The Executive Committee of the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee approved plans and projects to reorganize the apparatus.

On the morning of February 7, the Provincial Party Executive Committee met to listen to and give opinions on the contents of the plan and project to reorganize the apparatus in the provincial political system. Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee chaired and directed the meeting.

Attending the meeting were comrades: Hoang Nghia Hieu - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Le Hong Vinh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation;Representatives of the Party Committees and the Central Inspection Committee in charge of Nghe Anwith comrades Standing Committee of Provincial Party Committee, Executive Committee of Provincial Party Committee.

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At the meeting, comrade Le Duc Cuong - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Board presented the Proposal of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee on plans and projects to reorganize the apparatus in the political system of Nghe An province to the Provincial Party Executive Committee for comments.

According to the Report, regarding the plan to reorganize the provincial Party apparatus, ending the activities of the Provincial Agencies Party Committee and the Provincial Enterprises Party Committee. Ending the activities of provincial Party delegations and Party executive committees, transferring the functions and tasks of Party delegations and Party executive committees to Party committees at organizations, agencies and units where the Party delegations and Party executive committees end.

Regarding the project to merge the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda and Education Department and the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Department, the name after the merger is the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda and Education Department. Regarding the organizational structure, the leadership of the department includes the Head of the department and 4 Deputy Heads of the department. At the time of merger, the number of department leaders may be higher but must not exceed the total number of department leaders before the merger.

Regarding the Project to establish the Provincial Party Committee, there are 20 grassroots party organizations with 724 party members, including grassroots party organizations: Advisory and support agencies of the Provincial Party Committee, Provincial Political School, Nghe An Newspaper, Provincial National Assembly Delegation, Provincial People's Council, Provincial Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations of the province, Provincial People's Procuracy, Provincial People's Court, Provincial Red Cross, Provincial Literature and Arts Association, Provincial Union of Science and Technology Associations.

Regarding the Project to establish the Provincial People's Committee Party Committee, there are 67 grassroots party organizations and 7,355 party members, including 51 grassroots party organizations with 5,491 party members under the Provincial Agencies Party Committee and 16 grassroots party organizations with 1,864 party members under the Provincial Enterprises Party Committee.

The project ends the operation of the Provincial Cadre Health Care and Protection Board. Then, establish the Provincial Cadre Health Care and Protection Board (part-time operation); Complete the Professional Council; Maintain the Provincial Cadre Health Clinic at Nghe An General Hospital.

Regarding the plan to reorganize the Party apparatus at the district level, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee agreed to merge the Propaganda Department and the Mass Mobilization Department of the district Party Committee, and the plan to end the activities of the District-level Cadre Health Care and Protection Department; at the same time, the Standing Committees of districts, cities and towns were assigned to complete the project and plan to submit to the District Party Executive Committee for promulgation according to their authority for implementation, before February 15, 2025.

Regarding the plan to reorganize the apparatus of the Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations at the provincial level: The provincial Fatherland Front maintains 4 internal focal points. The provincial Labor Federation reduces 1 committee and 4 industry unions and establishes 2 new unions. The provincial Women's Union develops a project to dissolve the Vocational Training and Job Introduction Center. The provincial Youth Union, the provincial Farmers' Association, and the provincial Veterans' Association continue to maintain their current apparatus.

Regarding the plan to reorganize the provincial government apparatus, 4 departments and branches will not change their functions and tasks, including: Provincial People's Committee Office, Department of Foreign Affairs, Provincial Inspectorate, and Southeast Economic Zone Management Board will reorganize internally.

In addition, the Department of Planning and Investment will be merged with the Department of Finance, the new name will be the Department of Finance. The Department of Construction will be merged with the Department of Transport, the new name will be the Department of Construction. The Department of Information and Communications will be merged with the Department of Science and Technology, the new name will be the Department of Science and Technology.

Merge the Department of Natural Resources and Environment with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the new name is the Department of Agriculture and Environment. Merge the Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs with the Department of Home Affairs, the new name is the Department of Home Affairs. Merge the Department of Culture and Sports with the Department of Tourism, the new name is the Department of Culture - Sports and Tourism.

Establish the Department of Ethnic Minorities and Religions on the basis of the Provincial Ethnic Minorities Committee receiving the functions, tasks, and organization of the state management advisory apparatus on religion from the Department of Home Affairs.

Departments and branches have received and transferred functions and tasks and continued to review internal organizations. Public service units under the Provincial People's Committee have developed a plan to reorganize, reduce 1 public service unit and reduce 22 internal units.

For specialized agencies under the district People's Committee, arrange and merge to reduce 49 specialized departments. For public service units under the district People's Committee, arrange and merge to reduce 48 public service units.

At the meeting, members of the Provincial Party Executive Committee discussed and gave opinions on the contents of the projects and plans to reorganize the apparatus of a number of agencies and units.

The rearranged machinery must ensure continuous, effective and efficient operation.

Concluding the meeting, Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duc Trung emphasized that the policy and direction on organizational restructuring have been thoroughly grasped and implemented clearly and specifically. The task now is to organize implementation with the spirit of speed, but must ensure quality and efficiency.

Based on the Report and discussion opinions at the meeting, the Provincial Party Secretary emphasized that the Provincial Party Executive Committee unanimously approved the Project to merge the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department and the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Department, establishing Party Committees of provincial Party agencies and the Provincial People's Committee Party Committee.

End of activities of the Provincial Cadre Health Care and Protection Board; end of activities of the Provincial Party Committee of Provincial Agencies, Provincial Business Party Committee and end of activities of Party executive committees and Party delegations.

The Provincial Party Committee's Organizing Committee shall advise the Provincial Party Committee's Standing Committee to issue decisions and organize the announcement of decisions on the establishment, merger, and termination of operations of the above agencies and units before February 13, 2025.

The Provincial Party Executive Committee also agreed on the contents of the projects and plans of the districts on merging the Propaganda Department and the Mass Mobilization Department of the district-level Party Committee; ending the activities of the District-level Cadre Health Care and Protection Department; assigning the Standing Committees of the district, city and town Party Committees to complete, proactively issue decisions and organize the announcement of decisions before February 15, 2025.

For the Fatherland Front and provincial-level socio-political organizations, proactively carry out the arrangement of organizational apparatus and restructuring of the organization as per the established plan.

Regarding the plan to reorganize the provincial government apparatus, the Provincial Party Executive Committee unanimously approved the project and plan prepared by the Provincial People's Committee Party Committee.

Assign the Party Committee of the Provincial People's Committee to direct the sectors to complete the preparation of content to submit to the Provincial People's Council for direction according to authority, and the time to announce the decisions before February 20, 2025.

For district-level administrative agencies, complete and publish decisions before February 20, 2025.

In particular, note that the transfer must ensure continuity, completeness, and no omissions or deficiencies.

The Provincial Party Committee's Organization Board shall preside over and coordinate with relevant sectors to advise the Provincial Party Committee's Standing Committee on personnel work, arrange cadres under the management of the Provincial Party Committee's Standing Committee, and ensure that when announcing decisions to establish new organizations, agencies, and units, there will be simultaneous decisions and announcements on personnel work, especially the heads and deputy heads.

With a large amount of work, while requiring quick implementation time, the Provincial Party Secretary requested that the apparatus after arrangement, merger, and establishment must operate continuously, effectively, efficiently, and without legal gaps.

Based on that request, Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duc Trung requested Party committees, Party organizations, agencies, departments and branches to urgently, actively, resolutely and proactively implement. At the same time, develop and promulgate procedures according to regulations to ensure effective, quality and progress implementation.