All communes with ethnic minority have had primary schools. (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – DeputyPrime Minister Truong Hoa Binh praised localities, ministries, and agencies ontheir efforts to help change ethnic minority-areas nationwide.
A report at a meeting discussinggovernment Decree No 05/2011/ND-CP on ethnic minority work, indicated that allcommunes have primary schools and secondary schools and nursery schools havebecome more available in remote areas.
By 2013, 80 percent of hamletsand villages had medical workers and 75 percent of communes had doctors.
Investments have been made in communicationswith 98 percent of communes having public phone services.
Speaking at the meeting, DeputyPM Truong Hoa Binh affirmed over the five-year implementation of the decree,ministries and agencies have advised the government on issuing and revising policieson ethnic minorities.
The policies have changed manyethnic minority-inhabited areas and the material and spiritual life of ethnicgroups, especially in remote areas, has improved. The rate of poor householdshas plummeted, while defence-security and social order has been ensured.
The Deputy PM, however, pointedout shortcomings like the low rate of ethnic minority people among civilservants, a lack of attention to training ethnic minority officials and themodest number of health centres in communes where ethnic groups live.
The Deputy PM asked ministriesand relevant agencies to coordinate in reviewing and revising ethnic minoritypolicies.
The Committee for Ethnic Affairsneeds to work with ministries and relevant agencies to research and build newpolicies for 2016-2021.
The Ministry of Planning andInvestment will work with relevant ministries to issue mechanisms and policiesto attract investment into development in ethnic minority-inhabited and remoteareas.
The Ministry of Finance,meanwhile, was directed to work with ministries to ensure financial resourcesfor implementing ethnic minority policies.
𓂃 The Deputy PM also askedlocalities to prioritise resources and integrate programmes and projects in localitieswith ethnic minority policies, develop infrastructure in disadvantaged remote areasand issue policies to attract more resources to implement ethnic minoritypolicies.-VNA
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