On the afternoon of June 2, the People's Committee of Bac Lieu province held a ceremony to announce the Prime Minister's Decision recognizing Phuoc Long district (Bac Lieu province) as meeting the advanced new rural standards in 2024.
Phuoc Long is the first district in Bac Lieu province, honored to be recognized by the Prime Minister as meeting the advanced new rural standards according to Decision No. 1004/QD-TTg dated May 26, 2025.
Mr. Nguyen Chi Thien - Secretary of Phuoc Long District Party Committee - said: After more than 7 years of efforts and high efforts of the entire Party Committee, Phuoc Long District has successfully completed all 9 criteria with 38 component targets according to the national criteria set for districts meeting advanced new rural standards... The Party Committee, government and people of Phuoc Long district have continuously strived to overcome difficulties, proactively, creatively, flexibly operate, focus on directing and implementing well.
In the period of 2025 - 2030, Phuoc Long aims to continue to maintain 9/9 criteria of advanced new rural districts; maintain 100% of communes meeting model new rural standards. Strive to achieve an average income per capita of VND170 million/person/year by 2030; vocational training for 18,000 workers, job creation for 20,000 workers; people participating in health insurance to reach 98% or more; the multidimensional poverty rate remains below 1%.
Speaking at the announcement ceremony, Vice Chairman of Bac Lieu Provincial People's Committee Ngo Vu Thang emphasized that Phuoc Long district has had a favorable starting point as one of the district-level localities in the country that soon met the New Rural standards since 2017.
Mr. Ngo Vu Thang also suggested that the Party Committee, government and people of Phuoc Long district in the coming time continue to strongly promote the potential and advantages of the locality, focus on developing the agricultural economy in a sustainable direction, adapting to climate change, increasing income for people and reducing multidimensional poverty. Encourage the application of science and technology in agricultural production, promote production linkages according to value chains, diversify rural industries, develop eco-tourism, community tourism...
Vice Chairman of Bac Lieu People's Committee Ngo Vu Thang emphasized that with the heroic revolutionary tradition, solidarity, dynamism, creativity and high unanimity of the entire people, especially with the spirit of "local decision, local, responsible locality" is enhanced in the model of local government 2 levels, the new administrative units of Phuoc Long district today and in the future will continue to develop more and more success in the development of karma, will continue to develop more and more successfully develop, will continue to develop more and more success in the development of karma, the future will continue to develop more and more success in the development, the future will continue to develop more and more success in the development, the future will continue to achieve the development of the career, the future will continue to develop, will continue to achieve the development of the career, will continue to develop more and more success in the development of the career, the future will continue to develop, will continue to develop moreness The model of prosperous new rural, happy and livable in the province.
Phuoc Long district has 100% of communes meeting advanced new rural standards, 5/7 communes are recognized as model new rural communes. The district has 2 communes that have been recognized as meeting the standards of a type 5 urban area; Phuoc Long town is recognized as meeting the standards of urban civilization, contributing to comprehensively changing the appearance of the remote rural areas of Bac Lieu province. Average income per capita in 7/7 communes of Phuoc Long district reached more than 102 million VND/person/year, an increase of more than 58 million VND compared to the time the district was recognized as meeting new rural standards in 2017...
