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Long An targets 89 new-style rural communes by 2020

The Mekong Delta province of Long An has set a goal of having 89 communes recognised as new-style rural areas by 2020, accounting for 53.6 percent of its total communes.
Long An targets 89 new-style rural communes by 2020 ảnh 1Illustrative image (Source: VNA)
Long An (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of Long An hasset a goal of having 89 communes recognised as new-style rural areas by 2020,accounting for 53.6 percent of its total communes.

According to Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture andRural Development Phan Van Liem, efforts will bemade to further develop key infrastructure facilities, towards meetingrequirements of production and daily activities of locals in rural areas, aswell as build sustainable production models and create more stable jobs.

Average per capita income in rural areas in 2020 is expected to reach 56million VND per year, 1.8 times higher than that in 2015.
 
To that end, the local authorities will focus on examining and making adjustmentsto new-style area building plans in accordance with the locality’ssocio-economic development.

Attention will be paid to promoting high-tech agriculture development inconnection with restructuring the agriculture sector, and making it easier forlocal residents to play their key role in the process.

The locality will give priority to urgent projects, thus solving difficultiesand creating breakthroughs for socio-economic development, Liem said, addingthat local residents will be encouraged toengage more actively in building new-style rural areas, he added. 

Long An now has 57 communes recognised new-stylerural areas. The programme has received great response from locals throughoutthe province.

The national programme on building new-style rural areas, initiated by theGovernment in 2010, includes 19 criteria on socio-economic development,politics and defence, aiming to boost rural areas of Vietnam.
The criteria cover infrastructure development, production capacityimprovement, environmental protection and cultural value promotion.-VNA
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