Building New Rural Areas Associated with Urban Development

On the afternoon of March 12, the Hanoi Party Committee held a conference to summarize Program No. 04-CTr/TU of the 17th Party Committee on "Promoting the effective implementation of the National Target Program on building new rural areas associated with restructuring the agricultural sector and developing the rural economy, improving the material and spiritual life of farmers in the period 2021 - 2025"; announcing and awarding the Decision on the districts: Hoai Duc, Dong Anh, Thanh Oai meeting the advanced new rural standards.

Attending the conference were Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the City People's Committee Tran Sy Thanh, Head of the Steering Committee for Program No. 04; Deputy Chief of the Central Office for Coordinating New Rural Areas Tran Nhat Lam; Member of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Council Phung Thi Hong Ha; Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen.

After 4 years of implementation, Program No. 04-CTr/TU has achieved and exceeded many targets, helping the rural areas of the capital become more and more beautiful, civilized, and modern, and the quality of life of the people is constantly improving. Up to now, the average income per capita in rural areas in Hanoi has reached about 73.8 million VND, an increase of 18.8 million VND/person/year compared to 2020. According to the report of the Steering Committee of Program No. 04-CTr/TU of the City Party Committee, up to now, the city has 100% of communes meeting new rural standards; 229 communes, accounting for 60% of communes meeting advanced new rural standards, exceeding 47% of the Program's target; 109 model new rural communes, exceeding 36% of the Program's target; 18/18 districts and towns meeting new rural standards; 5 districts that have achieved advanced new rural standards are: Thanh Tri, Gia Lam, Hoai Duc, Dong Anh, Thanh Oai.

Speaking at the conference, Chairman of the City People's Committee Tran Sy Thanh requested the city's departments, branches, People's Committees of districts and towns to continue to maintain the criteria of new rural areas, advanced new rural areas and models, and develop in the direction of urban areas. Strengthen propaganda, mobilize internal resources among the people, promote the campaign "All people unite to build new rural areas, civilized urban areas"; effectively implement the planning work for the development of craft villages, industries, industrial zones, clusters, rural services to meet the needs in production, business and trade promotion; promote the value of heritages, relics and craft villages, increase the added value of tourism products in the capital.

Source: Vietnam Business Forum