Tuesday, 19/09/2017 15:30 (GMT+7)
During the 70th anniversary of the Day for Wounded Soldiers and Martyrs (July 27th), the State budget and communities mobilized over VND3 trillion to give presents and housing support to revolutionary contributors.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam presents certificates of merit to collectives and individuals who make great contribution to payment of gratitude activities. (Photo: PANO)
The statistics were announced by the Ministry of Labor, War-Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) during a meeting to review the activities marking the event, held in Hanoi on September 18
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According to MOLISA, the State budget alone earmarked over VND1.392 trillion to give presents to and care for revolutionary contributors. Meanwhile, in July, the Government issued a resolution on continuing the implementation of housing support policy for revolutionary contributors, with an additional 707 families benefiting from the program, using some VND840 billion, apart from VND7.3 trillion having been allocated in the first phase.
In addition, the Vietnam Fatherland Front used over VND737 billion from the payment of gratitude fund to build 13,635 houses and repair 13,247 others for revolutionary contributors.
During the anniversary, diverse activities of great significance were conducted, including caring for Vietnamese heroic mothers, sponsoring martyrs’ and disadvantaged wounded soldiers’ children, and increasing the specification of martyrs’ identification.
The movements on payment of gratitude were disseminated and carried out in each family, alley and commune./.
Compiled by BTA