In 2022, Nghe An strives to achieve a public investment disbursement rate of 100%.

DETERMINED TO END 2021 WITH THE HIGHEST DISBURSEMENT

Accordingly, for the planpublic investment in 2021, during the remaining period of the 2021 state budget year,Chairman of the Provincial People's CommitteeRequesting Directors of departments, branches, Chairmen of People's Committees of districts, Directors of Project Management Boards, and investors to focus on directing and organizing the serious, drastic, and effective implementation of the Resolutions of the Government, the Government's Official Dispatches, the Government Office, and the implementation documents of the Provincial People's Committee on promoting the disbursement of public investment capital in 2021; considering this one of the most important and central tasks.

Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Nhat during a site clearance inspection in Quynh Luu district. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Along with that, directly inspect, direct and urgespeed up progressImplement and disburse projects within the scope of management for immediate implementation in 2021; promptly handle difficulties, obstacles, and bottlenecks in public investment disbursement; promoting disbursement must go hand in hand with ensuring project quality, strengthening discipline, order, and combating waste.

For investors assigned with foreign capital investment plans in 2021, it is required to continue implementing solutions to promote disbursement of public investment capital, striving to disburse public investment in 2021 at the highest level.

In total, concentrated public investment sources in 2021 were allocated to 206 projects. As of December 22, 70 projects had disbursement below 85%, of which 67 projects had disbursement below the province's average (below 72.9%). Most investors committed to disbursing all assigned plan targets by January 31, 2022.

(According to Nghe An Department of Planning and Investment)

STRIVE TO DISBURSE PUBLIC INVESTMENT TO ACHIEVE 100%

Regarding the 2022 public investment plan, this is a pivotal year to implement the targets of the Party Congress Resolutions at all levels and the 5-year socio-economic development plan for 2020-2025 and the medium-term public investment plan for the period 2021-2025. Due to the impact of the Covid pandemic, the economy has declined and recovered slowly, so in order to successfully implement the 2022 targets and tasks, contributing to increasing production capacity, the Provincial People's Committee has set a target of disbursing 100% of public investment capital.

Therefore, the Provincial People's Committee requests investors to urgently complete investment dossiers and procedures in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Public Investment and related documents before December 31, 2021; the Department of Planning and Investment promptly advises the Provincial People's Committee on the details of the 2022 public investment plan after the Resolution of the Provincial People's Council is issued; synthesizes the allocation plan, assigns the 2022 public investment plan, the list and level of capital allocation for each program and project task on the public investment information system before December 31, 2021.

The North-South Expressway, Dien Chau - Bai Vot section, is a key national investment project but is stuck in procedures for reclaiming forest land through Nghi Loc area. Photo courtesy

Regarding the implementation and deployment of the 2022 public investment plan, after being notified of the 2022 public investment capital plan, departments, branches, People's Committees of districts, cities, towns and project management boards, investors are required to implement 6 solutions, in which the most prominent is to complete procedures to recover advanced capital in the first quarter; pay off outstanding debts in basic construction of projects assigned to the 2022 public investment plan; direct investors, project management boards and contractors to speed up construction in combination with measures to ensure safety for workers according to regulations on epidemic prevention; develop specific plans and solutions to remove difficulties and obstacles in compensation, site clearance, bidding, etc.

For thenational target program: Assign relevant departments, branches and sectors to promptly grasp information from competent authorities on investment decisions, principles and criteria for allocating the 2021-2025 medium-term public investment plan and the 2022 public investment plan to proactively implement them as soon as the Prime Minister's decision is available.

Construction of coastal road from Cua Hoi bridge to Nam Cam (Nghi Loc). Photo: Contributor

Previously, at the regular meeting of the Provincial People's Committee in December 2021, a representative of the Department of Planning and Investment said: The total public investment plan assigned to Nghe An in 2021 is 6,509.945 billion VND. As of December 22, 4,396.49 billion VND has been disbursed, reaching 72.97% of the detailed plan assigned at the beginning of the year. It is expected that by the end of 2021, the total disbursed capital sources will reach 93.57% of the total assigned plan.

Up to now, district and town projects have disbursed 1,230.9 billion VND/plan 1,495.2 billion VND, reaching 82.32%. Of which, 11 districts have disbursed over 85% including Nghia Dan, Thanh Chuong, Tuong Duong, Que Phong, Ky Son, Tan Ky, Con Cuong, Cua Lo town, Vinh city, Nam Dan, Dien Chau. Districts disbursed from 70% to 85% including Anh Son, Thai Hoa, Quy Chau, Quynh Luu, Nghi Loc, Yen Thanh, Hung Nguyen. 3 districts and towns are Quy Hop, Do Luong, Hoang Mai have disbursed under 70%. Projects managed by the sector (investors) have disbursed over 1,073.9 billion VND/plan 2,151.6 billion VND, reaching 49.91%.