Mobilising resources: A vendor at his shop in Vietnam. The Ninh Thuan province strives for a GRDP growth and average income per capita of about 101 million dong or US$4,300. —AFP
HANOI: To create growth momentum for socio-economic development in 2024, Ninh Thuan province has identified its main tasks and solutions to spur a gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth rate of 11% to 12%.
According to Ninh Thuan Province’s People’s Committee, the province strives for a GRDP growth and average income per capita of about 101 million dong (US$4,300).
The economic structure of agriculture –forestry – fishery accounts for 25% to 26%; industry – construction accounts for 41% to 42% and services 32% to 33%.
The province strives for local budget revenue to reach about four trillion dong, and total social investment capital of about 22.9 trillion dong.
The proportion of total factor productivity contribution to GRDP is 39% to 40%.
The contribution of the marine economy to GRDP is 42%.
Labour productivity is about 8% to 9% and the proportion of digital economy contributing to GRDP is 12%.
Ninh Thuan province strives to reduce the poverty rate by 1.5% to 2%, with Bac Ai District alone reducing it by at least 4%.
There are two or three communes meeting new rural standards, and three to four communes meeting advanced new rural standards.
The rate of high schools meeting national standards targeted at 64% to 65%.
The province will provide vocational training to more than 9,500 people.
The rate of trained workers will reach 67% to 68% and 98.5% of communes will meet national health criteria.
Regarding the environment, the province strives for a forest coverage rate of 48.14%, with 99.75% of rural households provided with clean hygienic water and 100% of households using clean water meeting Health Ministry standards.
All operating industrial clusters will have centralised wastewater treatment systems that meet standards.
Tran Quoc Nam, chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, said the province has mobilised capital from various sources to invest in coastal areas.
With precise investment mechanisms and policies, it managed to attract strategic investors.
The province will continue to mobilise resources for investment to improve infrastructure in coastal areas and areas zoned for developing key tourism, energy and coastal urban area projects, he said.
The province will also focus on developing six key sectors, giving priority to promoting growth such as promoting investment, especially public investment, energy, tourism, manufacturing and processing industry, high-tech agriculture, and urban economy.
The province will strive to increase the added value of the entire agriculture – forestry – fishery sector by 4% to 5%, the industry sector by 17% to 18%, the construction sector by 23% to 24%, and the service and tourism sectors by 9% to 10%.
In addition to focusing on economic development, the province will also pay attention to comprehensive and synchronous development of the fields of culture, society, education and health. — Viet Nam News/ANN
