There needs to be a satisfactory policy for village cadres.
(Baonghean) - Mr. Bang Trong Vien in hamlet 2, Xuan Lam commune, district
In the mountainous district of Tuong Duong, Ms. Vi Thi Dao - a female cadre of Dinh Phong village is trusted by the villagers. The successful mobilization of people to the new resettlement area in Dinh Phong has her active contribution in propagating and mobilizing households. Despite the difficult roads, she does not mind the hardship, providing tens of thousands of VND/month to complete the task.
Promoting the role of village and hamlet cadres in Tuong Duong
Up to now, the whole province has 17,499 village and hamlet cadres with about 5,833 hamlets, blocks and hamlets. In reality, village and hamlet cadres are often prestigious people elected by the people. This is the place where the Party's policies and the State's laws are directly and concretely expressed. Therefore, the village and hamlet cadres play a key role in bringing policies and guidelines closer to the people, directly caring for people's lives, and grasping people's aspirations.
However, in reality, over the years, this cadre team has not received proper attention and they are suffering many disadvantages. If in 1999 the allowance for Party cell secretaries and village chiefs was 60,000 VND/month, in 2001 it was raised (according to the regulations on population ratio of each village, hamlet, and neighborhood) to: 120,000, 100,000 and 80,000 VND/month. The work is a lot, the responsibility is great, while the allowance is too low, making many people not want to take on this task. In reality, there are many villages and hamlets that have difficulty finding people to elect to hold the position of hamlet chief.
From the voters' practical recommendations, the Government issued Decree No. 92 of the Government in 2009, the Resolution of the People's Council of Nghe An province approved the regulations on allowance regime for village and hamlet cadres which has been improved a step. Accordingly, Party cell secretaries and hamlet chiefs in type 1 enjoy a coefficient of 0.9% of the minimum wage, type 2 hamlets are 0.8% and type 3 hamlets are 0.7%.
According to current regulations, the allowance for officials holding the positions of Party cell secretary, village chief, and residential group leader in Nghe An is currently only about 500,000 VND/month, depending on the village, hamlet, or residential group of type one (over 1,000 people) or type two (under 1,000 people). Heads of specialized Front work committees, heads of mass organizations such as heads of farmers', women's, veterans', and youth unions are entitled to an allowance of 0.45% of the minimum wage from May 2010.
In the case of village, hamlet, and residential group cadres who, after retirement, return to work in their residential areas, with the above allowance, they can still work with peace of mind. However, in the case of young village, hamlet, and residential group cadres who have to spend most of their time on public affairs, the above allowance can hardly help them work with peace of mind, and even less can it motivate and encourage village, hamlet, and residential group cadres to be enthusiastic about village and municipal affairs, while these are jobs that require great enthusiasm.
In addition to the very low allowance, the work of training and improving the qualifications and capacity of the cadres of villages, hamlets and residential groups has not received due attention. In fact, the work of training and improving the political, professional and technical qualifications has only been carried out for cadres from the commune, ward and town levels and above.
Le Thanh
