Tam Diep city recognised as new-style rural areas

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue, who is also Head of the Steering Committee for National Target Programme on New-style Rural Area Building, handed over the Prime Minister's decision recognising Tam Diep as a new-style rural area on December 17.

Following seven years of implementing the programme, Tam Diep has made significant achievements in all fields. All local roads have been upgraded, while all degraded houses have been repaired, and nearly 95% of the people at the working age are employed.

Average per capital income of the locals in 2017 is estimated at VND40.8 million, while the ratio of poor households has been reduced to 1.68%.

Local resident donated VND162 billion to the programme, or 16% of the total cost, while businesses contributed over VND104.49 billion.

Addressing the ceremony, Secretary of Ninh Binh's Party Committee Nguyen Thi Thanh congratulated the Party Organisation, government and people of Tam Diep for the success. She noted that Tam Diep is the first and only city, which is not a capital city of a province, in the Red River delta to have fulfilled all of the criteria of the programme.

She said she hopes that the locality would promote the achievements and make Tam Diep a level-two city in 2020, while attracting more investment and developing high technology agriculture.