7:00 PM, 25/11/2008
Continuing to aid socio-economic development in disadvantaged areas
VGP - PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng gave nod to the agreement under which the Irish Government will provide funds to Việt Nam to implement the 2nd phase of Program 135.
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| | Through Program 135, people in many remote areas can access to clean water | The Program was designed to help boost socio-economic development in the most disadvantaged communes of ethnic minority and mountainous areas. In the first phase, carried out from 1999-2005, 736 communes could get out of the poverty line. The 2 nd phase is scheduled to be implemented from 2006-2010 and 1,644 communes are expected to benefit from the Program. The Government will spend VND 12,950 billion and international sponsors pledged to offer US $330 million for the 2 nd phase of the Program. The 2 nd phase aims at renovating the modes of production, shifting agro-product structure, providing key infrastructure facilities, and improving capacity of grassroots-level cadres and communities in planning, supervising and assessing the improvement of people’s livelihood. |
