Striving to help Quy Chau escape poverty by 2020

(Baonghean) - Comrade Lang Van Chien, member of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of Quy Chau District Party Committee, answered an interview with Nghe An Newspaper

Reporter:Could you please tell us about the outstanding results that the Party Committee and people of all ethnic groups in Quy Chau district have strived to achieve during the 2010 - 2015 term?

Comrade Lang Van Chien:Quy Chau implemented the 24th District Party Resolution in a difficult context, but under the leadership of the District Party Committee, the efforts of the political system and the entire population, the results achieved were quite comprehensive.

Leaders of Quy Chau district inspect the Chau Hoi bridge project. Photo: Ke Kien

The average growth rate reached 9.5%. The average added value per capita increased from 9.4 million VND in 2010 to 19.2 million VND/year. The economic structure continued to shift in a positive direction: The proportion of agriculture, forestry and fishery decreased from 46% in 2010 to 36.38%; industry and construction increased from 16.35% to 19.46%, services increased from 37.65% to 44.16% in 2015. Budget revenue increased from 5.75 billion VND to 21 billion VND, reaching 133.7% of the congress target.

Specifically, the agricultural economy has shifted towards gradually reducing the proportion of crop cultivation and increasing the proportion of livestock and aquaculture. A number of concentrated production areas have been formed, such as: high-quality rice in Chau Tien, Chau Binh 900 ha; raw acacia in Chau Binh, Chau Hoi over 5,000 ha; sugarcane in Chau Binh, Chau Hoi, Chau Hanh 1,246 ha and raw aromatic plants in the Town, Chau Hanh.... Successfully built 2 large-scale field models in Chau Binh, Chau Tien communes and put into testing a number of new high-yield rice varieties. Forestry has had a fairly good growth, newly planted concentrated forests and planted after exploitation over 5,325 ha, the period 2011 - 2015 reached 6,725 ha, increasing forest cover to 78%.

Provincial leaders visit the model of applying equipment and machinery to produce incense in Tan Lac Town. Photo: Huu Nghia

Industry, handicrafts and construction continued to grow. Small-scale industrial production establishments tended to increase. Some handicraft and industrial products increased sharply such as: Incense sticks reached 46 million sticks; Brocade reached 22,000m2; processing of non-forest products reached 1,600 tons; hydroelectric plant output reached about 90 million kWh; some other products such as construction stone, sand, gravel and bricks were produced and developed stably. The whole district has 7 craft villages, 2 villages have incense production, attracting a regular workforce of nearly 500 people with an income of about 35 million VND/person/year.

Infrastructure systems continue to be focused on investment and construction, capital mobilization is directed with attention and achieved positive results, contributing to economic and social development, and the face of urban and rural areas is increasingly renewed.

Trade and services have grown quite well. The production value of the trade and services sector reached 521.47 billion VND. The market system has been invested in and built. By the end of 2015, the total number of markets built in the area was 4, reaching 100% of the 5-year plan.

Panoramic view of Tan Lac Town, the center of Quy Chau district. Photo: Ke Kien

There have been many advances in culture and society. The quality of education and training has been improved. Attention has been paid to medical examination, treatment, and health care for the people. The work of job creation, hunger eradication, poverty reduction, policies for people with meritorious services, and social security policies have been well implemented.

National defense and security are ensured. Military posture is built in the district defense area; Military rear policy is well implemented, military recruitment targets are met, and reserve mobilization forces are well managed. The fight against social evils and crimes is strengthened, political security and social order and safety are ensured.

The work of building the Party and the political system has been focused on and achieved many good results. The quality of grassroots party organizations has been improved, the political system has been strengthened; the work of training, fostering, planning, and standardizing the staff has been well implemented.

Reporter:So what are the limitations and weaknesses that the District Party Committee has seriously reviewed and needs to be overcome in the coming time, comrade?

Comrade Lang Van Chien:The Quy Chau Party Committee has seriously reviewed and pointed out the following limitations and weaknesses during the term:

Some economic indicators have not yet achieved the set targets. Economic growth is not yet sustainable, economic structure and structure within each sector have shifted slowly. Agricultural production efficiency is still low, the proportion of direct investment in agriculture and rural areas is not high; concentrated livestock development still faces many difficulties; many concentrated commodity production models with large scale and output have not been formed.

