Ethnic minority women introduce traditional brocade products (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – An overall plan is being built toboost socio-economic development in ethnic minority-inhabited, mountainous andparticularly disadvantaged areas.
At a meeting held by the National Assembly’sCouncil for Ethnic Affairs in Hanoi on July 30, officials and experts agreedthat ethnic minority-inhabited, mountainous and particularly disadvantagedareas hold importance in terms of politics, economy, society, security,defence, diplomacy and the environment.
The 53 ethnic minority groups with 13.38 millionpeople reside mainly in the northwestern, Central Highlands, southwestern andcoastal central regions, which are rich in valuable natural resources andecological diversity. They are also home to many national hydropower plants.
However, socio-economic development in theseregions remains slow, the quality of local human resources and access to basicsocial services are modest, while poverty rates are still high.
Therefore, it is necessary to build an overall planon investment for socio-economic development in such areas for 2021-2030,participants said, adding that targets and breakthrough solutions are needed toboost the development of these areas and narrow their development gap withother regions.
Chairman of the Council for Ethnic Affairs HaNgoc Chien said the National Assembly assigned the Government to build theoverall plan, and this scheme is set to be submitted to the parliament forconsideration in October.-VNA
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