The southern province of Kien Giang has completed the construction of nearly 10,430 houses for financially disadvantaged households, fulfilling 98.7 percent of the Government target.
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The houses were built at a total cost of 205 billion VND (9.8 million USD), funded by the State budget, the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies and public. As many as 132 houses have not yet been completed due to a shortage of loans.
72 communes and three districts in the province met their targets for building houses for disadvantaged households. Therefore, the majority of people living in remote areas have a safe roof over their head, providing them the chance to focus on improving their livelihoods.
A variety of campaigns such as “Day for the Poor” and social security programmes have been organised throughout the province to mobilise public support for building houses for needy families and invidividuals. Kien Giang province plans to build over 5,000 houses for the poor by 2019.
The province is implementing six housing projects with a total investment of 450 billion VND (21.4 million USD), providing shelter for nearly 1,400 low income households.
Source : VNA