Binh Thuan launches 50-day campaign to eliminate substandard houses
Binh Thuan province strives to complete the house construction and repair for revolution contributors by April 30 and for poor/near-poor and disadvantaged households by June 30.
Building a new house for a heroic Vietnamese mother in Binh Thuan (Photo: VNA)
Binh Thuan (VNA)♛ – The south-central province of Binh Thuan on March 27 launched a 50-day campaign to do away with temporary and dilapidated houses.
The province strives to complete the house construction and repair for revolution contributors by April 30 and for poor/near-poor and disadvantaged households by June 30.
Earlier, Binh Thuan identified 971 households eligible for the housing support policy, including 188 revolution contributors, 695 poor/near-poor families and 88 disadvantaged households, with a total funding needed reaching 46.7 billion VND (1.83 million USD).
According to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Environment, from August 2024 to March 26, the province supported the building and repair of houses for 498 eligible households.
Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Do Huu Huy said that so far, some localities in the province reported a modest number of completed houses. Therefore, units and localities, especially their leaders, must show higher determination in meeting the deadlines.
Secretary of the Binh Thuan provincial Party Committee and head of the provincial steering committee on eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses Nguyen Hoai Anh affirmed that following the major policy of the Party and State, over the past time, the province has drastically implemented the work and achieved positive results.
He urged coordination among agencies to solve problems, particularly those related to land during the implementation of the housing support programme. In addition, localities are encouraged to mobilise resources to aid households that are in extremely difficult circumstances./.
Tuyen Quang plans to replace or repair 6,928 temporary and dilapidated houses in 2025, requiring an estimated budget of over 343 billion VND (about 13.7 million USD).
The province is engaging local businesses and organisations in the elimination of substandard housing, ensuring better life quality for low-income families.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed Decision No. 444, dated February 27, 2025, setting targets for the completion of social housing by 2025 and in the following years up to 2030. Accordingly, by 2030, localities nationwide are tasked with completing 271,161 social housing units to help achieve the goal of building at least one million affordable social housing apartments for low-income earners and industrial park workers during the 2021–2030 period.
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