Party leader asks Cà Mau to remove obstacles to development

Party General Secretary Tô Lâm during the working session with Cà Mau Party Committee's Standing Board on Sunday. — VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất

CÀ MAU — Party General Secretary Tô Lâm asked the southernmost province of Cà Mau to continue removing obstacles to its development at a working session with the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee on Sunday.

Cà Mau should focus on implementing priority solutions to ensure growth in tandem with protecting the environment and promoting social welfare, the leader said.

He urged the province to further optimise its geo-economic position, and pay more attention to planning and infrastructure, particularly transport infrastructure.

The leader said Cà Mau, Kiên Giang, An Giang provinces and Cần Thơ City form the Mekong Delta key economic region. Therefore, Cà Mau should maximise its unique potential, outstanding opportunities, and advantages in sea, island and mangrove ecosystem, while strengthening cooperation and fostering linkage with the three localities and others in strategic planning and resource mobilisation during development.

People and businesses should be put at the centre, he said, asking Cà Mau to focus on administrative reform, digital transformation, and green transition in a harmonious and comprehensive manner across both the public and private sectors.

The Party chief highlighted the need to improve the local investment and business environment, raise the province's competitiveness, and invest more in education and health care.

Building the Party and strengthening the great national unity bloc remain regular tasks, he continued, asking Cà Mau to review the implementation of its tasks and targets set for 2021-24.

On this occasion, he presented medical equipment to the Sông Đốc Regional General Clinic in Trần Văn Thời District, Cà Mau Province.

According to a report presented at the meeting, Cà Mau’s economy is recovering, with its Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) projected to grow by approximately 6.53 per cent.

Its economic scale has increased 1.4-fold compared to that in 2020. The province’s per capita GRDP is estimated at VNĐ72.6 million (US$2,590) per year (up 36.2 per cent from 2020), and the economic structure is shifting in the right direction. Cà Mau leads the country in shrimp export value.

By the end of 2024, the province is expected to have 64 out of 82 communes meeting new-style rural standards, with 10 communes recognised as advanced new-style rural areas.

Its poverty rate has decreased by an average of 0.56 per cent annually, with only 0.95 per cent of households now classified as poor. — VNA/VNS