Over
three million Vietnamese families are living under the poverty line, accounting
for 14.2% of the country’s households, said the Ministry of Labour, Invalid and
Social Affairs (MoLISA).
According to the ministry, 7.49% of Vietnamese
families are on the verge of poverty.
The ministry announced the statistics after
auditing the efficiency of a national poverty reduction programme in the first
six months of this year.
Under the country’s new poverty standard for
the 2011-2015 period, the poverty line in urban areas stands at VND500,000
(USD24) per person per month and in rural areas, VND400,000 (USD19.1) per
person per month.
Rural residents with a monthly income of
VND401,000-VND520,000 (USD19.2-USD25) are on the verge of living under the
poverty line. The threshold for urban areas are VND501,000-VND650,000
(USD24-USD31.1) per person per month, the ministry said.
The Government of Vietnam has mapped out a new
poverty reduction plan, under which the country will pay more attention to
multi-dimensional poverty reduction based on practical and sustainable support
policies.
According to last year’s general survey of
poor households, the majority of the country’s poor are located in the
north-west.
The survey also indicated that Dien Bien
Province, in the north-west, topped the index, with a household poverty rate of
50% last year. It was followed by Lai Chau, Lao Cai and Ha Giang Provinces with
rates of over 40%.
Source: Dtinews
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