Along with concreting traffic routes, Tan Lap commune, Moc Chau district also mobilized capital sources to install lighting systems along the routes.

Up to now, Son La province has 65 communes meeting new rural standards, eight communes meeting advanced new rural standards; Son La city has completed the task of building new rural areas... According to the assessment of Son La Provincial Party Committee, after more than two years of implementing Resolution No. 22-NQ/TU, the province has attracted the entire political system of districts and cities, especially the drastic and close direction of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, Provincial People's Committee and all levels, sectors, districts and cities in the implementation of the new rural construction program to develop sustainable agriculture and rural areas.

In implementing Resolution No. 22-NQ/TU, Son La Provincial Party Committee issued two specialized resolutions on new rural construction by 2025 and many documents guiding the construction of new rural areas. The Provincial People's Council issued 15 resolutions to implement the program, of which six groups of policies on new rural construction and national target programs were issued.

Some districts and cities also supplemented with resolutions to provide additional material support to build standard constructions such as Son La city, Song Ma district, Phu Yen district...

Along with that, the departments and branches that are members of the Provincial Steering Committee, according to their functions and authority, have issued 56 guidelines, procedures, and documents to ensure compliance with regulations. At the same time, they have proactively advised and submitted to competent authorities for consideration and removal of difficulties and bottlenecks in mechanisms and policies...

Yen Chau District Party Secretary Tong The Anh said: Yen Chau District Party Committee has included the goals and tasks of implementing the new rural construction program in the resolution of the District Party Executive Committee right from the beginning of the term. In the middle of the term, there was a preliminary review, a report was issued and a conclusion was announced as a basis for leadership and direction of implementation.

Commune Party Committees also issue resolutions or incorporate goals and tasks for program implementation into resolutions of commune Party Committees right from the beginning of the term; villages and sub-regions develop plans and programs for village and sub-region development according to resolutions of the district and province.

Through the implementation of Resolution No. 22-NQ/TU, localities in Son La province have deployed and successfully completed specific goals on new rural construction by 2025 and key goals. The results have mobilized and directly contributed in cash over 69 billion VND, people contributed 669,883m2 of land to build rural roads, cultural houses... with nearly 36,000 working days, many assets and materials continued to be contributed by the business community, cooperatives and people.

Currently, Son La has nearly 80% of communes meeting new rural standards compared to the target by 2025; 57 villages and sub-areas have been recognized as meeting new rural standards according to regulations (reaching 139% of the target), of which 17 are model new rural villages (reaching 100%).

The province has also effectively supported and created conditions for the poor and poor households to stabilize their lives, develop production, have sustainable jobs, increase income, and access basic social services. Thereby, reducing the poverty rate of the whole province to 18.66%; reducing the poverty rate of ethnic minority households by more than 3%; reducing the poverty rate of poor districts by 4-5%...

In implementing the key tasks of Resolution No. 22-NQ/TU, Son La province has also successfully completed the set goals. Based on the provincial planning for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050, Son La has been approved by the Prime Minister in Decision No. 1676/QD-TTg with regional and sectoral planning, such as: Inter-district planning along National Highway 6; inter-district planning for the Son La hydropower reservoir area; inter-district planning for the mountainous and border areas of Son La province; planning for Moc Chau National Tourist Area, etc.

For district and commune-level planning, the National Target Program on New Rural Development has been issued by the Department of Construction with specialized guidelines in the direction of both inheriting the planning of the old period and integrating the planning and regulations of the new period. In particular, the focus is on meeting the requirements of restructuring the agricultural sector in conjunction with climate change response and rural environmental protection, in accordance with the socio-economic situation of each district and city.

To continue to successfully carry out the tasks and objectives set out in the implementation of Resolution No. 22-NQ/TU, along with focusing on implementing existing solutions, Son La province is continuing to focus on maintaining Son La city to complete the task of building new rural areas; Quynh Nhai district strives to achieve the standards of a new rural district by 2025; adding 18 new rural communes, 12 advanced new rural communes; three model new rural communes; increasing at least 100 villages to meet new rural standards, including at least 40 model new rural villages. By the end of 2025, the number of communes meeting 19 criteria is 83 and 204 OCOP products are evaluated and recognized...

QUOC TUAN and BAO THU