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Submitted by ctv_en_4 on Thu, 07/27/2006 - 12:30
Central Quang Tri province has developed a long-term scheme which aims to eradicate poverty in social policy beneficiaries’ families by 2010. Under the scheme, the living standards of these families are expected to be equivalent to or higher than the average level of local people.

The central province of Quang Tri was once known as a hotbed of fierce fighting between Vietnamese soldiers and US troops. Places associated with the brutal history include Vinh Linh, Quang Tri Citadel, Con Tien, Doc Mieu, Road No9, Khe Sanh and Cua Viet.

Quang Tri has a total of 72 cemeteries with 52,258 graves of war martyrs. Notably, the province has two National Cemeteries: Road No 9 Cemetery with more than 10,000 graves and Truong Son Cemetery with 10,623 graves.

Although the war ended 31 years ago, local people in Quang Tri have still endured lingering pain. The province has 18,729 war martyrs, 10,836 invalids, 968 heroic Vietnamese mothers and tens of thousands of people exposed to toxic chemicals. 

In an interview granted to VOVNews, Le Van Dang, vice director of the provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, said Quang Tri people understand the price of national liberation better than most – the region is a microcosm of the nation’s gruelling war of resistance.

The Department has identified social policy beneficiaries and provided them with timely assistance such as a monthly allowance and loans to develop production. The full text of the interview follows:  

VOVNews:
What do you do to improve the living conditions of social policy beneficiaries in the province?
Mr Dang: Quang Tri is a poor province which was severely devastated by the fierce bombardments during the war. Local people still lead hard lives. However, the local Party, administration, fatherland front and mass organisations, as well as people in general pay special attention to caring for social policy beneficiaries. The practice of caring for invalids, war martyrs and relatives of those who rendered services to the nation has gradually spread to attract the participation of people from all walks of life.

The socialisation of the movement “Paying debts of gratitude” has paid off, encouraging society to share the responsibility of caring for social policy beneficiaries with the State, thus helping maintain political stability and socio-economic development. The movement has received widespread support from mass organisations and local people through practical and efficient means.

The province now has 53 heroic Vietnamese mothers, more than 240 fathers and mothers of war martyrs, hundreds of war invalids and children of war martyrs. These beneficiaries receive special support from the State and local administrations through the provision of daily meals, medical treatment and job opportunities.

The province also receives and accommodates severely-wounded invalids. Since 1992, about 157 such invalids have been sent to all localities in the province. 
Notably, since its founding, Quang Tri has raised more than VND31.5 billion for the Gratitude Fund.

VOVNews:
Do children of war invalids and martyrs receive preferences in job generation and vocational training?
Mr Dang: Yes, they receive priority in such areas as school enrolment, job recruitment and vocational training. Thousands of families of poor beneficiaries are provided with good rice fields, loans, seedlings, animals and farming technology. Such assistance has helped many families of war invalids develop production and trading activities, improving their physical and spiritual lives and eradicating poverty in the province. In addition, gratitude houses have been built for families which have more than two war martyrs, and social policy beneficiaries in special difficult circumstances.

VOVNews:
Up to six percent of the poor live in social policy families. What do you do to support them?
Mr Dang: We have developed a long-term scheme which aims to eradicate poverty in social policy beneficiaries’ families by 2010. Currently, these families face a lack of employment and encounter business risks. We provided them with initial assistance, but due to certain difficulties, the situation has not yet been solved. We hope that the problem will be solved next year when we mark the 60th anniversary of the War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27). By that time, the living standards of these families are expected to be equivalent to or higher than the average level of local people.

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