Ninh Thuan - 30 years of development and integration

Through two resistance wars against the colonialists and imperialists, under the leadership of the Party, the Military Commission of Zone 6 and directly the Party Committees at all levels in the province, Ninh Thuan's army and people have achieved many feats, with many achievements. heroic sacrifices of soldiers and people of all ethnic groups in the province. One of the proud feats 47 years ago, Ninh Thuan's army and people with the main army together smashed the "remote defense line to defend Saigon" of the Nguy Quyen, liberated Ninh Thuan's homeland at 9:30 on April 16, 1975, contributing to creating a position, paving the way for our great army to liberate Saigon, successfully ending the historic Ho Chi Minh campaign, liberating the South and reunifying the country.

That victory was a brilliant milestone in the history of revolutionary struggle; demonstrating the strength of the spirit of solidarity, the will to be resilient and indomitable; is the pride of the tradition of heroic struggle for independence and freedom of the Fatherland, for socialism of Ninh Thuan Party Committee and People. Immediately after being liberated, the provisional revolutionary government of Ninh Thuan province was established, quickly stabilizing the situation and people's life. From February 1976 to 1991, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan and Binh Tuy were merged into Thuan Hai province. People of all classes in the province made efforts to overcome difficulties, initially creating some important changes in society.

At the 10th session, at the request of the Provincial Party Committee and the People's Council of Thuan Hai province, the VIII National Assembly decided to split Thuan Hai province into two provinces of Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan. On April 1, 1992, Ninh Thuan province was re-established and officially put into operation, with 4 administrative units under it, with 1 town, 3 districts and 52 commune-level administrative units.

Inheriting and promoting the glorious revolutionary tradition and great achievements of the heroic Ninh Thuan Party Committee, army and people, right from the early days of re-establishing the province, the entire Party Committee has shown high political determination, identifying economic development as a central task, Party building is the key and the requirement is to quickly build a strong leadership, management and administration apparatus from the province to the grassroots, capable of make major decisions to promote rapid and sustainable socio-economic development. Through the congresses of the Provincial Party Committee - from the 8th Congress to the XIV Congress, the Provincial Party Executive Committee, the Provincial Party Standing Committee always thoroughly grasp and properly and creatively apply guidelines of the Party, policies and laws of the State on specific conditions of the province; identify key tasks, focus and breakthrough solutions, create a solid development position in each specific period with local realities.

Over 30 years in the context of advantages, difficulties and challenges intertwined; however, with the attention of leadership, direction, support and assistance of the Central Government, along with the continuous flow in thinking and actions of generations of leaders of Ninh Thuan province over the periods is the initiative, be creative in making the right guidelines and directions, dare to think, dare to do, dare to break through, go ahead, pave the way for development, and with the efforts and efforts of the whole political system. The government, business community and people of all ethnic groups in the province created a Ninh Thuan that has the position it is today. In the past thirty years, in the fields of economy, culture - society, security - defense, foreign affairs, Party building and the political system have been implemented synchronously and drastically, in order to bring vitality for dry land named Ninh Thuan.

From a province with a low socio-economic starting point, after 30 years of re-establishment, the province's economy has had a huge change, developed rapidly, the province's gross domestic product (GRDP at current prices) in 2021 increased by 69.6 times compared to 1992, the average growth rate is 8.14%/year, higher than the average growth rate of the whole country after 30 years of renovation by 7%, the Central region 8.05 %. Growth in the latter period is higher than in the previous period, especially in the period 2011-2021, which is the way for Ninh Thuan province to improve its position and develop comprehensively in a fast and sustainable direction, especially with the view of turning the disadvantages of the province become a competitive advantage, turning challenges into opportunities for development, taking the policy of developing renewable energy as a breakthrough, the economic growth rate has always reached a high level, especially in the last 3 years despite facing many difficulties due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The province's growth rate (GRDP) is among the top in the country and by the end of 2021, the income (GRDP) will reach 68.4 million VND/person, 49.9 times higher than in 1992 and quickly shorten the gap compared to the whole country. Breakthroughs in marine economy, renewable energy and tourism have been gradually promoted. State budget revenue in the area maintained at a high growth rate, increasing from VND 33.3 billion in 1992 to VND 4,343 billion in 2021, an average increase of 18.3%. Total social investment increased rapidly, from 67.8 billion VND in 1992 to 29,920 billion VND in 2021, an average increase of 23.4%.

Production of agriculture, forestry and fishery starts from the lowest group of the country both in terms of scale and level of development, and is the driest center in the country. Through the congresses, the agricultural development policy of the provincial Party Committee has been constantly supplemented and developed creatively and in line with the renewal requirements of the country and the locality, especially the policy of agricultural restructuring in association with climate change adaptation and new rural construction. The Agriculture and Rural Development sector has made good progress in all aspects, the average growth rate of production value in the period 1992-2021 will reach 6.9%, accounting for 30.02% of the province's GRDP in 2021. Agricultural and rural infrastructure has been upgraded, markedly improved, and the application of high technology in agricultural production has been promoted. The policy of building Ninh Thuan to become the center of shrimp seed production in the country achieves the set targets and always promotes its advantages.

