On October 9, 2013, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 1831/QD-TTg, approving the master plan on socio-economic development of Bac Ninh province through 2020, with orientations toward 2030.
In this Decision, the Prime Minister set out several development goals focusing on economy, society and environment of Bac Ninh such as: By 2020, the population will be around 1.21 million; the unemployment rate in urban areas will drop to 2.5%; the urbanization will be 44.2%; the rate of trained workforce will be 83%; the average per-capita GDP income will reach VND 146.2 million; 100% of urban population and 95% of rural population will have access to hygienic water; a complete garbage and waste treatment system (including solid waste, wastewater and air) will be built and all urban centers, industrial parks and clusters and traditional craft villages will have standard centralized wastewater treatment systems.
Simultaneously, the Prime Minister also set out main solutions to implement Master Plan, concretely:
To develop a number of types of services to be open, inter-regional and inter-provincial so as to bring into play the advantages of its location in the northeastern gateway of the Hanoi region and on the Nanning-Lang Son- Hanoi-Hai Phong corridor, with a focus on strongly developing services associated with industries, namely goods transshipment, urban, finance and banking services; to prioritize the development of Bac Ninh core urban center, Tu Son and Tien Du to become core urban centers with a high attractiveness, a high concentration level and comprehensive infrastructure for the development of competitive high-quality services; to encourage and create favorable conditions for state enterprises to expand production and business; to increase the allocation of state credit for prioritized production projects.
The Decision takes effect on the date of its signing.
