Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Nguyen Xuan Son emphasized 3 key tasks after the 12th session.

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council delivered the closing speech, summarizing and reviewing the session, and emphasizing many key contents after the session.

Nghe An Newspaper excerpts the speech. Respectfully introduces to readers.

The 12th session of the 17th Provincial People's Council took place over 2.5 days (December 10-12, 2019). Photo: Thanh Cuong

Passed 22 important resolutions

... At the meeting, the Provincial People's Council reviewed and evaluated the results of the implementation of the Resolution on the tasks of 2019 and agreed: In 2019, the socio-economic situation of the province continued to have many advances and achieved quite comprehensive results: The economy grew quite well, the budget revenue was estimated at 15,500 billion VND, exceeding the estimate by 14.8%. Industrial and agricultural production still maintained growth, new rural construction achieved good results, it is expected that by the end of the year, the whole province will have 258 communes and 4 district-level units meeting the standards.

Trade, tourism and service activities continued to have positive changes; attracting investment and implementing project programs achieved many results.

Social and cultural progress, social security is guaranteed, the poverty rate is expected to be 4%. The organization and apparatus are well implemented, staff reduction is done. Administrative reform is focused. Citizen reception and complaint settlement are carried out in accordance with the law. National defense is ensured, political security and social order and safety are maintained.

Delegates attending the 12th session of the 17th Provincial People's Council. Photo: Thanh Cuong

In addition, the provincial People's Council delegates actively discussed and frankly pointed out the shortcomings, limitations and inadequacies such as: GRDP growth rate has not reached the set plan, economic restructuring and growth model innovation are still slow. Tax debt and social insurance debt are still high. Many projects have not been implemented on schedule. The inspection and recovery of projects that are not feasible are not drastic.

Environmental protection, food safety and hygiene, and the implementation of policies for workers are still inadequate. Facilities in many schools, especially preschools and in mountainous areas, are still lacking. Some pressing social issues are slow to be resolved; violations in land management and urban construction still occur, but the rectification and handling are not drastic.

Crime, law violations, and social evils are still complicated; the situation of workers residing and working illegally abroad, and the situation of children being abused, molested, and drowning still occurs in many localities,...

The meeting also held a questioning session on the situation of trading and transporting banned goods, smuggled goods, counterfeit goods, goods that do not ensure food hygiene and safety; the situation of storing, transporting, buying, selling and illegally using drugs in the province, in order to unify awareness, determination to act, and create positive changes in the coming time.

Based on the reports of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council and the Provincial People's Committee, the Provincial People's Council discussed, considered and approved 22 important resolutions on tasks in 2020, promoting socio-economic development, ensuring national defense and security, improving the quality of organizations in the political system, meeting the requirements of new tasks.

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

3 key tasks

... The Provincial People's Council passed the Resolution on the tasks for 2020 with high consensus. 2020 is the final year of implementing the Resolution of the 18th Provincial Party Congress, the 5-year Socio-Economic Development Plan (2016 - 2020), and will at the same time develop the next 5-year Socio-Economic Development Plan.

This is also a year with many very important political events such as: holding party congresses at all levels towards the 13th National Congress of the Party; celebrating the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the 130th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh,...

Therefore, it is necessary to have the determination and participation of the entire political system, sectors, levels, classes of people and the business community to best complete the proposed plan and tasks. In that spirit, the Chairman of the meeting requested that all levels and sectors focus on implementing the following key tasks:

One is:The Provincial People's Committee promptly and actively implements the Resolutions recently passed by the Provincial People's Council. Focus on evaluating and reviewing the goals and targets of the resolutions of the Party Congresses at all levels and the 5-year Socio-Economic Development Plan 2016 - 2020; continue to effectively implement Resolution 26 and Notice 55 of the Politburo summarizing 5 years of implementing Resolution 26 on the direction and tasks for developing Nghe An province until 2020; build the Provincial Planning for the period 2021 - 2030, vision 2045.

Focus on reviewing to promptly amend and supplement mechanisms and policies associated with the development of the 5-year Plan (2021 - 2025). Continue to restructure the economy towards improving quality, efficiency and competitiveness.

Strengthening foreign affairs, strongly improving the investment and business environment, promoting and attracting investment, removing difficulties and obstacles, creating favorable conditions for business development. Mobilizing and effectively using resources, focusing on investment and development, promoting economic growth on the basis of effectively implementing the Central Resolution on restructuring the State budget and managing public debt.

Speed ​​up the progress of key projects, resolutely reclaim unimplemented or slow-progressing projects that cause waste of resources and public frustration.

Strengthening resource management, environmental protection, natural disaster prevention and climate change. Effectively implementing ethnic policies to exploit the potential and advantages of mountainous areas associated with implementing the Resolution approving the Master Plan for socio-economic development of ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the period 2021 - 2030. Continuing to promote administrative reform. Ensuring social security, paying attention to protection, care and education. Taking care of human resources.

Continue to improve the operational efficiency of judicial agencies. Strengthen national defense, ensure political security and social order and safety, promote anti-corruption and waste prevention. Do a good job of receiving citizens, resolving complaints and denunciations. Focus on implementing the Laws recently passed by the 14th National Assembly at the 8th session, especially the Law on Organization of Local Government, Law on Public Investment, Labor Code, etc.

Delegates attending the meeting. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Two is:The Standing Committee and Committees of the Provincial People's Council continue to review and well implement the tasks in the Resolution on the orientation of the activities of the Provincial People's Council, term XVII, and the Project to improve the quality and effectiveness of the People's Council's activities for the 2016-2021 term; prepare a step for the evaluation and summary of the term towards the election of People's Council delegates at all levels for the new term.

Carry out monitoring, surveying, questioning and explaining activities to ensure quality and practicality; focus on monitoring and supervising the implementation of the People's Council's Resolution and recommendations after monitoring and questioning.

Continue to closely coordinate with central agencies, the Provincial People's Committee, the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, and the District People's Councils to effectively perform the functions and tasks of the Provincial People's Council, actively contributing to the implementation of the province's general political tasks in 2020.

Provincial People's Council delegates speak at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Three isAfter the session, it is recommended that the Provincial People's Council delegates continue to meet with voters, report on the results of the session, disseminate and propagate the Resolution of the Council, and at the same time listen to the thoughts and aspirations of voters and people to promptly make recommendations and reflect to the Provincial People's Council and People's Committee to strive to better fulfill the role of people's representatives.

Strengthen supervision and urge the settlement of voters' petitions, complaints and denunciations of citizens. Be exemplary and actively propagate and mobilize cadres, civil servants, public employees, armed forces, and people at all levels to well implement the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's laws and resolutions of the Provincial People's Council.

In the immediate future, all sectors and levels will promote the implementation of the remaining tasks, review the year 2019, deploy the 2020 plan, strengthen production and business direction, and at the same time prepare to organize for the people to celebrate the Party, celebrate Spring and welcome the Lunar New Year Canh Ty joyfully, safely, healthily and economically.