Program Details and Impact on Durango, Coahuila, and Sonora
During her tour in Durango, President Claudia Sheinbaum unveiled a comprehensive program to enhance meat production of top-quality for both domestic consumption and export, with an investment close to 700 million pesos. This initiative aims to support ganaderos (cattle ranchers) in Durango, Coahuila, and Sonora by providing bovine sementales (semen), a support fund for fattening, and Integral Production Centers for both domestic and international markets.
Sheinbaum expressed gratitude to Durango’s ganaderos for joining this initiative, which aims to bolster the domestic market while maintaining export capabilities. This comes amidst the closure of the US border to Mexican standing cattle due to the gusano barrenador (gastrointestinal nematode) outbreak, despite ranchers’ efforts to contain it in the southern regions.
Existing Programs for Social Well-being
In addition to the new meat production program, Sheinbaum highlighted the growth and diversification of existing social well-being programs in Durango. These programs directly benefit 830,532 people annually through a 14,299 million pesos investment.
- 199,510 people receive the Pension for Well-being of Adults Over 60 years old.
- 13,064 people are beneficiaries of the Pension for People with Disabilities.
- 11,802 young individuals are part of the Jóvenes Construyendo el Futuro (Youth Building the Future) program.
- 7,378 students receive the Jóvenes Escribiendo el Futuro (Youth Writing the Future) scholarship.
- 65,473 students benefit from the Benito Juárez scholarship.
- 35,000 children and adolescents receive primary school student support.
- 6,823 families with children aged 0-4 receive parental support.
- 46,017 people are supported through Producción para el Bienestar (Production for Well-being).
- 2,276 beneficiaries receive Precios de Garantía (Price Guarantee).
- 20,183 people participate in Sembrando Vida (Planting Life).
- 41,000 recipients enjoy free fertilizers.
- 1,685 educational institutions (basic and secondary) are supported by the “La Escuela es Nuestra” (The School is Ours) program.
- 147 preparatorian (high school) institutions are supported.
- 131,000 people benefit from the Leche para el Bienestar (Milk for Well-being) program.
New programs include:
- 44,123 women will receive the Mujeres Bienestar (Women Well-being) pension this year.
- 74,121 adolescents studying secondary education now receive the Rita Cetina (Rita Craftswoman) scholarship.
- All adults over 60 and people with disabilities in Durango will be visited by medical personnel from the Salud Casa por Casa (Home Health Care) program.
Progress in Public Works
Sheinbaum also reported on ongoing public works projects in Durango, including:
- Construction of the San Ignacio-Tayoltita road.
- Seven artisanal roads in the Mezquital area.
- Repavement of federal highways.
- Construction of 5,400 homes by the National Housing Commission (Conavi).
- Construction of 35,000 homes by the National Housing Fund for Workers (Infonavit) through the Vivienda para el Bienestar (Housing for Well-being) program.
- Technification of the 017 Irrigation District in La Laguna.
- Construction of the Guadalupe Victoria water treatment plant.
- Tunal II dam project.
- New preparatorian schools and a new campus for the Universidad Nacional Rosario Castellanos (UNRC).
Durango’s Governor, Esteban Alejandro Villegas Villarreal, reaffirmed his commitment to coordinating the Mexico Plan with the federal government and expressed support for President Claudia Sheinbaum to continue working together for the benefit of Durango’s residents.
