Nghe An: Mobilizing farmers to participate in voluntary social insurance and health insurance

Delegates attending the conference. Photo: Thai Hien

Attending the event were comrade Nguyen Quang Tung - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Farmers' Association; comrade Hoang Van Minh - Director of the Provincial Social Insurance; representatives of provincial departments and branches. On the side of Anh Son district, there were comrade Nguyen Huu Sang - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the District Party Committee, representatives of a number of district departments and branches; leaders of the Party Committee and People's Committee of Hung Son commune and a large number of farmer members.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the conference, Mr. Nguyen Quang Tung - Chairman of the Provincial Farmers' Association emphasized: In recent times, Nghe An province has organized and implemented the social insurance and health insurance policies, achieving many important results, contributing positively to ensuring social security, stabilizing people's lives and developing the province's socio-economy.

Comrade Nguyen Quang Tung - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Farmers' Association spoke at the conference. Photo: Thai Hien

By the end of February 2023, the whole province had nearly 3 million people participating in social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment insurance; the health insurance coverage rate reached 92% of the population; the social insurance coverage rate reached 22.05% of the working-age labor force; Nghe An is the leading locality in the country in terms of the number of people participating in voluntary social insurance.

In that common achievement, farmers' associations at all levels in the province have coordinated with the Social Insurance agency and relevant departments and branches to organize many communication activities to raise awareness for cadres, members and farmers about voluntary social insurance and health insurance policies, thereby helping people access and deeply understand the policies and voluntarily register to participate in voluntary social insurance and health insurance.

Anh Son Farmers' Association members are informed about voluntary social insurance and health insurance policies. Photo: Thai Hien

At the conference, officials and farmer members of Anh Son district were informed about the contents of voluntary social insurance and health insurance policies; Resolution No. 28-NQ/TW dated May 23, 2018 of the 12th Central Executive Committee on reforming social insurance policies; Plan No. 81-KH/TU of the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee on implementing the targets of social insurance and health insurance coverage in Nghe An province by 2025, with a vision to 2030; changes in social insurance and health insurance policies taking effect in 2023; regulations on procedures, records, processes, and methods of registration for voluntary social insurance and self-paid health insurance, etc.

Thereby, helping cadres and farmer members of Anh Son district grasp the basic contents of voluntary social insurance and health insurance policies. On that basis, each cadre and member will be an active propagandist in conveying policies and helping people better understand the rights and responsibilities when participating in voluntary social insurance and health insurance, thereby voluntarily and actively participating.

The Provincial Farmers' Association and the Provincial Social Insurance presented voluntary social insurance books and health insurance cards to farmer members. Photo: Thai Hien

On this occasion, the Provincial Farmers' Association and the Provincial Social Insurance presented 15 voluntary social insurance books to farmer members who participated in voluntary social insurance, and 15 health insurance cards to farmer members who participated in health insurance in Hung Son commune, Anh Son district.