The peak of propaganda on the arrangement of administrative units at district and commune levels in Nghe An province

The Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department recommends that localities and units organize propaganda activities on 8 contents:

Propaganda policy on administrative unit arrangement

Focus on thoroughly grasping and disseminating documents of the Central and local governments on the arrangement of district and commune-level administrative units such as: Resolution No. 37-NQ/TW dated December 24, 2018 of the Politburo on the arrangement of district and commune-level administrative units, Conclusion No. 48-KL/TW dated January 30, 2023 of the Politburo on continuing to implement the arrangement of district and commune-level administrative units in the 2023-2030 period, Resolution No. 35/2023/UBTVQH15 dated July 12, 2023 of the Standing Committee of the 15th National Assembly on the arrangement of district and commune-level administrative units in the 2023-2030 period, Resolution No. 117/NQ-CP dated July 30, 2023 of the Government promulgating the Plan for the arrangement of district and commune-level administrative units in the 2023-2030 period. 2023-2025; Plan No. 588/KH-UBND, dated August 10, 2023 of the People's Committee of Nghe An province on the plan to arrange administrative units at district and commune levels for the period 2023 - 2025; resolutions, projects, plans to arrange administrative units at district and commune levels in the province.

Comprehensively and deeply propagate the necessity, purpose, significance, positive impact, viewpoints, goals, tasks, solutions, roadmap, regimes, policies for affected subjects,... in the documents directing and guiding the implementation of the arrangement of administrative units at district and commune levels. Affirming that the arrangement of administrative units at district and commune levels is a major and consistent policy of the Party, concretized from the documents of the 12th and 13th National Congresses of the Party; closely following the goals, requirements, and tasks set forth in Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW, dated October 25, 2017 of the 12th Party Central Committee on "Some issues on continuing to innovate and arrange the apparatus of the political system to be streamlined, effective and efficient".

Emphasize the results of streamlining the apparatus and reducing staff

Propagating the implementation results and experiences drawn from the process of reorganizing district and commune-level administrative units in the 2019-2021 period in the province and nationwide; emphasizing the results of streamlining the organizational apparatus, reducing staff, reducing state budget expenditures, expanding development space, promoting the potential and advantages of localities, and positive changes in the ideology, material and spiritual life of cadres and party members in localities to be reorganized in the 2019-2021 period.

Thenecessity of administrative unit arrangement

Propagate deeply, convincingly, with solid scientific, theoretical and practical basis on the necessity and positive impact of the arrangement of administrative units at district and commune levels: overcome the shortcomings and limitations of current district and commune-level units (many administrative units are too small in scale, development space is fragmented, causing many difficulties and obstacles in planning, long-term planning, orientation of macro-economic development as well as planning, regional development plans; the number of administrative units at all levels increases, leading to an increase in state budget spending on the operation of the apparatus, construction of headquarters, purchase of new working equipment...).

Strongly propagate policies and regimes for organizations, enterprises, cadres, party members, civil servants and public employees working directly at units with changes, creating consensus and peace of mind among cadres, civil servants, public employees and workers.

Timely reflect on difficulties and problems

Regularly inform and deeply propagate the leadership and direction of Party committees and authorities, commend and replicate experiences, good and effective practices, typical organizations and individuals (in the province and nationwide) in organizing and implementing the arrangement of administrative units at district and commune levels. Timely reflect the difficulties and problems of agencies and units in implementing the arrangement of administrative units at district and commune levels.

Standards for district and commune level administrative units, naming of new administrative units

Propagating the work of building and the content of the Master Plan and the Detailed Project on the arrangement of district and commune-level administrative units in the period of 2023-2025 in the province. Propagating the criteria and standards of district and commune-level administrative units, especially the naming of new administrative units after the merger (avoiding naming new administrative units in a mechanical and meaningless way) needs to highlight specific factors of history, tradition, culture, ethnicity, religion, beliefs, customs, practices, geographical and natural conditions, residential communities and requirements to ensure national defense, political security, and social order of localities; Comments from experts, scientists, managers, and people contribute to the development of a Master Plan and a Detailed Project in accordance with rural and urban planning and related planning, ensuring comprehensiveness, consistency, methodicalness, and scientificity, suitable to the characteristics of each unit and locality.

Note the contents about the names and locations of administrative units after the arrangement; the arrangement (or not yet arrangement) of educational, medical, cultural, physical education, sports institutions...

Propagating the plan to prepare for merging Cua Lo town and 4 communes of Nghi Loc district into Vinh city, at the same time arranging the administrative units at the commune level, associated with defining the nature of the new administrative unit after the merger.

Organizing voter consultation

Propaganda on the organization of collecting voters' opinions on the arrangement of administrative units at district and commune levels. Propaganda on the establishment and posting of voter lists according to the provisions of Decree No. 54/2018/ND-CP dated April 16, 2018 of the Government guiding the collection of voters' opinions on the establishment, dissolution, merger, division, and adjustment of administrative unit boundaries and other relevant legal provisions. Propaganda and timely reflection of the democratic and positive atmosphere, aspirations and wishes of cadres, party members and workers in the organization of collecting voters' opinions.

Disseminate regulations, guidelines, policies and regimes

Propaganda for the implementation of the Project on reorganizing administrative units at district and commune levels when approved by the National Assembly Standing Committee. Continue to propagate regulations, guidelines, regimes, policies, and results of the implementation of the reorganization of administrative units at district and commune levels regarding the work of reorganizing the apparatus, arranging and assigning cadres and civil servants, handling of headquarters and public assets, etc. Pay attention to propaganda to ensure objectivity, publicity, and fairness in personnel work; commend individuals who are proactive, voluntary, and take the lead in putting the interests of the collective, the people, the homeland, and the country above personal interests. Grasp and promptly reflect the ideological situation and public opinion of cadres, party members, civil servants, public employees and workers after the reorganization of administrative units at district and commune levels, especially the arrangement of job positions, streamlining of staff and settlement of policies for cadres, party members and people affected by the reorganization of administrative units.

Fight against false views and toxic information

Propaganda and fight against wrong views and bad information that takes advantage of the arrangement of administrative units at district and commune levels to distort and incite public confusion and disorder. Timely monitor and strictly handle opposition and political opportunists in the area. At the same time, propagate the work of summarizing the arrangement of administrative units at district and commune levels in the province, period 2023-2025.

The Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department also requested localities and units to organize propaganda activities in many diverse and rich forms such as: Organizing conferences and thematic meetings of Party committees and socio-political organizations from the provincial to grassroots levels; propagandizing through the team of reporters, propagandists, and social opinion collaborators at all levels; on the media of press agencies, grassroots loudspeaker systems, electronic information portals/pages of agencies and units, and social networks of cadres and Party members; through editing, publishing, and distributing publications, propaganda documents, and internal notices; organizing seminars, talks, cultural and artistic activities, and visual agitation such as banners, billboards, posters, mobile propaganda vehicles, etc. Propaganda through village elders, village chiefs, hamlet chiefs, clan chiefs, and prestigious people in the community; organizing to collect voters' opinions; organizing dialogue conferences; survey, evaluate, learn from experience...