Yen Chau district holds 4th Congress of Ethnic Minorities

Yen Chau district organised the 4th Congress of Ethnic Minorities 2024 on May 29.

At the 4th Congress of Ethnic Minorities 2024 in Yen Chau district.

A border district of the province, Yen Chau has 169 hamlets and sub-areas. It is home to five ethnic groups, of them ethnic minorities accounting for more than 80%. In the period of 2019-2024, the district's economy has developed fruitfully, with positive changes seen in agricultural, forestry and fishery production. Programmes, projects, and policies for ethnic minority-inhabited areas have received attention from Party committees and authorities at all levels.

Delegates present baskets of flowers in congratulation of the congress.

In the past five years, the district has invested 386.4 billion VND (15.18 million USD) in building and repairing 151 infrastructure works; disbursed loans of over 562 billion VND for 13,554 households to develop production and business; removed 1,168 makeshift and dilapidated houses; supported poor and near-poor households, and those just escaping poverty with seedlings, livestock, materials and fertilizers. In 2023, the district’s average per capita income reached 27 million VND (1,060 USD) per year while the poverty rate dropped to 20.12%.

Now the district has all communes with roads accessible by car to their center; and 99% of households have access to national grid electricity. Irrigation and clean water systems have been invested to serve production and people’s life. All communes have been supported in building a solid school and a medical station, ensuring learning conditions and primary health care for the people. The security and order situation is stable, and traditional cultural identity is preserved and promoted.

The congress set a number of key targets between now and 2029, including striving for 56% of ethnic minority workers to be trained; 100% of commune-level civil servants receiving standardized training, of them 85% with college, university or higher degrees. The poverty rate is set to decrease 2-3% per year; 92% of commune roads are to be cemented or asphalted; and all households will use electricity regularly.

Participants raise their hands to elect delegates to Son La province’s 4th Congress of Ethnic Minorities 2024.

 A leader of the provincial Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs presents the certificates of merit from the Chairman of the provincial People's Committee to outstanding individuals.

 

Individuals receive the certificates of merit from the provincial Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs.
The Chairman of Yen Chau district People's Committee awards the certificates of merit to outstanding collectives. An art performance at the congress.
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