Soc Trang invests efforts in poverty reduction among ethnic minority groups
Soc Trang province, home to the largest population of ethnic minority people in the Mekong Delta, has been working hard over the past years to reduce poverty in the communities.
An event held in Soc Trang province on July 13 to implement the programme helping the poor build houses. (Photo: VNA)
Soc Trang (VNA) – Soc Trang province, home to thelargest population of ethnic minority people in the Mekong Delta, has beenworking hard over the past years to reduce poverty in the communities.
Thelocal household poverty rate, measured by using multidimensional criteria, hasbeen brought down to 6.64% from 36.7% in 1992, when Soc Trang wasre-established. The rate in ethnic minority communities stands at 2.85% at present,down 3 - 4% annually.
All the communes with many ethnic minorities have secondary schools, healthcare stations, and concrete roads reaching theircentres. Besides, 100% of communes, wards, and towns in the province havegained access to the national power grid and met the national healthcare criteria.Up to 99.6% of rural residents are now using hygienic water.
Lam Van Man, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee,said building on these achievements, the Party Committee had issued a resolutionon the implementation of the national target programme on socio-economicdevelopment in ethnic minority areas for 2021 - 2025, and then the provincialPeople’s Committee worked out an action plan with detailed objectives.
For 2025, Soc Tranglooks to raise the average per capita income of ethnic minority people to atleast 70 million VND (3,000 USD) while cutting down the household poverty ratein the communities by 3 - 4% each year. It is also working to have over 99% of theethnic minority households using electricity from the national grid and otherappropriate sources, and 100% accessing telecoms services.
He noted provincial authorities will provide more trainingfor and appropriately use personnel who are ethnic minority people. Thosewith substantial contributions to local socio-economic development will also becommended and honoured in a timely manner.
In addition, Soc Trang will improve vocational trainingquality and job provision to increase the rate of trained and employed workersin the minority communities. More scientific and technical advances will betransferred while the production of profitable farm produce under value chainswill be facilitated to help local residents develop livelihoods, according tothe official.
The province has a population of more than 1.19 million, over35% of whom are ethnic minority people. Khmer people account for over 30% ofthe total population and Hoa people over 5%, according to 2020 statistics./.
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An event held in Soc Trang province on July 13 to implement the programme helping the poor build houses. (Photo: VNA) 
