Demolition of temporary houses in Nghien Loan commune, Pac Nam district, Bac Kan. (Photo: Nguyen Cong Hai/VNA)

Information on March 30 from the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions said that based on the National Assembly's Resolution on allowing the use of 5% savings from regular expenditures in 2024 to support the elimination of temporary and dilapidated houses for poor and near-poor households, the Prime Minister decided to allocate VND 4,557.773 billion for localities to implement this program in their areas.

To date, localities have received VND 2,836.8 billion from ministries, branches, localities, banks, and corporations, reaching nearly 82% according to the assignment plan of the Central Steering Committee.

To date, 21 units have completed 100% of the transfer of support funds to localities, including: Ministry of National Defense, Hanoi City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vinh Phuc Province, Da Nang City, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, Vietnam National Petroleum Group, Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group, Vietnam National Coal-Mineral Industries Group, Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank), Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank), Loc Phat Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank (LPBank), Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB), Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank), Vietnam Export-Import Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Eximbank), Vietnam International Commercial Joint Stock Bank (VIB), Asia Commercial Bank (ACB), Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank), Vietnam Maritime Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MSB), Masan Group, Hoa Phat Group.

According to the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions, the country has supported the elimination of 168,027 temporary and dilapidated houses. Specifically, housing support for people with revolutionary contributions is 15,491 units; housing support under the two national target programs is 60,473 units; housing support under the Temporary and Dilapidated House Elimination Program is 92,063 units.

During the week, the country increased by about 11,000 houses (completed and newly built); on average, each locality supported 25 houses per day that were subject to temporary and dilapidated house demolition.

Implementing the emulation movement "Joining hands to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses nationwide in 2025" launched by the Prime Minister, recently, from the Central to local levels across the country, all have been highly determined and made great efforts to complete the goal of eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses in 2025.

At the launching ceremony of the 90-day and night campaign "Joining hands to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses" organized by Ninh Thuan province on the morning of March 29, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung highly appreciated the spirit and responsibility of the political system from the province to the grassroots level with high political determination, great efforts, striving to turn difficulties into advantages, impossible into possible; especially the roadmap and specific goals set by the province to strive to complete the elimination of temporary and dilapidated houses for people with housing difficulties by June 2025.

If this target is achieved, Ninh Thuan will be one of the localities with rapid implementation progress, with a plan to finish 6 months earlier than the Central Plan.

The Deputy Prime Minister also noted and hoped that the leaders of Ninh Thuan province must be more determined so that the task of eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses for the people can be completed.

House construction must ensure "3 hard" factors, avoid the situation of poor quality construction "re-dilapidated" and avoid taking advantage of policies.

The province needs to specifically review the arising subjects to promptly support, ensuring that no one is left behind.

In Can Tho, at the Great Solidarity House Handover Ceremony for households in difficult circumstances in O Mon and Thoi Lai districts organized by the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Can Tho city in coordination with the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Can Tho city Le Nguyen Sinh Nhut emphasized that the houses handed over this time have profound humanitarian significance, helping households have a stable place to live so they can work and produce with peace of mind, while contributing to the emulation movement "Join hands to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses" and the campaign "Building new rural areas and civilized urban areas" of the city.

Mr. Le Nguyen Sinh Nhut also said that Can Tho is striving to achieve the goal that by April 2025, all residents of Can Tho city will have stable housing, through the movement "Join hands to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses in the city in 2025"./.

According to VNA

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