Implementing the 'dual goal' well, improving the lives of ethnic minorities

On the afternoon of January 14, the People's Committee of Nghe An province held a conference to review ethnic work and ethnic policies in 2021 and deploy key tasks in 2022. Comrades:Bui Dinh Long - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Vi Van Son - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial Ethnic Minorities Committee co-chaired the conference.Photo: Thanh Quynh

Implement ethnic policies well

In 2021, despite being greatly affected by Covid-19 and natural disasters, basic ethnic policies were implemented as planned, ensuring the right subjects and areas, contributing to improving the material and spiritual life of ethnic minorities and mountainous areas of Nghe An.

The Government's implementation of the "dual goal" of both preventing and fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and promoting production and business has been carried out effectively. Many localities have focused on investing in developing and expanding the scale of key crops, supporting production development, thanks to which many agricultural products have been recognized with "3-star" and "4-star" OCOP standards, contributing to improving the productivity and quality of agricultural products in ethnic minority and mountainous areas.

Comrade Vi Van Son - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Head of the Provincial Ethnic Minorities Committee spoke at the conference. Photo: Thanh Quynh

Education and health care for the people are increasingly concerned. Many beautiful features and traditional cultural values ​​are preserved, conserved and promoted in association with the development of community tourism, bringing a new look to the highland villages.

The fields of national defense, security, and social order and safety are always maintained, the political system is consolidated, the great national unity bloc is enhanced, and people of all ethnic groups increasingly trust the leadership of the Party and State.

As of 2021, the poverty rate in ethnic minority and mountainous areas is 27.71% (according to the multidimensional poverty standard for the period 2022-2025). There are 33 communes meeting new rural standards.

Nghe An ethnic minority and mountainous area has a natural area of ​​13,745 km², accounting for 83% of the province's total area, with a population of 1,197,628 people (accounting for 41% of the province's total population).

In 2021, the Provincial Ethnic Committee completed programs to disseminate and educate the law for more than 4,000 people in localities, ethnic minority areas and mountainous areas.

At the same time, it has effectively managed ethnic programs, projects, and policies such as: Program 135, Decision No. 2085/QD-TTg, Decision No. 2086/QD-TTg, Decision No. 12/2018/QD-TTg, Decision No. 45/QD-TTg, Decision No. 1163/QD-TTg...

The Provincial Ethnic Committee awarded Certificates of Merit to 3 collectives with outstanding achievements in implementing ethnic work and ethnic policies in 2021. Photo: Thanh Quynh

Promoting internal resources, gradually improving the socio-economic situation of ethnic minority areas

Speaking at the conference, Mr. Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee acknowledged and highly appreciated the results of implementing ethnic work and ethnic policies in the province.

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also frankly pointed out: In addition to the achieved results, ethnic work and ethnic policies in 2021 still have some shortcomings and limitations. That is, although ethnic minority and mountainous areas have received large investments, the economic restructuring is still slow; the implementation of some ethnic policies is still confusing and unsynchronized; vocational training has not met expectations, causing a shortage of highly skilled workers in ethnic minority areas.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long gave a speech at the conference. Photo: Thanh Quynh

Agreeing with the goals, tasks and solutions for 2022 stated by the Ethnic Committee, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also added and emphasized important contents.

Specifically, needcontinue to deploydocuments of the Party and State on ethnic work, especially action programs and work plans to concretize the Resolution of the 19th Provincial Party Congress and the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress on ethnic groups and ethnic policies; focus on implementing Conclusion No. 65-KL/TW, dated October 30, 2019 of the Politburo on continuing to implement Resolution No. 24-NQ/TW of the 9th Party Central Committee on ethnic work in the new situation.

The Provincial Ethnic Committee awarded Certificates of Merit to 11 individuals with outstanding achievements in implementing ethnic work and ethnic policies in 2021. Photo: Thanh Quynh

In addition, it is necessary to do a good job of grasping the situation in ethnic minority and mountainous areas in all areas of life, economy, culture, society, especially grasping the developments and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. On that basis, actively and proactively advise the Party Committee, local authorities and the Provincial People's Committee to promptly have appropriate policies and solutions to ensure a stable life for the people.

It is necessary to effectively coordinate with departments, branches and sectors to advise the Provincial People's Committee to effectively implement Decision No. 1719/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister approving the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas for the 2021-2030 period. Ensure that the Program is operated immediately after being approved and allocated capital by the Central Government. At the same time, it is necessary to continue to effectively implement other ethnic policies assigned in the 2022 plan...

Awarding the title of Grassroots Emulation Fighter to 6 individuals with outstanding achievements in 2021. Photo: Thanh Quynh

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested that those working in ethnic affairs and ethnic policies need to regularly work closely with the people to determine what they need and what the State needs to do to support them. The most important thing at this stage is solutions to escape poverty and stabilize the lives of the people. In the context of the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, this is more important than ever./.