Vice President reviews policy for war heroes in Quang Nam

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh held a working session with authorities of the central province of Quang Nam on July 18 about the enforcement of a policy for those who rendered their services for the nation, ahead of the 71st anniversary of the Day of War Invalids and Martyrs (July 27).
Vice President reviews policy for war heroes in Quang Nam ảnh 1Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh in Quang Nam (Source: VNA)
Quang Nam (VNA) – Vice President Dang Thi NgocThinh held a working session with authorities of the central province of QuangNam on July 18 about the enforcement of a policy for those who rendered their servicesfor the nation, ahead of the 71st anniversary of the Day of War Invalids andMartyrs (July 27).

She hailed the achievements that Dien Ban town, and Que Sonand Duy Xuyen districts have made in the past and asked them to rally publicinvolvement in improving the material and spiritual lives of war heroes and otherpoor residents in the locality.

The Vice President requested that the new rural developmentcampaign should be made sustainable, while further attention should be paid toParty and political system building, disaster prevention and control, as wellas the “Studying and Following the Thoughts and Moral Virtue of President HoChi Minh” campaign.

Meeting some of the disadvantaged children and war heroes inthe area, she expressed hope that they would continue to uphold therevolutionary tradition and contribute to local socio-economic development.

In Que Son district, she presented 10 houses worth 500million VND (22,200 USD) to war heroes; gifts to 100 policy beneficiaryfamilies and poor households; 10 computers totally valued at 330 million VND toeach of three local schools; and scholarships to 50 poor students withoutstanding academic performances at Dong Phu secondary school.

In Dien Ban town, she granted five houses worth 250 millionVND, gifts to 300 poor families, and 50 scholarships to needy students.

In Duy Xuyen district, Thinh handed over 420 million VND and50 gifts to policy beneficiaries and poor households.

On the occasion, she offered incense at the martyrs’cemetery in Dien Ban town and at a memorial house dedicated to war hero NguyenVan Troi. -VNA
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