Model new rural commune struggles to find mechanism

(Baonghean) - Selected by the Provincial People's Committee to build a model new rural area, 3 communes in Nghe An are struggling to find resources to develop and improve the quality of the model new rural area criteria.

Three localities selected by the Provincial People's Committee to build model new rural areas include: Quynh Doi (Quynh Luu), Kim Lien (Nam Dan) and Son Thanh (Yen Thanh).

This is the honor and pride of each locality; however, these communes are struggling to find resources to develop and improve the quality of the model NTM criteria.

The people of Hoi 4 hamlet, Kim Lien commune (Nam Dan) were excited and proud when the locality was chosen by the province to build a model new-style rural commune in Uncle Ho's hometown. Therefore, the people are willing to contribute labor and money to build a more spacious village. Hamlet chief Tran Le Dai excitedly said: From 2015 until now, that is, after the commune met the new-style rural standards, the people in the hamlet have contributed 500,000 VND/person to upgrade 0.8 km of inner-hamlet roads.

However, the most difficult criterion is still the cultural criterion because the hamlet cultural house has not met the requirements on the area of ​​the campus, and the cultural house is deteriorating. Therefore, the commune and the hamlet have agreed on a plan to move the hamlet cultural house to another location. The budget to build the cultural house, according to the estimate, is about 500 million VND, of which the district supports 50 million VND, the commune supports 50 million VND and the locality retains 100% of the auction amount of the old cultural house land (estimated at about 200 million VND). There is still a shortage of about 200 million VND mobilized from the people.

The hamlet has met many times and agreed that each household will contribute 2 million VND (the hamlet has 85 households), and the remaining amount will be mobilized from the community. In addition, some sections of the hamlet's roads have not been concreted yet, and the people will contribute to complete them.

Panorama of Kim Lien commune (Nam Dan). Photo: Sy Minh

According to Mr. Tran Le Chuong - Chairman of Kim Lien Commune People's Committee, through a survey in the commune, there are still 20/25 hamlets that need to upgrade and build new cultural houses that meet the model new rural standards. Although people contribute to the construction, the economic conditions of the people are limited, so the locality also has to find resources to support the hamlets. In general, the hamlets have agreed on the level of contribution to rebuild the cultural house, the hamlet that upgrades will contribute 1.5 million VND/household, the hamlet that builds new houses will contribute 2 million VND/household.

In Quynh Doi commune (Quynh Luu), people are also eager to contribute to building a model new rural commune. Mr. Nguyen Ba Hung, a resident of hamlet 4, shared: From 2015 until now, we have contributed 200,000 VND/person/year (the hamlet has agreed on the age of contribution from 1 to 80 years old) to renovate the surrounding walls on the hamlet roads and cover the roadside ditches. Knowing that such a contribution is a lot, but everyone agrees to invest in making the hamlet clean, spacious and beautiful.

In parallel with the plan to implement the model new rural area construction, Quynh Doi commune has focused on directing the construction of a number of projects such as completing the relics, building the kindergarten's office building to ensure standard level 2 and implementing the canals to the relics, the commune police station... with a total value of nearly 10 billion VND according to the model new rural area criteria.

Quynh Doi Commune (Quynh Luu) invested in building welfare works, including renovating the entire village well. Photo: Xuan Hoang

According to Mr. Tran Le Chuong - Chairman of the People's Committee of Kim Lien Commune: To achieve the criteria of a model new-style rural commune, the locality still has to invest in many infrastructure works such as: 18 km of traffic that has not been upgraded, 38 km of road without ditches, 10 intra-field roads that have not been hardened, 2 km of irrigation canals that have not been solidified. To complete the traffic and irrigation system, hundreds of billions of VND are required. From 2015 to now, the commune has built a number of welfare works: Kindergarten, Commune Health Station... nearly 15 billion VND, but the province has only had a policy to support 1.2 billion VND for intra-field traffic. For the district level, although there has been a lot of local attention to building a model new-style rural commune, there has not been much investment.

It is known that the People's Committee is submitting to the District People's Council to allow Kim Lien commune to enjoy 60% of the land auction money in the commune. If approved, this will be the district's priority policy, creating conditions for the commune to have capital to invest in building a model new rural area.

Mr. Ho Quang Tuan - Chairman of the People's Committee of Quynh Doi Commune (Quynh Luu) also said: After 3 years of building a model new rural commune, the province has only supported 1.7 billion VND, compared to the local constructions worth tens of billions of VND, it is very little, so the locality has to manage on its own. In order for the locality to reach the model new rural commune finish line on schedule, along with the mobilized capital of the locality, the province needs to have more preferential policies. Since 2017, the district People's Committee has had a policy of investing 300 million VND each year for the commune to build a model new rural commune.

Mushroom growing model of Mr. Le Van Hanh - Hamlet 12, Son Thanh Commune. Photo archive

Son Thanh Commune (Yen Thanh) has been approved by the Provincial People's Committee for the Project to build a model new rural commune. Accordingly, the investment mechanism, from 2015 - 2020 is 250 - 300 billion VND. Of which, the capital sources are allocated: State capital: 90 - 120 billion VND; capital mobilized from the people: 50 - 60 billion VND; other capital sources: 90 - 120 billion VND. However, according to Mr. Nguyen Tri Hoa - Secretary of the Commune Party Committee, in the process of organizing and implementing for more than 2 years, the State has not invested a single dong.

In fact, the 3 communes are building a model new rural area, the capital for investment to improve the criteria is mainly sourced by the locality itself. In order for these localities to complete the model new rural area by 2020 as planned, in addition to the active contribution of the people and mobilization in other forms, the province needs to have specific policies to support.

Mr. Nguyen Van Hang - Deputy Chief of the Provincial New Rural Area Coordination Office said: The 3 communes building new rural areas of the province have made great efforts to complete each criterion to strive to complete the model new rural area commune by 2020, mainly relying on the contributions of the people. Up to this point, the province has not had a specific policy mechanism for the 3 communes piloting the construction of model new rural areas. To create conditions for the communes building model new rural areas to have investment capital, the Provincial New Rural Area Coordination Office will submit to the Provincial People's Council a policy mechanism to support the communes building model new rural areas./.

Xuan Hoang