Creating 'boost' to develop Do Luong

PV:In 2023, the socio-economic development of Do Luong district will maintain a high growth rate, which is an important achievement for the Party Committee, government and people of Do Luong district to effectively implement the Resolution of the Party Congress at all levels. Could you tell us some specific results?

Comrade Bui Duy Dong:In 2023, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the district's establishment, Do Luong was recognized by the Prime Minister as meeting new rural standards in 2022 (in Decision No. 1370/QD-TTg, dated November 15, 2023)... Thanks to the proactive and close attention of the Party Committee, the drastic management of the government, the synchronous participation of the entire political system and the unanimous support and active response of the business community and all classes of people, last year, the socio-economic situation of Do Luong district maintained a high growth rate, social security work was focused on and political security and social order and safety were maintained. The work of building the Party and the political system has had many positive changes.

To effectively implement the Resolutions of Party Congresses at all levels and the goals and tasks of 2023, right from the beginning of the year, the District Party Committee has developed and issued Resolution 02-NQ/HU identifying 31 major targets with specific solutions, closely following reality. Monthly, the District Party Committee Standing Committee reviews the progress of implementing topics, projects, plans, etc. to assess the quality of implementation and orient tasks for the year, as well as the remaining half of the term. To date, 26/31 targets have been achieved and exceeded expectations.

PV:Thus, the continuous growth in the recent period is a necessary condition to make Do Luong become a connecting point between the western districts with Vinh city, the Southeast Economic Zone and the coastal districts of the province, towards becoming a town before 2030. So, what are the sufficient conditions, comrade?

Comrade Bui Duy Dong: “Taking urban areas as the driving force for regional development” is considered one of the strategic breakthroughs for the 2021-2030 period identified by our Party at the 13th Congress. To achieve this, in addition to the necessary conditions mentioned, there are two factors that create sufficient conditions, which are: The economic growth rate must be high enough to form a growth pole; the production structure must create mutual development with districts in the region, the most important of which is to create advantages in terms of scale in production and business.

Although the growth rate of Do Luong district in the recent period has had positive points, it has not fully exploited its potential and advantages. There are still bottlenecks that need to be removed such as unsynchronized socio-economic infrastructure, traffic infrastructure, lack of connectivity; difficult land accumulation, little non-agricultural land; scattered population, not yet settled; slow accumulation of production capacity; infrastructure investment has not created a leverage effect for economic development; zoning and detailed planning have not been covered; underdeveloped labor market.

To build Do Luong district into a town and a connecting point between the western districts with Vinh city, the Southeast Economic Zone and coastal districts, contributing to the completion of the goals and tasks of the Resolution of the 19th Congress of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee, term 2020-2025, Resolution No. 39-NQ/TW dated July 18, 2023 of the Politburo on building and developing Nghe An province to 2030, with a vision to 2045 and Decision No. 1059/QD-TTg dated September 14, 2023 of the Prime Minister approving the Planning of Nghe An province for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050... the whole district determined that it is necessary to have consensus and a consistent development perspective to mobilize the total strength of the political system and the entire people for the development of Do Luong district in the coming time.

PV:As you have stated, Do Luong needs to have a consistent development perspective. So what exactly is that?

Comrade Bui Duy Dong:In the process of preparing for the next development of Do Luong, many different viewpoints and directions have been discussed such as "development based on external forces", "development based on internal forces" or "development based on dynamizing local resources". Do Luong has chosen the consistent viewpoint of "Dynamicizing local resources" to develop the district in the coming period.

The dynamization of local resources is understood as local resources with great potential, but due to the lack of dynamization, the resources do not contribute proportionally to the development process. Although the land of Do Luong district is flat, due to fragmentation in land use rights and lack of low-level planning, it cannot be used for higher productivity functions such as high-tech agriculture or non-agriculture. The non-agricultural labor force in Do Luong accounts for a large proportion, but the majority do not work in the district, do not create accumulation of production capacity for the district, therefore, do not contribute effectively to creating "boost" for Do Luong. There are many national highways passing through Do Luong district, but there is a lack of connection from national highways to the inner regions in the district, leading to failure to fully exploit this advantage.

In 2023, the economic growth rate of Do Luong district will reach 10.97%; Of which: Agriculture - forestry - fishery will increase by 4.3%; Industry - construction will increase by 13.33%; Services will increase by 11.27%. The average added value per capita will reach 73.53 million VND, an increase of 10.33% compared to 2022.

Budget revenue reached 877,476 billion VND, equal to 310.23% of the ordinance estimate and 228.51% of the estimate assigned by the District People's Council. Total grain output reached 108,702 tons, equal to 106.57% of the plan... The continuous growth of Do Luong in the recent period is very important, a necessary condition for Do Luong to become a central urban area of ​​the region in the coming period.

When local resources are successfully mobilized and put into use in their potential form, external resources will be attracted, economic models, economic linkages and economic externalities will be created to form growth poles and growth centers to promote economic growth, increase gross regional domestic product (GRDP), and create spillover effects on growth to surrounding areas.

PV: Thank you, comrade!