Ngoc Son Commune (Quynh Luu) received the certificate of recognition of the commune meeting the new rural standards.

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of August 20, Ngoc Son commune, Quynh Luu district held a ceremony35th anniversary of the commune's founding (September 19, 1981 - September 19, 2016) andreceived certificate of recognition of commune meeting New Rural standards.

Ngoc Son is a mountainous commune of Quynh Luu district. Implementing the New Rural Development Program, the commune has so far completed 19/19 criteria with a total investment capital for New Rural Development of over 257 billion VND, of which the people contributed 120 billion VND, accounting for 47%.

In the past 5 years, the commune has implemented the construction of 22 projects with a total investment of nearly 69 billion VND; concreted and asphalted commune roads with a length of 23.1 km; hardened 100% of village roads and over 30 km of main intra-field roads.

Mr. Vi Luu Binh - Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development awarded the Certificate of recognition of the commune meeting the NTM standards to Ngoc Son commune.

Local people donated nearly 44 thousand m² Residential and production land worth nearly 5 billion VND; contributed nearly 16 thousand working days to build rural roads.

The locality has shifted its economic structure in the right direction, rapidly increasing the value of services, focusing on vocational training and job creation. In the commune, there is currently a bamboo and rattan weaving village and a civil carpentry village, creating jobs for hundreds of workers with stable incomes.

On this occasion, Quynh Luu District also awarded certificates of merit to 4 collectives and 7 individuals with outstanding achievements in the local new rural construction movement.

Thanks to that, the lives of local people have improved day by day. Average income per capita increased from 17.5 million VND in 2013 to 24.5 million VND in 2015. The poverty rate of the commune has decreased to only 3.86%.

All 3 levels of education meet national standards, and quality is constantly improving. The commune has met the national criteria for health, and 12/12 hamlets have met cultural standards...

Bamboo and rattan weaving in Ngoc Son provides jobs for hundreds of local workers.

On this occasion, the Provincial People's Committee and the Quynh Luu District People's Committee also presented awards to collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in the new rural construction movement of Ngoc Son commune.

Le Nhung - Viet Hung