8 areas in which the Advisory Council of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee participated in monitoring and criticizing in 2020

On the afternoon of February 5, the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province held a conference to deploy activities in 2020 for the Advisory Councils of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province, term XIV (term 2019 - 2024). Comrade Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Chairwoman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee and Vice Chairmen of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee co-chaired the conference. Photo: Thanh Quynh

In order to contribute to improving the quality of activities of the Vietnam Fatherland Front in the new situation, especially the task of social supervision and criticism in the new situation, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee has decided to establish 3 Advisory Councils for the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, including: Economic Advisory Council, Cultural - Social Advisory Council, and Democracy - Legal Advisory Council.

With 29 members who are experts, researchers, retired and current officials, the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee's Advisory Council has the task of supporting the Fatherland Front at all levels in ensuring the legitimate rights and interests of the people through monitoring and criticizing difficult and inadequate issues at the grassroots level. At the same time, it provides advice to help the Party and State revise and promulgate policies and guidelines in accordance with the grassroots reality, meeting the requirements and aspirations of the people.

At the Conference, the Standing Representative of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee announced the establishment of the Fatherland Front Committee Advisory Councils. Photo: Thanh Quynh

Speaking at the Conference, Comrade Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee emphasized that in recent times, the social criticism work of the Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations at all levels has not been strong. One of the reasons for the above shortcomings is the lack of support from advisory boards, experts, and collaborators participating in monitoring, social criticism, and giving opinions on Party and government building.

From that reality, the decision to establish the Advisory Council is expected to be the key to "resolving" the bottleneck in improving the capacity to carry out the work of supervision and social criticism of the Vietnam Fatherland Front. Therefore, the members of the Advisory Council need to put their activities into order, quality and work with their enthusiasm to promptly grasp the outstanding and urgent issues arising in practice.

He further stated that the work of supervision and criticism is difficult, involving many subjects and many fields, including sensitive fields, so the awareness and responsibility of those doing the criticism work is very great. In the coming time, especially in 2020, the Advisory Council needs to seriously and effectively carry out the 8 tasks set out, bringing the activities into substance and comprehensiveness in protecting the legitimate rights and interests of the people.

Accepting the task, members of the Advisory Council of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee promised to promote their capacity to carry out the supervision and criticism work objectively and honestly with the common goal of building for the development of the province. Photo: Thanh Quynh

8 areas in which the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee Advisory Council participated in monitoring and responding in 2020:

1. Review and re-evaluate major Resolutions, mechanisms and policies of the 2016 - 2020 period, preparing for the 2021 - 2025 period with a vision to 2030.

2. Continue to implement the Resolutions of the Central Committee and the National Assembly on economic restructuring associated with growth model innovation, improving productivity, quality, efficiency and competitiveness in a more substantial and effective manner.

3. Strengthen foreign affairs; strongly improve the investment and business environment; promote and attract investment; create favorable conditions for business development.

4. Mobilize and effectively use resources, focus on development investment, promote economic growth on the basis of effectively implementing the Central Resolution on restructuring the state budget and managing public debt.

5. Care for and develop Nghe An's culture and people to meet the province's sustainable development requirements, achieve social progress and equity, and improve the people's material and spiritual lives, harmoniously linked with economic development.

6. Effectively manage and exploit natural resources, strengthen environmental protection; proactively prevent natural disasters and respond to climate change.

7. Promote administrative reform, reorganize the organization and apparatus, strengthen discipline and order, and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of state management.

8. Ensure national defense, security and social order and safety; improve the efficiency of judicial agencies.