Approval of Bac Ninh Province Planning for the period 2021-2030, vision to 2050 in Vietnam

Approval of Bac Ninh Province Planning for the period 2021-2030, vision to 2050 in Vietnam (Internet image)

On December 8, 2023, the Prime Minister issued Decision 1589/QD-TTg approving the planning of Bac Ninh province for the period 2021–2030, with a vision to 2050.

Approval of Bac Ninh province planning for the period 2021–2030, vision to 2050 in Vietnam

(1) Development objectives until 2030

* Overall objectives

Bac Ninh became a centrally run city; it is the dynamic economic and cultural center of the Northern region; it is one of the development poles of the Red River Delta, closely connected to the capital Hanoi; and it has a synchronously and modernly developed socio-economic infrastructure system. National defense, security, social order, and safety are guaranteed. The people have a prosperous, civilized, and happy life.

* Specific objectives and targets

- Economic:

+ Average GRDP growth rate is 8%–9%/year; GRDP proportion of industry and construction is about 72.7%; services are about 21.7%; agriculture, forestry, and fisheries are about 1.6%; product tax minus product subsidies is about 4.0%.

+ GRDP per capita (current price) reaches about 346.6 million VND/person.

+ The growth rate of social labor productivity reaches about 8.3% - 9.5%/year.

+ Export turnover is about 50 billion USD; imports are about 42 billion USD.

+ Total social investment capital compared to GRDP in the period 2021–2030 is about 36%–38%;

+ Capital utilization ratio (ICOR) is about 5.2–5.5.

+ Total state budget revenue is about 47,000 billion VND; total local budget expenditure is about 36,000 billion VND.

+ Digital economy accounts for about 35% of GRDP.

- Regarding society:

+ The rate of schools meeting national standards is over 98%.

+ The rate of children under 1 year old fully vaccinated reached over 98%. Reduce the rate of malnourished children to below 3.0%. The rate of population participation in health insurance reached over 98%.

+ Average life expectancy reaches 76 years.

+ The ratio of doctors/10,000 people is 15 people.

+ The ratio of hospital beds/10,000 people is 38 beds.

+ The poverty rate decreased to less than 1%. By 2025, the province will have no poor households according to the national poverty standard for the period 2021–2025.

+ The rate of trained workers reaches 90%. Of which, 55% of trained workers have degrees and certificates; workers with information technology skills reached 95%.

- Regarding resources and the environment:

+ By 2025: 100% of people will be able to use clean water through the centralized water supply system and maintain it in the following years.

+ Strive for 2025: the rate of ordinary industrial waste, hazardous waste, and medical waste collected and treated according to regulations will reach 100%; the rate of daily solid waste generated in urban areas being collected and treated will reach 100%.

+ 100% of newly established industrial zones—clusters and urban areas have centralized wastewater treatment systems; 90% of production and business establishments meet environmental standards.

+ There are no more spots or areas of environmental pollution causing frustration in residential areas and communities, especially in craft villages.

- Regarding infrastructure development:

+ Urbanization rate reaches over 75%; the rate of solidified urban housing reaches 95%.

+ 100% of districts and 65% of communes meet advanced new rural standards (of which over 30% of communes meet model new rural standards).

+ The ratio of urban traffic land to urban construction land by 2030 will reach 25%.

- Regarding national defense and security:

+ Proactively grasp the situation and perform well the work of preventing traditional and non-traditional security challenges; firmly build the all-people national defense posture associated with the people's security posture, ensuring social order and safety.

+ Construction of defense works in defense areas, closely combining national defense with socio-economic development.

(2) Vision for 2050

Bac Ninh is a centrally run city, belonging to the group of localities leading the country in terms of economic scale; one of the leading high-tech industrial, research and development, and smart manufacturing centers in Asia and the world; a green, smart, modern, livable city with a high level of development, imbued with Bac Ninh-Kinh Bac cultural identity. People enjoy social services and a quality of life on par with developed countries in Asia.

More details can be found in Decision 1589/QD-TTg, taking effect on December 8, 2023.

Ho Quoc Tuan

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