Conference to summarize 10 years of building new rural areas in the Red River Delta and North Central region was held in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - The conference is expected to be held next August in Vinh city.
On the afternoon of July 15, the Provincial People's Committee held a meeting to listen to and give opinions on the plan to organize a conference to summarize 10 years of implementing the National Target Program on New Rural Construction in the Red River Delta and North Central regions, the criteria for model new rural communes and the set of criteria for model new rural residential areas.
Comrade Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Deputy Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for National Target Programs chaired the meeting.
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| Overview of the meeting. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
According to the draft summary report, a commune that meets the model NTM standards in the province is a commune that meets 5 groups of criteria: Production - Income - Poor households; Education - Health - Culture; Environment; Security and order - Public administration; Model residential area.
Regarding production criteria, the commune must have a concentrated commodity production area for the commune's key products, ensuring quality, food safety, and effective business; have at least 1 new-style cooperative linked and operating effectively; have at least 5 recognized NTM standard garden models; have at least 1 OCOP product recognized with 3 stars or more.
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| Mr. Nguyen Van Lap - Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development spoke at the meeting. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
Commenting on the Model New Rural Criteria, some delegates said that setting targets of 70% green fences or other fences covered with trees from model residential areas; model New Rural communes having at least 1 OCOP product recognized as 3 stars or higher... is difficult to achieve compared to the actual situation.
A model residential area must meet 10 groups of criteria: Housing and auxiliary works; household gardens and livestock facilities; fences; roads; cultural houses and village sports areas; electricity systems; culture, education, health; environmental sanitation; political system and security, social order; compliance with laws, conventions and other regulations of organizations. In addition to these criteria, other contents implemented according to the 19 criteria for building new rural areas at the commune level must meet the standards.
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| Nam Dan district is on track to build a model new rural district. Photo courtesy |
Concluding the meeting, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Dinh Viet Hong suggested that in implementing the construction of a model new-style rural commune, it is necessary to follow the regulations in Decision 691 of the Prime Minister. Regarding the construction of a model residential area, the New-style Rural Office needs to receive the opinions of delegates to consult on criteria suitable to reality for promulgation.
The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested that all sectors, units and localities coordinate to organize a thoughtful reception for delegates attending the conference, ensuring traffic safety, security, order, food hygiene and safety; carefully prepare the actual sightseeing spots. Through the conference and actual sightseeing, with the aim of creating a mark in the construction of the new rural areas of Nghe An province with the Central Steering Committee and other provinces.
It is expected that the conference to summarize 10 years of implementing the National Target Program on New Rural Development in the Red River Delta and North Central regions; orientation for building model new rural areas, advanced and sustainable new rural areas after 2020 will be held in August in Vinh city (Nghe An).
Within the framework of the conference program, a field trip will be organized to some typical new rural construction models of the province.