Tra Vinh province completes the task of building new rural areas by 2024

* Determining that implementing the National Target Program on New Rural Construction is a great opportunity, helping Tra Vinh province gain a strong "rebound" to positively change the appearance of the countryside and improve all aspects of life for the people, the Tra Vinh Provincial Party Committee has raised its determination and focused all resources on implementation. The Tra Vinh Provincial Party Committee has closely directed and requested all levels, sectors and localities in the province to follow the motto in building new rural areas: "Party's will, people's heart"; "The State and people work together, people inspect, people benefit", determined to achieve the goal of bringing Tra Vinh province to complete the new rural task before 2025.

Over the past 14 years, the province has mobilized resources from the Central and local levels, capital combined from local programs and projects, credit sources, businesses, people... with a total amount of over 27,414 billion VND to implement the new rural construction program.

With the high determination of local Party committees and authorities, and the efforts of the people, Tra Vinh province has basically achieved 8/8 contents, completing the task of building new rural areas according to the provisions of Decision No. 321/QD-TTg dated March 8, 2022 of the Prime Minister .

In the whole Tra Vinh province, 85/85 communes have met the new rural standards, 51 communes are advanced new rural areas, 9 communes are model new rural areas; 9/9 districts, towns and cities have been recognized by the Prime Minister as meeting the standards and completing the task of building new rural areas. The national target program on building new rural areas has changed the face of rural areas, the socio-economic infrastructure system has been completed; especially the rural traffic system, intra-field traffic, school system, cultural facilities and public welfare works have been invested in spaciously.

Currently, the average income per capita in rural areas has increased more than 4 times compared to 2010; the poverty rate has decreased rapidly to only 0.87% in 2024. The development gap between rural and urban areas has gradually narrowed, the number of households with average, good and rich living standards in the province has increased every year. In particular, in 2024, although the conditions are still difficult, Tra Vinh has achieved and exceeded 26/27 targets; the economic structure has shifted in the right direction; growth (GRDP) reached 10.04%; ranked 8th in the country and first in the Mekong Delta; GRDP per capita reached 94.37 million VND/person/year.

By 2025, Tra Vinh province aims to have at least 1 more district and 6 communes meeting the standards of advanced new rural communes; 5 communes meeting the standards of model new rural communes; increasing the average income per capita in rural areas to 71.5 million VND/person/year; the multidimensional poverty rate according to the new rural criteria to less than 0.5%. In the period of 2025 - 2030, the province will have at least 2 more districts meeting the standards of advanced new rural communes; 70% of communes meeting the standards of advanced new rural communes, of which 40% are model new rural communes. The average income per capita in rural areas will be 1.5 times higher than in 2025 and there will be no more poor households according to the new rural criteria.

Source: https://kinhtedothi.vn/tinh-tra-vinh-hoan-thanh-nhiem-vu-xay-dung-nong-thon-moi-nam-2024.html