Tien Thanh Commune (Yen Thanh): Direction to escape poverty quickly and sustainably

(Baonghean) - The Party Committee of Tien Thanh Commune (Yen Thanh) entered the Congress for the 2015 - 2020 term with an excited and proud spirit. Despite many difficulties and challenges in the early years of the commune's establishment (since 2009), with the efforts of the Party Committee, government and people, the locality has achieved many important results in many fields...

Agricultural mechanization in Tien Thanh commune.

From a place where the Party Committee, People's Committee and mass organizations were in need, cramped, with dilapidated schools, difficult traffic, many lakes and dams in disrepair, and a high poverty rate, the rural face of Tien Thanh has now changed a lot; many welfare works have been built, and key traffic routes have been paved with asphalt and concrete. Comrade Nguyen Huu Dai, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the Commune People's Committee, happily said: During the past term, Tien Thanh has achieved and exceeded many targets.

By 2015, the average income per capita reached 22 million VND, the poverty rate decreased to 9.6% (23% at the beginning of the term). Successfully completed the land conversion work; the traffic system in the area was expanded and upgraded, 15 km of asphalt road, 2.3 km of concrete village roads; a number of irrigation canals were solidly built, 5 lakes and dams were invested in and upgraded. Culture - society has made much progress, 2/2 schools have reached national standards level 1; the commune health station has been newly invested in and is in the process of being submitted for recognition as national standards. With such key projects, in recent years, the locality has received 150 billion VND from the State and the local budget contribution. This is an important highlight, creating a solid premise for Tien Thanh to continue to achieve greater results in the coming time.

Comrade Nguyen Sy Hung, Secretary of the Commune Party Committee, said: Based on the local characteristics and on the basis of the achievements in the past term, the Party Committee's orientation for the new term 2015 - 2020 is to improve the leadership capacity and fighting strength of the Party, do well the management and operation of the government, and mobilize the masses. Focus on mobilizing all resources for development; rapid economic growth and economic restructuring in the right direction. Comprehensively develop agriculture, complete 19 criteria on building new rural areas. Strengthen the construction of economic and social infrastructure; do well the work of labor export, vocational training, scientific and technological progress, solve social issues well; maintain national defense and security. Build a strong Party Committee, government, Fatherland Front and mass organizations.

Regarding livestock and crop farming, continue to promote the effectiveness after land consolidation and plot exchange, create favorable conditions and mechanisms and policies for households with conditions to accumulate land to produce commercial crops. Form 2-3 high-income model fields; the annual hybrid rice planting rate reaches 80-90% of the area; convert some high-yield rice areas without proactive irrigation water to grow crops with higher economic value. Promote the development of the total livestock herd, renovate barns, apply scientific and technological advances to livestock farming towards commodities. Use 8 lakes and dams in the area for exploitation and aquaculture.

In industry and handicrafts, encourage the expansion of diverse service industries to serve the essential needs of the people such as construction materials, transportation, welding, grocery trading, etc. Strive to complete the project of investing in roads to the commune center; improve the quality of the national power grid, etc.

Tien Thanh Commune People's Committee Headquarters

Cultural and social fields: Continue to invest in building synchronous cultural, information and sports institutions, maintain the cultural and sports movement among the people, promote the construction of "cultural residential areas, cultural families". Focus on building facilities to serve teaching and learning well, improve the quality of education at each level. Build medical station facilities, improve professional qualifications for medical staff, take care of people's health. Focus all resources on building new rural areas, strive to complete 19 criteria by 2020...

Tien Thanh Commune Party Committee sets basic targets for 2020: Total production value reaches 247 billion VND; average annual economic growth rate is 10%, average income per capita reaches about 39.7 million VND... The commune reaches the goal of building a new rural area. Regarding culture and society: Building standard cultural and sports institutions; the rate of families achieving culture is 87%, 4-5 villages are achieving cultural villages. Striving for the commune to meet national criteria on health; the rate of families using clean water is 85-90%; the poverty rate is below 5%; creating jobs for 1,000-1,500 workers... The Party Committee strives for 50% of Party cells to achieve the title of Strong Party Cell, no weak Party cells, admitting 25-30 new Party members; the Party Committee is annually ranked as Strong Party Cell.

Although the locality is in the top of the district's difficult communes, with high solidarity in the Party Committee, the drastic participation of the government and the support of the people, it is hoped that in the new term 2015 - 2020, Tien Thanh will achieve more results in all fields, aiming to escape from being one of the district's poor communes.

Nguyen An