The Provincial Party Standing Committee approved two important decisions on the management of investment and mineral projects.

• Overview of the meeting of the Provincial Party Standing Committee on November 29. Photo by Thanh Duy

STRENGTHENING THE MANAGEMENT OF LAND USE INVESTMENT PROJECTS

At the meeting, the Provincial Party Standing Committee gave opinions on the draft Project of the Party Committee of the Provincial People's Committee and the draft Resolution of the Provincial Party Standing Committee on strengthening the Party's leadership in the management of investment projects using land in Nghe An province.

Director of the Department of Planning and Investment Nguyen Xuan Duc presented the Report of the Party Committee of the Provincial People's Committee on the development of a Resolution of the Provincial Party Standing Committee on strengthening the Party's leadership in the management of investment projects using land in the province.

In the period of 2016 - 2021, Nghe An province attracted 739 valid projects with a total registered investment capital of more than 107,148 billion VND; of which 269 projects have been completed and put into operation with a total investment of more than 19,602 billion VND, 188 projects have been allocated land, leased land, and have not completed construction with a total investment of more than 33,523 billion VND and 282 projects are carrying out procedures for land allocation and lease to implement projects with a total investment of more than 54,000 billion VND.

However, besides the positive results achieved, according to the assessment, the management of investment projects using land in the province still has some limitations, especially many projects have not been implemented, are behind schedule, and use land for the wrong purpose.

In the period 2016 - 2021 alone, the interdisciplinary inspection teams established by the Provincial People's Committee conducted 489 inspections of 391 projects. Thereby, they terminated operations, reclaimed land, and terminated the validity of relevant legal documents for 92 projects that were behind schedule, and imposed administrative penalties on 5 projects that used land for the wrong purpose.

Comrade Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province proposed that the tasks and solutions in the Resolution on strengthening the Party's leadership in the management of investment projects using land in the province should be linked to the causes pointed out. Photo: Thanh Duy

At the meeting, the opinions of the comrades in the Provincial Party Standing Committee all agreed on the necessity of issuing a Resolution on strengthening the Party's leadership in managing investment projects using land in the province; at the same time, they gave comments on many specific issues related to the goals, tasks, solutions and organization of the implementation of the Resolution.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung emphasized: The Resolution of the Provincial Party Standing Committee is the basis for implementing the handling of existing problems and limitations of land-use investment projects in the area, but more importantly, this is a solid basis for the Provincial People's Committee to consider and select projects in the process of receiving and granting investment licenses for a project.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung emphasized the necessity of promulgating and the important role of the Resolution on strengthening the Party's leadership in the management of investment projects using land in the province issued by the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee. Photo: Thanh Duy

Concluding this content, Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy suggested that it is necessary to study, consider, supplement and further perfect the Project of the Party Committee of the Provincial People's Committee; accordingly, it is necessary to evaluate more clearly and analyze more thoroughly the groups of causes of ineffective land use, especially projects behind schedule and projects used for the wrong purpose; to have a strong viewpoint in the Resolution of the Provincial Party Standing Committee on this issue.

The content of the Project also needs to be analyzed more carefully for causes, especially subjective causes; at the same time, analyze, evaluate, and clarify the limitations of management work, viewpoints, handling methods, and conducting inspections in this field in the past; thereby serving as a basis for building a better Implementation Plan of the Provincial People's Committee.

The Provincial Party Secretary also expressed his opinion that, based on the Project, it is possible to gradually develop a set of criteria to attract investment into the province, as a basis for selecting investors suitable for each locality and region; areas of interest and priority for the province. However, the Provincial Party Secretary noted that the development of this set of criteria needs to be approached with a very open mindset, not rigid.

After the Project of the Party Committee of the Provincial People's Committee is completed, the advisory agencies need to continue to coordinate to complete and submit to the competent authority to issue the Resolution. After that, the Provincial People's Committee needs to issue an Implementation Plan; in which the Provincial Party Secretary noted that the Plan must be very specific, with clear assignment and clear identification of responsibilities of sectors, agencies, units, etc. The Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee will listen to the results of the implementation of the Resolution on strengthening the Party's leadership in the management of investment projects using land in the province every year.

ASSIGN HIGHER RESPONSIBILITY IN MINERAL MANAGEMENT

Also in the working session on the afternoon of November 29, the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee listened to and commented on the Project of the Party Committee of the Provincial People's Committee and the draft Directive of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee related to State management of minerals in the province.

Nghe An is a province with rich and diverse mineral resources. However, in the new development stage, mineral management and planning still have shortcomings and limitations that do not meet the requirements; there are still violations of the law in mineral activities, causing environmental pollution, loss of resources, loss of budget revenue, affecting security and order, and labor safety.

Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Hoang Quoc Viet presented the Report of the Party Committee of the Provincial People's Committee on the development of the Directive of the Provincial Party Standing Committee on strengthening the Party's leadership over State management of minerals in the province. Photo: Thanh Duy

Therefore, in order to promote the responsibility of the entire political system, create positive changes in the awareness of responsibility of cadres, party members and people in managing and protecting unexploited mineral resources; effectively prevent violations of the law in the exploitation, processing, trading and transportation of minerals. At the meeting, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee highly agreed to issue a Directive on strengthening the Party's leadership over the State management of minerals in Nghe An province.

Speaking on the basis of the results of the Provincial People's Council's supervision on this issue, Comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council assessed that the Project of the Provincial People's Committee Party Committee and the draft Directive of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee basically accepted the recommendations of the Provincial People's Council Supervision Delegation.

Comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council gave his comments on the Directive of the Provincial Party Standing Committee on strengthening the Party's leadership over State management of minerals in the province. Photo: Thanh Duy

However, the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council said that it is necessary to add to the implementation solution the need to review and build a database and information system on minerals in the province during the process of reviewing the Nghe An mineral planning; from there, there will be a more suitable roadmap for managing this activity, especially the need to clearly indicate the reserves of non-renewable minerals that do not need to be exploited and need to be left for long-term use; in the immediate future, only minerals should be exploited as common materials;...

Concluding this content, Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy assessed that State management of minerals in the province is a sensitive content, many problems arise in practical management, directly affecting the lives of a part of the people, as well as tax losses; which is of great concern to public opinion and people pay close attention.

Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy delivered a concluding speech. Photo: Thanh Duy

To complete the Project and draft Directive, the Provincial Party Secretary proposed to add to these two documents sanctions related to taxes and fees in the inspection, examination, and supervision of handling related issues in this area.

In particular, the Provincial Party Secretary said that it is necessary to supplement, assess, evaluate and express a stronger viewpoint in attaching responsibility to leaders, cadres, civil servants and public employees assigned to manage the mineral sector; accordingly, it is necessary to emphasize the need to take responsibility and be handled according to regulations if violations occur. The Provincial Party Standing Committee will also listen to the results of the implementation of the Directive on strengthening the Party's leadership over State management of minerals in the province every year.