Nghi Dong (Nghi Loc) receives Certificate of recognition as a commune meeting New Rural standards

On the morning of April 21, Nghi Dong commune, Nghi Loc district received the Certificate of recognition for achieving the new rural commune standards in 2018. Attending the ceremony were comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and representatives of the Office of the National Target Program on New Rural Construction.

Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development awarded the Certificate of recognition of the commune meeting the new rural standards of the Provincial People's Committee to the Party Committee, government and people of Nghi Dong commune (Nghi Loc). Photo: Thu Hien

As a semi-mountainous commune located in the Northwest of Nghi Loc district, Nghi Dong has 1,442 households with over 5,600 people, distributed in 9 residential hamlets.

During the 8 years of implementing the National Target Program on New Rural Construction, the Party committees, authorities, sectors, unions and people of Nghi Dong commune have always united, overcome all difficulties, made efforts, mobilized all resources, invested in building infrastructure, and shifted the economic structure to develop in the right direction. Up to now, Nghi Dong commune has mobilized more than 137 billion VND to build new rural areas; of which the people contributed 71.135 billion VND, accounting for 52%.

Awarding Certificates of Merit from the Provincial People's Committee to collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in the new rural construction movement. Photo: Thu Hien

The rural appearance has improved a lot: 100% of inter-village and inter-commune roads and village and alley roads are concreted; educational and medical facilities are fully equipped and meet the prescribed standards; 100% of hamlets have cultural houses that meet the standards, and the landscape is green, clean and beautiful.

Goat farming model of Mr. Bui Van Dong in hamlet 1, Nghi Dong commune, Nghi Loc. Photo: Thu Hien

The cultural house of hamlet 9 was built spaciously. Photo: Thu Hien

Average income per capita reached more than 31 million VND/year. Poverty rate decreased to 2.37%.

Also on this occasion, 4 collectives and 4 individuals were awarded Certificates of Merit by the Provincial People's Committee; 3 collectives and 3 individuals were awarded Certificates of Merit by the District People's Committee for their outstanding achievements in the emulation movement "Nghe An joins hands to build new countryside".