The National Assembly delegation of Nghe An province worked with the Provincial People's Committee before the 5th session of the 15th National Assembly.

Overview of the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

MANY PROPOSALS TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON AMENDMENTS TO LAWS AND POLICIES

At the meeting, the representative of the Provincial People's Committee reported on the assessment of the results of the implementation of the socio-economic development plan and the State budget in the first months of 2023; reported on the results of the implementation of Resolution No. 36/2021/QH15 dated November 13, 2021 of the National Assembly on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Nghe An province; the results of handling recommendations after the thematic supervision of "Practicing thrift and combating waste in the period of 2016 - 2021" in Nghe An province by the Provincial National Assembly Delegation in Report No. 109/BC-DDBQH dated April 26, 2022 and the implementation of Resolution No. 74/2022/QH15 of the National Assembly.

Comrade Pham Hong Quang - Director of the Department of Planning and Investment spoke at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

At the same time, the People's Committee of Nghe An province also recommended and proposed a number of contents to the National Assembly, the Government and central ministries and branches related to the Draft Law on Land (amended), the Draft Law on Bidding (amended); amend the Investment Law in the direction of decentralizing the approval of investment policies for projects on construction and business of industrial park infrastructure under the provincial planning approved by the Prime Minister; consider and amend the Planning Law in the direction of decentralizing the approval of the Provincial Planning Implementation Plan to the provincial level; request the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Government, and the National Assembly to consider amending and unifying the forest classification method of the Forestry Law to suit the reality; the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Ministry of Finance to study and advise on specific regulations on support for individual business households when the State reclaims land for implementation;...

Comrade Tran Nhat Minh - full-time National Assembly delegate of Nghe An delegation presented the contents of the petitions of Nghe An province voters before the 5th session of the 15th National Assembly under the authority of the Provincial People's Committee. Photo: Thanh Duy

The People's Committee of Nghe An province also requested the Provincial Delegation of National Assembly Deputies to propose that the Government soon issue Decrees amending and supplementing Government Decrees such as: Decree No. 151/2017/ND-CP dated December 26, 2017 detailing a number of articles of the Law on Management and Use of Public Assets; Decree No. 04/2019/ND-CP dated January 11, 2019 stipulating standards and norms for the use of automobiles; Decree No. 129/2017/ND-CP dated November 16, 2017 stipulating the management, use and exploitation of irrigation infrastructure assets; Decree No. 33/2019/ND-CP dated April 23, 2019 regulating the management, use and exploitation of road traffic infrastructure assets, is no longer suitable to reality, leading to difficulties in the management and socio-economic development of localities.

Comrade Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province, National Assembly delegate, spoke at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

Through contact with voters before the 5th session, the Provincial National Assembly Delegation informed the leaders of the Provincial People's Committee and departments and branches about a number of issues of concern to voters under the province's authority in the fields of economy, culture, society, internal affairs, national defense and security.

The National Assembly Delegates of Nghe An Delegation also discussed a number of related issues, requesting the Provincial People's Committee and relevant sectors to clarify such as: Resolving resettlement of Ban Ve and Hua Na hydropower plants; crime and law violations; effectiveness after regular police forces returned to the communes; reviewing the number of merged communes in phase 2 and recommendations to the National Assembly; budget collection work, etc.

Major General Tran Duc Thuan - Standing member of the National Assembly's Defense and Security Committee, delegate of Nghe An Delegation spoke at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

CONTINUE CLOSE COOPERATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROVINCE

Speaking at the meeting, Standing Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh clarified a number of contents related to the socio-economic situation of the province in the first 4 months of 2023; at the same time, raised a number of recommendations and proposals, especially, in the face of the situation of input materials and supplies increasing compared to when the estimate was made, therefore, he requested the Provincial National Assembly Delegation to propose to the Government and the National Assembly to supplement public investment resources for the project in this period to be able to complete public investment projects.

Comrade Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee spoke at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

The Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also proposed a number of contents related to removing obstacles in fire prevention and fighting work; allocating additional funds to resolve existing problems and obstacles in handling petitions on compensation for site clearance for the project to expand and upgrade National Highway 1A through Nghe An; planning and implementing the North-South expressway project; having a training program on related contents when merging communes and districts in phase 2...

Concluding the meeting, on behalf of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, Comrade Thai Thi An Chung - Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation thanked the attention and coordination of the Provincial People's Committee leaders and departments and branches with the activities of the Delegation such as implementing the supervision programs of the National Assembly and the National Assembly Standing Committee in the province; law-making work, especially, implementing the collection of opinions from the people and departments and branches on the Land Law (amended), as well as organizing the collection of opinions on other draft laws. The Provincial People's Committee also directed the settlement of voters' petitions and handling of petitions.

Comrade Thai Thi An Chung - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation delivered a concluding speech at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

Along with that, comrade Thai Thi An Chung said: The Provincial National Assembly Delegation and the National Assembly Deputies in the delegation actively participate in the province's activities, especially conveying the province's recommendations to the National Assembly and Central agencies; acting as a bridge between Nghe An provincial government and the people.

During the meeting, on behalf of the delegation, the Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation highly appreciated the province's efforts in overcoming difficulties to restore and maintain growth; completing the Provincial Planning for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050; preparing to summarize 10 years of implementing Resolution No. 26 of the Politburo on the direction and tasks of developing Nghe An province until 2020, and building a Project to expand urban space and administrative boundaries of Vinh City; implementing the program of building houses for the poor and households with housing difficulties...

In the coming time, comrade Thai Thi An Chung hopes that the Provincial People's Committee and the provincial departments and branches will continue to pay attention to handling the recommendations and proposals of the delegation and voters;...