Not recognizing new rural standards for communes with outstanding basic construction debts

To strive for the end of 2019, the whole country will have about 50% of communes meeting new rural standards, but must ensure the quality of appraisal, consideration and recognition, the Central Steering Committee for National Target Programs requests the Steering Committees for National Target Programs of provinces and centrally-run cities to direct relevant agencies, units and localities to implement key solutions in the coming time.

Not recognizing new rural standards for communes with outstanding debts in basic construction. Illustrative photo

Accordingly, review and improve the quality of examination, appraisal, consideration and recognition of communes meeting new rural standards in the area, ensuring that the results of implementing the indicators and criteria for communes being considered and recognized to meet the standards must fully meet the standards required by the National Criteria for New Rural Communes for the period 2016 - 2020; in which, special attention should be paid to carefully evaluating key criteria such as criterion No. 10 on income, criterion No. 16 on culture, criterion No. 17 on environment, etc.

In particular, absolutely do not consider or recognize new rural standards for communes with outstanding debts in basic construction in new rural construction.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committees at all levels organize to collect opinions on people's satisfaction with the results of building new rural communes in accordance with the instructions of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front. Collecting people's opinions must ensure publicity and transparency, so that the results of building new rural communes ensure quality, substance, objectivity, not chasing after achievements, bringing practical effects to the lives of rural people.

At the same time, strengthen inspection and supervision in new rural construction; promote the role of supervision and social criticism of the Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations and supervision of the community in new rural construction.

The self-assessment, verification, appraisal, recognition and announcement of communes meeting new rural standards must ensure compliance with the requirements and regulations in Decision No. 2540/QD-TTg dated December 30, 2016 of the Prime Minister on promulgating regulations on conditions, order, procedures, dossiers for consideration, recognition and announcement of localities meeting new rural standards and localities completing the task of building new rural areas in the period of 2016 - 2020. Absolutely do not ignore or shortcut the prescribed steps for the sake of achievements.

After 3 years of implementing the National Target Program on New Rural Construction in the 2016-2020 period, up to now, the whole country has had 3,687 communes recognized as meeting new rural standards (accounting for 41.3%) and 60 district-level units recognized by the Prime Minister as meeting new rural standards; in which, Dong Nai is the first province in the country to have 100% of communes recognized as meeting new rural standards./.