There is still a situation where people "fight" for poor households.

(Baonghean.vn) - In localities, there are still some people who "fight" to be poor households to enjoy direct support policies and regimes such as electricity bills, health insurance, Tet gifts, and support for children's education costs.

This content was reflected by Secretary of the Party Committee of Khanh Thanh Commune (Yen Thanh) Tran Ngoc Chau at a working session with the working delegation of the Provincial People's Council on the morning of April 17 according to the plan to supervise the implementation of the national target program on sustainable poverty reduction.

Comrade Hoang Viet Duong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the Provincial People's Council's supervision delegation worked in Yen Thanh district on the implementation of the national target program on sustainable poverty reduction. Photo: Mai Hoa

Being a commune located in a low-lying area, often flooded in the rainy season, the economy is mainly agricultural production, monoculture of rice; therefore, the people's lives are quite difficult. Therefore, one of the solutions implemented by the Party Committee and the government of Khanh Thanh commune to focus on poverty reduction is to increase labor export. The commune is willing to commit to the People's Credit Fund to lend capital to the poor to participate in labor export. In addition, it supports poor families to rent or borrow land, along with equipping them with knowledge and techniques of cultivation and livestock raising so that the poor can develop their farm economy.

The locality also focuses on opening many training courses, vocational training, creating conditions for the poor to expand their industries and services. Along with that, actively shifting the structure of crops and seasons; building large fields to produce high-quality commercial rice. Concentrating all resources from the budget and socialization to eliminate dilapidated temporary houses for the poor who still have difficulty in housing. Currently, the whole commune has no poor households living in dilapidated, temporary houses. The rate of poor households according to multidimensional criteria has decreased to 9.41% and 13.61% of near-poor households. And striving to reduce the number of poor households to below 5% by the end of 2017.

Khanh Thanh Commune Party Secretary Tran Ngoc Chau said: There is still a situation of "competing" poor households to enjoy the State's support policies. Photo: Mai Hoa

However, according to the Party Secretary of the commune, Tran Ngoc Chau, a problem that is happening in the locality is that some people "fight" to be poor households to enjoy the policies and regimes that directly support the poor such as electricity bills, health insurance, Tet gifts, and support for children's education costs...

The Party Secretary of Khanh Thanh Commune affirmed: The support policy for poor households of our Party and State is deeply humane. However, the current direct support policy invisibly creates a mentality of dependence on the State among some poor households. From the reality, comrade Tran Ngoc Chau suggested that the State should change the form of support for the poor from direct to indirect to encourage the poor to strive to escape poverty sustainably.

At the meeting, the Provincial People's Council's monitoring delegation also paid attention to sustainable livelihood solutions for the poor; the inadequacies of some current policies and proposed which policies should be abandoned.

The working delegation of the Provincial People's Council visited the comprehensive service model in Khanh Thanh commune. Photo: Mai Hoa

Concluding the meeting, Mr. Hoang Viet Duong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council suggested that the locality should develop a plan and roadmap for poverty reduction; pay attention to key and breakthrough solutions, associated with specific assignments for each organization and individual to help poor households. Promote production and business; in which, focus on converting the crop structure, plant and animal structure to suit local conditions.

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council also emphasized: In implementing practical support solutions for the poor, it is necessary to focus on raising awareness and skills in production, business, plant and animal varieties, creating livelihoods to help the poor escape poverty sustainably; avoid the mentality of waiting and relying on others. In addition, it is necessary to strengthen inspection, examination, and review of poor households to ensure accuracy; include poverty reduction content in the emulation criteria of organizations and hamlets, promote the role and responsibility of each unit and organization in the work of hunger eradication and poverty reduction...

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