Industrial production in the early years of re-establishing the province faced many difficulties and developed slowly. During the past 30 years, the Provincial Party Committee has advocated to promote the advantages of the province in order to rapidly transform the economic structure. Especially from the 12th National Congress until now, the new thinking on industrial development has been raised, the Provincial Party Committee has paid attention to the development of clean energy, considering this as a driving force for breakthrough and economic restructuring of the province. Focusing on building Ninh Thuan into an energy and renewable energy center of the country, achieving initial results. The potential advantages of renewable energy are focused on exploiting and promoting effectively, by the end of 2021 in the province there were 49 energy projects with a total capacity of more than 3,000 MW connected to the national grid, bringing contributions to industry and economic growth of the province.

The industrial production value in 2021 reached more than 10,000 billion VND, which was 43.8 times higher than in 1992, the average annual growth rate is 13.9%/year. The policy of investment in infrastructure of industrial zones and clusters is interested in implementation; handicraft villages are encouraged and supported for development; building many models of traditional craft villages associated with tourism development, contributing to the preservation of Cham and Raglai ethnic cultures, at the same time maintaining and developing advantageous traditional trades of the province, solving problems employ a large number of workers in the countryside.

The tourism industry has made a clear development, attracting many large-scale and high-class tourism projects, many newly formed tourist routes and attractions associated with improving service quality. Trading in the province has developed strongly, the quality of services has been improved. Transportation services are well developed. Post and telecommunications maintain and develop communication smoothly. The real estate market initially attracted the attention of large investors; Real estate brokerage and business activities have been gradually formed and developed. Finance - banking has developed stably, state budget revenue has increased, budget expenditure has been ensured thrift and efficiency; banking credit services thrived in both quantity and quality, better meeting the needs of people and businesses for financial and banking services.

Planning mark off is always valued, determined to be one step ahead and has a long-term strategic vision, which is the basis for implementing socio-economic development, ensuring national defense and security. Development investment has grown quite well, capital structure has changed positively, management and use efficiency has been improved; The investment and business environment is constantly improving. Many modern and large-scale multi-purpose irrigation projects have been completed, bringing into full play their effectiveness in preventing and responding to climate change, natural disasters, storms, floods, and salinity prevention and solution to the problem of drinking water and production for the present and the future. Road traffic is becoming more and more complete and developing rapidly, the traffic network is spread evenly throughout the province, with high connectivity. Seaports have had a new development step, laying the foundation for the formation and improvement of national and international deep-sea port systems.

The policy of developing the marine economy to become a driving force for development has been implemented with positive results. It has attracted many important investment projects in the fields of renewable energy, tourism and marine economy such as: Ca Na general port project, Ca Na LNG power center, Ca Na industrial park. Renewable energy projects are being implemented and continue to research offshore wind power, Mui Dinh tourism project ECOPARK..., gradually forming the southern key economic region towards the establishment of a coastal economic zone of the country.

Education and training have gradually developed comprehensively and synchronously in all aspects. The quality of medical examination and treatment and primary health care of the People has been improved. Disease prevention and control has always been proactive in controlling the epidemic situation and timely zoning out the epidemic, especially in the last 2 years, when the Covid-19 epidemic broke out, with efforts to synchronously and decisively deploy with the strong, active and effective measures to prevent and control the epidemic, the province's health system has actively participated in disease control, ensuring the health and life of the people.

The program on building new countryside has received special attention, has mobilized the whole political system, organizations and people to participate in building new countryside and achieved many important results. Up to now, there are 29/47 communes meeting new rural standards, 06 communes meeting advanced new rural standards, 03 districts and cities completing new rural standards. Rural appearance has many flourishes; The movement "All people unite to build new rural areas and civilized cities" brings practical effects to the residential community.

Effectiveness and operational efficiency of state agencies are improved, administrative discipline and discipline are enhanced; Information technology application in the activities of State agencies is promoted, aiming to build e-government and smart cities. Education and training have gradually developed comprehensively and synchronously in all aspects. The quality of medical examination and treatment and primary health care of the People has been improved. Disease prevention and control has always been proactive in controlling the epidemic situation and timely zoning out the epidemic, especially in the last 2 years, when the Covid-19 epidemic broke out, with efforts to synchronously and decisively deploy With the strong, active and effective measures to prevent and control the epidemic, the province's health system has actively participated in disease control, ensuring the health and life of the people.

National defense and security have always been consolidated, strengthened, and maintained political security, social order and safety as a solid foundation for socio-economic development. Foreign relations and international cooperation have been expanded and developed in depth, and the province's position has been raised.

