Increasing income and sustainably reducing poverty in ethnic minority areas

The latest report from the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions shows that the average income of ethnic minorities nationwide has reached 43.4 million VND/person/year as of March 2025, more than 3 times higher than in 2020.

According to a report from the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions , the average income of ethnic minorities has increased rapidly. It is expected that by the end of 2025, income will reach 45.9 million VND/year, an increase of nearly 3.3 times compared to 2020.

Changes in ethnic minority and mountainous areas.

In Cao Bang province, in the period of 2022-2025, the total central budget capital for National Target Program No. 1719 to implement socio -economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas is more than 5,033 billion VND. By August 1, 2025, the province had disbursed over 3,800 billion VND, reaching 75.6% of the plan.

Thanks to the synchronous implementation of many solutions in component projects, the poverty reduction rate among ethnic minorities in Cao Bang has reached over 4.6%. Meanwhile, Son La province is also one of the localities with the highest disbursement progress in the country with over 3,666 billion VND disbursed as of June 2025, reaching 64% of the capital plan. Indicators on poverty reduction, access to basic services, infrastructure development, education and health have all made significant progress. In particular, the rate of poor and near-poor households in extremely disadvantaged communes of Son La has decreased by 4.47%.

These positive results demonstrate the effectiveness of the National Target Program in improving the lives of ethnic minorities, sustainably reducing poverty and narrowing the regional development gap.

Localities are continuing to promote resources and focus on implementing practical projects to help ethnic minorities stabilize their lives and develop their economies in the coming period.

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