Disbursing over VND 417 billion of preferential loans to poor households and policy beneficiaries

21/07/2020 15:08

(BNP) - According to a report of Provincial Social Policy Bank, in the first 6 months, Bac Ninh disbursed more than VND 417 billion of preferential loans to nearly 13,000 poor households, near-poor households and policy beneficiaries.

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Lending revenue mainly focused on some programs such as nearly VND 69 billion for clean water and sanitation, nearly VND 52 billion for job creation; more than VND 48 billion for social housing; nearly VND 15 billion for women and young people to start their businesses ...

From the policy capital, it has contributed to timely support of production and business capital, creating jobs for over 1,900 employees; helping more than 1,000 poor and near-poor households just get out of poverty to borrow capital; more than 300 of pupils and students in difficult circumstances borrow loans to study; building nearly 20,000 clean water and environmental sanitation works…

In 6 months, authorities at all levels transferred more than VND 234 billion of local capital entrusted to the provincial Social Policy Bank, among which, provincial budget was VND 221 billion and district budget was VND 13.7 billion.