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BHG – Within the framework of a working visit to Ha Giang, on the afternoon of April 26, Mr. Truong Hoa Binh, Politburo member, Standing Deputy Prime Minister had a working session with provincial leaders on the work. ethnic. Attending the meeting were comrades: Do Van Chien, Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Minister, Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs; Trieu Tai Vinh, Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the 14th National Assembly Delegation Delegation in Ha Giang; Truong Xuan Cu, Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Northwest Standing Committee; Thao Hong Son, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People’s Council; Nguyen Van Son, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee; representatives of central ministries, departments and branches; comrades in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, the Standing Committee of the Provincial People’s Council and People’s Committee; leaders of departments, branches, Vi Xuyen district and prestigious people in ethnic minority areas.

Standing Deputy Prime Minister presents gifts to prestigious people in ethnic minority areas.

Reporting to the Standing Deputy Prime Minister of the Government and the delegation on the results of the implementation of programs and policies on ethnic minorities in the period 2011-2016, our province stated that: The whole province currently has 80,000 people, with 19 ethnic groups. In which, the Mong people account for the largest 32% of the country, there are 6 ethnic groups with very few people (under 10 thousand people). In the past years, thoroughly grasping and implementing the guidelines and policies of the Party and State on ethnic minority work and socio-economic development in ethnic minority areas and extremely difficult areas, the Provincial Party Committee has focused directing and directing the implementation of many guidelines, resolutions, projects… concretizing the direction of the Central Committee. At the same time, directing and giving guidelines for the People’s Council – Provincial People’s Committee to promulgate and implement many programs, schemes, mechanisms and policies, and perform tasks on ethnic affairs.

Programs 134, 135; the policy of lending capital for production development, providing direct support to the poor in disadvantaged areas; policies towards reputable people among ethnic minorities; policies on health, culture, education, environment, grant support, distribution of newspapers and magazines… are implemented synchronously and effectively. The implementation of the programs has promoted the restructuring of the agricultural economy towards commodity production, associated with the market, the poverty rate has decreased from over 35% in 2011, to over 21% in 2014 and over 21% in 2014. 38% in 2015 according to the multidimensional poverty line. The infrastructure system is interested and invested with 100% of communes having roads to the center, 89% of villages and hamlets are concreted; over 80% of communes have small irrigation works, ensuring production capacity for over 85% of agricultural land; over 87% of households have access to electricity for daily life; 100% of communes have solid schools and classes; The province has 13 boarding schools for ethnic minorities and 124 semi-boarding schools for ethnic minorities.

Standing Deputy Prime Minister presents the Provincial Party Committee a portrait of President Ho Chi Minh.

Programs and policies have created conditions for ethnic minorities to have stable housing, conditions for production development, improve material and spiritual life, reduce poverty, contribute to forest protection and conservation. protecting the ecological environment, stabilizing socio-economic development planning and maintaining political security, social order and safety in the locality… Besides the achieved results, the transformation of agricultural production structure industry, application of science and technology advances to production is still slow; product quality in low-ethnicity areas, difficult consumption, unstable market; The work of vocational training, job creation, changing industries and occupations has not achieved high efficiency; The customs, practices and residential areas of the people are mainly in remote and isolated areas, so it is difficult to access services and social welfare.

At the meeting, our province suggested that the Government balance resources and allocate budgets for localities, especially especially difficult provinces such as Ha Giang, to implement the Government’s decisions related to population policy. ethnicity; request the Government to soon approve the Project on Development of medicinal plants associated with poverty reduction and new rural construction in 6 poor districts 30a; have a special mechanism on staffing so that the locality can arrange jobs for the number of ethnic minority students who have graduated from domestic and foreign universities, especially the number of students who have recruited ethnic minority people; soon interested, allocating capital for the National Highway 279 Upgrading Project, section Viet Vinh (Bac Quang) – Nghia Do (Yen Bai).

Concluding the meeting, Standing Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh praised and highly appreciated the results achieved in implementing policies for ethnic minority areas in the province. The Standing Deputy Prime Minister suggested that Ha Giang should continue to effectively and synchronously implement the policies of the Central Committee and the province related to ethnic minority areas, especially well solve the water shortage situation. clean, electricity for lighting, production land… to help people stabilize their lives, limit free migration; create good opportunities for people to access social resources and enjoy the fruits of the socio-economic development process; well perform the recruitment and selection work, create conditions for the children of the compatriots to study in professional schools, and introduce the vocational training model into boarding schools for ethnic minorities; improve the quality of medical services and medical examination and treatment