Effectively implement ethnic policies

As a locality with many ethnic groups living together, of which ethnic minorities account for more than 60%, Thanh Son district always focuses on implementing ethnic policies well, helping people develop economically. - society, sustainable poverty reduction, and stable life.

Muong ethnic people in Long Lum area, Dich Qua commune preserve songs and dances imbued with national identity.

Tat Thang commune currently has over 5,000 people, of which the Muong ethnic group accounts for 72% of the population. In recent times, along with fully implementing policies to directly support poor households and ethnic minority households, local Party Committees and authorities have always encouraged people to develop economically and reduce poverty sustainably. With existing advantages, the commune has focused on developing tea, grapefruit, and large timber trees in the direction of goods with increasingly expanding production area, contributing to increasing people’s income. Mr. Dinh Ngoc Son - Chairman of the Commune People’s Committee said: "Through loans from the District Bank for Social Policies, many households have escaped poverty, developed economically, and stabilized their lives. Up to now, the average income per capita has reached 36 million VND/person/year, the rate of poor households has decreased to 5.66%, near-poor households is 4.6%, the appearance of new rural mountainous communes is increasingly improving. ”.

Determining the implementation of ethnic policies as a key task, Thanh Son district party committees and authorities at all levels have focused on leading, directing, and effectively implementing programs, projects, and ethnic policies. such as: Resolving the shortage of residential land, housing, production land, and domestic water; Developing sustainable agricultural and forestry production, promoting the potential and strengths of regions to produce goods along the value chain; develop education and training, improve the quality of human resources; Preserving and promoting the fine traditional cultural values of ethnic minorities in association with tourism development...

Implementing the National Target Program for sustainable poverty reduction, the district has integrated it with investment programs and projects to build essential infrastructure. In 2023, focus on implementing support for housing, residential land, production land, and water for 1,879 households; arrange, arrange and stabilize the population of Kha Cuu commune; sustainable development of agricultural and forestry production... The lives of ethnic minorities in remote and remote areas in the district have changed many times, contributing to shortening the gap in access to social conditions between the delta regions. and mountainous and highland areas. The rate of poor households among ethnic minorities decreased to 11.6%, and near-poor households decreased to 12%.

With support from the State, ethnic minorities have proactively and self-reliantly developed their economy and escaped poverty. With a large area of forestry land, accounting for about 73% of the natural area, Thanh Son district encourages and supports people to develop the forestry economy. There are currently hundreds of large-scale forestry economic models such as : Farms, agricultural and forestry farms with income from several hundred million to billions of dong in Cu Thang, Giap Lai, Luong Nha communes... Projects to support production development are implemented on schedule planning, targeting the right subjects, bringing high economic efficiency, aiming at sustainable poverty reduction. The district’s poverty rate has now decreased to 7.69%, down 0.61% compared to 2022; The rate of near-poor households decreased to 7.64%, down 0.83% compared to 2022.

Ethnic policies in Thanh Son have come to life and promoted positive effects, helping ethnic minorities rise to economic development and reduce poverty sustainably. In the coming time, the district will continue to focus on effectively implementing programs and projects to support ethnic minorities. Especially promoting the “bridge” role of reputable people in residential areas in propagating the Party and State’s guidelines, policies and laws to the people, and at the same time conveying thoughts and wishes. people’s expectations of the Party and government at all levels.

Ha Trang