More than 615 billion VND for social security programs in 2022
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of January 13, the Campaign Committee for the Fund for the Poor and Relief of Nghe An province held a conference to summarize the campaign to support the Fund for the Poor and relief work in 2022.
Comrade Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Chairwoman of the Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province chaired the conference.
In 2022, although people's lives still face many difficulties due to the severe impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, thanks to proactive implementation and focused propaganda and mobilization, the implementation of the "For the Poor" Fund in particular and social security programs in general have achieved high results.
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Conference scene. Photo: Thu Huong |
Through the Social Security Programs, many units and localities have had many good, creative and effective ways to mobilize and use resources to work with the Party Committee and the government to effectively implement social security work in the province. The management, allocation and use of provincial funds are carried out flexibly, strictly, in accordance with principles and authority, contributing to promoting the effective role in supporting people in social security activities.
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Units registered to support Tet for the poor in the year of the Cat. Photo: Thu Huong |
Through propaganda, mobilization and appeal activities of the Vietnam Fatherland Front at all levels and its member organizations and related units, in 2022, the social security program mobilized more than 615 billion VND. Of which, the Tet For The Poor program and the Fund For The Poor raised more than 225 billion VND, relief support was more than 173.8 billion VND, support for Covid-19 prevention was 51.4 billion VND, other social security programs were 165.1 billion VND.
The meeting also agreed on the adjustment of support for repairing and restoring damaged works due to natural disasters, in special cases it can exceed 1 billion VND. It was agreed to transfer 25 billion VND from the source of support for overcoming the consequences of natural disasters to the purpose of building a resettlement area for the Ky Son flash flood area.
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| Comrade Vo Thi Minh Sinh requested to continue promoting propaganda, mobilizing, and calling for social resources to care for, support, and help poor households and vulnerable groups. Photo: Thu Huong |
In 2023, the Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee requested to continue to promote propaganda, mobilization, and call for social resources to care for and support poor households and vulnerable groups. In particular, advise the Provincial Party Standing Committee to establish a Steering Committee to mobilize and support housing improvement for poor households in especially difficult circumstances, striving to basically complete the elimination of severely damaged houses for 8,000 poor households in the province by 2025.