5 localities in Nghe An deploy payment of allowances to meritorious people through the postal system

On the morning of May 27, the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs coordinated with the Provincial Post Office to organize a conference on implementing the payment of preferential allowances for people with revolutionary contributions through the postal system.

Conference on implementing preferential subsidy payments. Photo: My Ha.

This is a method of the State ordering the provision of public services to the people through social organizations that is being widely applied in many countries. Quang Nam is the locality that has applied it since August 2015 and is currently expanding to 25 provinces and cities nationwide, including Nghe An.

For a long time, Nghe An has been paying monthly preferential allowances to meritorious people through the commune-level Payment Board. Meanwhile, in many places, commune-level Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs officers have both performed the function of establishing and evaluating records and paying allowances, which does not ensure objectivity and can lead to negativity.

People come to receive pension and social insurance through the post office system in Anh Son district. Photo: document

On the other hand, Nghe An is a locality with a large area and a large number of beneficiaries of the policy for meritorious people. The management, monitoring of changes and distribution of benefits to beneficiaries is very complicated. However, the staff working on labor, war invalids and social affairs at the grassroots level is only assigned to 1 person, leading to limitations in the management and payment of benefits.

With these difficulties, the implementation of the "Project on payment of preferential allowances for people with revolutionary contributions through the Postal system in Nghe An province" according to Decision No. 897/QD-UBND dated March 26, 2019 is expected to bring positive results and create convenience for people, ensuring safety in managing allowance payments.

The payment method via the Post Office will also regulate the responsibility of the Post Office for compensation in case of loss, separate the management work, establish the subject and the payment work, prevent the possibility of profiteering during the payment process and help the beneficiary avoid having to travel many times.

According to the plan, from July 1, 2019, the pilot implementation of preferential allowance payment for people with revolutionary contributions through the postal system will be piloted in 5 localities: Vinh city, Quynh Luu, Do Luong, Nghia Dan, Con Cuong. For effective implementation, the localities will also provide hotline numbers for people to give comments and answer questions.

Payment is made in accordance with Circular No. 101/2018/TT-BTC regulating the management and use of funds to implement preferential policies for people with revolutionary contributions and people who directly participated in the resistance war managed by the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs.

Currently, Nghe An has 73,218 beneficiaries and martyrs' relatives receiving monthly allowances with an average cost of 127.1 billion VND/month.

In 2019, the Central Government also allocated 1,872 billion VND to the province to pay one-time subsidies, nursing - treatment, health insurance for meritorious people and their relatives, incentives for students and children of meritorious people...