In the first quarter, people’s life was difficult due to the Covid epidemic with a new variant re-exploding in January. Facing this situation, the Party, Government, ministries, branches and localities have adopted policies to promote production development, create conditions for the development of industries, and contribute to improving income and living standards for people. In particular, social security policies have contributed to and had the strongest impact on people’s lives in the first quarter of this year. From June 2020 up to now, it is the 10th consecutive month that hunger has not occurred nationwide.
Production of agriculture, forestry and fishery in the first quarter was quite good, contributing to improving the lives of farmers. In the first quarter of 2021, the yield of rice and the yield of perennial crops was quite good. Breeding has recovered, the total pig herd of the whole country as of the end of March 2021 increased by 11.6% over the same period in 2020; output of live-weight pork produced was estimated at 1,018.8 thousand tons, up 7.5%; Poultry husbandry continued to develop due to the expansion of the husbandry household. Forestry production has developed, and the export market for timber and forest products has been expanded. Fishery production is more positive than the same period last year, the price of pangasius and commercial shrimp tends to increase.
In particular, the attention of social security has largely contributed to stabilizing people’s life. In the first quarter of 2021, the third Covid-19 wave broke out on the occasion of the Lunar New Year, occurring in a number of provinces / cities directly under the Central Government, especially Hai Duong, Quang Ninh, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City. Minh…. Millions of people live in quarantine areas; The tourism development provinces suffered great damage because there were no tourists during the Tet holiday; Agricultural production households have difficulty in consuming agricultural products because consumers cut down the demand for Tet spending and limit circulation, thus seriously affecting production and life. Facing this situation, the Government, the Prime Minister and governments at all levels have promptly directed the administration of ensuring social order and security, stabilizing the life of the population, especially the vulnerable class in society.
The Central Executive Committee issued Directive 48-CT / TW dated December 9, 2020 and the Prime Minister issued Directive No. 44 / CT-TTg dated December 21, 2020, implementing support measures. support for policy beneficiaries / people with meritorious services, poor households, and other social protection beneficiaries; at the same time mobilizing social resources to realize the goal of ensuring all people to welcome the New Year and at the same time strictly complying with regulations on prevention and control of Covid-19 epidemic; ensure security, social safety. During Tet, the State President presents Tet gifts worth VND 538 billion; The government has supported more than 9000 tons of rice for more than 605 thousand people on Tet holiday; at the same time, it also provided additional support for more than 3300 tons of rice for nearly 250 thousand people suffering from food shortage or hunger after Tet.
According to reports from localities, funding for living care for policy beneficiaries and workers on the occasion of the Tan Suu Lunar New Year in 2021 was nearly 5,558 billion VND (an increase of nearly 800 billion VND compared to the same period in 2020). over 10 million gifts. In which: Central budget: 543 billion VND (9.8%), local budget: 3370 billion VND (60.6%), funding from Front committees at all levels, funds for the poor and other sources. other mobilization: 1,645 billion VND (29.6%). Also in the first quarter, more than 22.2 million health insurance cards / books / free health care cards were distributed and donated to beneficiaries, an increase of nearly 5 million cards compared to the same period in 2020.
In the first quarter, the Government supported 9,082,515 tons of rice for 605,501 people of 14 provinces during the Lunar New Year of Tan Suu 2021; at the same time, to support 3,393.5 tons of rice bordering hunger relief for 236,232 people in 07 provinces: Quang Binh, Lang Son, Dak Nong, Lai Chau, Gia Lai, Dien Bien and Son La. In addition, some localities actively deducted from the local budget to buy rice to support people in need of food and difficulties during the Tan Suu Lunar New Year and bordering the beginning of 2021.