(Baonghean.vn) -Continuing the program of checking and appraising the contents and criteria of New Rural Areas (NTM) in Nghia Dan district, on the morning of May 13, 2015, the Appraisal Council of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee worked at Nghia Long commune to appraise the results of NTM construction in the area. Comrade Vi Luu Binh - Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief of Office of the Provincial NTM Coordination Board chaired the meeting.
Also attending were members of the Provincial New Rural Appraisal Council and the New Rural Steering Committee of Nghia Dan district.
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| Checking and assessing traffic criteria in Nghia Long commune |
Nghia Long, Nghia Dan district is 15 km south of the district center. Although it is a commune in the 2nd mountainous region with over 73.4% of the population being ethnic minorities living in 12 hamlets; the starting point is low (only 3/19 criteria), however, thanks to the attention of the state, the commune has successfully achieved socio-economic goals, the annual growth rate reached over 10%, the average income per capita from 11.2 million in 2010 to 25.1 million VND/person in 2014; the poverty rate is only 9.8%. Not only that, thanks to knowing how to mobilize and integrate capital from many sources, Nghia Long commune has successfully implemented many new rural criteria.
The commune has mobilized a total of 185 billion VND, of which 54.87 billion VND is integrated into programs and projects; 67.63 billion VND is contributed by the people; and 43.98 billion VND is borrowed capital. By early May, through self-inspection and assessment by the district, the commune has met 19/19 criteria and requested superiors to inspect and recognize.
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| Mr. Truong Dinh Thong - Party Secretary, Chairman of Nghia Long Commune People's Committee reported on the results of new rural construction |
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| Members and representatives of the Party Committee and the local government of Nghia Long commune attended the New Rural Area appraisal ceremony. |
In their additional remarks at the appraisal session, representatives of the People's Committee of Nghia Dan district and specialized departments highlighted the commune's efforts and outstanding results; at the same time, they reported and explained some of the commune's remaining criteria, the reasons and the roadmap for completion. On the side of the provincial NTM appraisal council, members spoke to ask the commune to clarify the roadmap and commit to implementing some criteria that still caused some concerns, such as criterion No. 6 on cultural facilities, criterion No. 18 on the political system, security and order, environmental sanitation criteria, waste, etc.
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| Mr. Nguyen Hong Tuan - Vice Chairman of Nghia Dan District People's Committee reported the appraisal results. |
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| Provincial Police representative reports on the results of the assessment of security and order criteria. |
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| Representatives of the Agriculture and Rural Development sector note the criteria for production models. |
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| Representatives of the Provincial New Rural Appraisal Council and leaders of Nghia Dan district attended the appraisal. |
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| Comrade Vi Luu Binh - Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of the province concluded the appraisal content. |
Concluding the working session, Mr. Vi Luu Binh - Deputy Director of the Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development acknowledged the efforts of Nghia Long commune in building school facilities, medical stations and especially the rural traffic system. Besides the above advantages, through the review, some criteria of Nghia Long commune have only been achieved at a low level such as cultural institutions in hamlets, political system, the poverty rate is still quite high, the environment still has unsustainable factors... Based on the commune's commitment roadmap, with the support and facilitation of the district, the Provincial Appraisal Council unanimously recognized Nghia Long commune as meeting the NTM standards, and at the same time requested the commune to promptly absorb and overcome the criteria that the departments and branches are concerned about and the commune is implementing to report before the Appraisal Council submits to the People's Committee for recognition./.
Nguyen Hai
