NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (right) presents gift to a local revolutionary contributor (Source: VNA)
Quang Ngai (VNA) – National Assembly
Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hailed the socio-economic achievements of
central province of Quang Ngai over the years during a working session with
local authorities on July 16.
The NA leader urged the province to reform administrative
procedures to enhance its competiveness and lure investment and to strengthen
dialogues between authorities, locals and enterprises to tap its potential in
the sea-based economy and tourism.
Quang Ngai needs to accelerate agriculture
restructuring along with building new style rural areas, with a focus on vocational
training, job creation while ensuring social welfare and looking after social
policies beneficiaries, individuals who served the nation, and ethnic minority
groups.
The locality has proposed state agencies provide
housing support to 5,536 needy households whose members served the nation,
worth a total 160 billion VND (7.04 million USD). It has advanced 20 billion
VND ( 88,000 USD) to build houses for the first 500 households.
There are 11 martyrs’ cemeteries in the
province, with nearly 28,000 graves. Minister of Labour, War Invalids and
Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung said the ministry will consider financial aid for
the province to repair the cemeteries.
The Minister urged the locality to prioritise
the six poorest districts, with a focus on locals’ livelihood, vocational
training and high-quality human resources training.
During the occasion, the NA Chairwoman handed
over to Secretary of the Ly Son island district Party Committee Nguyen Viet Vy
20 billion VND (880,000 USD) mobilised from the State Bank of Vietnam and the
Ministry of Industry and trade to help the district build a market. She also
gave gifts to the social beneficiaries in the district.
Provincial authorities also offered 106 water
filters for needy residents in Ly Son island district.
The top legislator and delegates also visited the
Quang Ngai provincial Centre for Nursing Revolutionary contributors in Tinh Khe
commune, Quang Ngai city.
Additionally, she presented gifts to local
revolutionary contributors and their families.
In the early months of this year, Quang Ngai
recorded a GRDP growth of 1.25 percent year on year, while state budget
collection hit 66 percent of expectations. It also granted investment licenses
for two foreign investment projects, with combined capital exceeding 62.55
trillion VND (2.75 billion USD) -VNA