Of the total funding, VND 2 trillion (USD 86 million) will be sourced from district and commune budgets, VND 900 billion (USD 38.7 million) is to come from businesses and economic organizations, and VND 440 billion (USD 18.92 million) from central and provincial coffers. Meanwhile, VND 1.8 trillion will be funded by other development programs and projects. Local communities are expected to contribute around VND 500 billion.
VND 60 billion (USD 2.58 million) will be allocated to Yen My, Kim Dong and Phu Cu districts which have registered for the recognition in the year.
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Each of the 28 communes in the six districts of Tien Lu, Phu Cu, An Thi, Kim Dong, Khoai Chau and Yen My which have yet to earn the status will get VND 10 billion (USD 430,000). Meanwhile, 16 communes registering to become model new-style rural areas for the 2019-2020 period will receive VND 5 billion (USD 215,000) each.
Twenty residential areas which aim to become model new-style rural areas will also get VND 20 billion (USD 860,000).
According to Nguyen Minh Quang, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, Hung Yen has funneled more than VND 4.6 trillion (USD 197.8 million) into the program since 2018.
Nguyen Van Phong, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, said the province has instructed localities to focus resources on rural infrastructure development, and pay attention to such criteria as income improvement, poverty reduction and environmental protection.
The National Target Program on New-style Rural Area Building, initiated by the Government in 2010, sets 19 criteria on socio-economic development, politics, and defense, aiming to give a boost to rural regions across the country.
The number of criteria was increased to 20 in 2015 and includes the development of infrastructure, the improvement of production capacity, environmental protection, and the promotion of cultural values.
By the end of 2018, a total of 3,787 communes nationwide, or 42.4 percent, have been recognized as new-style rural areas, representing a year-on-year rise of 8.02 percent.
In 2019, the target is to raise the percentage of new-style rural areas to about 48-50 percent of total communes. At least 10 more districts are hoped to earn the recognition, while they hope to ensure each commune has completed at least five or more of the criteria.
Source: VNA