Tan An city: 15 years of development aspirations
After 15 years of upgrading to the city status, the young urban area Tan An has become more spacious and prosperous, and the material and spiritual life of the people has been significantly improved. During the process of construction and development, Tan An City was awarded the Second Class Labor Medal by the President; for 2 consecutive years (2022, 2023), the City Party Committee was assessed by the Standing Committee of Long An Provincial Party Committee to have excellently fulfilled its tasks.
Overcoming difficulties
In 2007, Tan An town was recognized by the Ministry of Construction as a type III urban area. With the focus on investment, the determination of the entire political system and the people of the city in urban construction and development, after only 2 years, on August 24, 2009, the Government issued Resolution No. 38/NQ-CP on the establishment of Tan An City under the province. On September 9, 2009, the province announced the establishment of Tan An City according to the Resolution of the Government.
With the spirit of not being afraid of difficulties, the Party Committee, government and people of the city focused on exploiting the potential and advantages of the locality; at the same time, mobilizing all resources for investment and development.
The city's economy continued to grow well and develop relatively comprehensively. The economic structure developed in the right direction, with the trade - service sector as the "spearhead". In recent times, thanks to the good work of exploiting and developing land funds, many new residential areas and urban areas have gradually taken shape. Typically, the expanded central residential area of Ward 6 has been invested in and built, playing a role in the growth of the city. The radial traffic axis, National Highway 1, National Highway 62, and the Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong Expressway have created more favorable conditions for the city to develop. The two main river branches, the Vam Co Tay River and the Bao Dinh River, have been well exploited by the city, initially creating a typical landscape axis for the river area.
The city currently has 3 industrial clusters in Loi Binh Nhon commune and 19 cooperatives operating stably. Convenience stores, markets, commercial - service and convenience businesses operate with large-scale. Along with that, the financial system in the city with many bank branches, transaction offices, etc are favorable conditions for businesses and people to borrow capital to invest, develop production and business, contributing to the process of economic restructuring of the city.
Tan An City develops in the direction of "Friendly, civilized, modern"
Culture - society is focused on and has achieved many outstanding results. In particular, the Smart Operation Center Project has been completed and put into use. This is the first step in implementing the construction of Tan An to become the first smart city of the province.
The work of Party building and consolidating the political system has been focused on, with many positive changes, especially the implementation of Resolution No. 4 of the Central Committee (term XI, XII), Conclusion No. 21-KL/TW of the Central Executive Committee and the Party's regulations on the exemplary responsibility of cadres and party members as well as the implementation of Conclusion No. 01 of the Politburo on continuing to implement Directive No. 05-CT/TW on promoting the study and following of Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and lifestyle. The city has piloted the model of model Party cell activities; model of 5-good Party organizations and Party cells; 5-good Party members", etc.
Over the past 15 years, the city has focused on site clearance for key projects, breakthrough programs according to the Resolution of the City Party Congress as well as key projects, and dynamic projects of the province in the area. Typical examples include Ward 2 park (phase 2); Bao Dinh river embankment; drainage system projects to prevent flooding in the inner city; renovation of Ao Quan area; Tan An City Ring Road (including Vam Co Tay Bridge); Hung Vuong Street - National Highway 62 intersection; etc. |
Journey to become a Class I City
Tan An City is currently a Class II city. With the belief and aspiration for a friendly, civilized, modern Tan An, where people have a prosperous and happy life, the Party Committee, the government and the people of the city continue to unite, be dynamic, creative, join hands, and overcome all difficulties and challenges, determined to build the homeland to become more and more prosperous in the coming time.
Tan An City has newly formed urban areas
Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the City Party Committee - Le Cong Dinh said that in 2024, Tan An City will be 15 years old and is determined to be the year of acceleration to achieve the set goals. That is to complete early the targets and tasks of the Resolution of the 11th Tan An City Party Congress "Strive to basically meet the criteria of a Class I city by 2025, towards being recognized as a Class I city before 2030"; The city is expected to be recognized as meeting the standards of a “Civilized City”; registered to build and strive to be recognized as a member of the UNESCO Global Learning Cities Network by 2025; started construction works and tasks to welcome the Party Congresses at all levels, term 2025-2030.
