Nghe An province has 34 more communes that meet the standards for new rural areas.

On the morning of December 29th, the Provincial People's Committee held a meeting of the Provincial Council for Appraisal and Recognition of New Rural Areas to discuss and consider the recognition of 34 communes as achieving New Rural Area standards in 2020 and 2 communes as achieving advanced New Rural Area standards in 2020.

Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, presided over the meeting.

Overview of the meeting. Photo: Xuan Hoang

34 communes are considered to have achieved the target.new rural areasIn 2020, the districts included: Vinh Son (Anh Son); Nghi Quang, Nghi Phuong, Nghi Yen, Nghi Thuan, Nghi Kieu, Nghi Tien, Nghi Thiet (Nghi Loc); Quynh Long, Quynh Tho, Quynh Thang, Tan Thang, Quynh Tan, Quynh Hoa, Tien Thuy; Son Hai (Quynh Luu); Hung Trung, Hung Yen Bac, Hung Lam, Hung Thinh (Hung Nguyen); Nghia An (Nghia Dan); Dien An, Dien Phu, Dien Loi; Minh Chau (Dien Chau); Thanh Long, Thanh Nho (Thanh Chuong); Bai Son, Nhan Son, Minh Son, Tru Son, Giang Son Dong (Do Luong); Chi Khe (Con Cuong) and Quynh Loc (Hoang Mai town).

Two communes achieved advanced new rural standards in 2020: Kim Lien (Nam Dan) and Quynh Doi (Quynh Luu).

Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - chaired the meeting. Photo: Xuan Hoang

According to the report of the Provincial New Rural Development Coordination Office, in 2020 the province faced many difficulties due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic; after the Party congresses at all levels, some localities had changes in key leadership and reorganized the Steering Committees at all levels, which affected the direction and implementation of the National Target Program.building new rural areaswithin a certain period of time...

However, after signing the commitment with the province, the localities demonstrated strong political determination and achieved positive results, resulting in a more attractive, green, clean, and beautiful rural landscape.

All 36 communes have no outstanding debts for basic infrastructure construction in the New Rural Development program.

Following the voting results, the Provincial New Rural Development Assessment Council recognized 34 communes as meeting the criteria to be submitted to the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee for signing the decision to declare them as achieving New Rural Development standards in 2020, and 2 communes as achieving advanced New Rural Development standards.

A view of Kim Lien commune (Nam Dan district). Photo: Sach Nguyen

Concluding the meeting, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's CommitteeHoang Nghia HieuRecommendation: For districts, focus on leading, directing, and guiding communes in implementing the criteria and completing related documents; prioritize the allocation of resources, and at the same time issue mechanisms and policies to help forest communes improve the quality of the criteria...

For communes, the focus should be on continuously improving and enhancing the achieved criteria in a synchronized, sustainable, and comprehensive manner; viewing the construction of new rural areas as a regular and continuous task, prioritizing economic development to improve the material and spiritual lives of the people, and minimizingmobilizationIt's too much for the people./.

Xuan Hoang