Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung periodically received citizens in January 2022

Also attending the citizen reception session were representatives of the Provincial People's Council's Legal Committee, the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee, the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Committee, the Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Committee; departments, branches and Vinh City People's Committee.

Scene of the regular citizen reception session in January 2022. Photo: Pham Bang

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung received Mr. Duong Van Son (residing in Cua Nam Ward, Vinh City). Mr. Son requested the Nam Nghe An Irrigation One Member Co., Ltd. and the Nghe An Provincial Military Command to support part of the assets and economic losses when the Nam Nghe An Irrigation One Member Co., Ltd. terminated the aquaculture contract in Khe Thi 2 Lake, Nghi Cong Nam Commune, Nghi Loc District with his family.

The leader of Nam Nghe An Irrigation One Member Co., Ltd. said that Khe Thi 2 Lake was previously invested in, upgraded and managed by the Military Region 4 Command. In 2008, it was handed over to the Company for management in its current state. In 2017, the Company signed a contract to lease it to Mr. Duong Van Son for a period of 10 years for aquaculture.

Mr. Duong Van Son presents the content of the petition. Photo: Pham Bang

By June 2021, the Provincial People's Committee assigned Nam Irrigation One Member Co., Ltd. to terminate the contract with the citizens and by December 8, 2021, the company terminated the contract with Mr. Son. In fact, this location was planned as defense land in October 2017 but the company did not know.

The leaders of the Provincial Military Command said that after receiving the petition, they met with the citizens many times. After that, the Provincial Military Command opened a separate road for the Company and citizens to conveniently manage and use the lake. However, the citizens said that the small road made it difficult to harvest aquatic products.

Representative of Nam Nghe An Irrigation One Member Co., Ltd. reported the incident. Photo: Pham Bang

After listening to the opinions of citizens and related parties, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee assigned Nam Nghe An Irrigation One Member Co., Ltd. and the Nghe An Provincial Military Command to continue implementing the direction of the Provincial People's Committee in Official Dispatch No. 1267/QD-UBND dated December 28, 2021. Fully implement the terms of the contract liquidation for citizens in accordance with regulations, including assessing whether there is any damage, if any, how much and which unit is responsible.

On that basis, clearly respond to citizens before January 25, 2022 and report to the Provincial People's Committee. After that, if citizens do not agree, they have the right to file a lawsuit in court.

Next, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also received Ms. Nguyen Thi Mai (residing in Block 13, Truong Thi Ward, Vinh City), requesting the competent authority to consider exempting her family from paying land use fees for the resettlement land plot to stabilize their lives.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Mai presented the petition. Photo: Pham Bang

Regarding Ms. Mai's proposal, Vinh City People's Committee Chairman Tran Ngoc Tu said that in 2015, Vinh City decided to plan to expand Truong Thi Primary School. In September 2015, there was an announcement to reclaim more than 4,200m², including land managed by the ward and 3,100m²The land of the collective housing area has 26 households living there. In 2018, Vinh City People's Committee decided to approve the compensation plan to implement the project.

As for Ms. Mai, Vinh City People's Committee has reclaimed 85.1m², including more than 24.2m²is land that has been converted into value, the rest is land that the family has expanded. The city has compensated and supported Ms. Mai with more than 836 million VND for land, and supported an additional 168 million VND for assets on the land. After that, Vinh City allocated resettlement land in the Residential Land Planning Area of ​​Block 13, Truong Thi Ward to Ms. Mai with an area of ​​93m2.²According to the regulations at that time, Ms. Mai had to pay more than 1.4 billion VND to be granted land, after deduction, Ms. Mai had to pay more than 605 million VND.

Mr. Tran Ngoc Tu - Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee reported the results of resolving citizen cases. Photo: Pham Bang

"Up to now, Ms. Mai has not paid this amount while 25 other households have moved and agreed to receive land and money. The reason Ms. Mai has not agreed is that she asked for exemption from land use fees because she is currently worshiping martyrs. At the same time, Ms. Mai received the First Class Resistance Medal in 1998. However, according to legal regulations, Ms. Mai is not eligible for exemption from land use fees," Mr. Tu affirmed and said that Truong Thi Ward, Vinh City has had many written responses, direct dialogue, explanations, and proposed 3 solutions, but citizens still do not agree.

The leader of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs emphasized that the Vinh City People's Committee's assertion that there is no basis for exempting or reducing land use fees for Ms. Mai up to this point is in accordance with the law, because worshiping martyrs is Ms. Mai's personal sentiment. In addition, according to Decree 131/2021, the recipient or family member of the Resistance Medal will receive a 65% reduction in land use fees within the limit when the State allocates residential land. However, Ms. Mai's file has not yet been established regarding this content.

Mr. Bui Van Hung - Deputy Director of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of the province spoke at the meeting. Photo: Pham Bang

After listening to the opinions of citizens, Vinh City, relevant departments, and studying the documents, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc TrungIn the assessment, Vinh City People's Committee has fully and objectively considered and resolved the contents of citizens' petitions in accordance with legal regulations, and has also proposed many other solutions. Therefore, we hope that citizens will understand and share the resolution of Vinh City.

Sharing the citizen's situation and appreciating Ms. Mai's personal feelings towards the worship of martyrs, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested Vinh City and relevant agencies to review the basis to determine whether Ms. Mai meets the criteria for a meritorious person or not, clarify the name in the Medal and whether Ms. Mai is the same person or not.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the regular citizen reception session in January 2022. Photo: Pham Bang

Accordingly, if there is sufficient basis, consider adjusting the decision to approve the compensation plan in 2018, consider exempting or reducing land use fees for citizens in accordance with the law for people with revolutionary contributions. If there are not enough conditions, Vinh City will discuss with relevant departments to research and consider whether other support policies can be implemented for citizens?

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung also hopes that citizens will agree, share, cooperate, and accept the handling plan of all levels and sectors. Vinh City and sectors will try to respond to the handling plan soon for citizens to know and report to the Provincial People's Committee./.