SOME ISSUES REGARDING THE ENSURANCE OF SOCIAL BENEFITS FOR ETHNIC MINORITY COMMUNITIES IN CAO BANG PROVINCE

Abstract

Ensuring social welfare for ethnic minorities is an important policy of the Party and State in order to contribute to social stability and development, reduce income disparities, and improve material as well as spiritual living standards for fellow citizens. In recent years, Cao Bang province has issued and implemented many policies, mobilized resources to provide social assistance, social relief, social incentives, social insurance and other basic social services such as education and training, health care, housing, electricity, water, information... for the people. Although these activities have brought about a lot of social progress, there are still some limitations. Therefore, in order to enhance social welfare for ethnic minorities, it is necessary to continue to raise awareness, consolidate policies; efficiently mobilize and use resources; implement welfare programs and projects and closely collaborate with related organizations and forces; promote inspection and supervision work. On the basis of laying down some background on some social welfare issues and social welfare assurance, and from assessing the relevant situation as well as clarifying results, limitations and causes, the article proposes a number of major solutions to enhance social welfare for ethnic minorities in Cao Bang province.