2018’s new-style rural building targets completed ahead of schedule
This year’s new-style rural building targets completed ahead of schedule
The National Target Programme on New-style Rural Area Building for 2018 has achieved its set targets three months earlier than planned, said Nguyen Minh Tien, head of the programme’s Central Coordination Office.
An aerial view of Bong Lai commune of Que Vo district, Bac Ninh province (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The National TargetProgramme on New-style Rural Area Building for 2018 has achieved its settargets three months earlier than planned, said Nguyen Minh Tien, head of theprogramme’s Central Coordination Office.
The programme, initiated by the government in2010, laid out 19 criteria on socio-economic development, politics, and defence,aiming to enhance the development in rural regions of Vietnam. The list ofcriteria includes the development of infrastructure, the improvement ofproduction capacity, environmental protection, and the promotion of culturalvalues.
To date, the entire nation now has 3,542communes that meet the standards of new-style rural areas (or 39.7 percent of allcommunes nationwide). Meanwhile, 55 districts in 28 provinces and cities have receivedthe prime minister’s accreditation for fulfilling all criteria and completingtheir assigned mission in new-style rural building.
According to Tien, the goal set for this year wasto have 3,500 communes (or 39 percent of all communes) recognised as new-stylerural areas and at least 54 districts obtaining the PM’s accreditation.
The official said the steering committee forthe programme will focus on directing localities to continue their measures andefforts next year in a bid to realise the National Assembly’s goal for the2016-2020 period.
Talking about this year’s outcomes, Tien said manylocalities have increased resources, innovations, and quality guarantees bydeveloping value chains in line with food safety standards and productionrestructuring.
Many of them intensified their work to tackleenvironmental pollution and came up with effective solutions to their accruedliabilities that had arisen from the programme’s basic construction plans, headded.
Tien also pointed to a significant gap inbuilding new-style rural areas among certain regions. While localities like HoChi Minh City, Da Nang, and Dong Nai have completed their set works and are nowadvancing into even further construction, others such as Dien Bien, Bac Kan,and Cao Bang have recorded very low numbers of communes that meet standards.
According to Tien, environmental pollution(especially water pollution) is getting worse in some areas, while food safety,despite the country’s progress in ensuring farm produce’s quality, remains apressing issue.–VNA
Khuon Ha is a rural commune in Tuyen Quang. It was one of the most poverty-stricken localities in Tuyen Quang seven years ago. Yet after building a new-style rural area, the commune is a better place.
As many as 294 out of the 386 communes in Hanoi, or 76.16 percent, have been recognised as new-style rural areas, said the municipal steering board of the programme on agriculture development and new-style rural area construction for 2016-2020.
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The programmes have brought about positive changes to rural infrastructure, comprehensively improved the material and spiritual lives of farmers, and contributed to Vietnam's economic restructuring, said PM Pham Minh Chinh.
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An aerial view of Bong Lai commune of Que Vo district, Bac Ninh province (Photo: VNA) 
