Voters will follow and look forward to the results of the implementation of the contents raised by delegates at the meeting.

Help voters better understand the situation

Voter Tran Van Quan (Nghi Loc) said that closely following the developments of this session of the Provincial People's Council, especially the developments at the question and answer session of the delegates, helped him better understand the situation of deploying and implementing the National Target Programs for mountainous areas and ethnic minority areas in the province. This shows that the Party and State have always paid attention to and prioritized the development of ethnic minority areas with difficulties by allocating programs, projects and investment capital.

However, in a report before the questioning, the Director of the Department of Finance said that Nghe An is currently not able to balance its expenditures and is still receiving support from the central budget, which is very difficult. Therefore, the local counterpart funding is still passive. In addition, the province also has to prioritize the allocation of funding for flood prevention, or some other key tasks, so local counterpart resources are mobilized and integrated from many different sources such as regular local expenditures, traffic construction, irrigation, etc.

Delegates asked accurate questions.

“I really appreciate the questions of delegates like Dinh Anh Dung in Ky Son, Tran Thi Thanh Huyen in Thanh Chuong, Le Thi Theu in Tan Ky... because they raised questions that accurately reflect the current reality, which is an issue that people are concerned about. At the same time, this is also an issue that voters are waiting to see how the authorities and sectors will resolve. Especially the implementation of regulations on management mechanisms, decentralization, and delegation of powers in the implementation of National Target Programs in mountainous areas and ethnic minority areas. People as well as government officials in these localities will need more guidance and support from authorities and sectors,” said voter Vi Thi Tam in Con Cuong district.

Voter Le Thi Theu (Tan Ky) raised a question at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Voter Luu Van Ba ​​in Quynh Luu district said that delegate Que Thi Tram Ngoc in Quy Chau district raised a question that many people are interested in, which is that poor localities without potential, when there is a project but cannot arrange counterpart capital in the year, will the project capital be deducted the following year or not, if cut, how will it affect the overall implementation of the province's national target program. A delegate also raised a good question, which is "how to arrange enough counterpart capital in the year and bid for projects in a timely manner, in accordance with regulations while the capital disbursement is slow, by November it is not available" - Mr. Ba said.

Looking forward to the effective implementation of solutions by all levels and sectors

Following the answers of delegates who are leaders of departments and branches, some voters said that with the answers stating solutions to overcome limitations, difficulties and problems at the grassroots level, voters are looking forward to and will monitor how the branches and branches implement them.

Voter Luong Van Long in Que Phong district said that the answer of Director of the Department of Finance Trinh Thanh Hai clearly stated the current situation that Nghe An localities are facing many difficulties in allocating capital to respond to national target programs because it is a large province with a large population, a mountainous population of more than 1.2 million people, and harsh terrain and climate.

Mountainous districts in Nghe An often experience floods, causing damage to roads, requiring large sums of money for repairs. In the photo: The scene of devastation in Son Ha village, Ta Ca commune (Ky Son) after flash floods. Photo courtesy: Hoai Thu

Voter Long also expressed that, to overcome this, Mr. Trinh Thanh Hai proposed the basic solution is to stick to the general target to quantify the annual funding target for each project. In 2022, for the National Target Programs, the province's counterpart capital is 302 billion VND, of which the local counterpart capital is 30.2 billion VND. However, the reality is that mountainous and ethnic minority localities are basically unable to arrange counterpart capital, so the province will mainly take charge. The integrated arrangement is calculated from the source allocated for previously approved project programs with the same goals, tasks, and locations... and take advantage of support resources from the Central Government.

In addition, voters said that, along with the response of Mr. Nguyen Xuan Duc - Director of the Department of Planning and Investment, the Department will coordinate with the Department of Finance to prioritize the allocation of counterpart funds for the 3 National Target Programs, especially from applicable sources. Voter Long said: "Voters will monitor to see if the branches and levels will implement the solutions and measures that have been raised and answered by delegates at this meeting. Although we know that it is not easy to do so and there must be smooth, active and effective coordination from top to bottom, voters are looking forward to the year 2023 when the problems will not repeat themselves"...