On June 22, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính chaired a national online conference to review the National Target Program on New Rural Development, the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction, and 2 Movements "The whole country joins hands to build new countryside" and "For the poor - No one is left behind" for the period 2021-2025.
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính chairs the conference
Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyễn Hoàng Giang, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Võ Phiên, and leaders of relevant departments and localities attended the conference at the Quảng Ngãi bridge point.
Completing assigned tasks
Reported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, the country currently has 79.3 per cent of communes meeting the new rural standards, and 51 per cent of district-level administrative units are recognized as meeting new rural standards.
12 provinces are recognized by the Prime Minister to complete the task of building new rural areas.
Regarding the Sustainable Poverty Reduction Program, the average rate of poor households according to multidimensional standards decreased by 1.03 per cent per year, meeting the target assigned by the National Assembly and the Government
19 communes with extreme difficulties in the coastal and island areas escaped from difficult conditions, and three poor districts were recognized as escaping poverty.
In the period of 2021-2025, more than 10,500 livelihood models have been implemented, supporting job connections for over 134,000 workers in poor households and near-poor households.
Orientation for the period 2026-2035
Conference at Quảng Ngãi bridge point
By 2030, per capita income in rural areas will increase by at least 2.5 times compared to 2020.
There will be no more poor households according to the multidimensional poverty line for the 2022-2025 period.
The country will have at least 80 per cent of communes meeting new rural standards, with at least 35 per cent of communes achieving advanced new rural standards.
Approximately 6-8 out of 34 provincial-level units will be recognized as completing the goal of building a modern new rural area.
Quảng Ngãi with important recommendations
PPC’s Chairman Nguyễn Hoàng Giang speaks at the conference
Quảng Ngãi currently has 98 out of 144 communes meeting new rural standards, of which 12 communes meet advanced new rural standards.
It is expected that the rate of poor households according to the multidimensional poverty line in the period of 2022-2025 of the province will decrease from 9.11 per cent to 2.09 per cent by the end of 2025.
At the conference, Quảng Ngãi provincial leader pointed out difficulties and obstacles in the process of implementing the Program, affecting the interests of the people.
To effectively implement the Programs in the coming time, the PPC’s Chairman proposed the Prime Minister to soon promulgate a set of new rural criteria for the 2026-2035 period.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment should promulgate guidelines on the principles of determining the level of meeting the new rural standards of communes after the merger.
Minh Thiện
