Nearly 6 billion USD allocated to support ethnic minority and mountainous areas
(VOVWORLD) - The National Assembly has approved nearly 6 billion USD for the national target program for socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas from now until 2025, according to National Assembly Vice Chairman Tran Thanh Man.
 Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh addresses a conference in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on April 5, 2022, on the national target program for socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas. |
Mr. Man told a conference in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on Tuesday that the program targets to reduce the number of disadvantaged communes and hamlets by 50% by 2025, with an aim of zero by 2030.
Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh said that the allocation of 6 billion USD for the program is expected to create breakthroughs for growth in these areas and preparations should begin as early as this month.