Nghe An deploys review of poor and near-poor households in 2023

On the morning of September 21, the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Nghe An organized a training conference to deploy the review of poor and near-poor households in 2023. The conference took place over 2 days, September 21-22. Attending the conference were staff working in the field of labor, war invalids and social affairs from the district to the grassroots level.

On August 30, 2023, the People's Committee of Nghe An province issued Plan 640/KH-UBND to review poor and near-poor households in the province in 2023 according to multidimensional poverty standards for the period 2022 - 2025.

The review aims to assess the results of the implementation of the poverty reduction target in 2023 and serve as a basis for developing plans and solutions for poverty reduction and social security targets in 2024 in the province. At the same time, build a database on the rate of poor households, near-poor households and the characteristics of poor households and near-poor households to serve the management of poor households and near-poor households; monitor and evaluate the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction for the period 2021 - 2025.

The People's Committee of Nghe An province requires that the review of poor and near-poor households must be carried out from block/village/hamlet/hamlet level; ensuring democracy, publicity, transparency, and participation of all levels, sectors, and people; implementing the correct process, identifying the right subjects, avoiding duplication or omission, and accurately reflecting the reality of poor and near-poor households in each locality.

The review team must be trained, have an understanding of the local population situation, and directly interview and collect information from each household to accurately reflect the income situation and lack of basic social services of the household according to the criteria specified in the survey form.

Implementing the plan of the People's Committee of Nghe An province, the Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs of Nghe An issued Official Dispatch No. 3980/SLDTBXH-BTXH on reviewing, establishing and synthesizing the list of poor and near-poor households to serve the construction of a poverty reduction database.

The Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Nghe An province requests the People's Committees of districts, cities and towns, based on the results of the review of poor and near-poor households in 2023, to compile and compile a list of poor and near-poor households to serve the construction of a poverty reduction database and connect with the national database on population; report the results of the review of poor and near-poor households in 2023 before December 10, 2023.

In order for the review work to be carried out accurately, the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Nghe An organized a training conference to deploy the review of poor and near-poor households in 2023.

At the conference, officials working in the field of labor, war invalids and social affairs from the district to the grassroots level were instructed on the process of reviewing poor and near-poor households periodically every year; methods of reviewing and classifying poor and near-poor households; criteria for determining income; criteria for determining lack of basic social services; how to make a list of poor and near-poor households to connect with the national population database./.