Hung Yen Nam Commune (Hung Nguyen) receives Certificate of Recognition for Commune meeting new rural standards

Hung Yen Nam is a semi-mountainous commune, facing many difficulties, with poor infrastructure in terms of transportation, schools, medical stations, and cultural facilities.

With the determination, drasticness and innovation of the Party Committee, government and people, and with the support of all levels and sectors, Hung Yen Nam commune has created a "miracle" in building new rural areas.

Delegates attending the ceremony to receive the Certificate of Commune meeting new rural standards. Photo: MH

In the past 6 years, the commune has mobilized more than 109 billion VND to build traffic infrastructure, electricity, canals, schools, commune health stations, and cultural houses, of which the people contributed more than 23 billion VND, accounting for 21.22%.

Along with improving infrastructure, the Party Committee and government also focus on propaganda and mobilization to raise people's awareness in environmental protection and building a green - clean - beautiful rural landscape.

Comrades: Ho Phi Trieu - Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; Nguyen Thi Thom - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairwoman of the District People's Council awarded the Certificate of recognition for Hung Yen Nam commune meeting new rural standards. Photo: MH

In particular, people's thinking on production and economic development has changed a lot by actively changing the crop structure, forming a number of specialized areas: ornamental peach, custard apple, apple, four-season lemon; at the same time growing Xa Doai orange, pear guava, Thai jackfruit, raising free-range chickens...

The locality also converted some highland rice fields to grow high-quality sweet potatoes, lemongrass, and climbing eggplant. Some low-lying areas converted to the model of raising apple snails, soft-shell turtles, and frogs. The labor export movement was promoted with about 750 participants.

Leaders of Nghe An Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and leaders of Hung Nguyen district awarded the Certificate of recognition of Hung Yen Nam Primary School for meeting National standards level 1. Photo: MH

Thanks to that, the spiritual and material life of the people has been improved. The average income per capita has increased from over 21 million VND (in 2017) to over 43 million VND (in 2022). The poverty rate has decreased from over 15% (in 2015) to below 2%.

The determination and efforts of the Party Committee, government and people of Hung Yen Nam have helped the locality complete 19/19 new rural criteria and the Provincial People's Committee issued Decision No. 686, dated March 15, 2023, recognizing it as meeting new rural standards in 2022 according to the National Criteria for New Rural Communes.

Leaders of Nghe An Department of Agriculture and Rural Development awarded Certificates of Merit from the Provincial People's Committee to 4 collectives with outstanding achievements in the new rural construction movement. Photo: MH

The results of new rural construction in Hung Yen Nam commune are an important foundation and driving force with many lessons learned for the locality to continue setting goals and determination to build advanced new rural areas in the coming time, for the happy life of the people.

In addition to receiving the Certificate of Recognition of the Commune meeting the new rural standards; on this occasion, the locality also received the National Standard Level 1 Certificate for the primary school and the commune meeting the National Criteria on Health.

Hung Nguyen district leaders awarded the new rural commune award to Hung Yen Nam commune. Photo: MH

On this occasion, the Provincial People's Committee awarded Certificates of Merit to 4 collectives and 4 individuals with outstanding achievements in the new rural construction movement; the District People's Committee awarded Certificates of Merit to 4 collectives and 4 individuals with outstanding achievements in the new rural construction movement.