Prioritize the communes and villages to be considered as particularly disadvantaged.
On the afternoon of May 16th, at the headquarters of Thanh Long commune (Thanh Chuong district), a working group from the Government's Committee for Ethnic Minorities Affairs held a meeting with Thanh Long commune and Thanh Chuong district to review and identify particularly disadvantaged villages and communes in areas I, II, and III of ethnic minority and mountainous regions for the period 2012-2015. Mr. Hoang Xuan Luong, Deputy Minister and Vice Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minorities Affairs, led the working group. Accompanying the group were representatives from relevant departments and agencies, as well as representatives from the Provincial Ethnic Affairs Committee.
(Baonghean.vn) -On the afternoon of May 16th, at the headquarters of Thanh Long commune (Thanh Chuong district), a working group from the Government's Committee for Ethnic Minorities Affairs held a meeting with Thanh Long commune and Thanh Chuong district to review and identify particularly disadvantaged villages and communes in areas I, II, and III of ethnic minority and mountainous regions for the period 2012-2015. Mr. Hoang Xuan Luong, Deputy Minister and Vice Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minorities Affairs, led the working group. Accompanying the group were representatives from relevant departments and agencies, as well as representatives from the Provincial Ethnic Affairs Committee.
Based on Decision 30 of the Prime Minister on criteria for identifying particularly disadvantaged villages and communes in ethnic minority and mountainous areas of regions I, II, and III, and relevant documents from ministries and agencies, the People's Committee of Thanh Long commune has reviewed the criteria. Specifically: There are 574 poor and near-poor households out of 982 households, accounting for 58.4%, of which poor households account for 28.1%. The percentage of households without access to clean water is 38.8%; the percentage of laborers without vocational training is 81.5%. The commune has 8 out of 13 villages classified as particularly disadvantaged, accounting for 61.5%. 332 out of 982 households lack land for production as stipulated. The main commune and inter-commune roads have not yet been asphalted…
Based on the review criteria, Thanh Long commune requests that the relevant authorities consider recognizing Thanh Long commune as a commune in Zone III for the period 2012-2015. On the part of Thanh Chuong district, based on the criteria and the results of the assessment and verification, the district review council has approved 131 particularly difficult villages; 11 mountainous communes in Zone III, an increase of 7 communes compared to the 2006-2010 period; 16 mountainous communes in Zone II, an increase of 4 communes compared to the 2006-2010 period; and 4 mountainous communes in Zone I.
Comrade Hoang Xuan Luong delivered the concluding remarks at the meeting.
Concluding the meeting, Comrade Hoang Xuan Luong shared the difficulties faced by Thanh Long commune due to unfavorable natural conditions hindering economic development and requested the commune to review and refine the criteria to make the dossier more convincing. Regarding Thanh Chuong district, he requested the district to review and refine the dossier, especially clarifying the reasons for the increase in the number of communes in Category III compared to the previous period. At the same time, the district needs to consider prioritizing communes and villages to be considered for special-difficulty communes and villages for consideration by the councils at all levels.
Thanh Duy
