Nghi An Commune (Vinh City) receives Certificate of recognition for meeting new rural standards
(Baonghean.vn) - In 6 years of implementing new rural construction, Nghi An commune (Vinh city) has mobilized a total of over 86 billion VND in resources, of which people contributed over 29 billion VND to complete the program's goals.
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| Nghi An Commune receives Certificate of recognition for meeting new rural standards. Photo: Vo Huyen |
| On the morning of May 16, 2017, Nghi An Commune People's Committee held a ceremony to receive the Certificate of recognition of the commune meeting the new rural standards in 2016. Attending were comrade Vo Viet Thanh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of Vinh City Party Committee; comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Director of Nghe An Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; comrade Nguyen Hoai An - Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee. |
With the motto of the state and people working together, the commune has mobilized people to donate nearly 5,500 square meters of land, worth over 10 billion VND, to open rural roads, build nearly 19,000 meters of new concrete alley roads; asphalt and concrete 32.47 kilometers of commune and inter-commune roads; 3.92 kilometers of village roads; harden 2.5 kilometers of intra-field roads; and solidify 85% of the canal system managed by the commune.
Currently, in the commune, there are 3 flower and ornamental plant craft villages recognized by the Provincial People's Committee in Kim My, Kim Chi, Kim Phuc hamlets and 5 cooperatives operating effectively, bringing high income to the people. 90% of working-age people have regular jobs, average income per capita in 2016 reached 22 million VND/person/year. The poverty rate has decreased to 1.85%. The commune has achieved universal lower secondary education; 12/14 hamlets have met the cultural hamlet standards; security and social order are maintained and stable.
In addition to the traditional local occupations, local people also diversify their occupations. Thanks to the dynamic economic development, the lives of local people are increasingly improved, the average income per capita reaches over 33 million VND/person/year; the poverty rate has decreased to 1.9%.
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| Purple corn - one of the new crops in Nghi An commune. Photo archive |
During 6 years of implementing the national program of new rural construction, Nghi An has mobilized a total of over 86 billion VND, of which people contributed over 29 billion VND. The commune has completed 19/19 criteria; in 2016, the Provincial People's Committee recognized the commune as meeting new rural standards.
On this occasion, the Provincial People's Committee presented Nghi An commune with a welfare project worth 500 million VND and awarded Certificates of Merit to 4 collectives and 4 individuals with achievements in the new rural construction movement.
Vo Huyen -Dinh Nguyet
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