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Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc presented the Prime Minister's Decision recognizing Phu My district as a new rural district in 2023. Expressing his joy and excitement at the results Phu My district has achieved in the new rural construction movement, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc emphasized that this is the crystallization of the achievements that the Party Committee, government and people in the district have strived and made efforts to be recognized as meeting the new rural standards in 2023.
On behalf of the Government leaders, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc acknowledged, commended and highly appreciated the determination and efforts of the Party Committee, government and people of Phu My district in the cause of new rural construction. The Deputy Prime Minister said that, implementing the policy of building new rural areas, by December 31, 2024, the whole country had 6,250/8,014 communes (78%) meeting new rural standards, an increase of 3% compared to the end of 2023. Of which, 2,275 communes met advanced new rural standards, an increase of 652 communes compared to the end of 2023 and 550 communes met model new rural standards, an increase of 292 communes compared to the end of 2023.
Emphasizing that this is a great achievement that the whole country has strived to complete in the past year, the Deputy Prime Minister added: On average, the whole country achieved 17.5 criteria/commune (an increase of 0.6 criteria compared to the end of 2023); 4 disadvantaged districts, namely Tuan Giao, Dien Bien province; Que Phong, Nghe An province; Khanh Son, Khanh Hoa province, have had communes recognized as meeting new rural standards and removed from the list of districts with "no new rural communes". There are 303 district-level units in 59 provinces and centrally-run cities that have been recognized by the Prime Minister as having completed their tasks/met new rural standards, an increase of 34 units compared to the end of 2023 (accounting for 47.3% of the total number of district-level units nationwide), of which 16 districts have been recognized by the Prime Minister as meeting advanced new rural standards.
There are 22 provinces and centrally-run cities with 100% of communes meeting new rural standards (an increase of 04 provinces compared to the end of 2022), of which 15 provinces and cities have 100% of communes meeting new rural standards. Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc emphasized that new rural areas not only create new lives for people but also create new, sustainable development for localities and the country.
Regarding Binh Dinh province, the Deputy Prime Minister assessed that the province has been very determined in implementing the new rural construction. Up to now, the whole province has 91/113 communes recognized as meeting new rural standards, accounting for more than 80.5% compared to the average level of the whole South Central Coast region (72.3%); of which, 24 communes have met the advanced new rural standards (South Central Coast region has 135 communes); there is 1 commune meeting the model new rural standards (South Central Coast region has 05 communes).
Binh Dinh also has 7 districts recognized by the Prime Minister as meeting new rural standards, accounting for 1/3 of the total number of districts in the region (the South Central Coast region has 21 units). Citing a series of figures, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc assessed that Binh Dinh province has directed very strongly and achieved high efficiency in the new rural construction movement.
Regarding Phu My district, the Deputy Prime Minister expressed his excitement that all 17/17 communes of the district have met the new rural standards; the economy, culture and society have all developed. The whole district has 57 products that have achieved OCOP certification. The Deputy Prime Minister assessed that "this is the root of sustainable development" and hoped that provincial leaders and ministries would implement measures to expand the market for OCOP products, so that OCOP can bring practical benefits to the people.
The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized that, after all, we build new rural areas to improve the material, cultural and spiritual life of the people. In particular, economic development, job creation; preserving and promoting cultural identity; developing education, etc. play a particularly important role in creating a foundation for sustainable development. Raising this issue, the Deputy Prime Minister suggested that in the coming time, Phu My district needs to make more efforts and determination in poverty reduction work, striving to have no poor households in the entire district, and to build a district with comprehensive development.
The Deputy Prime Minister hopes that Binh Dinh province will continue to promote the tradition of the homeland of the hero Quang Trung, especially promoting lessons on creativity in science and technology; valuing talents; developing trade and commerce, etc. with new thinking and new ways of doing things to build Binh Dinh homeland to become increasingly rich and powerful, and the people's lives to be prosperous and happy.