According to the Ethnic Affairs Committee of Son La province, after more than three years of implementing the National Target Program for socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the period 2021-2030 (National Target Program 1719), the province has basically resolved the land shortage for 179 households and the shortage of production land for 239 ethnic minority households; successfully connected 20,722 workers with jobs; supported vocational training for 3,107 workers from poor and near-poor households in the province; and created conditions for 30 workers from poor districts to work abroad under contract.

72.81% of villages in Son La have roads leading to their centers thanks to the National Target Program 1719.

By the end of 2023, the average income of ethnic minoritiesethnic minoritiesIn Son La province, the average income per person per year reached 21.68 million VND; the poverty rate decreased by an average of over 3% per year, currently standing at 14.41%; 97.55% of communes and 72.81% of villages have roads leading to their centers; 72.1% of schools, classrooms, and health stations are built with solid structures; 94.6% of households have access to the national power grid and other suitable power sources; and 97.5% of ethnic minority households have access to clean drinking water.

In 2024, the total state budget allocated to the three national target programs in Son La province was over 3,454 billion VND. Of this amount, nearly 1,192 billion VND was carried over from 2023.

According to Mr. Luong Van Toan, Deputy Head of the Provincial Ethnic Affairs Committee.Son LaThe unit is continuing to advise the Son La Provincial People's Committee to propose and recommend to the Central Government solutions to overcome difficulties and obstacles, promote production development, exploit potential and advantages, innovate, increase income, and stabilize the lives of ethnic minority people. Son La province strives to reduce the poverty rate in poor districts by 4-5% per year by 2025; have at least one district removed from the list of poor districts; reduce the number of poor and near-poor households in particularly difficult communes by 4-5% each year; and have 44% of communes in ethnic minority areas meet the new rural standards.

Gia Han