(ĐN) – Recently, Nepalese delegation headed by Chitralekha Yadav, Deputy Speaker of Lower House of Nepalese Parliament has paid a visit to Dong Nai.
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Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Tran Dinh Thanh presents a souvenir to the visiting Nepalese deputy speaker Chitralekha Yadav |
A senior legislator from
Provincial leaders took this opportunity to highlight achievements of Dong Nai’s society and economy, in particular, attainment of poverty reduction results in the province. Hunger eradication and poverty alleviation are top priorities of the provincial Government and policies aim at encouraging the economic growth and implementation of equality in society in rural areas. During the past years, hunger eradication and poverty alleviation programmes have stated in all districts and communes in the province. These programmes have to date helped lift 16 poorest communes out of poverty. These programmes assist poor families and poor communes by: Granting credit with preferential interest rates in order to create jobs through investment in planting, husbandry, development of non-agricultural occupations, processing of agricultural products; Transferring technology and providing technical assistance to poor families, free-of-charge, to help them overcome their difficulties themselves.
The local government also invests and facilitates the development of infrastructure such as: medical stations, schools, roads, clean water for living, electricity, local market, which serve poor families as well as better-off ones. Until now, the rate of poor families accounted for only 9% of Dong Nai’s total population. The provincial goal is that over the next five year, only 4% of all families will be poor.
The visiting Nepalese deputy speaker said she was happy to witness the positive socio-economic changes made by
During the visit to Dong Nai province, the Nepalese delegation made time to visit the
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