The National Assembly's supervision delegation worked in Que Phong (Nghe An) on the implementation of 3 national target programs.

On the morning of July 31, the National Assembly's supervision delegation on thematic supervision: "Implementation of the National Assembly's Resolutions on National Target Programs on new rural construction for the 2021-2025 period, sustainable poverty reduction for the 2021-2025 period, socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the 2021-2030 period" worked in Que Phong district.

Senior Lieutenant General Tran Quang Phuong - Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, Head of the Supervisory Delegation chaired the meeting. The delegation included comrades: Lam Van Doan - Vice Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on Social Affairs; Cao Thi Xuan - Vice Chairman of the National Assembly's Council on Ethnic Minorities; Vu Minh Tuan - Deputy Head of the National Assembly Office...

Visiting Nghe An province were comrades: Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province; Bui Dinh Long - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of a number of departments, branches and Que Phong district.

OPPORTUNITIES AND MOTIVATION FOR THE DISTRICT

Que Phong is a mountainous, border district, located in the Northwest of Nghe An province, one of the 74 poor districts of the country in the period 2021 - 2025.

In the 2021-2025 period, benefiting from all 3 National Target Programs, Que Phong district identified this as a great opportunity and driving force in carrying out the task of comprehensive socio-economic development and ensuring national security and defense in the locality.

Que Phong district was assigned a development investment capital plan for 3 national target programs of 491,465 billion VND for the 2021-2025 period and was allocated 191,157 billion VND for public service capital for the 2022-2023 period.

After 2 years of implementation, the National Target Programs in the district have had positive impacts, greatly contributing to the socio-economic development of the district, infrastructure has been strengthened, and many economic models have been built.

The poverty rate decreased by 4.56% (from 44.68% in 2021 to 40.12% in 2022, of which the poverty rate in ethnic minority and mountainous areas decreased by 5.07%); average income per capita increased from 28.82 million VND in 2020 to 34.03 million VND in 2022 (an increase of 18.07% compared to 2020). The average number of criteria of communes meeting 13.5 new rural criteria, an increase of 1.25 criteria compared to 2020; the whole district has 12 villages and hamlets meeting new rural criteria;...

At the meeting, members of the National Assembly's Supervisory Delegation discussed and requested clarification of many contents related to the implementation of the three national target programs, especially the targets of poverty reduction, new rural construction, and income; especially the reasons for the slow disbursement of capital for the three national target programs.

Accordingly, the total capital allocated by the Central Budget to implement the National Target Program on New Rural Construction in 2022 and 2023 is 29,703 billion VND, of which development investment capital is 27,618 billion VND; public service capital in 2022 and 2023 is 2,085 billion VND. The district has implemented and disbursed 11,848 billion VND, reaching 39.89%, of which investment capital reached 42.44% and public service capital reached 6.04%.

Regarding the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction for the 2021-2025 period, the total Central Budget capital allocated for 2022 and 2023 is 159,210 billion VND, of which development investment capital is 120,943 billion VND, public service capital for 2022 and 2023 is 38,267 billion VND, Que Phong has implemented and disbursed 2,990 billion VND, reaching 1.88%, of which investment capital reached 0.37% and public service capital reached 6.64%.

Regarding the National Target Program for Socio-Economic Development of Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas, the total Central Budget capital allocated for Que Phong in 2022 and 2023 is 260,555 billion VND, of which: development investment capital is 109,749 billion VND, public service capital in 2022 and 2023 is 150,806 billion VND. Currently, units have implemented and disbursed 9,037 billion VND, reaching 3.47%, of which investment capital reached 6.72% and public service capital reached 1.1%.

At the meeting, comrade Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province proposed to soon issue regulations associated with mechanisms and policies to promote the role of the people, especially the Community Investment Supervision Board in implementing projects of the 3 national target programs; at the same time, pay attention to mechanisms and policies to support people resettled in the form of intermingling.

Along with that, comrade Vo Thi Minh Sinh also reported to the monitoring delegation some contents related to mobilizing and supporting the construction of houses for poor households and households with housing difficulties in Nghe An province;...

Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long requested Que Phong district to carefully analyze the reasons for the slow disbursement of investment capital for the 3 National Target Programs in order to find solutions to speed up the time ahead; especially, it is necessary to consider this an important political task, thereby assigning each comrade in the District Party Executive Committee to closely direct the progress of each project; at the same time, objectively evaluate and effectively implement the targets of poverty reduction and sustainable new rural construction.

DO IT WITH THE SPIRIT OF "STICK TO THE TOP, CLOSE TO THE BOTTOM"

Concluding the supervision, Senior Lieutenant General Tran Quang Phuong - Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, Head of the Supervision Delegation acknowledged that Que Phong district entered the program with high political determination and great efforts. Initially, all three programs had certain results; the rural landscape had many changes, and people's lives had improved...

Sharing with Que Phong district, which is still one of the poor districts, the "core of poverty" of the whole country, the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly suggested that the district fully absorb and explain to complete the report contents according to the opinions of the Supervisory Delegation, with the request to analyze the causes, especially the subjective causes clearly, to see if there is somewhere a matter of hesitation, fear of making mistakes and not daring to do it?

Emphasizing that implementing the national target program is an important, regular, and long-term political task, Senior Lieutenant General Tran Quang Phuong suggested that Que Phong district must continue to raise awareness and promote the strength of the entire political system and people in organizing implementation; strengthen leadership and direction from the district to the grassroots with creative and appropriate approaches.

In particular, to effectively implement the three national target programs, the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly suggested that the district should take part in the spirit of "sticking to the top, close to the bottom"; continue to promote propaganda and awareness work among the people to rise up and escape poverty; in the plan, it is necessary to identify the focus, key points, and calculate breakthrough contents such as housing, economic infrastructure, and livelihoods; boldly pilot new models, avoid the mindset of avoidance, fear of mistakes, and not daring to do; at the same time, establish working groups for programs and issues to direct implementation; the viewpoint is that the district is ready to do it on behalf of the commune, while doing it, holding hands and showing how to improve the qualifications of subordinates.

Thanh Duy