On the morning of June 25, the People's Committee of Ba Thuoc district organized the 4th Congress of Ethnic Minorities in Ba Thuoc district - 2024. Attending the congress were comrade Trinh Tuan Sinh, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; representatives of leaders of a number of provincial departments, agencies, and branches, a number of districts in the province and Tan Lac, Mai Chau, Lac Son districts, Hoa Binh province.

Comrade Trinh Tuan Sinh, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, presented a flower basket from the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Provincial Fatherland Front Committee to congratulate the Congress.

Comrade Trinh Tuan Sinh, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and delegates attending the congress.

In the period of 2021-2025, along with the implementation of the Resolution of the Party Congresses at all levels and the Resolution of the 3rd District Congress of Ethnic Minorities, Ba Thuoc district has promoted the tradition of solidarity, diligence, efforts to overcome all difficulties and challenges, enthusiastically competed and achieved important results.

Ethnic programs, projects and policies in ethnic minority areas have always been of interest to Party committees and authorities at all levels for effective implementation. Functional sectors have proactively reviewed and supplemented resources to implement programs, projects and plans, mobilizing many resources for economic growth, investing in infrastructure improvement, sustainable poverty reduction, creating conditions for rapid and stable development, and improving the living standards of ethnic minorities.

Delegates attending the congress.

Delegates from Tan Lac, Mai Chau and Lac Son districts of Hoa Binh province attended the congress.

Art performance to welcome the congress

Over the past 5 years, from capital sources of national target programs, 1,520 poor, near-poor, and ethnic minority households in the district have been supported to build houses, with a total cost of 66.88 billion VND. Projects to relocate and arrange residents in areas at high risk of natural disasters have been implemented with a total investment of 42.477 billion VND. The poverty rate in 2023 will decrease to 17.58%, of which the poverty rate of ethnic minority households will decrease to 20%.

Mobilizing investment capital for the district's social development in the 2021-2023 period is estimated at 5,000 billion VND. By the end of 2023, the district will have 3 communes meeting new rural standards, 82 villages meeting advanced new rural standards, and 3 villages meeting model new rural standards. The average growth rate of production value in the 2021-2023 period is estimated at 3.85%. Average income per capita in 2023 will reach 31.9 million VND.

Overview of the congress.

With the theme "Ethnic solidarity, innovation, promoting advantages and potentials, integration and sustainable development", at the Congress, delegates contributed many enthusiastic and responsible opinions, proposing solutions to strengthen the great solidarity of ethnic groups; develop socio-economy, ensure national defense and security associated with preserving national cultural identity... contributing to improving the quality of ethnic work in the period of 2024-2029.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Trinh Tuan Sinh spoke at the congress.

Speaking at the Congress, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Trinh Tuan Sinh acknowledged and commended the results that Party committees, authorities, organizations and ethnic people in Ba Thuoc district have achieved in recent years; at the same time, pointed out the limitations and shortcomings that need to be focused on overcoming.

According to the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, although the socio-economic development of the district's ethnic minority areas has made significant progress, it is still unsustainable. The restructuring of crops and livestock is still slow; the level of intensive farming in agricultural production is still limited. The implementation of national target programs in the district still faces many difficulties and shortcomings. The rate of poor and near-poor households and the risk of falling back into poverty is still high. Political security, order and social safety in the area still have potential complications...

To successfully complete the set goals and tasks, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Trinh Tuan Sinh requested that in the coming time, the Party Committee, the government, the Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations and ethnic people of Ba Thuoc district continue to promote the dissemination and popularization of the Party and State's policies on ethnic affairs and national unity. Focus on timely and effectively implementing 3 national target programs on socio-economic development of ethnic minority and mountainous areas, on sustainable poverty reduction and on new rural construction; the socio-economic development program for the mountainous areas of Thanh Hoa in the period of 2021-2025 of the Provincial Party Committee.

The district needs to synchronously and effectively implement tasks and solutions to develop the economy of ethnic minority areas. Promote economic restructuring towards agricultural and forestry development as the foundation, promote local strengths, and be consistent with the culture and customs of each ethnic group. Gradually develop industries and handicrafts, create growth breakthroughs and create jobs, increase income for ethnic minorities. Promote tourism development, especially community tourism and eco-tourism, making tourism a spearhead economic sector of the district.

Continue to pay attention to and improve the quality of cultural and social activities; propagate and mobilize ethnic minorities to practice a civilized lifestyle, eliminate backward customs and practices, preserve and promote the fine cultural identities of ethnic groups. Focus on vocational training and job creation for ethnic minority workers; effectively implement poverty reduction programs and policies, ensure social security, and improve the quality of life for people.

In the immediate future, the district needs to focus on organizing and implementing widely and effectively the Campaign to support housing construction for the poor, policy households, and households with housing difficulties in the province in the two years 2024-2025 according to Directive No. 22 of the Provincial Party Standing Committee.

At the same time, harmoniously combine socio-economic development with ensuring national defense and security; build a position of people's trust and people's security, effectively resolve pressing issues at the grassroots level. Continue to strengthen and consolidate, build a clean and strong political system in ethnic minority areas.

Focus on improving the leadership capacity and fighting strength of party organizations and party members; have plans to train, foster, create sources and use ethnic minority cadres; pay attention to building a team of cadres in ethnic minority areas who are dynamic, creative, dedicated and devoted to the cause of development of the homeland; promote the development of party members, especially party members among ethnic minorities, as the core nucleus to build movements in villages, hamlets and hamlets.

The Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee suggested that the Fatherland Front and people's organizations continue to innovate methods of gathering, mobilizing, and uniting ethnic groups; promote the role of village elders, village chiefs, prestigious people in the community, and grassroots forces, and encourage people to promote their internal strength, self-reliance, and proactive spirit to rise up in life.

Promoting the tradition of solidarity, self-reliance, self-improvement, and unity of the ethnic groups. The Party Committee, People and ethnic minorities of Ba Thuoc district continue to promote patriotic emulation movements, determined to successfully implement the Resolution of the District Party Congress, bringing Ba Thuoc out of poverty and into a well-off district in the mountainous area of ​​the province by 2025.

Secretary of Ba Thuoc District Party Committee Pham Dinh Minh spoke at the congress.

Standing Deputy Secretary of Ba Thuoc District Party Committee Bui Thi Hoa read the resolution letter of the congress.

On this occasion, the Chairman of the People's Committee of Ba Thuoc district awarded Certificates of Merit to 126 outstanding individuals among ethnic minorities in the period 2019-2024.

Tien Dong