Farming cows in Binh Phuoc province’s Bu Gia Map district. (Photo: VNA) Binh Phuoc (VNA) - The south-eastern province of Binh Phuoc expectsto exceed its target for poverty reduction among ethnic groups this year aslocalities step up implementation of alleviation measures, according to itsDepartment of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
It expects to drag an estimated 1,250 poor households above the poverty lineagainst an annual target of 1,000 under a programme it launched last year.
Tran Van Xuan, Deputy Director of the department, said this achievement wouldreduce the poverty rate by 1 percentage point to 1.56 percent.
To implement the programme, the province has spent more than 75 billion VND (3.24million USD) this year to help poor households repair and build houses, getaccess to electricity and water supply, build toilets, learn vocational skills,and get jobs.
The province has 40 ethnic minorities with a total of nearly 200,000 people,accounting for 20 percent of its population.
Its poverty reduction policies have helped nearly 8,000 poor households escapepoverty in 2015-20.
This year the province’s Fund for the Poor plans to build 719 ‘greatsolidarity’ houses for poor people, including 451 under the programme to reducepoverty by 1,000 households a year./.
VNA
