2-storey houses in extremely disadvantaged villages
In mid-August, Lao Dong newspaper reporters had the opportunity to visit Bo Lung village (old Ban Lau commune, Muong Khuong district) - one of the particularly difficult areas of Lao Cai province.
People here mainly depend on growing corn, rice, and small-scale livestock, so their income is unstable and unstable.
In the midst of that scene, the image of spacious 2-storey houses growing up is becoming a highlight of attention.
Taking reporters to visit the village, Mr. Ma Van Ac - Head of Bo Lung village shared: "The village has about 90 households, of which up to 60% are poor and near-poor households. This year, with support from the State, up to 29 families have boldly built more spacious houses".
Talking about the high-rise buildings here, according to Mr. Ma Van Ac, these households are all poor or near-poor households. Recently, there was a support policy of 60 million to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses, so they have borrowed more money to build new ones.
"They want to build spacious houses so that many generations have solid housing. In the coming time, these households will be off the list of poor and near-poor," added the Head of Bo Lung Village.
Borrowing hundreds of millions to build a house
In the 2-storey house that is in the process of completion, Mr. Sung Khoa Lang (Bo Lung village, Ban Lau commune) excitedly said: "At the beginning of this year, we received 60 million VND from the State to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses, so we have a part of the budget. In addition, my family also has 100 million, so we borrowed about 300 million more to build a big and beautiful house."
Mr. Sung Khoa Lang shared that his family mainly does agriculture such as growing tea and corn with an annual income of about 70 million VND. Not far away is Mr. Ma Tu's house with an unfinished roof and is also in the process of completion.
According to the head of Bo Lung village, this family is also eligible for 60 million to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses, so people have built big and beautiful houses.
"We also go to encourage households to build houses regularly, but they say that if they are small like a kitchen, it will not be a problem. So when there is support, people are excited to borrow from many places to build big houses," said Mr. Ma Van Ac.
It is known that in 2024-2025, implementing the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction, the State will support each household with 60 million VND to build houses, replacing temporary and degraded houses.
Talking to Lao Dong, Mr. Le Thanh Hoa - Vice Chairman of Ban Lau Commune People's Committee - said: "After the process of propagating the elimination of temporary and dilapidated houses, it is very good for people to proactively borrow money, combined with additional support from the State to build solid and spacious houses.
In the coming time, the commune government will review the list according to the provisions of the new poverty standard to make it more suitable. Along with that is support for livelihoods, creating a stable income to help people escape poverty sustainably".
Similarly, Mr. Giang Trung Dung - Chairman of the People's Committee of Ban Lau commune - said: "People are happy to do it, they can build a house all their lives. It's good to borrow money to make it solid."
According to the Chairman of the People's Committee of Ban Lau commune, in the coming time, the locality will focus on two areas: investment in transport infrastructure and agricultural economic development. When these areas are discovered, it will play a very practical role in sustainable poverty reduction in the locality.
