Chairman of the Provincial People's Council: Upholding the sense of responsibility, responding to the demands and aspirations of voters

Panorama of the opening session. Photo: Thanh Cuong

On the morning of July 10, in Vinh city, the 17th Provincial People's Council, term 2016 - 2021, solemnly opened the 9th session to assess the socio-economic situation in the first 6 months of the year, set out tasks and solutions for the last 6 months of the year and decide on many important issues under its authority.

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council and 2 Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Council: Cao Thi Hien and Hoang Viet Duong chaired the meeting.

Delegates attending the meeting. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Attending the meeting were comrades: Nguyen Dac Vinh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Van Thong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee.

Also attending were members of the Provincial Party Standing Committee; Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Committee, representatives of provincial departments, branches, and sectors; districts, cities, towns, and delegates of the Provincial People's Council.

Speaking at the opening session, comrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, affirmed that in the first 6 months of 2019, the province's socio-economic situation achieved quite comprehensive results.

The economy continued to grow; many indicators increased compared to the same period last year; budget revenue increased compared to the same period; administrative reform was focused on, the investment environment was strongly improved; foreign affairs had many outstanding results.

The socio-cultural field continued to change positively, social security was ensured, the material and spiritual life of the people was improved; national defense and security were strengthened, social order and safety were maintained; the position of the province continued to be consolidated and raised.

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council delivered the opening speech of the meeting. Photo: Thanh Cuong

However, there are still many difficulties and challenges, especially natural disasters and epidemics that have significantly affected the province's socio-economic development and people's lives.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Nguyen Xuan Son also emphasized that 2019 is a breakthrough year in implementing the goals of the 5-year socio-economic development plan 2016 - 2020 and the 50th anniversary of the implementation of President Ho Chi Minh's Testament, therefore, requiring the entire political system, the business community and all classes of people to make the highest efforts to complete the socio-economic targets set for 2019, towards successfully implementing the goals and tasks set out in the Resolution of the Party Congresses at all levels for the 2015 - 2020 term, Resolution No. 26 of the Politburo on the direction and tasks of developing Nghe An province until 2020 and the direction of the Politburo in Notice No. 55 on the preliminary review of 5 years of implementing Resolution No. 26.

Delegates attending the 9th session of the 17th Provincial People's Council. Photo: Thanh Cuong

In that spirit, at this session, the Provincial People's Council will consider and decide on many important contents on the socio-economic situation, the state budget in the first 6 months of the year, tasks and solutions for the last 6 months of the year; consider reports of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council, the Provincial People's Council Committees, the Provincial People's Committee, and judicial agencies; report on the results of handling voters' opinions and recommendations; report of the Provincial People's Council Supervision Delegation on the results of thematic supervision of the state budget collection in the province from 2016 to 2018 and related reports; at the same time, conduct questioning on child care and protection, land management that the Provincial People's Council delegates and voters are interested in.

Industrial production continued to grow well in the first 6 months of 2019. Photo: Archive

Performing the decision-making function, based on reviewing the submissions of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council and the Provincial People's Committee, the Provincial People's Council will discuss and approve 26 resolutions on socio-economic, judicial and personnel work fields under its authority.

With a large and important volume of content at the session, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Council requested the Provincial People's Council delegates to continue to uphold their sense of responsibility, promote their intelligence, carefully study the content and agenda of the session, actively participate in discussions, participate in questioning activities, express clear opinions on each content, especially issues with different opinions, creating high unity so that the People's Council can make correct and appropriate decisions, meeting the requirements and aspirations of voters in the province.

Delegates met and discussed on the sidelines of the meeting. Photo: Thanh Cuong

During the session, the Provincial People's Council Office organizedonline telephone lines to receive voters' suggestions and feedback. It is recommended that press, radio and television agencies strengthen information and propaganda work to promptly, fully and accurately convey the activities of the Provincial People's Council to all classes of people.

At the opening session, the Provincial People's Council will listen to the leaders of the Provincial People's Committee report on the socio-economic development situation in the first 6 months of the year; tasks for the last 6 months of 2019; report on the results of handling voters' opinions and recommendations before, during and after the 8th session of the 17th Provincial People's Council; the implementation of the Notice of conclusion of the questioning session of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council and the fulfillment of promises at the 8th session of the 17th Provincial People's Council, along with many other important reports and conduct personnel work under their authority.

At the 9th session, the 17th Provincial People's Council maintained 3 hotlines and arranged a reception department right at the meeting venue, Nghe An Giao Te Hotel Conference Center, to receive feedback and recommendations from voters and people in the province sent to the meeting.Hotline numbers include: 02383.598.828; 02383.598.800; 02383.598.747.