The Government’s Programme 135, which aims to improve living conditionsfor rural residents with a particular focus on ethnic minoritycommunities, has proven effective in the Central Highlands province ofGia Lai.
The province has spent over 1 trillion VND (47 millionUSD) out of the 1.5 trillion VND (75 million USD) allocated from theprogramme fund so far on infrastructure, focussing on upgrading ruralroads; building schools and medical stations; and setting up irrigationand water supply systems; thus contributing to socio-economicdevelopment in the locality.
The programme also helped ethnicminority groups improve their farming techniques by applying advancedtechnologies and new cultivation methods, which has boosted theirincomes due to higher yields.
With an area of more than15,500km2, Gia Lai is home to more than 1.3 million people. Forty-fivepercent are ethnic minorities, mainly Bahnar and J’rai.
Inrecent years, the Party and Government paid special attention toimproving the living conditions for ethnic minority communities in theCentral Highlands, Gia Lai in particular, through enhancing policy andimplementing a number of measures.
As a result, chronic hunger was eliminated in Gia Lai, and the number of low-income households reduced rapidly.
Thecommunities in the locality are connected via roads accessible forcars, busses and trucks. Every village is connected to the nationalelectricity grid, and over 70 percent of households have access to cleanwater.
All the villages have access to schools and medical facilities, with 95 percent of school-age children attending school.-VNA
The province has spent over 1 trillion VND (47 millionUSD) out of the 1.5 trillion VND (75 million USD) allocated from theprogramme fund so far on infrastructure, focussing on upgrading ruralroads; building schools and medical stations; and setting up irrigationand water supply systems; thus contributing to socio-economicdevelopment in the locality.
The programme also helped ethnicminority groups improve their farming techniques by applying advancedtechnologies and new cultivation methods, which has boosted theirincomes due to higher yields.
With an area of more than15,500km2, Gia Lai is home to more than 1.3 million people. Forty-fivepercent are ethnic minorities, mainly Bahnar and J’rai.
Inrecent years, the Party and Government paid special attention toimproving the living conditions for ethnic minority communities in theCentral Highlands, Gia Lai in particular, through enhancing policy andimplementing a number of measures.
As a result, chronic hunger was eliminated in Gia Lai, and the number of low-income households reduced rapidly.
Thecommunities in the locality are connected via roads accessible forcars, busses and trucks. Every village is connected to the nationalelectricity grid, and over 70 percent of households have access to cleanwater.
All the villages have access to schools and medical facilities, with 95 percent of school-age children attending school.-VNA
