The Government will strongly and effectively implement national programmes on sustainable poverty reduction and the State will continue prioritising resources to help the cause, he said at the annual charity programme “Joining hands for the poor” held in Hanoi on October 17.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) greets participants in the programme in Hanoi on October 17.

The Party and State have always placed economic development in close connection with poverty reduction and social security, he said. An estimated 20 percent of the State budget is earmarked for investing in and supporting programmes and projects aimed at reducing poverty.

Programmes have helped improve the living conditions of poor people, particularly those in rural, remote, mountainous and ethnic minority-inhabited areas, he said.

However, the PM noted that with great support from organisations, businesses and individuals both inside and outside the country, those in less fortunate positions must also work hard to improve their lives.

The Fund for the Poor has raised more than 9 trillion VND (388 million USD) over the past three years, according to President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Tran Thanh Man.

This year’s programme raised nearly 900 billion VND for the fund.

In the future, the fund will be used to build 1,000 houses for poor people in a number of localities in border and mountainous areas and those often affected by natural disasters, he said.

The annual programme is also held to honour local and international individuals and organisations which have supported needy people and joined charitable activities and contributed to the Fund for the Poor.

Bac Giang strives to mobilize 2.2 million US dollars in Action month “For the poor” 2019

(BGO) - In response to the Action month “For the poor” 2019 (from 17 October to 18 November) and the social security programme 2020, the Bac Giang provincial Fatherland Front has launched the action plan aimed to mobilize 50 billion VND (2.2 million USD) for the poor and nearly poor households and disadvantage people.

Scholarships presented to poor students in Binh Duong

The Republic of Korea General Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City and the Korean Business Association in the southern province of Binh Duong presented 219 scholarships worth over 700 million VND (30,400 USD) to poor students with outstanding academic performance on October 7.

Programme helps poor students pursue study

The “Vi em hieu hoc” (Because you are studious) programme has presented 125,000 scholarships worth 125 billion VND (5.37 million USD) to studious pupils in disadvantaged communes nationwide since it was launched in 2014.

Controlling poor quality food, accelerating safe production

(BGO) – The People’s Committee in the northern province of Bac Giang on October 2 held a meeting to review the governmental management on food safety in the third quarter in 2019 under the chair of Vice  Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee (PPC) Le Anh Duong.

Organisations, individuals honoured for contributions to Fund for the Poor

Seventy businesses, organisations and individuals who set bright examples in helping the poor were honoured at a meeting held in Hanoi on October 1 by the Central Steering Committee for National Target Programmes and the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee.

Source: VNA