The Provincial People's Council approved investment policies for 4 projects in the cultural and social fields.

The Provincial People's Council approved investment policies for 4 projects in the cultural and social fields.

On the afternoon of July 10, the Culture - Society Committee of the Provincial People's Council held a meeting to review the draft resolution on investment policies for projects in the cultural - social field. Comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, Head of the Culture - Society Committee chaired the meeting. Photo: Mai Hoa

Attending were comrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Council: Cao Thi Hien - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee and Hoang Viet Duong - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee. Also attending were comradesVice Chairman of the Provincial People's CommitteeBui Dinh Long.

Accordingly, there are 4 projects submitted by the Provincial People's Committee to the Provincial People's Council for investment policy, including:

- Project to renovate and upgrade graves at the Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs' Cemetery.

- Project to purchase medical equipment for the Nursing Center for people with revolutionary contributions in Nghe An province.

- Project to build a new inpatient treatment facility for the Tropical Disease Center, belonging to the Provincial General Friendship Hospital.

- Dormitory project of Western Vocational College of Economics.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Nguyen Xuan Son speaks at the meeting. Photo: Mai Hoa

Based on the draft resolution developed and submitted by the Provincial People's Committee, at the meeting, members raised many concerns related to the authority to decide on investment policies, capital sources to implement projects and the reasonableness of proposed investment items within the projects.

Regarding the project to renovate and upgrade the graves at the Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs' Cemetery, Director of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Doan Hong Vu clarified that the total capital source is nearly 11.9 billion VND to repair and upgrade the graves and infrastructure of the cemetery. The capital source from the state budget estimate and the career budget for meritorious people of the Central and local levels and annually, if attracted from socialized sources, will be included in the investment source to reduce the pressure on the state budget.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long explained and clarified many issues of concern to the Provincial People's Council. Photo: Mai Hoa

The Director of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs also clarified the necessity and proposed that the Provincial People's Council agree to submit to the People's Council for approval the project to purchase medical equipment for the Nursing Center for People with Meritorious Services to the Revolution of Nghe An province at the upcoming 15th session to improve the quality of care and service for people with meritorious services when many of the equipment that had been purchased and equipped before were damaged.

Regarding the project to build a new inpatient treatment facility for the Tropical Disease Center, under the Provincial General Hospital, according to Director of the Department of Health Duong Dinh Chinh, the total investment capital is more than 14.6 billion VND, mainly from the Provincial General Hospital, with the provincial budget being 5 billion VND.

The construction of the 2-storey treatment building and the investment equipment inside are all in the technical list of the industry. This project, invested and put into use, will contribute to reducing the load on the hospital when the initial construction scale of the hospital was 700 beds, but in reality it has reached 1,800 - 2,000 beds.

Director of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Doan Hong Vu explains the source of funding for the project to renovate and upgrade the Vietnam - Laos national cemetery. Photo: Mai Hoa

Adjusting the investment policy of the project of Bac Nghe An Vocational College

The meeting also examined the draft resolution adjusting the investment policy of the Bac Nghe An Economic and Technical Vocational College project.

Commenting on this content, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Nguyen Xuan Son requested the Provincial People's Committee to clarify the authority to adjust the investment items of the Bac Nghe An Economic - Technical Vocational College project that had been previously approved by the Provincial People's Committee; at the same time, closely consider the legal basis for the Provincial People's Council to approve the adjustment policy and whether the adjustment is suitable to reality.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Hoang Viet Duong said that in order to ensure effective use of investment resources, the process of implementing projects when approved by the Provincial People's Council needs to clearly define the priority investment portfolio. Photo: Mai Hoa

Explaining this issue, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long affirmed that the adjustment of the objectives and scale of the project of the Northern Nghe An Vocational College of Economics and Technology was based on practical needs and to avoid waste after investment.

For example, according to the initial approval decision, this project has 2 dormitories, however, because this school is built in a delta area and the students are mainly local children in the Northern Nghe An region, the need for dormitories is low, while the transportation system to the school is difficult, so it is necessary to adjust and change to the road construction category, creating convenience for students, while ensuring the "dual" goal of serving the development needs of Quynh Hoa industrial park.

Head of the Provincial People's Council's Culture and Social Committee Nguyen Thi Thu Huong concluded the investigation. Photo: Mai Hoa

Concluding the review, Head of the Culture - Social Committee of the Provincial People's Council Nguyen Thi Thu Huong unanimously approved two draft resolutions related to investment projects to be submitted to the Provincial People's Council at the upcoming 15th session.

However, the Head of the Department of Culture and Society also requested the Provincial People's Committee and the departments and branches in charge of drafting the resolution to complete all project dossiers to submit to the Provincial People's Council for approval; at the same time, pay attention to classifying priority investment items in each project, prioritizing urgent items...

Regarding the draft resolution to adjust the investment policy of the Bac Nghe An Economic and Technical Vocational College project, the Head of the Culture and Social Affairs Committee of the Provincial People's Council requested the Provincial People's Committee in the submission to the Provincial People's Council to clarify the forecast of the number of students as well as the number of people staying in the dormitory, to avoid wasting resources when the school is completed but there are no students and no people staying in the dormitory.