Do not prolong the treatment, do not let new symptoms arise

Party members in Son Hai commune (Quynh Luu) propagate the law to sailors before going to sea. Photo: Archive

During 88 years of construction and development, our Party has always paid attention to Party building work with many resolutions, directives and conclusions issued by the Central Committee, the Politburo and the Secretariat. At the 12th National Party Congress, one of the six tasks throughout the term set forth by our Party was Party building work and the first resolution on Party building of the 12th Party Central Committee was Resolution 4 of the Central Committee on "Strengthening Party building and rectification; preventing and repelling the degradation of political ideology, morality, lifestyle, and manifestations of "self-evolution" and "self-transformation" within the Party".

Realizing the importance of Resolution 4 of the Central Committee (term XII), the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee has directed Party committees at all levels to seriously implement it with the determination to create real changes in Party building work and strengthen people's trust in the Party. Therefore, in the spirit of "looking straight, speaking the truth", Party committees from the provincial to grassroots levels have focused on in-depth review based on comparison with 27 manifestations pointed out by Resolution 4 of the Central Committee (term XII), especially in places with complicated problems, causing frustration among cadres and Party members or where the implementation of political tasks and emulation movements is still limited. Accordingly, at different levels, each collective and individual has clearly identified the manifestations, pointed out the objective and subjective causes and proposed tasks and solutions to overcome, correct, and strengthen responsibility before the Party and the people. This is the initial success brought about by Resolution 4 of the Central Committee (term XII).
Notably, at each level, each locality and unit, a specific action program was developed to implement Resolution 4 of the Central Committee (term XII), clearly identifying tasks to be implemented immediately and regularly, tasks to be implemented according to the roadmap; at the same time, assigning directing cadres; presiding and advising agencies, coordinating agencies and specifying the time and progress of completing each task.

Particularly for the provincial level, the Provincial Party Executive Committee has issued Action Program No. 26-CTr/TU; in which it identifies 12 tasks to be implemented immediately and regularly, and 10 tasks to be implemented according to the roadmap. Up to now, after more than 1 year of directing and organizing implementation, many issues related to Party building work have been rectified and put into order. The most prominent is linking the annual review of Party organizations and Party members and the review in the spirit of Resolution 4 of the Central Committee (term XII) with the implementation of Directive No. 05 of the Politburo on promoting the study and following of Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and lifestyle in a serious and substantive manner, along with solutions for collectives and individuals at all levels.

From overcoming the limitations and signs of degradation pointed out after the review according to Resolution 4 of the Central Committee (term XII) as well as the annual review of party organizations and party members, there has been a real shift in administrative reform work at all levels, sectors, localities and units; especially the scientific working style, awareness of compliance with discipline, administrative discipline, and public ethics of cadres and civil servants at all levels have been raised; the working style and manners of the team of leaders and managers have had many innovations in a specific direction, closely following the tasks and the grassroots, gradually overcoming the state of bureaucracy, distance from the people, and indifference to the difficulties and concerns of the people.

Officials of the Dien Chau District Inspection Committee review inspection and supervision programs. Photo: PV

Many tasks have been identified to be done immediately, regularly and according to the roadmap as well as many outstanding and urgent issues at each level, sector, locality, agency and unit, which have been actively implemented by Party committees and Party organizations at all levels. At the provincial level, the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee focused on directing the acceleration of inspection, examination, investigation and trial of corruption cases, projects with large losses, waste and negativity that have attracted public attention.

From November 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017, the People's Procuracy and the People's Court at two levels of Nghe An province have handled 6 corruption cases. The Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee has also directed the review, synthesis and inclusion in the 2018 internal affairs and anti-corruption work program of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee for 10 projects with signs of causing waste... In 2017 alone, the Provincial Inspectorate with 12 inspections discovered violations of more than 32.6 billion VND, recommended the recovery of 7.6 billion VND, and recommended another nearly 25 billion VND; transferred to the investigation agency 1 case related to land management, illegal construction on the North Elevated Canal of Yen Thanh district.

The Provincial Party Standing Committee has also directed the review, adjustment or withdrawal of many licensed projects that have been slow to be implemented; strengthening the management of mineral exploitation activities, land management, environment, and forest protection; reviewing, perfecting the organization and rearranging and reassigning cadres, improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the political system; strengthening the management and rectification of press, publishing, Internet, and social networking activities; rectifying the situation of eating, drinking, partying, meeting during meetings, being promoted, transferred to work, getting married... which are lavish, wasteful, causing negative reactions in public opinion...

For all levels, sectors and localities, we also focus on activities that have a positive impact on our political tasks, creating trust for cadres, party members and the people. The most obvious is to strengthen the settlement of complaints and denunciations from citizens; overcome shortcomings in the issuance of land use right certificates beyond authority, illegal sand and gravel mining; innovate working methods, strengthen discipline, administrative discipline and improve the public ethics of cadres, civil servants and public employees...
It can be said that, through overcoming the limitations and manifestations pointed out after the review in the spirit of Resolution 4 of the Central Committee (term XII), it has contributed to creating many positive movements in implementing the common political tasks of the province and at each level, each sector, locality and unit. Thanks to that, the economic growth rate of the province has a fairly high growth rate; many investment projects have been attracted, creating important highlights in the economic picture of Nghe An.

The material and spiritual life of the people has been improved, the poverty rate has decreased significantly. National defense - security, social order and safety have been maintained. The work of Party building and building the political system has seen many changes; the leadership capacity and fighting strength of Party organizations at all levels have been enhanced. The role of the leader in the collective has been more clearly demonstrated, daring to do, daring to take responsibility, putting the collective interest above all, properly implementing the principle of "collective leadership, individual responsibility".

Steel production at Hoa Sen Nghe An Steel Plant. Photo: PV

Although the implementation of the Central Resolution 4 (term XII) in the province has recently created specific changes and results; however, to say that we are truly satisfied and fulfilled is not enough. Therefore, to continue to effectively implement the Central Resolution 4 (term XII), the Provincial Party Standing Committee requests Party committees and Party organizations at all levels to continue to direct the implementation of the following key tasks:

First: Continue to direct the overcoming and correction of limitations and shortcomings that have been pointed out, not to let them prolong, especially not to let new manifestations arise.
Second: Link the implementation of Resolution 4 of the Central Committee (term XII) with the implementation of key tasks in 2018, especially the implementation of Resolution 6 of the Central Committee (term XII) on a number of issues on continuing to innovate and reorganize the political system, streamline, and operate effectively and efficiently.
Third: Party committees, departments, branches, sectors and organizations continue to include the implementation of the contents of Resolution 4 of the Central Committee (term XII) in regular and periodic activities of Party cells and annual programs and plans for implementation.
Fourth: Party organizations from the provincial to grassroots levels; each cadre and party member regularly studies, cultivates, practices, and sets an example in seriously implementing Resolution 4 of the Central Committee (term XII) and Directive 05 of the Politburo, consciously preserves qualities, ethical standards, and lifestyle; builds a scientific working style and manner.
Fifth: Party committees at all levels need to strengthen inspection and supervision of the implementation of the study and organization of the implementation of the Resolution, especially leadership and direction in overcoming limitations and shortcomings at lower levels; combined with supervision and inspection of overcoming and correcting shortcomings of cadres and party members at their level to both ensure good leadership and strengthen party member management, monitor and supervise party members in overcoming and correcting shortcomings. Only then will the implementation of the Resolution be effective, meeting the expectations of cadres, party members and the people.