Nghe An Provincial People's Council proposed to prioritize capital allocation to implement delayed projects and works.
On the morning of October 11, the monitoring delegation of the Provincial People's Council had a working session with provincial departments, branches and units according to the program to monitor the implementation results of the medium-term public investment plan for the period 2021-2025 of Nghe An province.
Comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council chaired the meeting.
Attending the meeting were comrade Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; leaders of a number of relevant departments, branches and units.
There are 456 projects allocated capital.
According to the report of the Department of Planning and Investment, the total medium-term public investment capital plan for the 2021-2025 period is nearly 20,915 billion VND (not including capital sources to implement national target programs).
Of which, more than 10,053 billion VND comes from the central budget; more than 2,328 billion VND comes from foreign capital; more than 8,532 billion VND comes from the local budget.
As for capital allocation results, up to now, more than 20,796 billion VND has been allocated, reaching 99.44% of the total plan; more than 118 billion VND has not been allocated. Currently, there are 456 projects allocated capital from various sources, of which 424 projects have been implemented; 16 projects are arranged to recover advanced capital; 16 projects have not been implemented.
In addition, in the medium-term investment capital plan, in the period of 2021 - 2025, Nghe An is allocated by the Central Government to implement 3 key inter-regional projects with a total of 4,220 billion VND.
The results of implementing the public investment plan in the 3 years 2021 - 2023 with the total allocated capital is more than 13,436 billion VND, reaching 64.24% of the medium-term plan; the disbursement rate reached 94.27%.
In addition to the overall report of the Department of Planning and Investment, at the meeting, leaders of departments, branches and units also reported on the implementation of the medium-term public investment plan in their sectors and fields; at the same time, they reflected on a number of difficulties and problems related to the prolonged investment preparation procedures.
Accordingly, although the site clearance work has been strongly directed by all levels and sectors, it still faces many difficulties and obstacles, affecting the progress of project implementation, especially affecting the efficiency of investment capital use, when the project has not been completed and put into use but some previously invested works and items have already deteriorated.
Besides, the mobilization of counterpart funds to implement a number of works and projects as committed by localities is low, requiring additional adjustments from the provincial budget.
Some concerns raised
Based on the study of reports from sectors and localities and directly monitoring and surveying the implementation of public investment plans as well as the progress of a number of works and projects in the province; members of the Provincial People's Council's monitoring delegation also raised many concerns related to the reality that many projects had to adjust their investment policies, even many times.
The work of appraising and approving technical designs of works and projects still has limitations; leading to some works and projects lacking necessary works and items such as fire prevention, fire fighting, wastewater treatment or items to ensure synchronization and promote the effectiveness of works and projects when completed and put into use.
In some projects and works, the determination of the project management unit and investor is not reasonable, leading to the transfer of investors and the selection of construction units that do not meet the requirements, affecting the construction progress. There is still waste in public investment due to the application of inappropriate construction methods...
Prioritize capital allocation to implement long-term projects and works.
Concluding the meeting, Comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council highly appreciated the proactive and drastic implementation of the medium-term public investment plan for the period 2021 - 2025 of the departments and branches in accordance with the provisions of law and the planning and socio-economic development plan of the province.
Departments and branches have also resolutely directed disbursement; flexibly transferred public investment capital for projects and works with low feasibility or low capital disbursement to projects and works with good implementation volume and disbursement.
In addition to pointing out some shortcomings and limitations, the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council requested departments and branches, based on the assessment of the results of implementing the medium-term public investment plan for the period 2021 - 2025, especially the existing problems and limitations that need to be learned from, to proactively develop a medium-term public investment plan for the period 2026 - 2030. In particular, focusing on mobilizing and integrating central resources, resources according to specific mechanisms, national target programs, budget sources at all levels, etc.; clearly identifying key projects and works according to the Provincial Planning for the period 2021 - 2030; paying attention to updating and supplementing new regulations, such as the Land Law, Investment Law (amended), Bidding Law, Budget Law, etc. to ensure proper implementation of regulations and remove difficulties and obstacles from practice.
The Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council also emphasized the need for departments and branches to focus on allocating capital and removing difficulties and obstacles to completely implement investment in projects and works that have lasted for many years; both to meet the objectives and tasks of the province and the branches, and to avoid wasting investment resources when some invested projects and items are deteriorating.
Departments and branches also need to pay attention to resolving recommendations, proposals and problems of localities, ensuring effective implementation of public investment plans across the province.
