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 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, ethics, lifestyle, and manifestations of "self-evolution" and "self-transformation" within the Party".

Realizing the importance of Resolution 4 of the Central Committee (12th tenure), 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 (12th tenure), especially in places with complicated problems, causing frustration among cadres and Party members or 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 of Resolution 4 of the Central Committee (12th tenure).
Notably, at each level, each locality and unit, a specific action program has been developed to implement Resolution 4 of the Central Committee (12th tenure), clearly identifying tasks to be implemented immediately and regularly, tasks to be implemented according to the roadmap; at the same time, assigning directing officers; 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 direction and implementation, many issues related to Party building work have been rectified and put into order. Most notably, linking the annual review of Party organizations and Party members and the review in the spirit of Resolution 4 of the Central Committee (12th tenure) 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.

By overcoming the limitations and signs of degradation pointed out after the review according to Resolution 4 of the Central Committee (12th tenure) as well as the annual review of party organizations and party members, we have truly created a 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 frustrations 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 deployed 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 and people's 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 Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee has also directed the review, synthesis and inclusion of 10 projects with signs of waste in the internal affairs and anti-corruption work program of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee in 2018... In particular, the 2017 inspection of 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 and illegal construction on the North 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; strengthened management of mineral exploitation, land management, environment, and forest protection; reviewed, consolidated the organization and rearranged and reassigned cadres, improved the effectiveness and efficiency of the political system; strengthened management and rectified press, publishing, Internet, and social network activities; rectified 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 actions 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 without 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 (12th term), it has contributed to creating many positive movements in implementing the general 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, and 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, and properly implementing the principle of "collective leadership, individual responsibility".

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

Although the implementation of the Central Resolution 4 (term XII) in the province in recent times has 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 allowing them to prolong, especially not allowing new manifestations to arise.
Second: Link the implementation of Resolution 4 of the Central Committee (12th tenure) with the implementation of key tasks in 2018, especially the implementation of Resolution 6 of the Central Committee (12th tenure) 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 incorporate the implementation of the contents of Resolution 4 of the Central Committee (12th tenure) into 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 (12th tenure) 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 role 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 people.