The plan, as approved by Standing Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung in Decision 1179/QD-TTg dated August 10, will be carried out in 64 communes bordering Laos in the central provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Nam and the Central Highland province of Kon Tum.

It is designed to provide permanent settlement for 16,260 poor households in the 64 border communes and 9,609 nomadic households, along with the goal of reclaiming 9,970 ha of farming land and developing infrastructure for those people in order to help them increase per capita income by 1.5 fold compared with the 2009 income level.

The plan also aims to develop farming, forestry and other crafts suitable for rural areas and build trans-village roads and irrigation works in the targeted communes.

It maps out solutions to execute the set tasks, including supportive policies for production, market development and product consumption, scientific and technological application, security and defence.

The plan is estimated to cost over VND3.5 trillion, with more than VND1.74 trillion coming from the State budget.