THE PRIME MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No: 71/2001/QD-TTg
Hanoi May 04, 2001
 
DECISION
ON THE NATIONAL TARGET PROGRAMS IN THE 2001-2005 PERIOD
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government of September 30, 1992;
Pursuant to Resolution No. 39/2000/QH10 of December 9, 2000 of the Xth National Assembly at its 8th session, on the 2001 tasks and Resolution No. 243/NQ/UBTVQH10 of December 15, 2000 of the National Assembly Standing Committee on the allocation of the central budget in 2001;
Pursuant to the Prime Ministers Decision No. 531/TTg of August 8, 1996 on the management of national programs;
Pursuant to the Prime Ministers Decision No. 05/1998/ QD-TTg of January 14, 1998 on the management of national target programs;
Pursuant to the Prime Ministers Decision No. 38/2000/QD-TTg of March 24, 2000, amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Prime Ministers Decision No. 531/TTg of August 8, 1996 on the management of national target programs;
Pursuant to the Prime Ministers Decision No. 146/2000/QD-TTg of December 22, 2000, on the assignment of the plan norms and the State budget estimate in 2001;
At the proposal of the Minister of Planning and Investment,
 
DECIDES:
Article 1.- To approve the list of national target programs in the 2001-2005 period and assign the agencies to manage and deploy the implementation thereof as follows:
1. The national target program on hunger eradication, poverty alleviation and employment
a/ Objectives:
- To reduce by 2005 the percentage of poor households (according to the new criteria for poor households) to below 10%, or an average of 1,5% - 2% each year (about 28,000 - 30,000 households/year); to stop chronic relapse in hunger and ensure that poor communes have basic infrastructures;
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