Ensure policies for subsidy beneficiaries

The total number of people and families enjoying subsidy and support policies in Dong Nai is currently quite large, more than 357 thousand people.

To ensure regimes for these cases, Dong Nai has promoted socialization activities to mobilize community resources to participate in social security work.

Do not miss beneficiaries

According to Director of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Thu Hien, in the process of implementing the policy, the province aims to ensure timely resolution of backlogged documents; At the same time, ensure these policies are implemented correctly, sufficiently and do not miss the target audience.

Specifically, Dong Nai has nearly 59 thousand cases enjoying policies for meritorious service to the revolution. The province pays monthly benefits to these individuals and families with a total annual budget of over 290 billion VND. At the same time, each year there are 800-1,200 new cases arising; For example, in 2023, there will be 1.2 thousand new applications for benefits to be resolved, this number in 2022 will be more than 800 applications.

Hero of the People’s Armed Forces Nguyen Van Lan (86 years old, living in Long Binh Tan ward, Bien Hoa city) said that when he returned to Dong Nai to live, he fully enjoyed the regimes and policies for people with meritorious services according to regulations. In addition, during holidays and Tet, he also received attention and visits from authorities at all levels. In January 2024, the Provincial Party Secretary and leaders of the People’s Committee of Bien Hoa city and Long Binh Tan ward visited and wished the family a Happy New Year.

“The family feels very happy and proud because meritorious people and policy families always receive the attention of the province” – Mr. Nguyen Van Lan said.

Along with that, the province provides regular subsidies for nearly 85.5 thousand cases of children under 16 years old without caregivers, the elderly, people with extremely severe disabilities, their caregivers, and people receiving care. care outside the community… with a total annual cost of up to 575.2 billion VND.

In addition, there are 12.8 thousand poor and near-poor households enjoying policies for poor and near-poor households according to regulations. At the same time, there are nearly 200 thousand ethnic minorities in 24 communes on the list of Region I communes in ethnic minority and mountainous areas in the 2021-2025 period that are enjoying the Central government’s regimes. and of the province.

357.3 thousand people and families are enjoying subsidy and support policies in Dong Nai, including: nearly 59 thousand cases of benefiting from policies for the revolution; 85.5 thousand people receive regular benefits; 12.8 thousand poor and near-poor households are enjoying policies for poor and near-poor households according to regulations; Nearly 200 thousand ethnic minorities in 24 communes on the list of Region I communes in ethnic minority and mountainous areas in the 2021-2025 period are enjoying the central and provincial regimes.

Thereby, the province issued health insurance cards and implemented a subsidy regime for 206 reputable people of ethnic minorities at 800 thousand VND/person/month. In recent years, the province has implemented a Tet support regime for poor and near-poor households as well as ethnic minority students with Dong Nai household registration who are studying in localities.

In particular, to continue reducing the gap in living standards between regions and ethnic groups, together with the Government’s new National Target Program for Socio-Economic Development of Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas, Recently, the Provincial People’s Committee issued the Program for Development of Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas in 2024.

According to Head of the Provincial Ethnic Committee Nguyen Van Khang, Dong Nai will allocate 571 billion VND from many sources to implement 10 projects to develop ethnic minority areas in the province to solve the shortage of residential and productive land. water; career support across fields; investing in essential infrastructure; educational development; Health care for ethnic minorities…

Particularly for the elderly, each year the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs coordinates with the Provincial Elderly Association Representative Board, the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and other sectors and localities to organize longevity wishes and gift giving. In 2023 and early 2024 alone, the unit organized a delegation to visit and give longevity cards from the President to 152 people aged 100 or more in districts and cities. In addition, there were nearly 1.8 thousand elderly people over 90 years old in the province who celebrated their longevity and were given longevity certificates from the Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee.

Mobilize community resources

Along with ensuring correct, sufficient and timely State policies, in recent times, the province has also promoted socialization activities to take care of people with meritorious services, families of meritorious policies, and people in the group of people with meritorious services. social protection, ethnic minorities…

The Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs has coordinated with Dong Nai Children’s Hospital and Tam Duc Heart Hospital (Ho Chi Minh City) to organize heart screening for children and provide milk support for children whose mothers have the disease. infected with HIV/AIDS.

In addition, connecting domestic and foreign sponsors and foreign non-governmental organizations to assist in difficult cases is also focused on by the province. As recently, the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs coordinated with Holt International Children’s Services to deploy a funding package of more than 1.6 billion VND to provide support to prevent the risk of children being abandoned and lost. family home. The Christina Noble Children’s Foundation sponsored 549 million VND to support study costs, alleviate some of the difficulties in life, help children feel secure in studying, and reduce the risk of dropping out of school.

The entire province currently has more than 12 thousand poor, near-poor, and newly escaped poverty households receiving policy loans with the amount of 115.7 billion VND.

Mr. Nguyen Van Khang added that in 2023, through the connection of the Provincial Union of Friendship Organizations, the Provincial Ethnic Committee and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Dinh Quan district will coordinate to build 7 friendship houses for compatriots. Ethnic minorities in Thanh Son commune. Total construction cost is 432 million VND, sponsored by Les Enfants du Dragon Organization (LEDD/France). By April 2024, this organization will continue to sponsor 700 million VND to build 10 more houses for ethnic minorities in Dong Nai. This is a good sign not only for the people who are supported to build houses, but also shows that calling for social resources to join hands in implementing the province’s social security activities is promoting positive results.

The Provincial Children’s Fund alone has coordinated with generous units, organizations and individuals to support over 3.5 thousand children in difficult circumstances with a cost of nearly 2.1 billion VND for heart surgery. for children, giving gifts on holidays, Tet, giving scholarships to students who are studious, overcome difficulties, and know how to strive…

According to Chairman of the Provincial Red Cross Association Do Thi Phuoc Thien, implementing the Campaign, each organization and individual is associated with a humanitarian address, through the mobilization and connection of the Red Cross associations at all levels, there has been 1.24 thousand groups and individuals helped 1.4 thousand extremely difficult addresses. These situations include people with disabilities who have lost their ability to be independent, elderly people who are alone, orphans… Each year, the total value of assistance that disadvantaged people receive is nearly 4.2 billion VND.

In particular, in order to promptly help people with unexpected difficulties and people with traffic accidents, from the wishes of people, the Front working committee of hamlets and neighborhoods in the province also built social security models. association to promptly help people.

For example, in Trang Bom district, residential areas and local authorities proactively reviewed and issued nearly 3.2 thousand health insurance cards to ethnic people who have not participated in health insurance. Thereby contributing to helping people have more health care conditions.

Van Truyen