023 on strengthening the Party's leadership in mobilizing and supporting the construction and repair of houses for the poor and people with difficult housing circumstances and Plan No. 01 of the Provincial Steering Committee to implement the Mobilization and Support Program.

Next, comrade Le Van Ngoc - Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee disseminated the Guidelines on supporting the construction and repair of houses for the poor and people with housing difficulties in the province in the period of 2023 - 2025.

Colonel Nguyen Duc Hai - Deputy Director of the Provincial Police Department spoke at the conference. Photo: Thanh Duy

At the conference, leaders of some localities at district, commune, village, hamlet levels and the Provincial Police spoke to discuss and exchange implementation work, progress, some experiences and good practices in the process of implementing the program...

IMPLEMENTATION MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PEOPLE'S WILL

Concluding the conference, citing data on poor households in the province, especially 15,300 households facing housing difficulties who are eager to settle down, Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy - Head of the Provincial Steering Committee emphasized the need to consider the program of mobilizing and supporting the construction and repair of houses for the poor and people facing housing difficulties in the province as an important and key task for the 2023 - 2025 period, in order to implement and achieve the set goals.

With that mindset, the head of the Provincial Party Committee requested to take action with high political determination, drastic, specific, methodical and serious actions. In particular, currently, the whole province has only 173/460 commune-level units established steering committees, 563/3,801 blocks, hamlets, villages and hamlets established working groups, so it is necessary to establish them soon to implement this meaningful and profound program; contributing to the successful implementation of the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction for the period 2021 - 2025 in the province and the Resolution of the 19th Provincial Party Congress.

Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy delivered a concluding speech at the conference. Photo: Thanh Duy

The Provincial Party Secretary clearly emphasized the viewpoint that the program must be implemented in accordance with the people's wishes. Thereby, in the implementation organization, we must not chase after achievements, leading to poor quality houses that cannot be used for a long time; but must ensure the quality of the supported housing according to the "3 hard" criteria (hard foundation, hard frame, hard wall, hard roof) and long life. At the same time, we must absolutely not create additional burdens for the poor, poor households, and households with housing difficulties to benefit from.

Along with the new construction support level of 50 million VND/house, the steering committees at all levels need to take drastic action, mobilize more contributions from the community, clans, and localities; and must not let beneficiary households have to bear the additional burden of debt when building houses.

Delegates attending the conference at the connecting points. Photo: Thanh Duy

The Head of the Provincial Steering Committee also noted that during the implementation process, there must be absolutely no harassment or difficulty for beneficiary households; absolutely no profiteering; and no violations must occur.

In particular, the selection of supported housing models must listen to the wishes of the people. Currently, the prefabricated house model is being implemented in mountainous districts and difficult border areas very effectively; through records, people are very excited to welcome it because it is suitable for the conditions.

However, the Provincial Party Secretary noted that this model should not be applied to the entire province, but people's wishes must be listened to, especially when implemented in the delta districts. Households can choose prefabricated housing options or standard designs approved and issued by the Department of Construction, or refer to popular housing models in the locality to choose the scale and type of housing suitable to the specific circumstances of each household.

Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy shares joy with a household in Chieu Luu commune, Ky Son district who received support to build a house: Photo: Thanh Duy

Citing vivid examples from the recent practice of building houses for poor households in Ky Son, Tuong Duong, Que Phong... which has become a festival, the Provincial Party Secretary and Head of the Provincial Steering Committee noted that not only must the entire political system be mobilized, but the strength of the entire population must also be promoted to help poor households and households with housing difficulties.

Participating agencies and units, especially the steering committees at district and commune levels; working groups in villages, hamlets, blocks, and communes need to coordinate smoothly, assign work and tasks clearly; especially working groups in villages, hamlets, blocks, and communes need to promote their very important role in reviewing and selecting poor households to benefit; deploying and receiving resources; developing plans to mobilize, assign, arrange forces, and organize implementation.

Police officers and soldiers actively participate in building houses for people. Photo: Minh Khoi

In front of thousands of delegates attending at more than 400 locations across the province, Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy hoped that delegates would uphold their sense of responsibility, determination, and determination, and participate systematically, so that this program with profound humanistic meaning would become a movement and festival of the entire people to care for the poor, help them have a place to settle down and work, and escape poverty; thereby contributing to building Nghe An province to both develop the economy and society and ensure social security.

Newly built houses must ensure three hard things: hard foundation; hard frame and walls; hard roof. Photo: Thanh Duy

After this dissemination conference, the Provincial Steering Committee will conduct inspections and urge localities and units to implement.