Circular 01: Support for Infrastructure Investment in Project 2, Program 135

Circular 01/2017/TT-UBDT prescribes detailed implementation of Project 2: Program 135 (hereinafter referred to as the Program) under the National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction for the 2016-2020 period, approved by Decision 1722/QD-TTg dated September 2, 2016, of the Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam. It applies to especially difficult communes, border communes, safe zone communes; villages (hamlets, hamlets, villages, hamlets, quarters) in such difficulties areas belonging to ethnic minorities and mountainous regions that are within the Program’s scope according to the Decision of the competent authority.

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The following is the content of infrastructure investment support for Project 2 under Program 135:

- The types of works invested by the state budget of the Program are works specified at point b, clause 6, Article 1 of Decision 1722/QD-TTg.- The Provincial People's Committee is allowed to allocate up to 30% of the annual development investment capital to focus on investing in some new projects that people urgently need in certain communes and villages in the Program in a rotating manner. Capital investment for each project shall not exceed the total anticipated development investment capital allocated to the commune or village for the period; ensuring all communes and villages in the Program are allocated sufficient anticipated development investment capital for the period.- Projects allocated the state budget capital of the Program must be thoroughly completed, with maximum implementation time not exceeding 2 years, and no basic construction debts should arise.- Projects using more than 50% of the state budget capital of the Program must have a plaque stating the name of the project under "Program 135" and containing the basic information of the investor, the contractor, the total investment capital, project scale, construction start and completion time.

See other regulations at Circular 01/2017/TT-UBDT, which takes effect from June 25, 2017.

Thu Ba

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