Reduce 10 focal points after merging the Department of Agriculture & Rural Development and the Department of Natural Resources & Environment of Nghe An
After merging the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Department of Natural Resources and Environment into the Department of Agriculture and Environment, Nghe An is expected to reduce 10 internal units. Of which, the administrative agency block will reduce 5/22 units (22.72%); the public service unit block will reduce 5/29 units (17.25%).
On February 25, at the 27th Session (Special Session), Nghe An Provincial People's Council will consider and approve the Resolution to establish the Department of Agriculture and Environment on the basis of merging the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Department of Natural Resources and Environment.
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has 06 specialized and professional departments; 07 Sub-departments and 23 public service units under the Department. The total number of civil servants is 516, the number of public employees is 501 and 477 are contracts.
The Department of Natural Resources and Environment has 07 professional and technical departments; 01 Sub-department and 06 public service units under the Department. The total number of assigned staff is 423 people (including: 76 civil servants; 347 public employees); the total number of existing staff is 357 people (including: 71 civil servants; 286 public employees). The total number of assigned contract workers is 431 people; the total number of existing contract workers is 384 people.
These are 2 multi-sector, multi-field Departments with many focal points, merged from many Departments and fields in different sectors before (Agriculture, Forestry, Irrigation, Fisheries; Land Administration; Environmental sector, Mineral sector...). Over the past time, the organizational structure of the 2 Departments has been increasingly streamlined, reasonable, without missing any tasks, suitable to the practical conditions of the sector, of the province and operating more effectively and efficiently.
However, the number of focal points is still large, some functions and tasks still overlap between the fields of agriculture, rural development and environmental resources, leading to ineffective management and direction of the implementation of state management tasks of the two sectors.
In response to the need for innovation in organizational arrangement, ensuring streamlined, effective and efficient operations of the Central and the province, the merger of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Department of Natural Resources and Environment is extremely necessary. The name after the merger is the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Nghe An.
Organizational structure for administrative blocks
The number of focal points of the 2 agencies before the merger was 22, of which: Department of Agriculture and Rural Development was 14 focal points, including: 06 departments, 07 branches and 01 Office for coordinating the National Target Program on New Rural Construction; Department of Natural Resources and Environment was 08 focal points, including: 07 departments and 01 branch.
Expected arrangement plan: Merge 02 Department Offices; 02 Department Inspectorates and 02 Financial Planning departments.
Terminate the operation of the Department of Water Resources, Islands, Hydrometeorology and Climate Change (transfer the advisory function on water resource licensing to the Department of Minerals; transfer the advisory function on water resource management of lakes, dams, river basins, hydrometeorology to the Irrigation Sub-Department; transfer the advisory function on islands to the Department of Fisheries and Fisheries Control; transfer the advisory function on state management of climate change to the Department of Environmental Protection).
Merge the Office of Coordination of the National Target Program on New Rural Construction into the Department of Economic Cooperation and Agricultural Development.
Thus, after the arrangement, merger and consolidation of the administrative organizational structure, there are 17 focal points (reducing 05/22 units, equivalent to 22.72%), including: Office, Inspectorate, Department of Organization and Personnel; Department of Planning - Finance; Department of Construction Management; Department of Technical and Science and Technology Management; Department of Land Management; Department of Minerals; Department of Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing; Dissolution of Department of Water Resources, Islands, Hydrometeorology and Climate Change; Department of Forestry - Forest Protection; Department of Environmental Protection; Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine; Department of Cultivation and Plant Protection; Department of Irrigation; Department of Fisheries and Fisheries Control; Department of Cooperative Economics and Rural Development: (merging the Office of New Rural Program Coordination into the Department); Department of Quality, Processing and Market Development.
Organizational structure of public service units
Number of public service units of the 2 agencies before the merger: 29 units (Department of Agriculture and Rural Development: 23 units; Department of Natural Resources and Environment: 6 units).
Arrangement plan: Merge the Agricultural and Irrigation Planning Team and the Forestry Planning Investigation Team into the Agricultural and Irrigation Planning Investigation Team. Merge the Plant Seed Center and the Livestock Seed Center into the Agricultural Seed Center. Merge the Yen Thanh Protective Forest Management Board and the Bac Nghe An Protective Forest Management Board into the Bac Nghe An Protective Forest Management Board. Merge the Con Cuong Protective Forest Management Board into Pu Mat National Park and transfer Pu Mat National Park to the Department of Agriculture and Environment for management. Maintain the Land Fund Development Center and transfer it to the Provincial People's Committee according to the provisions of the 2024 Land Law.
Thus, after the arrangement, merger and consolidation, there are 24 units left (a decrease of 05/29 units, equivalent to 17.25%).
After transferring Pu Mat National Park to the Department of Agriculture and Environment, the number of public service units under the Department is 25 units, including: Agricultural Extension Center; Agricultural Seed Center (merging the Plant Seed Center and Livestock Seed Center); Center for Domestic Water and Rural Environmental Sanitation; Aquatic Seed Center; Fishing Port Management Board; Agricultural, Forestry and Irrigation Planning Investigation Team (merging the Forestry Planning Investigation Team and the Agricultural and Irrigation Planning Team).
Pu Mat National Park: (Merging Con Cuong Protective Forest Management Board into Pu Mat National Park); Quy Chau Protective Forest Management Board; Ky Son Protective Forest Management Board; Tan Ky Protective Forest Management Board; Thanh Chuong Protective Forest Management Board; Tuong Duong Protective Forest Management Board; Nghi Loc Protective Forest Management Board; Nam Dan Protective Forest Management Board; Bac Nghe An Protective Forest Management Board (merging Yen Thanh Protective Forest Management Board and Bac Nghe An Protective Forest Management Board); Anh Son Protective Forest Management Board; Pu Huong Nature Reserve; Pu Hoat Nature Reserve.
Project Management Board for Investment in Construction of Agricultural and Rural Development Works; Forest Protection and Development Fund; Land Fund Development Center (transferred to the Provincial People's Committee); Center for Natural Resources and Environment Monitoring; Information Technology Center; Land Registration Office; Center for Natural Resources and Environment Engineering; Environmental Protection Fund (converting the model into a One-Member LLC, to be completed in the second quarter of 2025).
Results after the arrangement: The total number of focal points of the 2 departments before the arrangement was 51 focal points (22 organizations, administrative agencies; 29 public service units). After merging the 2 departments, the arrangement left 41 focal points (a reduction of 19.6%), of which: The administrative agency block reduced 5/22 focal points (a rate of 22.72%); The public service unit block reduced 5/29 focal points (a rate of 17.25%). After receiving Pu Mat National Park under the Department of Agriculture and Environment, the total number of focal points was 42.
Regarding the Party organizational structure: End the activities of the Party Committee of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Party Committee of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment. Establish the Party Committee of the Department of Agriculture and Environment.
According to the project, it is expected that the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Nghe An will have 1 Director and the number of Deputy Directors of the Department will initially be equal to the total number of deputies of the 2 existing Departments, which is 7 people, and will be reduced sufficiently according to regulations when someone retires, is transferred, or is assigned to another unit.
Regarding public assets: Based on the establishment decision, the existing physical facilities of the two Departments will be handed over to the Department of Agriculture and Environment and used in accordance with the standards and norms prescribed by the State. The Department of Agriculture and Environment will continue to invest in physical facilities and essential equipment step by step to ensure the physical conditions for operation.
