The Provincial Party Secretary requested localities and units to be resolute and effective in rearranging commune-level administrative units.

The Steering Committee for the implementation of the arrangement of commune-level administrative units and the construction of a two-level local government organization model in Nghe An province has just issued a Notice of the conclusion of the Provincial Party Secretary at the Conference of the Steering Committee for the implementation of the arrangement and reorganization of commune-level administrative units and the construction of a two-level local government organization model in Nghe An province.

On April 14, 2025, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Steering Committee for the implementation of the arrangement and reorganization of commune-level administrative units and the construction of a model of local government organization at 2 levels in Nghe An province (abbreviated as the Steering Committee) chaired a meeting of the Steering Committee to deploy a number of key contents in the coming time. 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 - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; along with comrades of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and comrades of the Provincial Steering Committee.

After listening to the report of the Department of Home Affairs (Standing body of the Steering Committee), opinions of localities and some members attending the meeting, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Steering Committee, concluded:

In the past time, although the work was very urgent, with high requirements and many directives from the Central Government, the Provincial People's Committee, the Department of Home Affairs and localities have been very proactive, made efforts and been active in preparing plans to arrange and reorganize administrative units (abbreviated as administrative units) at the commune level and build a 2-level government organization model for timely implementation after receiving official instructions from the Central Government and have achieved some remarkable results, namely:

The Provincial People's Committee has established 5 working groups headed by Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Committee to work with districts, cities and towns to review and orient plans for the arrangement of administrative units, the arrangement of cadres and civil servants, the use of public assets and the placement of new administrative headquarters after the arrangement...; at the same time, grasp the thoughts and aspirations of cadres and civil servants at district and commune levels and the people, thereby proactively planning and implementing solutions when the new government comes into operation.

Localities have proactively developed arrangement plans, and the implementation process has closely followed the prescribed principles and criteria; propaganda and mobilization work has been carried out well, basically creating consensus among cadres, party members and people.

The Department of Home Affairs has closely followed the Central Government's directives, proactively and promptly advised and issued guiding documents, and developed appropriate and flexible plans in line with the reality of Nghe An province. Advised the Provincial Party Standing Committee to establish a Steering Committee, the Steering Committee's Operation Plan, the Plan for arranging commune-level administrative units, Notice of assignment of tasks to Steering Committee members, Plan for collecting voters' opinions...

In addition to the achieved results, the implementation process still has some difficulties and obstacles, especially the change of policies and approaches to issues in a short time; a small number of cadres, party members, civil servants and public employees have a mindset of working half-heartedly, avoiding, and not strictly implementing discipline and administrative discipline; there are still some local leaders with local thoughts, leading to difficulties in the process of implementing tasks...

On key tasks in the coming time:

The implementation of the tasks in the coming time will have many difficulties and complications but must be completed in a short time, therefore, localities, units and members of the Steering Committee are required to focus on implementing the following contents resolutely and effectively:

Unified the number of communal-level administrative units in Nghe An province after the rearrangement in the province to about 130 (expected to decrease by 68.45%); request localities to base on the number of communal-level administrative units after the rearrangement of their localities to complete the plan and send it to the Department of Home Affairs.before April 17, 2025,in which note:

+ For the names of new administrative units:It is necessary to research thoroughly, concisely, easily read, easily remembered, ensure systematicity, science, be consistent with historical, traditional, cultural factors of the locality and be supported by the people. It is encouraged to name the commune-level administrative unit in order or by the name of the district-level administrative unit (before arrangement) with an order number attached to facilitate the digitization and updating of information data.

+ For choosing new headquarters after merger:It is necessary to study the appropriate geographical location, not too far from the people in the new commune areas, convenient transportation, easy to access. Prioritize places with good infrastructure, facilities that ensure meeting the requirements of public services, convenient for people in the process of transacting with administrative agencies.

Continue to closely follow and update the instructions and guidance of the Central and the province to focus on leading and directing the serious implementation of the arrangement and reorganization of commune-level administrative units and building a 2-level government organization model to ensure the required content and prescribed time. The implementation process must focus on propaganda work, creating consensus among the people, cadres, civil servants, and public employees directly affected by this policy.

Focus and resolutely organize the implementation of the contents according to Plan No. 01-KH/BCĐ, dated April 10, 2025 of the Provincial Steering Committee, ensuring the completion of the overall Project to submit to the Provincial Party Standing Committee and the Steering Committee for comments.before April 20, 2025;complete the project to submit to the Governmentbefore May 1, 2025.

The conclusion also assigned specific tasks to relevant departments, branches and districts, cities and towns; at the same time, requested the members of the Steering Committee to proactively and actively follow the locality, urge departments, branches and localities to carry out systematic, unified steps, in accordance with procedures and regulations. Clearly define the tasks of the Steering Committee members to be completed only when the new commune-level government is put into stable operation.