Dang Son Commune (Do Luong) strives to achieve model new rural area

People's lives are improved

Taking advantage of its proximity to the center of Do Luong district and convenient transportation, the cadres and people of Dang Son commune have united to create changes and become one of the top communes in the district. Five years ago, the per capita income of the whole commune was only 29 million VND, but now it has increased to 40 million VND.

To achieve this result, the Party Committee and government of Dang Son commune determined that people are the center of everything, so all issues put the interests of the people first.

Farmers in Dang Son commune (Do Luong) harvest summer-autumn rice crop in 2020. Photo: Pham Bang

Originally a purely agricultural commune, entering the 2015-2020 term, the Party Committee and the government of Dang Son commune determined that agricultural - forestry - fishery production would be the spearhead in the local economic development, aiming to increase people's income. To realize this goal, the commune has developed and implemented many projects, plans, and built many mechanisms and policies to create conditions for agricultural development.

The commune has coordinated with many units to regularly transfer scientific and technical advances, organize field seminars, build a comprehensive livestock production model, plan specialized areas for growing mulberry, lemongrass for medicinal processing, intercropping fish with rice, and change the structure of young tree crops to increase high value per unit area.

Along with the goal of improving people's lives, in the 2015-2020 term, Dang Son commune has attracted nearly 45 billion VND in investment capital to build works and infrastructure. From this capital source, the commune has built a medical station, a canal system of Phu Cuong dam, Lim bridge, upgraded the cultural and sports center with 2 football fields, invested in upgrading 15 classrooms, playgrounds, and practice grounds for 3 levels of education.

Dang Son Commune Kindergarten has achieved level 1 standards. Photo: Pham Bang

To facilitate people's travel and contribute to the trade of goods, the commune focused on repairing, building and completing 7km of roads in hamlets and canal systems. When the roads were open, people boldly bought trucks, tractors, invested in building kiosks... to strongly develop services and trade.

Thanks to the high solidarity among cadres, party members and people, with the will of self-reliance and self-improvement, in 2017, Dang Son commune achieved new rural standards, finishing 3 years ahead of the Resolution of the term.

Determining the main goal of building new rural areas is to improve people's lives, many cadres, party members and people in the whole commune enthusiastically participated. The total cost contributed by the people to build new rural areas such as: roads, cultural houses, infrastructure... is estimated at 156 billion VND. People also donated 15,000 m2 of land and more than 5,000 working days.

Dang Son Commune has identified mulberry cultivation and silkworm raising as its economic spearhead, gradually building Dang Son silkworm products into branded products on the market. Photo: Hai Vuong

Currently, the whole commune has about 600 workers working in factories and enterprises with an income of 4-8 million VND/month. Over the past 5 years, the commune's economy has continuously developed in the right direction, with an average growth rate of 12-12.5%, and the total production value according to added value reached 231.93 billion VND, reaching 105% compared to the Resolution of the Congress of the term.

"An economic spearhead that the commune is aiming for is to focus on expanding the scale and area and gradually building Dang Son silkworm products into branded products on the market, contributing to creating many commodity products with high income value per unit area."

BUILDING A STRONG PARTY ORGANIZATION

Determining a strong and united Party organization, the policies and guidelines set out will be well implemented. During the past term, Dang Son commune paid attention to personnel work, innovated and implemented synchronously from the stages of assessment, comments, planning, training, arrangement and use.

The Standing Committee and the Party Executive Committee of the commune have planned to lead and manage a team of young cadres who dare to think, dare to do, have good solidarity and discipline, and are highly responsible. The nomination of candidates and appointment of cadres are carried out openly and democratically.

In the process of implementing local political tasks, the Party Committee and the government always promote the democratic principle of "people know, people discuss, people do, people inspect". From there, it creates trust and high consensus among all classes of people in implementing goals and tasks throughout the term.

Along with that is the enhancement of the leadership capacity, fighting strength of the Party organization and the strength of the entire political system. This is demonstrated through the issuance of policies and resolutions that are close to the local situation and at the right time; at the same time, innovation in leadership and direction style attaches specific responsibilities to each organization and individual, especially the head.

People of Dang Son commune voluntarily demolished the wall and donated land to pave the way for new rural construction. Photo: Tuan Hoang

Promote the pioneering and exemplary role of cadres, party members and their families as the core in all movements, in every neighborhood and residential area. Regularly grasp the ideological situation, thoughts and aspirations of cadres, party members and people, organize well the work of contact and dialogue to promptly resolve the people's proposals and recommendations.

Currently, Dang Son commune is continuing to strive to become a model new rural commune by 2025. To achieve the above goal, the commune has identified focusing on increasing income and improving people's lives as the key task. The commune's goal is to increase the average income of people to 60 million VND/person/year in the upcoming term.

To achieve that goal, in the 2020 - 2025 term, the commune will promote economic restructuring of crops and livestock. In particular, focusing on planning and forming high-quality rice production areas, strengthening livestock development associated with replicating and developing farm and family economic models.

The peaceful beauty of Dang Son village, Do Luong. Photo: Pham Bang

In addition, the commune will focus on promoting vocational training and labor export, attracting investment in trade and services, and focusing on directing groups of advantageous products such as wood processing, unburnt bricks, rice paper production, and garment processing.

The results of solidarity, innovation and creativity in the 2015 - 2020 term have created confidence for the Commune Party Committee to set higher development goals in the 2020 - 2025 term.

Promoting lessons learned, strengthening the leadership of the Party and government, the propaganda of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations, cadres, party members, and people of all walks of life, Dang Son commune will continue to unite, reach consensus, and continue to strive to achieve the set targets.