Quynh Thang Commune (Quynh Luu) receives Certificate of recognition as a new rural commune

Delegates attending the ceremony. Photo: Viet Hung

Quynh Thang is a mountainous commune in Region II located in the Northwest of Quynh Luu District. After 10 years of implementing the National Target Program on new rural construction, the local appearance has changed completely. The commune's technical infrastructure and socio-economic infrastructure have been invested synchronously and completed, meeting the requirements of socio-economic development, serving production development and people's lives. The total investment resources for new rural construction in the commune are more than 476 billion VND; of which, people contributed funds, donated land, works, trees and invested in house renovations of more than 279 billion VND...

Comrade Le Van Nga - Chairman of Quynh Thang Commune People's Committee reported on the results of new rural construction. Photo: Viet Hung

The economic structure continues to shift in the right direction, the average economic growth rate reaches over 8.7%, the average income per capita reaches 37.75 million VND/year, the poverty rate is only 2.5%; 3/4 schools in the area meet national standards; 12/14 villages meet cultural standards; the rate of cultural families reaches 97.5%; Political security, order and social safety are maintained, the material and spiritual life of the people is improved. The Party Committee, government, Fatherland Front and organizations have achieved the title of clean, strong and excellent.

The Party Committee, government and people of Quynh Thang commune strive to achieve advanced new rural standards by 2025; Average economic growth rate of 9 - 9.5%; Average income per capita reaching 62 - 63 million VND/year.

Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Ho Phi Trieu highly appreciated the results that Quynh Thang commune has achieved in implementing the National Target Program on New Rural Construction. He requested the Party Committee, government and people of Quynh Thang commune to continue to mobilize resources along with people's contributions to continue investing in the rural traffic system and building and upgrading other infrastructure works.

In addition, increase the application of scientific and technical advances in production; Promote the transformation of the agricultural economic structure, especially the structure of crops and livestock, to link enterprises, cooperatives with people in production to increase product value; pay attention to propaganda, promotion, and finding markets for local agricultural products...

Awarding the Certificate of recognition of the commune meeting new rural standards and 500 million VND to Quynh Thang commune. Photo: Viet Hung

At the ceremony, on behalf of the provincial leaders, Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Ho Phi Trieu awarded the Certificate of recognition of the commune meeting new rural standards to Quynh Thang commune and 500 million VND to the commune to build welfare works; at the same time awarded the Certificate of recognition of meeting national standards level 1 to the Secondary School and the Certificate of recognition of the Craft Village for processing raw materials and producing incense in village 2, Quynh Thang commune.

Awarding Certificates of Merit from the Provincial People's Committee to collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in new rural construction. Photo: Viet Hung

Also at the ceremony, Nghe An Provincial People's Committee awarded Certificates of Merit to 4 collectives and 4 individuals; Quynh Luu District People's Committee awarded Certificates of Merit to 4 collectives and 8 individuals; Commune People's Committee awarded Certificates of Merit to 14 collectives and 20 individuals with outstanding achievements in the process of building new rural areas./.