Thanh Thinh Commune (Thanh Chuong): High determination to build new rural areas

(Baonghean) - Promoting the leadership role of grassroots party organizations, in the 2010 - 2015 term, the Thanh Thinh Commune Party Committee (Thanh Chuong) promptly seized opportunities, overcame difficulties, led the people to promote the tradition of studying, working, and being creative, and well performed the tasks of socio-economic development and achieved many results in many fields, with many targets reaching and exceeding the targets set by the Congress Resolution; some targets were higher than the average of the district...

In terms of economy, there has been a fairly comprehensive development, the economic structure has shifted in the right direction, the average income per capita in 2015 is estimated at 22,300,000 VND. Promoting the advantage of hilly land, the commune has promoted the planting of tea and industrial crops, increasing the tea area from 166.1 hectares at the beginning of the term to 252.72 hectares in 2014, each year producing 2,400-2,500 tons of fresh tea buds, income from tea trees reaching 8.5-9 billion VND, there are 427 hectares of land for growing acacia, each year exploiting and replanting brings income from 3.5-4 billion VND. There are 32 private tea processing machines to consume products for tea growers and create jobs for more than 150 local workers.

The economic highlight of the past term was focusing on new rural planning associated with the second land conversion. After the conversion, households only had 1-3 areas left, an average of 2.7 areas/household; mobilizing people to focus on building the intra-field traffic system, expanding and digging new 7 main inter-village intra-field routes and intra-field routes of 11 villages with a total length of 22.7 km, worth over 2 billion VND. Installing 1,380 sewer pipes to serve intra-field traffic, ensuring that motor vehicles can reach all fields...

Tea harvesting in hamlet 1A, Thanh Thinh commune (Thanh Chuong). Photo: Ngoc Anh

The key projects identified by the Congress for the 2010-2015 term, along with the essential projects that many people are interested in and have recommended through many sessions of the Commune People's Council, have been focused on directing, both calling for investment attraction and mobilizing people's strength and making good use of capital sources 135-CP and other capital sources for investment and construction. Over the past 5 years, the Party Committee has focused on directing the construction of the following projects: roads from village 4 to village 3, from village 6 to village 7 and 2 roads in village 1A; building a communal Cultural House worth over 1.3 billion VND ensuring more than 200 seats; putting into use Cho Cau Electric Pumping Station and building an additional 256m of standard concrete canal; building Quai Sanh dam, upgrading Cay Da dam; expanding the office yard combined with building flower beds and ornamental plants at the office, creating a clean, beautiful and friendly working environment. Upgrading the campus of the commune health station, upgrading the campus of the Cultural House of Village 1A, the Cultural House of Village 7; mobilizing people to donate land and trees to quickly hand over the site to the contractor to construct the asphalt road from Highway 533 through Ho Chi Minh Road through Village 1A with a length of more than 7.2 km. Currently, phase 1 has completed the road surface grading, installed the bridge and culvert system with an investment cost of over 10 billion VND.

In the field of culture and society, a synchronous cultural and sports facility has been built, the welcome gate has been renewed, and some other tools have been purchased and re-equipped to serve cultural movements; the villages have completed cultural houses and entertainment places to serve the daily needs of the people. The movement "All people unite to build a cultural life in residential areas" has always been positively and effectively responded by the people. Up to now, 9/11 villages have been recognized as Cultural Villages; the rate of cultural families in 2014 reached 83.6%; the rate of poor households at the beginning of the term decreased from 22.27% to 11.59% in 2014. The commune met the national criteria on health in 2013. Although it is an area close to the border, national defense and security have been maintained, the commune is clean of drugs and has no social evils...

Regarding education and training, the scale and network of schools developed as planned, the quality of teaching was improved with all 3 schools meeting national standards level I. The school system was solidified, the primary and secondary schools were designed with 2 floors with enough classrooms for students; every year, over 40 students passed the university entrance exam. The socialization of education was focused on, the activities of the association for promoting education and community learning centers were increasingly active and effective. Along with that, cultural and artistic activities, sports, health - population/family planning had many advances, the material and spiritual life of all classes of people was increasingly improved.

