Truong Thi Ward strives to become a top unit

The urban landscape is increasingly prosperous.

The highlight of the past term is that the ward has implemented a number of key infrastructure projects that have changed the urban appearance of the ward rapidly and become more and more spacious and modern with the appearance of commercial centers, retail supermarkets, restaurants, and trading services that have been formed and operated effectively, with rich and diverse industries.

Truong Thi ward headquarters is decorated in preparation for the Congress. Photo: Lam Tung

In the ward, there are 2 commercial centers (Vinh Center, Kim Truong Thi); 10 retail supermarkets; 23 hotels, motels; 397 enterprises; 1,142 individual production and business households; 352 small traders in 2 markets (Quan Lau market and Truong Thi market). Thereby, contributing to promoting the average annual economic growth of 8.5%. Shifting the economic structure towards increasing the proportion of trade, services and tourism. The average added value per capita reached 111.4 million VND/year (an increase of 148% compared to the beginning of the term).

The management of urban order has been gradually improved, the situation of encroachment on sidewalks and roadsides for business and trade has decreased. The ward has coordinated well in site clearance and resettlement land allocation for people to implement projects in the area. The work of solving 2 collective housing areas for 38 households (Vinaconex block 14, Electricity Board block 13 in conjunction with land acquisition and clearance for primary school expansion) has been completed.

Medical Station and Kindergarten of Truong Thi Ward. Photo: Lam Tung

The issuance of land use right certificates to the people has been focused on, up to now the rate of granting certificates has reached 99%. Environmental protection work has been paid attention to not allowing serious environmental pollution to occur, directing the implementation of the "Green Sunday" movement well, creating an increasingly clean and beautiful urban appearance of the ward. People's awareness of maintaining a civilized urban lifestyle has many positive changes.

Along with that, attention has been paid to basic construction investment and infrastructure development; over the past 5 years, with investment sources from the city and ward, 32 projects have been completed, including many key projects such as: Ward Health Station, multi-purpose school building of the Junior High School, infrastructure to serve the walking street, ditches No. 2, No. 3... with a total value of more than 128.2 billion VND.

In particular, the ward coordinated with the city to develop a walking street - a project that creates a unique highlight for Vinh city. The work of mobilizing resources from the people to build infrastructure projects was focused on, resulting in 7.1 billion VND (reaching 177.5% of the resolution target). Projects in the area were invested in the right purpose, effectively, gradually meeting the requirements of urban development.

Officials of Truong Thi ward (Vinh city) exchange professional knowledge. Photo: Thanh Le

In recent times, Truong Thi ward has also carried out the campaign "All people unite to build new rural areas and civilized urban areas" quite well, building many green - clean - beautiful streets, safe residential areas; improving the quality of cultural families, civilized alleys, and cultural blocks.

Truong Thi is the ward with the "brain" agencies of the province, Ho Chi Minh Square is located in the area, the ward has directed to ensure security and order, effective information and propaganda work on holidays, New Year and political tasks of the province.

Education has undergone many changes, the quality of teaching and learning has been increasingly improved. School facilities have been invested in and upgraded to meet the needs of teaching and learning. Medical examination, treatment and primary health care for the people have been given attention and have made much progress; maintaining the National standards on health in phase 2.

Officials of Block 14, Truong Thi Ward talk with people. Photo: Thanh Le

The ward focuses on directing social policy work to care for people with meritorious services, ensuring social security, poverty reduction work and humanitarian charity. Poverty reduction solutions are well implemented, the poverty rate is 0.03%, down 0.07% compared to the beginning of the term, near-poor households are 0.24%.

During the term, the Ward Party Committee took care of building the Party organization, improving the quality of Party cell activities, thereby improving the leadership capacity and fighting strength of the entire Party Committee, and building a strong political system.

Strictly implement the principle of democratic centralism and the regime of self-criticism and criticism; effectively carry out internal political inspection, supervision and protection work; regularly follow residential areas to grasp the political and ideological situation within the Party and among the people, and well orient public opinion.

Resolving administrative procedures for people at the One-Stop Department of Truong Thi Ward. Photo: Thanh Le

In particular, the Party Committee pays special attention to personnel work towards improving quality, building a team of qualified and politically steadfast cadres, innovating working style and manners towards professionalism, aiming at people's satisfaction.

Building urban civilization standards

The 10th Party Congress of Truong Thi Ward, term 2020 - 2025 is an important milestone to build an increasingly strong Party Committee of the ward, contributing to promoting democracy, creating social consensus and the strength of the entire people, mobilizing maximum internal resources, taking advantage of all resources to build a strong and prosperous Truong Thi Ward, meeting urban civilization standards, the leading ward of Vinh city.

Walking street - a highlight in urban architecture in Truong Thi ward. Photo: Thanh Le

To achieve the above goals, along with mobilizing all resources, promoting the potential and strengths of a central ward, focusing on directing and creating all conditions for businesses and households to develop production and business in the direction of increasing services and trade, focusing on areas with advantages along bustling specialized streets for buying and selling such as: Vinh Centre Commercial Center, Quan Lau Market, Nguyen Van Cu Street, Ho Tung Mau, Phan Dang Luu, the area around Goong Lake...

Direct the effective management, operation and exploitation of the walking street to develop it into a bustling, civilized and modern service and commercial street of the city to create conditions for the development of the night-time economy.

Focus on converting the management and exploitation model of Quan Lau market as a basis for investing in rebuilding the market in a modern direction, synchronizing the urban landscape architecture of the area, and making the management and exploitation of market activities in accordance with regulations and effectively.

Tree care in Ho Chi Minh Square.

The ward also orients and creates a favorable environment for business households to change their business activities and typical products to serve tourists. Focus on commercial services and entertainment with civilized and polite service style.

Along with that, promote solutions to increase the scale of budget collection in the area and prevent revenue loss on the basis of ensuring long-term stability and solidity, especially non-state tax sources, land use fees; focus on directing the development of criteria to meet urban civilization standards,...

Goong Lake (Vinh city). Photo courtesy: Nguyen Book