The Examination School on the path of reform

During the 2020-2025 term, despite numerous difficulties and challenges such as weather, climate change, and epidemics impacting production, business activities, and people's lives, the Party Committee, government, and people of the entire ward, with their spirit of overcoming difficulties, unity, and high determination, have achieved many important results in all fields. The average economic growth rate for the 2020-2025 period is estimated at 9.59%. The value of production in the area is estimated to reach 3,277 billion VND by 2025. The average added value per capita is 145 million VND/person/year; the economic structure is shifting in the right direction: It is estimated that by 2025, the proportion of the service and trade sector will increase from 50.12% to 74.57%; while the industry and construction sector will decrease from 49.88% to 25.43%.

To date, the ward has 441 businesses operating within its boundaries, a 10% increase compared to the beginning of the term. Efforts to combat budget revenue losses in the area, through various innovative solutions, have resulted in steadily increasing and sustainable revenue collection; total budget revenue reached 66.3 billion VND/60.3 billion VND (equivalent to 110% of the Congress Resolution). The ward has implemented Resolution No. 01-NQ/ThU dated February 26, 2021, of the Vinh City Party Committee on "Strengthening urban beautification and the construction of technical infrastructure systems associated with resource mobilization in the period 2021-2025 and subsequent years"; and the specialized Resolution No. 14-NQ/ĐU, dated December 18, 2020, of the Party Committee on "Building a civilized urban ward". The Party Committee focused on directing urban beautification, renovation, and upgrading of infrastructure for schools, internal roads, cultural centers, drainage ditches, street lighting, etc., with 22 projects and a total capital of 173 billion VND; maximizing the contribution of people's resources in infrastructure construction with a total value of 20.65 billion VND, achieving 344% of the Congress Resolution.

To date, 100% of roads and alleys have been concreted, with 30% paved with asphalt; cultural facilities and sports equipment have been installed to serve the community at community cultural centers and along roads.

Educational work has received attention, and to date, all three schools have achieved and maintained national standards; in particular, the Secondary School has achieved national standard level 2 and is piloting the advanced school model in line with international integration trends, initially achieving positive results. The quality of education has been gradually improved, with the application of information technology linked to digital transformation in management and teaching; the number of outstanding students at all levels is increasing; during the term, there were 47 national outstanding students, 164 provincial outstanding students, and 83 city outstanding students; the percentage of students admitted to public high schools and specialized schools has increased annually. The work of promoting learning and talent and the activities of community learning centers have been effective, and the "Lifelong Learning" movement has been promoted with the goal of building a "learning society" according to the criteria of a civilized urban area.

100% of the residential blocks have effectively implemented and maintained cultural norms; the management and operation of the pedestrian street, with its rich and diverse cultural, artistic, and recreational activities, has created an impressive image for the people and domestic and international tourists, contributing to promoting the cultural identity of Nghe An province and the friendly and hospitable people of Vinh City. Social welfare work has been taken care of; during the term, one house of gratitude was built with 150 million VND, and five "Great Solidarity" houses were built and repaired; activities of gratitude and remembrance were carried out well, including visits and gift-giving to policy beneficiary families and people with meritorious services. Project 06-CP, linked with administrative reform, the development of e-government and national digital transformation, was effectively implemented; national defense, security, and social order and safety were ensured. The ward police station has been awarded the title of exemplary unit in security, order, and urban civilization; the ward's Military Command has been awarded the "Unit of Victory" title for many years.