Throughout the locality's efforts, the Party Committee has developed key programs, programs to implement resolutions of higher levels, issued specialized resolutions; assigned each comrade in the Party Committee to be in charge of programs and plans of the Party Committee, with specific roadmaps and timelines. Enhanced the responsibility of leaders, strengthened inspection and supervision, promptly resolved opinions of Party members and people. Along with that, Thanh Thinh has focused on leadership and building the political system.

Party building, ideological work, organizational work, implementation of Directive 03 - CT/W of the Politburo and Resolution 4 of the Central Committee (11th tenure), inspection and supervision work, mass mobilization work, government building as well as activities of the Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations continued to be maintained and operated effectively. Most party members in the party committee promoted their pioneering and exemplary nature, strictly complied with the Party Charter, propagated and mobilized people to carry out movements. Many party members were exemplary, taking the lead in economic development, protecting security, order and environment, and well implementing local conventions. The political system was consolidated and developed, leadership and management capacity had many positive changes, and the cadre team matured in the new mechanism.

From the practical experience in leadership and direction of the past term, Thanh Thinh Commune Party Committee has also drawn lessons: Leadership, direction and implementation must be sharp, resolute, creative, and closely follow the local reality. Pay attention to ideological work, promptly resolve issues arising among cadres, party members and people; raise awareness for cadres and party members, resolutely fight against conservatism, stagnation, waiting and relying, fear of difficulties, subjectivity and impatience. Improve the leadership capacity and fighting strength of the Party Committee and Party cells. Uphold Party principles and State discipline, promote the advisory, mobilization and coordination role of the Fatherland Front and mass organizations...

The results achieved in the period of 2010 - 2015 are identified as resources for the Party Committee and people of Thanh Thinh commune to continue to overcome difficulties, determined to implement the targets and tasks of the period of 2015 - 2020. Opportunities and also basic challenges are clearly identified, Thanh Thinh continues to set the goal of continuing to promote internal resources, take advantage of external resources, exploit all potentials and advantages of the locality, increase investment attraction, strive to develop the economy quickly and sustainably; well solve social issues, constantly improve the material and spiritual life of the people; firmly ensure national defense and security.

Promote democracy, maintain discipline, strengthen solidarity, build organizations in the political system strong with increasingly high quality; strong and exemplary strong Party organization. The target is to strive for an average economic growth rate of 9-10% in the next 5 years. Average income per capita reaches 50-55 million VND/year. Average production value on cultivated area reaches 100-120 million VND/ha/year. Food output is stable at 2,800 tons. All 3 schools maintain the title of national standard level 1 and strive for kindergartens and primary schools to reach national standard level 2.

Focus on directing the implementation of the national target program on new rural construction; vocational training, job creation associated with the program of rapid and sustainable poverty reduction; fight against conservative and stagnant thinking in the face of new requirements for economic development; maintain the title of a clean and strong Party organization. Continue to innovate leadership and direction styles, policies and resolutions that are correct, practical, highly feasible and suitable to the local situation.

The new rural appearance has appeared in Thanh Thinh's homeland with a synchronous, spacious and modern infrastructure system. With the spirit of innovation and creativity, based on the foundation of promoting democracy, the Thanh Thinh Commune Party Congress for the 2015 - 2020 term is a high concentration of will, aspirations and internal strength; continuing to promote the patriotic emulation movement, overcoming difficulties and challenges. It is expected that the correct orientations of the Party Committee will quickly bring Thanh Thinh to develop firmly, be in the top of the district, strive for the commune to meet new rural standards by 2020 and build the homeland to be increasingly prosperous.

Nguyen Quan

Deputy Secretary of Thanh Thinh Commune Party Committee