A department with 44 leaders in Hai Duong: 8 deputy heads of department asked to withdraw

Minister of Home Affairs Le Vinh Tan said that after the inspection, 1 comrade asked to be transferred back to his old unit, and 7 comrades asked not to accept the position of deputy head of department.

The issue that the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Hai Duong (LD-TB&XH) has 46 civil servants, of which 44 are department-level leaders was raised during the question-and-answer session of Minister of Home Affairs Le Vinh Tan at the meeting hall on the afternoon of November 16.

The Minister said that the issue raised by the press about the current situation of a department in Hai Duong having 44/46 civil servants as leaders is true.

Minister Le Vinh Tan answered questions at the National Assembly on the afternoon of November 16.

Following the direction of the Government, the Ministry of Home Affairs has conducted a State inspection of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Hai Duong province. The Minister also said that the People's Committee of Hai Duong province has not yet had regulations on how many deputy heads of departments there are.

For the structure of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Hai Duong, there are 9 departments, of which there are 4 leaders plus 27 more, so there are 8 extra deputy heads.

"After working with Hai Duong province, one comrade asked to be transferred back to his old unit, the remaining 7 comrades asked to withdraw from their duties as deputy heads of departments," the Minister of Home Affairs presented the matter to the National Assembly.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has recommended to the People's Committee of Hai Duong province to direct the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Hai Duong to strictly implement regulations on standards and titles of department-level officials. When promoting, it must be in accordance with the conditions and procedures.

At the same time, strict punishment will be given to those who do staff work and propose promotions exceeding the prescribed number of people, causing public outrage in recent times.

Previously, in mid-October 2016, the press reported on the widespread recruitment, promotion, and appointment of officials and civil servants at the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Hai Duong province.

Immediately afterwards, on October 22, the Government Office issued an official dispatch conveying the opinion of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc assigning the Ministry of Home Affairs to conduct a public inspection at the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Hai Duong province regarding the incident reported by the press.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc assigned the Ministry of Home Affairs to conduct a public inspection at the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Hai Duong province regarding the incident reported by the newspaper and report to the Prime Minister before November 10, 2016./.

According to VOV