Cam Giang district has become the third district in the northern province of Hai Duong recognised as a new-style rural area under Decision No.1595/QD-TTg recently inked by Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue, head of the Steering Committee for the National Target Programme.
Hai Duong (VNA) – Cam Giang district has become the third districtin the northern province of Hai Duong recognised as a new-style rural areaunder Decision No.1595/QD-TTg recently inked by Deputy Prime Minister VuongDinh Hue, head of the Steering Committee for the National Target Programme.
Secretary of the district Party Committee Tran Van Hao said that all 17 of the communesin the district were certified as new-style rural areas as of August 2018. Thedistrict’s efforts to complete the criteria for new-style rural districtshelped cast a new look to the locality, with positive economic structureshifting, robust agricultural production, and significant improvements in locallivelihoods.
Since 2011, the district mobilised more than 1.97 trillion VND (84.5 million USD)towards the building of its new-style rural area programme, of which 618.7billion VND (26.5 million USD) came from the State budget. The money was usedto concretise local roads, develop national standard schools, provide a telecommunicationsservice for residents, and build cultural and sports zones, among others.
In 2018, the district’s income per capita reached more than 42 million VND (1,800USD), doubling the amount recorded in 2011. Meanwhile, the rate of impoverishedhouseholds fell to 1.47 percent.
The district has formed a number of agricultural production models, which bringhigh economic efficiency, including the cultivation of carrot, watermelon, andmany other vegetables and fruits.
In the coming time, the district will continue its agricultural shakeup,attract further investment in the sector, and branch out services andhandicrafts to improve the incomes of local people. It will also work to upgradeinfrastructure and better its healthcare services.
The national target programme onbuilding new-style rural areas has set 20 criteria on socio-economicdevelopment, politics, and defence; with the goal of developing ruralregions.
The list of criteria includes the development ofinfrastructure, the improvement of production capacity, environmentalprotection, and the promotion of cultural values. –VNA
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A school in Cam Giang district (Photo: VNA) 
