Opening of the 15th session of Vinh City People's Council: Dissecting many shortcomings and limitations

On the morning of December 21, the Vinh City People's Council held its 15th session for the 2016-2021 term to assess the socio-economic development situation in 2020 and discuss and propose a socio-economic development plan for 2021. The session will decide on a number of other important issues under its authority. Attending the session were members of the Provincial Party Standing Committee: Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, Head of the Provincial People's Council's Culture and Social Affairs Department; Phan Duc Dong - Secretary of the Vinh City Party Committee, Head of the Provincial People's Council's Legal Affairs Department... Photo: Mai Hoa

Highly focused on multiple tasks

At the meeting, the People's Council delegatesVinh citylistened to the leaders of the City People's Committee report on the socio-economic development situation in 2020 and the socio-economic development plan for 2021.

2020 was a year of many difficulties, but with determination and drastic solutions to achieve the "dual" goal of both fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and developing the economy and society. Thanks to that, the city's economy still achieved a growth rate of 4.55%.

The city has also proactively and actively called on capable investors to cooperate and invest in large projects.urban developmentin the area, focusing on 25 key projects.

Comrade Nguyen Van Lu - Standing Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the City People's Council delivered the opening speech of the meeting. Photo: Mai Hoa

Currently in Vinh city, there are a number of investors interested in researching and surveying projects to develop high-tech parks, urban areas and social housing in Hung Hoa commune, new urban areas in Hung Loc commune, urban areas in Cua Nam ward and Dong Vinh ward, urban areas in the southwest of the city, urban areas in Nghi Duc and Hung Loc communes...

The city also focused on directing the acceleration of construction progress and disbursement of investment capital for works and projects, completing 119 works in the public investment plan and expecting to complete 17 more works by the end of the year.

During the year, the city focused on completing 119 projects according to the 2020 public investment plan. Photo: Mai Hoa

Along with that, the city focuses on compensation work.site clearanceKey projects such as the Vinh - Cua Lo connecting road (phase 1); Nguyen Sy Sach extended road; Le Ninh road from Vinh Transport Hospital to 72m road; Vsip Industrial and Urban Park in Hung Chinh commune phase 1B; Trang An urban area in Vinh Tan ward...

In the field of culture and society, especially education, the province continues to be at the top of the list in terms of quality. Vinh City was recognized by UNESCO as a “Global Learning City”.

Dissecting many existing and limited issues

Despite comprehensive leadership in many socio-economic fields, the city's reality still shows many shortcomings and limitations. Specifically, the city has 6 targets that have not met the set plan.

Include:Total product added value; total development investment capital in the area; population growth rate; birth rate of third child or more; number of schools meeting national standards in the year increased; rate of blocks and hamlets meeting new cultural standards accounted for 26.08% of total planned targets.

Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Tran Quang Lam presented a report on the socio-economic development situation in 2020 and the plan for 2021. Photo: Mai Hoa

The implementation of the plan to convert the market model and plan for concentrated slaughterhouses still faces many difficulties. The situation of smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods, poor quality goods, and food safety is still complicated, and preventive measures are limited.

Budget revenue is low; tax debt collection faces many difficulties; accumulated tax debt increases and persists; there are no effective measures to resolve it completely. Resource mobilization for development investment is still limited, while investment pressure for industries and sectors is huge.

Delegates attending the meeting. Photo: Mai Hoa

The implementation of some items serving the pedestrian street is still prolonged due to difficulties in regulations and mechanisms. The urban infrastructure system is still lacking in synchronization; some issues arising in urban management have not been resolved such as: overhead power lines, violations of construction order, local flooding, traffic congestion, environmental issues have not been thoroughly handled. The situation of re-encroachment on traffic safety corridors is still happening..

The problems in compensation and site clearance for some major projects have not been resolved promptly, such as: the traffic road connecting Vinh - Cua Lo (phase 1), Le Ninh road, 72m road, extended Le Mao road, extended Nguyen Sy Sach road...

The direction and administrative reform work in some units has not been implemented well, lacked determination, and has not promptly resolved difficulties and obstacles; coordination between departments, units, wards and communes is still limited. Discipline and administrative discipline are not strict; there is still a situation of prolonged and stagnant work, no innovation, and low quality and efficiency; some civil servants and public employees violate discipline and administrative discipline...

View of the meeting. Photo: Mai Hoa

Regarding the socio-economic development plan for 2021, the report presented at the meeting emphasized: 2021 is the first year of implementing the 5-year socio-economic development plan 2021-2025, Resolution of the 24th City Party Congress, Resolution of the 19th Provincial Party Congress, Decision 827/QD-TTg dated June 12, 2020 of the Prime Minister approving the Project to develop Vinh city into an economic and cultural center of the North Central region by 2023 in the spirit of Resolution 26-NQ/TW of the Politburo.

Therefore, the city has set out 22 socio-economic, defense and security targets and 8 groups of specific tasks and solutions to focus on solving, clearly defining the responsibilities of all levels, sectors, agencies, units and localities with a spirit of determination, concentration and innovation in direction and management methods.

This afternoon, the City People's Council divided into 4 groups to discuss the socio-economic development situation in 2020 and the socio-economic development tasks in 2021. Delegates also discussed solutions to address existing problems and limitations.

At this session, the City People's Council will consider and approve 9 resolutions and close the session on the morning of December 22.