Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, head of the Central Steering Committee for the 2026–2035 national target programme on cultural and socio-economic development, rural development, and development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, chaired a conference in Hanoi on October 15 to launch the programme.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Finance is preparing a plan to merge four national target programmes into a single overarching programme, aiming to streamline management, give localities greater autonomy and address bottlenecks that have slowed the allocation and disbursement of investment funds.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has instructed ministries and agencies to take breakthrough measures to resolve long-standing delays in the disbursement of national target programme funds, particularly allocations for 2026 and funding from the 2021-2025 period carried over into 2026.

VOV.VN - Vietnam aims to raise average rural incomes to 2.5-3 times their 2020 level by 2030 under a new national development programme, although officials acknowledge that there are challenges ahead.

Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Chi has called for faster disbursement for national target programmes and public investment plans, stressing that officials and agencies responsible for delays, especially those showing signs of responsibility avoidance or buck-passing, must be held accountable.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung on April 23 chaired a meeting reviewing the implementation of the national target programme on new-style rural area building, sustainable poverty reduction, and socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for 2026–2035, while outlining key tasks through 2026.

Funding for national target programmes is gradually reaching communities, helping people, particularly in rural, mountainous and ethnic minority areas, expand production, improve incomes and strengthen market linkages.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly on December 11 approved a resolution to implement a national target programme for new-style rural development, sustainable poverty reduction, and socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the period 2026–2035.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly on December 5 discussed a major investment plan for a unified national target programme on rural development, poverty reduction, and socio-economic development for ethnic minority and mountainous areas through 2035, with lawmakers urging stronger decentralisation and clearer accountability for local authorities.