Building Tam Thai commune to become a bright spot in the southwestern border region of Nghe An

Transform from within

During the 2020 - 2025 term, despite facing many difficulties, the Party Committee and People of Tam Thai commune (merged from Tam Thai and Tam Hop communes, old Tuong Duong district) promoted the spirit of solidarity and made efforts to successfully achieve many important goals in all fields.

Party building work was carried out synchronously and effectively, contributing to improving the leadership capacity and fighting strength of the entire Party Committee. The quality of Party cell activities was improved; many new models and movements were deployed, of which the typical one was the "four good" Party cell of the "four good" grassroots Party Committee. The Party cell of Xoong Con village was consolidated, eliminating the risk of no longer having a Party cell. During the entire term, 79 new Party members were admitted, reaching 100% of the target. Inspection and supervision work was strengthened, violations were strictly handled, creating a disciplined and orderly environment in the Party. The Party Committee completed the arrangement of the organizational apparatus after the merger of communes, perfecting the cadres in a streamlined and effective direction; 100% of cadres and civil servants met professional and political theory standards.

Total budget revenue for the term reached 12.6 billion VND, an average of 105% of the plan/year. Average income per capita in 2024 reached 28 million VND/year, exceeding the set target. Agriculture, forestry and fishery continued to develop stably, in which the rice area reached over 209 hectares, rice productivity increased significantly, livestock farming achieved high results with nearly 5,000 cattle and nearly 40,000 poultry. The newly planted forest area reached 522 hectares, forest cover reached 90.8%, exceeding the resolution target. Aquaculture had a remarkable development, output reached 73 tons/year, revenue of about 7.3 billion VND. Services, trade, and small-scale industry were expanded, contributing to economic restructuring and creating jobs for many workers.

National target programs have been effectively implemented. The total investment capital for infrastructure of the two old communes reached over 52 billion VND. People actively contributed land and working days to build schools, medical stations, roads, and cultural houses. The movement to build new rural areas has spread widely, creating a clear change in the appearance of the countryside and people's lives.

Culture and society have many positive changes. The rate of mobilizing students to attend class is over 98%, 100% of students complete primary school, nearly 82% pass the 10th grade of high school. The whole commune has 4 schools that meet national standards, school facilities are enhanced, and socialized education has achieved many results. The movement "All people unite to build a cultural life" is strongly developed, with the rate of cultural families reaching 83%. Mass cultural and sports activities are vibrant, and the preservation of traditional cultural identity is emphasized.

Health care, social security and poverty reduction are regularly concerned. During the term, the commune organized 3,678 visits and provided support for the issuance of more than 2,600 health insurance cards to policy beneficiaries. The total number of newly built houses for poor households is 295. The poverty rate has decreased sharply: old Tam Hop decreased from 75% to 40.44%, old Tam Thai to 8.815%. Vocational training and job creation have had many results with 1,430 people having new jobs, of which 28 workers went to work abroad for a limited period.

National defense and security were maintained, security and order were ensured. The work of coordinating patrols and border control was carried out seriously and effectively. There were no hot spots of security, drug crimes or illegal migration. The police and militia forces were strengthened, completing 100% of the annual recruitment target. The movement of the entire people to protect the security of the Fatherland spread widely.

Digital transformation and administrative reform are promoted. The public administrative service center is established in a modern direction, serving the people conveniently. The rate of files resolved on time is over 98%. Civil servants are proficient in using information technology, administrative procedures are processed in the electronic environment, the digital signature rate is 100%.

The Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations innovate their methods of operation, launch many emulation movements, contribute to socio-economic development, ensure national defense and security, and consolidate the great national unity bloc. The work of supervision and social criticism has been effective in building the Party and building a clean and strong government.

Breakthrough from three breakthroughs

Entering the 2025 - 2030 term, on the basis of the achievements in the past time, the Party Committee and people of Tam Thai commune have determined the general goal of continuing to improve the leadership capacity and fighting strength of the Party Committee; promoting the tradition of solidarity, self-reliance, dynamism and creativity of all cadres, party members and people. The overarching goal is to effectively exploit existing resources, develop the agricultural economy in an organic direction, associated with building a value chain for production and consumption of products. At the same time, Tam Thai focuses on shifting the structure of crops and livestock in accordance with natural conditions and the market; promoting the application of science and technology in production to increase productivity, quality and economic efficiency. Thereby, gradually improving the material and spiritual life of the people, effectively implementing poverty reduction work, and increasing sustainable income.

In addition to economic development, the locality pays special attention to the task of maintaining political stability, ensuring national defense, security and social order and safety, aiming to build Tam Thai commune into a bright spot of "3 peaces" - peace for the people, peace for the area, peace for the border - of the Southwest region of Nghe An province.

To realize that goal, Tam Thai commune has set out 27 key targets in key areas such as: economy, culture - society, environment, national defense - security, Party building and political system. On that basis, the locality has identified 5 key task groups, 3 strategic breakthroughs and 4 solution groups. mainly to mobilize maximum resources, exploit the combined strength of both the political system and the entire population to create clear and sustainable changes in all aspects.

In particular, three breakthroughs play a key role in promoting the overall development process of the commune. First of all, it is the work of building a team of cadres, civil servants and public employees with sufficient qualities, capacity, strong political will, high sense of responsibility, daring to think, daring to do, daring to take responsibility. At the same time, it is necessary to arrange and restructure the staff according to job positions, ensuring to meet the requirements of the digital transformation process and administrative reform.

The second breakthrough is to promote the application of modern science and technology in agricultural production and livestock, especially solutions to adapt to climate change, ensuring sustainable livelihoods for people. The transformation of crop and livestock structure towards selecting varieties with high economic value, suitable for local climate and soil conditions is identified as a strategic direction. Along with that, it is necessary to strengthen production linkage activities, promote trade, create stable output for agricultural products, gradually bring Tam Thai's typical products further into the market.

The third breakthrough focuses on planning and infrastructure development, considering this as a fundamental factor to promote socio-economic development. The commune will mobilize maximum resources, especially capital from national target programs and public investment, to effectively implement essential infrastructure projects. Priority is placed on arranging and stabilizing the population, planning the construction of commune centers, building inter-level ethnic boarding schools, expanding the domestic water supply system, rural transportation, and perfecting cultural and communication institutions in villages.

With high determination and consensus of all cadres and people, Tam Thai commune believes that it will create breakthroughs, bringing the locality to increasingly comprehensive and solid development, worthy of being a bright spot in the southwestern border region of Nghe An province in the coming years.