The Nghe An Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Commission merged the Committee's Office and the Department of Mass Organizations and Associations.

Leaders of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Commission inspect mass mobilization work in Yen Thanh. Photo courtesy

On March 11, 2019, the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Commission issued Notice No. 58-TB/BDVTU on merging the Office of the Committee and the Department of Mass Organizations and Associations into the General Department of Mass Organizations and Associations.

The above merger aims to implement Resolution 6 of the 12th Central Committee on "Some issues on continuing to innovate and reorganize the apparatus of the political system to be streamlined, operate effectively and efficiently" andRegulation No. 2683 - QDi/TU dated March 4, 2019 of the Provincial Party Standing Committee on functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Commission.

Thus, according to Regulation No. 04-QDi/TU dated July 25, 2018 of the Central Secretariat on functions, tasks, powers, and organization of specialized agencies to advise and assist provincial and municipal Party Committees, after the merger, the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Commission has 3 specialized departments (reduced by 01 department).

The number of staff is decided by the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee according to the principle of minimum 5 people to establish a focal point (department and equivalent). A department with less than 10 people is assigned a head of department and 1 deputy head of department; with 10 people or more, no more than 2 deputy heads of department are assigned.