To date, the Party Committee of the ward has 24 subordinate branches with 1,514 Party members. During the term, the Party Committee has seriously implemented the dissemination and deployment of Conclusion 01-KL/TW on continuing to implement Directive 05 of the Politburo on promoting the study and emulation of Ho Chi Minh's thought, morality, and style; Resolution No. 21-NQ/TW, dated June 16, 2022, of the Central Committee on strengthening the consolidation and building of Party organizations and improving the quality of Party members in the new period; incorporating it into the evaluation content of Party meetings; focusing on leading and directing the enhancement of the responsibility of Party committees at all levels, and the exemplary responsibility of key officials from the ward to the neighborhood blocks, agencies, and units. The five-year review of the implementation of Directive No. 05-CT/TW and the three-year implementation of Conclusion No. 01-KL/TW on "Promoting the study and emulation of Ho Chi Minh's thought, morality, and style" was held, along with honoring and rewarding 11 exemplary collectives and 40 exemplary individuals who have spread good examples among the people. Simultaneously, this has contributed to reforming working methods and styles, enhancing the awareness and attitude of cadres and civil servants in serving the people and businesses through administrative procedure reform, digital transformation, and building a friendly and service-oriented government. Complaints and denunciations, especially those related to people's lives, were resolved promptly and in accordance with regulations. Party development and the building of a clean and strong Party were given attention: 23 new Party members were admitted during the term. Every year, 100% of Party branches complete their tasks, with 90-95% completing them well or excellently.

The Fatherland Front and mass organizations from the ward to the neighborhood level continue to be strengthened and consolidated, focusing on innovating their methods of operation, "staying close to the community and the people"; effectively carrying out propaganda and mobilization work to ensure that the people strictly abide by the Party's guidelines and policies and the State's laws; and effectively organizing campaigns and patriotic emulation movements in all areas of social life. In particular, they have successfully implemented movements to contribute to community life such as: the "Tet for the Poor" program, supporting families in difficult circumstances; and mobilizing and supporting the construction and repair of houses for the poor and those with housing difficulties.

They performed their supervisory and critical functions quite well, especially in establishing criteria for civilized urban areas and bright, green, clean, and beautiful wards; making an important contribution to building a strong Party and political system in the ward, and consolidating and strengthening people's trust.

The implementation of the Resolution of the 10th Party Congress of the ward, despite facing many difficulties and challenges, has been largely successful thanks to the high determination of the Party Committee, the leadership of the government, the coordination of the entire political system, and the consensus of the people. This has contributed to the basic fulfillment of socio-economic, national defense, and security targets for the 2020-2025 term. To date, the ward has been recognized as a civilized urban area; 30 out of 33 targets of the Party Congress Resolution have been met or exceeded. The Party Committee and government have been rated "Outstanding Performance" for five consecutive years; including four years of "Outstanding Performance".

Leveraging the potential and strengths of a central ward, Truong Thi is intensifying political and ideological education among cadres, Party members, and the people, mobilizing maximum internal resources, and taking advantage of all available resources to promote the development of a synchronous and modern infrastructure; focusing on directing and creating all conditions for businesses and households to develop production and business in the direction of increasing services and trade, paying attention to areas with advantages in specialized business streets, especially coordinating the effective exploitation of pedestrian streets and civilized commercial streets: Nguyen Van Cu, Le Hong Phong, Ho Tung Mau... which will open up many new opportunities for Truong Thi ward to develop a bustling night economy in Vinh city. Continuing to innovate propaganda to raise people's awareness of civilized urban living, environmental protection, and building green, clean, and beautiful streets and alleys associated with building residential areas that are "united, harmonious; secure, safe; prosperous, and happy".

Entering the 2025-2030 term, with the spirit of "Unity, Democracy, Discipline, Civilization, and Development," the Party Committee sets the following goals for 2030: To build a clean, strong, and effective Party Committee and political system; to promote democracy and the strength of national unity; to innovate, create, and mobilize all resources to the fullest extent, determined to build Truong Thi ward into a green, clean, beautiful, and exemplary civilized urban area.

With the advantage of being a central ward of the city, possessing a comprehensively and modernly invested technical infrastructure, the Ward Party Committee will strengthen the innovation of leadership methods and enhance fighting capacity; leverage advantages, focus on urban beautification and building a civilized urban lifestyle, linked with the technical infrastructure, information technology, and digital infrastructure to serve the construction of a digital government, smart city, connecting tourism, services, and trade to bring Truong Thi ward to comprehensive development, contributing to building a civilized and prosperous Vinh city, and together with the whole country entering a new era - the era of national progress.

Hoang Ngoc Cu - Secretary of the Party Committee of Truong Thi Ward