Nghi Thinh Commune (Nghi Loc) meets new rural standards

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of April 29, Nghi Thinh commune, Nghi Loc held a ceremony to receive the certificate of recognition of the commune meeting new rural standards. Attending were comrade Ho Ngoc Sy, Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Deputy Head of the National Target Program Coordination Board for New Rural Areas of the province, leaders of Nghi Loc district and many people of Nghi Thinh commune.

Comrade Ho Ngoc Sy, Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, awarded the certificate of recognition of meeting the new rural standards to the leaders of Nghi Thinh commune.

In 2011, Nghi Thinh commune started implementing the national target program on building new rural areas with a low starting point, lacking infrastructure, and slow socio-economic development. The whole commune only achieved 5/19 criteria. However, with the solidarity and efforts of the Party Committee, the government, the entire political system and the entire people, the appearance of Nghi Thinh new rural areas has improved a lot, and people's lives have gradually improved.

The total mobilized budget for the construction of new rural areas in Nghi Thinh commune in the past 5 years reached more than 230 billion VND, of which the people contributed 60%. Along with that, the people also voluntarily donated 12.6 hectares of garden land and agricultural land to expand rural and intra-field traffic routes.

Up to now, Nghi Thinh has completed and put into use 12 km of concrete village roads. The irrigation system has been basically upgraded to meet the requirements of irrigation and production.

In 2015, the average income per capita reached over 27 million VND, the poverty rate decreased to 4.2%. People of working age had regular jobs at 95%. Social order and security were stable, social evils were kept at bay.

Nghi Loc district leaders awarded prizes to the commune.

At the ceremony, Mr. Ho Ngoc Sy - Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Nghe An province awarded the certificate of recognition of the commune meeting the NTM standards in 2015 to Nghi Thinh commune and awarded a bonus of 500 million VND to the commune to build a welfare project in the coming time. Nghi Loc district also awarded a bonus of 300 million VND to the commune to build a welfare project in the area.

She and her grandchildren at Nghi Thinh kindergarten during class.

On this occasion, 4 groups and 4 individuals were awarded certificates of merit by the Provincial People's Committee for their outstanding achievements in the local new rural construction movement; Nghi Loc district leaders also awarded certificates of merit and rewards to 5 groups and 5 individuals who made great contributions to the new rural construction of Nghi Thinh commune in the period 2011 - 2015.

Hong Vinh