Department of Transport: 168 million VND to support Keng Du commune during Tet

(Baonghean.vn)- On January 24, leaders and staff of Nghe An Department of Transport brought Tet gifts to the poor in Keng Du border commune, Ky Son district.

Leaders of Nghe An Department of Transport presented savings books to 2 poor households.

Giving Tet gifts to policy beneficiaries

Keng Du is a particularly difficult commune in Ky Son district. The commune has 10 villages, 700 households with more than 4,000 people, the poverty rate is currently nearly 67%. Implementing the plan to help poor commune Keng Du, in recent years, Nghe An Department of Transport has had many programs to support poor people to develop the economy. Every year, the Department's staff and workers deduct their salaries and mobilize other socialized resources to support Keng Du commune.

Giving gifts to the People's Committee and units in Keng Du commune

In addition to supporting and giving gifts such as laptops, tables, chairs, rice, blankets, and cement for road construction, the Department of Transport also surveyed and built models for raising goats and growing bamboo shoots. In 2013-2014, the Department donated nearly 80 breeding goats to the people. To date, the herd has grown to more than 120 goats. Nearly 1,000 bamboo shoots are also growing and starting to yield harvests.

Giving warm clothes and gifts to students

On the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2015, the collective of officers and employees of the Department of Transport donated more than 168 million VND, supported 3 poor families to build charity houses worth 90 million VND, supported nearly 100 Tet gifts for students, gave 20 gifts worth 700 thousand VND each to poor households and families with preferential policies, gave 2 savings books to 2 extremely disadvantaged households, 10 bunk beds for students to have a place to eat and sleep in the dormitory...

Donate money to support the construction of charity houses for 3 extremely disadvantaged households

Comrade Pham Hong Quang, Deputy Director of the Department of Transport, Head of the delegation presenting gifts to the poor commune of Keng Du, affirmed that in the coming time, the Department will continue to survey and research economic models to propose measures to help Keng Du commune escape poverty. This is the heart and affection of the staff and workers of Nghe An Department of Transport towards the poor.

Nguyen Khoa