This is an important milestone for the Party Committee, government and people of Tan An City to continue to exploit and maximize its potential and strengths, mobilize all resources to build and develop the city into a civilized, rich and beautiful city, a gateway city of the Mekong Delta.
With the aspiration to become the “heart” of the province, in the coming time, the City Party Committee needs to accelerate further, creating many comprehensive development breakthroughs in the following areas: Administrative reform, improving the investment and business environment; completing the General Planning for Tan An City construction to 2030, with a vision to 2050; well implement mechanisms and policies on training human resources, especially high-quality technical human resources; complete social infrastructure, traffic infrastructure, digital infrastructure. The city actively completes, deploys, and implements projects to create momentum for the city's development in the coming period.
Tan An City's appearance has changed over 15 years of construction and development
Over the past 15 years, a period that is neither long nor short compared to the development history of a young city, but up to now, Tan An City has a new appearance, bringing the vitality of a young, green, clean, beautiful city in a friendly, civilized, and modern direction. Tan An City is gradually affirming its role as a political, administrative, economic, cultural, scientific - technical center, and traffic hub of the province./.
Total state budget revenue from 2009 to 2023 is 8,035 billion VND, reaching 109% of the assigned estimate. On average, Tan An City collects 555.312 billion VND from the state budget each year, an increase of 9%. Total local budget expenditure from 2009 to 2023 is 9,331 billion VND, reaching 141% of the assigned estimate. On average, Tan An City spends 637.707 billion VND from the local budget each year, an increase of 41%. In the period 2009-2024, Tan An City have reduced 2,314 poor households (from 2,453 to 139 poor households), etc. |
Tan An City currently has 81.73km2 of natural area, a population of more than 158,000 people; There are 14 administrative units at the commune level, including 9 wards and 5 communes. Tan An City aims to basically achieve the criteria for a type I urban area by the end of 2025, and be recognized before 2030. To achieve this goal, in the 2020-2025 period, Tan An City will mobilize about 17,000 - 18,000 billion VND to basically achieve 59/59 criteria for a type I urban area. To achieve the natural area (from 150km2 or more), the city is prioritizing urban expansion in the Southeast and Northeast directions associated with the southern development corridor of the province. Specifically, taking the Vam Co Tay River as the main landscape axis and taking the Tan An City Ring Road as the driving axis; implementing urban development planning in a harmonious, multi-center direction, maintaining the unique river landscape and combining it with the formation of new urban areas”. Chairman of Tan An City People's Committee - Vo Hong Thao Tan An City has changed a lot over the past 15 years of construction and development. Many projects have been invested in and built, forming new urban areas, with the appearance of a young, dynamic city. People are increasingly actively participating in movements launched by the locality, joining hands to build a civilized urban lifestyle. The City's Veterans Association promotes movements to help each other get rich legitimately; take care of the lives of members in difficult circumstances, donate land, build roads; launch the Competition for Excellent Veterans Association Heads, Flower Streets, etc. Chairman of Tan An City Veterans Association - Tran Van Don In recent times, Tan An's youth have had many meaningful projects and tasks. These are activities responding to studying and following the ideology, morality, and style of Ho Chi Minh; volunteer activities for the community such as Green Sunday, Volunteer Saturday, etc. Especially focusing on digital transformation activities such as digitizing "red addresses"; "digital libraries", street names and launching the City Youth Union's electronic information page, etc. At 9:00 a.m. on September 9, 2024, the City Youth Union held the inauguration ceremony of the Digital Information Desk youth project to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Tan An City's establishment". Secretary of Tan An City Youth Union - Nguyen Thanh Phuc |
By Thanh Nga - Translated by Q. Thien
Source: https://baolongan.vn/tan-an-15-nam-khat-vong-phat-trien-a182172.html
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