Tuong Duong: Mobilizing all resources to sustainably reduce poverty

(Baonghean) - Entering the 2010 - 2015 term, Tuong Duong Party Committee set the goal of mobilizing all resources to develop the economy, society, and sustainably reduce poverty. On this occasion, Nghe An Newspaper reporter had an interview with comrade Pham Trong Hoang, Secretary of the District Party Committee.

PV:Could you please tell us about the most outstanding results that the Party Committee and people of the district have strived to achieve in the past term?

Tuong Duong district leaders visited the livestock farming model combined with afforestation.

Comrade Pham Trong Hoang: Implementing the Resolution of the 25th Party Congress, term 2010-2015, Tuong Duong has received attention, investment and support from the Central Government, the province, organizations and individuals, especially the solidarity, consensus and efforts to overcome difficulties of cadres and party members of all ethnic groups, so it has achieved quite comprehensive results. 23/26 main targets have been achieved and exceeded. The economy has grown quite high, the economic structure has shifted positively. The average economic growth rate in the period 2011-2015 reached 13.43% (reaching 122.09% of the Congress target); the average income per capita in 2015 is estimated at 19 million VND, meeting the Congress target (MTDH), an increase of 66.7% compared to the beginning of the term.

Specifically, the agricultural, forestry and fishery production sector has developed quite comprehensively: The value of agricultural, forestry and fishery production reached 382,887 million VND, reaching 102.64% of the target. Livestock continued to affirm itself as an important production sector, promoting the advantages of the locality. Forestry has had a fairly good growth in afforestation, protection and care of forests, increasing forest cover to 62.6%, reaching 100.97% of the target, an increase of 7.75% compared to 2010. Economic models have developed rapidly in terms of quantity, scale and efficiency in almost all areas of the district, contributing to job creation, improving people's lives, and creating stable income for households.

Industry and construction continued to develop and have a fairly high growth rate; trade and services were expanded and developed quite diversely. The mobilization and effective use of investment capital for infrastructure construction contributed to creating a new face for the countryside. The new rural construction program achieved many positive results. There were 7 communes meeting 1-4 criteria, 8 communes meeting 5-9 criteria; it is expected that Tam Thai and Thach Giam communes will meet the new rural standards by the end of 2015.

Social issues are being addressed, the material and spiritual life of the people is constantly improving. Social security policies have been effectively implemented, creating jobs with the result of supporting the elimination of temporary housing for 2,488 poor households; basically completing the elimination of poverty for policy households; the poverty rate has decreased from 71.8% in 2010 to 39.38%, an average annual decrease of 6.5%. National defense has been consolidated and enhanced; political security has been stable, social order and safety have been ensured. Party building work has been given importance, with many positive changes. The leadership capacity, fighting strength of grassroots party organizations and the quality of party members have been improved. Governments at all levels have been consolidated, improved, the quality, effectiveness and efficiency of operations have been improved; the activities of the Fatherland Front and people's organizations have been enhanced.

PV:In the process of implementing the goals of the term, what limitations does the District Party Committee see that need to be focused on overcoming in the coming time, comrade?

Comrade Pham Trong Hoang:In the term assessment, the Executive Committee and Standing Committee of the District Party Committee frankly pointed out the shortcomings and limitations that need to be overcome as follows:

Economic development is not sustainable, not commensurate with potential, structural transformation is slow. Agricultural and forestry production is inefficient, fragmented, and small-scale. The commercial network is small and scattered; the upgrading and construction of rural markets in the area is slow. Land, natural resources and environment management is sometimes and in some places not strict. There are still 3 communes in the above area that do not have roads or electricity to the commune center...

Some targets on education, training, culture, health and poverty reduction have not been achieved; the material and spiritual life of people in remote, isolated and border areas still faces many difficulties. Some social and environmental issues are still pressing, especially the situation where many people in the resettlement area of ​​the Ban Ve Hydropower Project have returned to the reservoir area to live but there is no effective solution.

The security situation, social order and safety are still potentially complicated. Drug abuse and human trafficking crimes are still developing alarmingly. The situation of deforestation for farming, illegal mining of alluvial gold and forest products, land disputes, encroachment and encroachment still occurs.

The leadership capacity and fighting strength of some grassroots party organizations are still limited; the content and methods of leadership are slow to innovate; the management and operation of the government and the activities of the Fatherland Front have not yet met requirements.

PV:So, according to you, how has the District Party Committee summarized the lessons learned in leadership?

Comrade Pham Trong Hoang:To prepare for the new Party Congress, we have drawn the following 5 lessons:

Firstly, regularly take care to build and strengthen solidarity and unity within the Party Committee, create consensus within the political system and among the people; thereby, actively promote internal strength and attract external strength to successfully implement the Party Committee's resolutions.

Second, in leadership and direction, it is necessary to creatively apply policies and resolutions of higher levels, closely follow the Resolution of the Party Congress and the practical situation of the district, select key points to concretize into specific programs and projects, clearly assign responsibilities to the responsible collectives and individuals. Strengthen inspection, supervision, urging, preliminary and final reviews, draw lessons from experience and promptly supplement solutions for implementation.

Third, regularly take care of building a strong grassroots political system capable of leading and directing the implementation of socio-economic development tasks, hunger eradication and poverty reduction, ensuring security and order in the area; effectively resolve pressing issues that arise under the authority of Party committees, authorities and the grassroots political system.

Fourth, take good care of the implementation of personnel work, especially the planning, training, fostering, and arrangement and use of cadres from the district to the grassroots level. Promote the rotation of young cadres to the grassroots level and assign and arrange them to many positions to train, practice and prepare well for the next generation of cadres.

Fifth, it is necessary to pay special attention to and carry out well the mass mobilization work in the process of organizing the implementation of the Party's resolutions and the State's mechanisms and policies. Inform and fully explain policies, programs and projects directly related to the people; actively mobilize and create consensus and support from the people in carrying out tasks in the area.

Tuong Duong district leaders visit concentrated cattle farming model. Photo: SM

PV:To effectively promote potential, advantages and resources for development, what orientations and solutions does the District Party Committee have in the coming term?

Comrade Pham Trong Hoang:In the coming term, Tuong Duong has a number of favorable conditions: a number of major orientations, many policy mechanisms, programs, and development investment projects continue to be implemented. With the viewpoint of promoting internal strength, mobilizing and effectively using resources, comprehensively developing the socio-economy in a sustainable direction. Continuing to shift the economic structure towards promoting the potential strengths of the locality; promoting the development of forest economy and agricultural and forestry commodity production; building villages with traditional crafts associated with the development of tourism - trade services; strengthening vocational training for rural workers, creating more jobs to sustainably reduce poverty...

On that basis, the general goal is to improve the leadership capacity of the Party Committee and the responsibility of the political system, unite the people, promote internal strength, attract all resources to strive to soon bring Tuong Duong out of poverty. Maintain a high economic growth rate, gradually stabilize and sustain; economic structure shifts in a positive direction; the basic essential infrastructure system is built synchronously; the material and spiritual life of the people is improved and raised. Ensure firmly national defense, security, social order and safety.

PV: Thank you, comrade!

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