Provincial People's Council delegates are concerned about the regime for part-time cadres in blocks and hamlets.

On the afternoon of December 11, under the chairmanship of comrade Hoang Van Phi - Chairman of the People's Council of Hung Nguyen district, the elected provincial People's Council delegates in group 4 including the units: Hung Nguyen, Nam Dan and Nghi Loc conducted a group discussion session.

Attending the discussion session were comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee. Also attending were representatives of provincial departments, branches and sectors; leaders of Hung Nguyen, Nam Dan and Nghi Loc localities. Photo: Thanh Le

Concerns about the "after" merger of villages and hamlets

Delegate Tran Van Huong - delegate of Nam Dan district said that in 2020, our province was heavily affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and storms and floods, but through that, it proved the solidarity, mutual love and mutual assistance of the people; the solidarity of the people in the province and in the country; the trust in the leadership of the Party and State.

In addition, delegate Huong suggested that it is necessary to strictly handle individuals and organizations that violate regulations in preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic.

Delegate Tran Van Huong reflects on shortcomings in administrative procedure implementation. Photo: Thanh Le

According to delegate Huong, the longest-standing problem at present is the land clearance work. According to the delegate, it is because the agency conducting compensation for land clearance is inconsistent in its compensation policy: "The first volunteers often suffer more than those who come later."

About workadministrative reform, in the province there are still many shortcomings. Coordination between sectors and localities in administrative reform in some areas is still not synchronous.

The results of cutting and simplifying administrative procedures have not met the requirements. Administrative procedures under the authority of some areas have not been announced in a timely manner. The job position projects of some agencies and units are not really scientific and are still formal...

Delegate Hoang Nghia Hung (Nam Dan) said that the policy of merging blocks, hamlets and villages aims to contribute to reducing the number of non-professional workers, reducing budget expenditures and improving investment efficiency for villages and residential groups.

However, along with streamlining the number of non-professional workers, the province needs to pay attention to increasing the allowance regime for this team, because in reality, after merging the blocks, hamlets, and villages, the area and population have increased 2-3 times.

Delegate Hoang Nghia Hung expressed concern about the allowance regime for block and hamlet officials after the merger. Photo: Thanh Le

“The block, hamlet, and village cadres are the ones closest to the people, so people are invited to participate in happy and sad events. The allowance regime does not change, and many block and hamlet cadres are concerned. I suggest that the province should have a mechanism to care for this group,” delegate Hung suggested.

Regarding the "after" issuemergerhamlets, communes, delegate Dang Quang Hong - Deputy Head of the Economic and Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council expressed concerns after the merger of hamlets and communes, such as policies, facilities, and asset management after the merger. After the merger, hamlets lack headquarters, and the old headquarters are redundant but do not have enough seats for people to live. The province needs to guide localities to manage and exploit effectively.

Focus on socio-economic development tasks

Speaking at the discussion session, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu assessed the socio-economic results in 2020 and the 2016-2020 period in various fields.

According to the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, some problems such as economic growth rate,budget revenueNot meeting expectations; not having motivational projects, etc. are concerns of provincial leaders, requiring provincial leaders to strive in the coming time.

Clarifying issues of concern to delegates related to inadequacies in site clearance affecting the socio-economic development of the province, comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu said that for the project to be implemented soon, consensus from the government and people is needed.

"For some projects, there are still a few households that do not accept relocation and site clearance. The authorities will ensure that the forced site clearance is carried out in accordance with State regulations," the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee emphasized.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu clarified the contents of concern to the Provincial People's Council delegates. Photo: Thanh Le

Regarding the opinions of delegates reflecting the situation of many unfinished projects and waste of land resources, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu emphasized that the province's policy is not to start construction of new projects, only prioritize key infrastructure projects and some infrastructure serving economic development to reserve resources for unfinished projects. The province has established inspection teams to review and revoke slow-progressing projects.

Production of superfine stone powder for export in Quy Hop district. Photo: Thanh Le

Clarifying concerns about policies for cadres after merging villages and hamlets, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that policies for part-time hamlet-level cadres are implemented according to Decree No. 34/2019/ND-CP of the Government and Resolution No. 22/2019/NQ-HDND dated December 12, 2019 of the People's Council of Nghe An province.

If any province wants to increase the allowance, it must base on the provincial budget to issue a specific Resolution for the province, but the Central Government has set a rigid framework and the Central Government does not provide additional budget.

Regarding Nghe An province, Resolution No. 22/2019/NQ-HDND dated December 12, 2019 of the People's Council was implemented very closely by the departments and branches, but the implementation process encountered many shortcomings that needed to be reviewed and re-evaluated, which was still difficult. However, amending and increasing allowances for part-time staff in blocks, hamlets and villages is not easy because the provincial budget is still difficult.

"The province accepts the feedback from the grassroots and the Provincial People's Council delegates' recommendations and proposes that the Central Government make amendments more suitable to reality" - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu said.

Regarding the socio-economic development tasks in 2021 and the period of 2021 - 2025, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu emphasized: Provincial leaders need to have many solutions, in which it is necessary to focus on key solutions to attract large investors. To do that, infrastructure must be invested, coastal roads, and the "bottleneck" of investment in 700,000-ton seaport infrastructure in Cua Lo must be removed. Along with that is human resource training, determined to focus on solutions to strive for the province's budget revenue to surpass 26 - 30 trillion VND by 2025.

In addition, delegates from group 4 reflected that the province needs to pay attention to building working headquarters for the regular police force in the commune; speed up the progress of land acquisition to implement projects with many procedures; high tax debt, management of sand and gravel exploitation, environmental pollution; some construction resolutions are still fragmented; pay attention to attracting investment in the agricultural sector, etc.

Delegates requested that all levels and sectors recalculate the state budget revenue targets; currently there has been no breakthrough in state budget revenue...

Mr. Hoang Van Phi concluded the discussion session of group 4. Photo: Thanh Le

Concluding the discussion, comrade Hoang Van Phi acknowledged and highly appreciated the responsible and intelligent comments of the delegates. The opinions will be compiled by the Provincial People's Council and reported at the discussion session in the hall tomorrow morning (December 12).