Long Trung commune of Cai Lay district recognized as new rural area

ABO - The Tien Giang provincial Standing Steering Committee for National Targeted Program has proclaimed Long Trung commune of Cai Lay district as new rural commune, on October 29.

This event saw an attendance of there was attendance of Head of the Tien Giang provincial People's Mobilization Committee Tran Long Thon; Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council Nguyen Thi Sang; Deputy Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan; departments, agencies, unions and numerous local people.

Comrde Pham Anh Tuan and comrde Tran Long Thon award certificate to Long Trung commune

After five years of building new rural areas, Long Trung commune has now reached 19/19 NTM criteria. The transport infrastructure in rural areas has developed. The commune has completed the construction of six standardized backbone roads with a total length of more than 11,500 m.

The people's material and spiritual life has been raised, the average income per capita is over 52 million VND/person/year. The poverty rate reduces to 2.03%; 100% of people in the commune can use electricity and ensure electricity safety; the percentage of people participating in health insurance reaches 90.6%, etc…

Comrade Pham Anh Tuan acknowledged and praised the results achieved by the Party Committee, the authority and the people of Long Trung commune. At the same time, he suggested that Long Trung commune need to have specific plans and solutions to perfect and improve the quality of the achieved criteria.

At the same time, it is necessary to organize well the project of restructuring agriculture sector, promoting local advantages, gradually converting people's minds from agricultural production to agricultural economy; focusing on developing new rural culture for the purpose of improving the physical and spiritual life of the people.

At the ceremony, the People's Committee of Tien Giang province awarded the Certificate of NTM standard recognition, awarded the Emulation Flag and the welfare project worth 1 billion VND to Long Trung commune.

On this occasion, the Tien Giang provincial People's Committee of Tien Giang awarded the emulation flag and welfare project worth 1 billion VND to the commune.

By NGUYEN MANH – Translated by HOANG AN