Outstanding events of 2018 National Target Programme announced
The Central Steering Committee for 2016-2020 National Target Programmes (NTPs) on May 8 announced a list of success in fulfilling the NTPs in 2018.
- Leader calls on whole society to support disadvantaged
- Vietnam Red Cross Society offers urgent aid to disaster-hit locals in Khanh Hoa
- Developing the financial infrastructure for a cashless society
The Central Steering Committee for 2016-2020 National Target Programmes (NTPs) on May 8 announced a list of success in fulfilling the NTPs in 2018.
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Total capital mobilised for new-style rural area programme surged 50 percent from 2017. Of this, local budgets contributed 43.8 trillion VND (1.88 billion USD), half of the amount for 2011-2015.
Last year also witnessed impressive results in poverty alleviation, with the poverty rate falling to 5.38 percent in 2018 from 6.73 percent the previous year. This was the third consecutive year the poverty reduction target was completed and exceeded the target assigned by the NA.
The fund for the poor also had a banner year, mobilising more than 863 billion VND.
For the first time, a multi-dimensional poverty report in Vietnam was developed and issued. It gave an overview of the multidimensional poverty reduction trends in Vietnam, as well as recommendations for implementing the NTP on sustainable poverty reduction.