Over the past years, the Party and State have issued and implemented preferential policies for Khmer people, particularly those living in the south-western region. As a result, as many as 72,000 poor households have been provided with houses and land for housing, more than 30,000 households have access to safe water supply, and more than 20,000 Khmer people have got steady jobs in Vietnam and abroad. The State has also granted scholarships and reduced and exempted tuition fees for Khmer students.

Socio-economic development projects, especially poverty reduction projects, have paid off in the Khmer-inhabited localities, thereby improving the living conditions of the Khmer people.

In addition, intensive State investments in cultural, healthcare and education services have gradually met local people’s demand for better physical and spiritual lives. Traditional arts and festivals have been restored, attracting a large number of the Khmer. According to statistics, more than 90 percent of children of school age go to school while Khmer students make up 18.7 percent of the total population.