Industry, handicrafts and construction have not developed strongly. The service economy has not developed commensurate with its potential, and has not attracted resources for the development of the service sector.

Some targets on education - training, culture, and health have not reached the set targets. The quality of education in remote areas has not met the requirements of innovation. Management of cultural services is still limited. Poverty reduction results are not sustainable, and the material and spiritual life of some people is still difficult.

The rural security situation still has potential instability factors (especially issues of compensation for land clearance, resources, environment...). Traffic accidents and social evils (especially drugs, gambling) are still complicated...

The content and form of activities of the Fatherland Front and mass organizations are slow to innovate, their effectiveness is unclear and there is a lack of creative models to attract and gather the masses. Caring for and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of union members and members is still limited; there is no initiative in advising the Party Committee, and coordination with authorities at all levels to focus on solving pressing issues among the people is not timely.

The leadership capacity and fighting strength of some grassroots party organizations are not yet up to the requirements of the new situation. The development and implementation of working regulations of some party committees are not serious, the form and content of activities are slow to innovate. The fighting spirit in self-criticism and criticism is not high.

Reporter:So what lessons have been drawn by the Quy Chau Party Committee in the process of leading and directing the implementation of the Congress Resolution that need to be focused on and applied in practice in the coming period, comrade?

Comrade Lang Van Chien:From the practical leadership and direction of the past term, the District Party Committee has drawn the following lessons:

1. Strengthen the leadership role of Party committees at all levels, promote the dynamism, creativity and initiative of cadres and Party members. Be determined in managing, operating and organizing the implementation of government tasks. Clearly identify key and key tasks to focus on directing and assigning responsibilities clearly; regularly inspect, urge, promptly detect and direct the resolution of weaknesses, remove difficulties and problems arising from grassroots practices.

2. Focus on implementing well the work of Party building; doing well the work of political and ideological education, improving the qualities and revolutionary ethics of cadres and Party members; building clean and strong grassroots Party organizations, taking care to consolidate weak Party organizations, strengthening inspection and supervision work; promoting collective strength, while promoting individual responsibility, especially the heads of Party committees, authorities, agencies and units.

3. Flexibly apply State mechanisms and policies in accordance with the actual situation of ethnic minorities in mountainous areas, mobilize and effectively use resources for development investment, especially infrastructure construction associated with areas of ensuring social security, caring for the material and spiritual life of the people.

4. Do a good job of mobilizing the masses, strictly implementing the Grassroots Democracy Regulations; create high consensus in society and promote the strength of great national unity. Focus on promptly resolving legitimate petitions of the masses and resolutely and thoroughly handling complicated cases, creating security and political stability for development.

Reporter:Dear comrade! In order for Quy Chau to effectively use resources and escape poverty, what are the goals and directions set for the coming period?

Comrade Lang Van Chien:In the coming term, Quy Chau clearly defines the development orientation, which is to take advantage of external resources, mobilize all resources for development investment; promote economic restructuring towards the development of agriculture, forestry; small-scale industry; services, contributing to rapid and sustainable development; accelerate the implementation of the National Target Program on New Rural Construction; preserve and promote the identity of traditional national cultural values; firmly ensure national defense, security and social order and safety; do a good job in Party building, continue to consolidate and improve the quality of cadres; build the Party, government, Fatherland Front and people's organizations increasingly strong. Accordingly, Quy Chau's development perspective is:

- Focus on exploiting the potential and strengths of the locality, promoting production and business development, focusing on agriculture, forestry, livestock and small-scale industry. Create a favorable environment to attract investment, mobilize resources to accelerate the progress of new rural construction.

- Promote internal resources combined with maximum exploitation of external resources. Promote the application of scientific and technological advances in production and business.

- Handle well the relationships in development: Economic development associated with environmental protection; economic development associated with taking care of social issues; socio-economic development associated with ensuring social stability, maintaining national defense and security.

On that basis, improve the leadership capacity and fighting strength of the Party Committee, promote the strength of great national unity, mobilize and effectively use resources, develop rapidly and sustainably, and strive to help Quy Chau district escape poverty by 2020.

Reporter:Thank you comrade!

Huu Nghia(Perform)