Building Dien Chau district to develop comprehensively, maintaining its position in the top of Nghe An province

Reporter:Dear comrade, over the past 5 years, Dien Chau district has been assessed by all levels and sectors to have many rapid and positive changes in many areas. According to you, what are the most outstanding results that the Party Committee and people of the district have achieved in the 2015-2020 term?

Comrade Chu The Huyen:It can be affirmed that the Party Committee and people of the district have implemented the Resolution of the 30th District Party Congress in a favorable context: Continuing to implement Resolution No. 26-NQ-TW dated July 30, 2013 of the Politburo on the direction and tasks of developing Nghe An province until 2020 and many policies of the Party and State on socio-economic development. Party committees, authorities, the Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations from the district to the grassroots have demonstrated solidarity and unity in leadership, direction and implementation; the efforts of the entire political system, business community and people; experience and resources accumulated from previous years have created momentum and strength for higher development. Besides the advantages, there are also many difficulties: Negative impacts of the world and regional situation, the domestic economy is not yet sustainable; natural disasters and climate change, the environmental incident in the central sea in 2016; The epidemic is complicated; the situation in the East Sea and security in specific areas continues to have complicated developments; some reactionary, opportunistic, politically dissatisfied subjects with many sabotage tricks, causing instability have affected the socio-economic situation of the district.

With the close and timely leadership and direction of Party committees at all levels, the government, the Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations, and the efforts of the business community and people of the district, the main targets set by the district have basically been achieved and exceeded the targets of the Resolution of the 30th District Party Congress. The economy has grown quite well, the growth rate of production value in the period of 2015 - 2020 is estimated to increase by an average of 10.16%. The average growth rate of added value in the period of 2016 - 2020 is estimated at 9.37%. The average income per capita by 2020 is estimated to reach 53.7 million VND, 1.8 times higher than in 2015. Economic structurecontinue to shift in a positive direction, the proportion of industry - construction increased from 24.24% in 2015 to 27.01% in 2020; service sectors from 40.76% in 2015 to 46.62% in 2020; agriculture, forestry and fishery decreased from 35.0% in 2015 to 26.37% in 2020.

In the process of directing and managing socio-economic development, the Party Committee and the government from the district to the grassroots level have been concerned and proposed many solutions to exploit the strengths of agriculture - fishery - aquatic products. The average production value of agriculture, forestry and aquatic products in 5 years increased by 3.5%. Accelerating the shift in crop structure towards increasing added value per unit area; rapidly increasing the area of ​​crops with high economic efficiency. Along with that, the district promotes the application of science and technology and agricultural mechanization in production and livestock breeding in the direction of concentrated farms and households. Therefore, the average production value per hectare of agricultural land reached 120 million VND, 30 million VND higher than at the beginning of the term. Promoting the strength of exploiting aquatic products, the average annual exploitation of Dien Chau district increased by 7.7%, the district prioritized investment in means and fishing boats with large capacity to improve offshore exploitation capacity associated with protecting sovereignty over seas and islands. Total aquatic product output in 2020 is estimated at 49,900 tons, exceeding the congress target by 29.6%. Forest management, protection, planting and care work continues to be directed effectively. Maintain and protect 7,250 hectares of forest and forestry trees, plant 300 - 350 hectares annually, and stabilize forest cover at 20.61%.

The new rural development program has achieved many positive results, the number of communes meeting new rural standards has exceeded the set plan. It is expected that by the end of 2020, 34 communes will meet new rural standards (the target is 30 communes), an increase of 20 communes compared to 2015. The remaining communes do not have any communes below 14 criteria.

One of the strengths that Dien Chau district has focused on effectively exploiting during the term is industrial production, attracting investment in projects, and building complete infrastructure. The average value of industrial and handicraft production in the past 5 years is estimated at 11.59%. The internal structure of the industrial sector continues to shift rapidly and in the right direction, the proportion of processing industry and handicraft is increasing. Many new production facilities have been established, especially the capacity and industrial sewing products have increased 2.7 times compared to the beginning of the term with nearly 10 million products/year. In the period of 2016 - 2020, there were 31 projects approved for investment with a total registered capital of nearly 4,300 billion VND, of which foreign direct investment capital was 500 billion VND, the realized capital is estimated at over 40%. Notable examples include: Viet Glory Leather Shoe Factory in Dien Truong Commune, Nam Thuan Garment Factory in Dien My Commune; Muong Thanh Dien Lam Eco-tourism Area is one of the largest eco-tourism areas in the North Central region, attracting a large number of tourists every year to visit, relax and entertain.