The work of building the Party and the political system has been regularly taken care of by the leadership and achieved comprehensive results, making an important contribution to the development of the province in the past 30 years. The ideological, political and propaganda work has always been strongly renewed, creating a high unity of will and action. Studying and following Ho Chi M inh's ideals, morality and style has many innovations, creativity, and order, becoming a regular task of each cadre and party member. Party building and rectification, preventing and repelling the deterioration of political ideology, morality, lifestyle, and internal "self-evolution" and "self-transformation" expressions have been seriously implemented. The provincial Party Committee has been constantly developing and growing, at the beginning of 1992 the whole province had 8 party committees of districts, towns and affiliated party committees with 228 members of party organizations and 3,629 party members. The province has 11 affiliated party committees and 20,832 party members living in 434 member party organizations; After 30 years of re-establishment, the Provincial Party Committee increased by 3 affiliated units; increased by 206 party members organizations and 17,203 party members. The number of member party organizations has grown evenly in all communes, wards, townships, schools, hospitals, and in business offices and armed forces units throughout the province; demonstrating the maturity and rapid development in terms of quantity and quality of party organization and party members. The political system apparatus from the province to the members is streamlined, operating effectively and efficiently. Mass mobilization work, activities of the Fatherland Front and political and social organizations have had many innovations and achieved positive results; the strength of national unity is consolidated, democracy is promoted, and the people's mastery is guaranteed.

The results achieved are very impressive, showing the desire to rise up on each stage of development, along with the mindset of "thinking bigger, looking further, wider" has made an important contribution to the rapid development of the province.

After 30 years of re-establishing, building and developing, besides the achievements, the Provincial Party Committee frankly acknowledged that there are still some difficulties and limitations, which are that the economy has grown quite well but not commensurate with the country's economic potential and advantages of the province. Technical infrastructure is not really synchronous, connectivity is not high, and has not created a breakthrough for development, especially traffic infrastructure of some arterial roads of the province. The quantity and quality of human resources have not met the requirements. The quality of education still has great disparities among regions in the province; Investment resources for training and improving the quality of human resources are limited. Facilities, equipment, capacity, quality and effectiveness of medical examination and treatment are still limited compared to the requirements in the new situation.

From the achievements and limitations, the Provincial Party Committee has drawn a number of lessons learned in the process of leading, directing and organizing the implementation of such tasks: (1) Ensuring leadership of the Party's absolute, comprehensive and direct leadership towards the political system during the implementation of the local development task. (2) Know how to inherit and promote the tradition of solidarity, promote self-reliance, overcome difficulties and challenges, seize opportunities, and take advantage of the leadership's attention and support from the Central Government. (3) Thoroughly grasp and properly and creatively apply the guidelines and lines of the Party, policies and laws of the State to the specific conditions of the province; identify key tasks, focus and breakthrough solutions, creating a solid development position in each specific period. (4) In the condition of limited investment resources, it is necessary to ensure step by step solving urgent and pressing problems of sectors and localities; Prioritize focusing investment resources on key projects, driving economic zones and key economic sectors to remove bottlenecks, create spillovers, and promote momentum.(5) Innovating thinking, forming a way of thinking, raising vision to best solve the economic - social - environmental relations; ensure a harmonious combination between the interests of the State, enterprises and the population community. (6) Properly assessing the situation, determining the right direction, setting goals with great aspirations, focusing efforts on leadership The resolution of the

Provincial Party Committee is a decisive factor to unleash resources for development. (7) Give good play to the role of the Front and mass organizations in propagating, mobilizing and creating a high consensus of ethnic communities in the implementation of major programs and decisions of the province. (8) Appreciate cooperation, association, learning experience with localities and strategic partners; promptly propose and propose to the Central Government to remove and handle local practical problems with difficulties and problems.

“The journey of the past 30 years is not long, but for a province with a low starting point like Ninh Thuan, the achievements that have been achieved are very important and have historical significance, which is the result of the process of striving. constantly, overcome all difficulties and challenges with the spirit of solidarity and creative work of the Party Committee, the government and the people of the province".

Especially the attention and support of the Party Central Committee, the State President, the Government, the National Assembly, ministries, departments, central branches and provinces and cities for the Party Committee, government and people of Ninh Thuan province. throughout the journey. Along with generations of cadres, party members, people of all walks of life in the province, Ninh Thuan compatriots are living and working inside and outside the province; All levels, branches, armed forces, mass organizations and economic organizations have promoted the spirit of solidarity, took advantage of opportunities, well exploited the potentials, strengths, strived to overcome many obstacles. difficulties and challenges, promoting the patriotic emulation movement, establishing important achievements of the province in the past 30 years.

With infinite respect and gratitude, to President Ho Chi Minh, the genius leader of the Party and nation, he steered the Vietnamese revolutionary boat to the glorious shore. The army and people of Ninh Thuan always remember the merits of heroes and martyrs, compatriots and comrades who bravely fought and sacrificed, giving their whole life for the homeland, the country was independent, free, our people were protected, warm and happy today.

Excerpt from the speech of Member of the Party Central Committee, term XIII, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council of Ninh Thuan Province, Nguyen Duc Thanh at the meeting to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the re-establishment of the province, the 47th anniversary of Ninh Thuan's liberation and liberation. the whole South, reunifying the country.

by Nguyen Ngoc Bao San