Honoring and praising 120 prestigious people in Nghe An province

On the afternoon of November 23, the People's Committee of Nghe An province held the 4th Conference to commend prestigious people in 2023 and met with key leaders at the district level, leaders of provincial departments, branches and sectors who are retired ethnic minorities, for the 10th time.

Attending the conference, on the Central side, there was comrade Luu Xuan Thuy - Head of the Department of Ethnic Minorities. On the side of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee, there was comrade Bui Dinh Long - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, together with representatives of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Board, the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Board, the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Board, the Provincial People's Council's Ethnic Affairs Board and related departments, branches and localities.

Nghe An ethnic and mountainous region 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). Of which, ethnic minorities have 491,267 people, accounting for 14.76% of the province's total population, including 47 ethnic minorities living together in 12 districts and towns of the province.

In recent times, the ethnic and mountainous areas of Nghe An have had many positive changes, contributing significantly to the development of the province. The key contribution to that achievement is the role of prestigious people being increasingly promoted.

This is the vanguard force in propaganda work, mobilizing people to implement the Party's guidelines, policies and laws of the State, and to implement ethnic policies and local political tasks.

Prestigious people play an important role in participating in activities to build the Party, government, the Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations. Many prestigious people are retired cadres, village elders, and village chiefs. Despite their advanced age, they are still enthusiastically participating in grassroots work, holding positions such as Party cell secretary, village chief, and head of the Fatherland Front work committee. They are active factors in mobilizing all people to participate in organizations and unions, promote grassroots democracy, and implement self-management regulations. Thereby, they contribute to building and consolidating the political system and grassroots government.

In the new rural construction movement, prestigious people have actively promoted and mobilized people to participate in donating land, trees, crops, and assets on land, clearing land to expand rural roads, and building infrastructure works.

Thanks to that, the rural appearance of ethnic minority and mountainous areas has fundamentally changed. As of September 30, 2023, 78/132 communes met new rural standards and 1 district-level unit completed the task of building new rural areas.

From those contributions of prestigious people, the conference is an opportunity to honor, commend, reward, affirm and acknowledge the great contributions of prestigious people to the cause of economic and social development, hunger eradication and poverty reduction. At the same time, continue to strengthen the trust and create consensus of ethnic people in the leadership of the Party and State. The conference is also an opportunity for delegates of prestigious people to meet, exchange, learn and share experiences, and at the same time, it is a political and social activity to raise awareness and strengthen the trust of ethnic people under the leadership of the Party.

On behalf of the provincial leaders, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long acknowledged and highly appreciated the role, position and contributions of prestigious people among ethnic minorities and key leaders at the district level, leaders of provincial departments, branches and sectors who are retired ethnic minorities in the cause of building the homeland and the country.

He affirmed that Nghe An province is currently striving to promote socio-economic development, eliminate hunger, reduce poverty, and improve the material and spiritual life of ethnic minorities. To carry out this important task, it is necessary to do well 6 important tasks.

The first, need to continue to lead and direct efforts to fulfill the goals of the Resolution of the 13th Party Congress, the 19th Provincial Party Congress and the Provincial Socio-Economic Development Plan for the period 2020-2025. Focus on economic development associated with preserving and promoting the traditional cultural values ​​of ethnic minorities in the province.

Monday,Focus on directing the timely implementation of national target programs for the 2021-2025 period according to regulations, especially the National Target Program on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas (this is a new program).

Tuesday,Strengthen the leadership of Party committees at all levels in ethnic work and implement ethnic policies according to Directive 17-CT/TU dated August 1, 2022 of the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee; effectively lead the implementation of the Ethnic Work Strategy for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2045 according to Plan No. 497/KH-UBND dated July 8, 2022 issued by the Provincial People's Committee and Conclusion No. of the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee in Notice No. 764/TB-UBND dated October 11, 2023 of the Provincial People's Committee.

Wednesday, continue to build and promote the role of prestigious people, key leaders at district and provincial levels who are retired ethnic minorities and core forces in villages and hamlets in ethnic minority and mountainous areas in the work of propaganda, mobilization, and solidarity of ethnic people to comply with the policies and guidelines of the Party and the State. Gradually eliminate backward customs, promote good traditional cultural values ​​of ethnic people, contribute to preventing and defeating all plots and tricks of reactionary forces that take advantage of ethnic and religious issues to deceive, entice, incite, and divide the great solidarity of ethnic groups.

Thursday, pay attention to planning, training, fostering, arranging and using ethnic minority cadres according to Decision No. 402/2016/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister.

Friday,Summarize, evaluate, propose amendments or abolish policies that are no longer suitable; supplement new policies suitable to the actual situation, contributing to improving the lives of ethnic minorities and mountainous areas in a sustainable manner.