Appraisal of Nghia Dan district to meet new rural standards
On the morning of December 23, the Provincial New Rural Area Appraisal Council chaired by Comrade Nguyen Van De - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, organized the appraisal of the contents and criteria of new rural districts in Nghia Dan district.
Also attending were Mr. Phung Thanh Vinh - Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; representatives of provincial departments and branches.
After 14 years of implementing the New Rural Development Program, Nghia Dan district has achieved many comprehensive and outstanding results. In particular, implementing the Resolution of the District Party Congress through the terms from 2010 to 2025, the entire political system from the district to the grassroots level has taken drastic action, focusing on leadership, direction, mobilizing maximum resources, integrating programs and projects to synchronously invest in infrastructure in all fields. Thereby, creating consensus within the entire Party and people, focusing on the New Rural Development Program.
By the end of 2024, 22/22 communes had met the new rural standards, of which 2 communes met the advanced NTM standards. The appearance of the new rural areas in the whole district has changed completely in all aspects. Infrastructure of transportation, irrigation, electricity, roads, schools, stations, and cultural facilities have been invested in spacious and modern. The environmental landscape is bright, green, clean, and beautiful; agricultural production, industry, and services are increasingly developing.
Cultural and artistic movements, physical education and sports activities are widely spread; healthcare and education are increasingly innovated. People's material and spiritual lives are increasingly improved; national defense and security are strengthened, the political system is consolidated and perfected.
Currently, Nghia Dan district basically has no outstanding debt for basic construction in the National Target Program on new rural construction.
Currently, Nghia Dan districtContinue to promote extensive propaganda among the people about new rural construction, innovate methods and approaches, promote the role of the people as subjects in new rural construction, especially new policies and guidelines issued for the period 2021 - 2025. Widely launch emulation movements to build new rural areas that are substantive, in-depth, diverse in content, rich in form, have the effect of creating high consensus and spreading power, changing people's awareness to join hands in building new rural areas, pushing back the mindset of waiting and relying on the State.
With the results achieved after 14 years of implementing the National Target Program on new rural construction, Nghia Dan district proposed that the Prime Minister consider and recognize the district as meeting new rural standards in 2024.
Investment in new rural construction in Nghia Dan district in the period of 2011-2024 is more than 9,120 billion VND. Of which: State budget 4,611,961 million VND, accounting for 50.5%; local budget 3,911,228 million VND, accounting for 42.8%; People's contribution 355,359 million VND, accounting for 3.9%; enterprises support 89,091 million VND, accounting for 1%. The rest is borrowed capital and integrated programs.
At the meeting, from the actual inspection and survey of a number of criteria and items in localities and units, representatives of departments and branches who are members of the provincial new rural appraisal basically agreed with the district's proposed report on considering recognition of new rural standards. Departments and branches also contributed comments to supplement a number of contents and criteria, in which, special attention was paid to contents related to the environment, clean water, and quality of life of the people.
In addition, members suggested that Nghia Dan district review the province's new rural planning with the provincial planning for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2045, which has just been approved, to supplement and update accordingly; Strengthen and monitor the management of roadsides, sidewalks, corridors, and traffic safety markers; fully arrange speed bump warnings at intersections to ensure safety...
In addition, the district needs to review ineffective cooperatives to have a solution to handle and promote the development of OCOP products. The national power grid system, especially the situation of electric poles on the roadway and sidewalk, should have a solution to move them, to ensure aesthetics and traffic safety.
This is the end of the year, Nghia Dan district needs to strengthen propaganda work to the people to maintain security and order, and not let insecurity and disorder occur in the area.
Based on the opinions of departments and branches on each specific criterion, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee assigned Nghia Dan district to direct departments, offices and communes to continue to supplement and improve the quality of unstable and unsustainable criteria pointed out by departments and branches. At the same time, he requested departments and branches to closely follow the criteria and regulations of the Central Government to support and guide the district to complete and soon submit the recognition dossier for the Central Government to inspect and appraise./.
