Hanoi, Dec. 3 -- The 15th National Assembly examined a Government proposal to merge three target programmes into a single National Target Programme on new-style rural development, sustainable poverty reduction, and socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the 2026-2035 period, during its ongoing 10th session in Hanoi on December 3.

Presenting the proposal, Minister of Agriculture and Environment Tran Duc Thang noted that the programme will be launched nationwide, with priority given to ethnic minority and mountainous regions.

The first phase (2026-2030) is budgeted at a minimum 1.23 quadrillion VND (47 billion USD), with roughly 100 trillion VND coming directly from the central budget, 400 trillion VND fro...