Nghe An: Promoting the sense of responsibility of officials and the people's right to mastery

DEMOCRACY FROM THE GRASSROOTS

Every Thursday, the Chairman of the People's Committee of Phuc Son Commune (Anh Son) and commune officials spend time receiving citizens. Through this, people's legitimate suggestions and aspirations are all satisfactorily resolved right at the grassroots level within the commune's authority. When exceeding the authority, the commune leaders will accept and make written recommendations to higher levels. Along with performing well the work of receiving people, Phuc Son Commune pays special attention to building the style and attitude of commune officials in communicating with the people.

Chairman of the People's Committee of Phuc Son Commune Nguyen Van Trang said: As a locality with many difficulties in Anh Son district, in order to develop the locality, the Party Committee and the government determined that it was necessary to implement the QCDC well at the grassroots level, promoting the people's mastery. Accordingly, the government has specified many contents of public announcements through many information "channels" for the people to know. Local leaders also determined more accurately their responsibilities and powers, thereby creating positive changes in all economic and social fields.

Officials of Phuc Son commune (Anh Son) talk with people. Photo: Thanh Le

Thanks to the good implementation of QCDC, from a commune with many difficulties, in 2019 Phuc Son has implemented and completed many planned targets; in which the total social investment capital reached 115 billion VND, the investment capital for welfare works to build new rural areas reached 39.5 billion VND, of which 4 billion VND was mobilized from the people. In particular, the commune has implemented many initial economic models that have promoted efficiency such as the clean agricultural production model in greenhouses, the fruit tree model of oranges, tangerines, potatoes, chicken and pig farming model.

Notably, in implementing the QCDC in the commune, it is necessary to mobilize ethnic minorities to change their backward farming and production habits and customs, organize the planting of 40 hectares of industrial tea, of which 15 hectares have produced products, 100 hectares of forest planting and gradually implement programs to serve community tourism. Those results are due to "people knowing, people discussing, people doing, people checking with the high consensus of the people".

In Yen Thanh district, the Party Committee, the government and the entire political system of the district are always deeply aware that implementing the QCDC is the "master key" to open and solve all problems of social life. Therefore, when the province selected the district to build a new rural standard district in 2019, the district did a good job of propaganda and mobilization, contributing to encouraging, motivating and creating trust for the people, thereby voluntarily contributing their efforts and intelligence in building new rural areas; at the same time, disseminating experiences, good and creative practices with effective results, praising typical examples and bright spots in implementing the QCDC in building new rural areas, creating a widespread influence for the movement.

A corner of Tay Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district. Photo: Anh Tuan

Yen Thanh's way of doing things is to promote the role of mass organizations with specific movements. Since then, in 2019, Yen Thanh has mobilized resources in building new rural areas in the district with a total budget of nearly 12 billion VND, of which the people contributed nearly 2 billion VND. "Implementing the QCDC at the grassroots level has aroused the combined strength of the people to successfully implement the new rural construction program in the area, reflecting a truth: The Party's will - the people's heart, when there is a correct policy, the people are in agreement, and the cadres are determined, high results will be achieved. Also through that, the leadership capacity of the Party committee and the government is promoted and enhanced, demonstrating the "key" role in the process of leading the implementation of the QCDC at the grassroots level to build new rural areas" - Vice Chairman of Yen Thanh District People's Committee - Comrade Nguyen Vuong Ngoc affirmed.

Affirmation of Faith

With its responsibilities, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committees at all levels in the province continue to carry out many practical activities associated with the implementation of professional tasks, participating in the implementation of the QCDC at the grassroots level. With the motto "The Front listens to the people's voices", in 2019, the Vietnam Fatherland Front at all levels in the province collected and synthesized more than 6,520 opinions, thoughts and aspirations of the people to reflect to the Party Committees and authorities, and at the same time regularly monitored and urged the response to the reflections of the sectors and localities, thereby contributing to improving the quality and effectiveness of the Front's tasks in participating in protecting the legitimate rights and interests of the people.

Many hamlets in the province list people's contributions at the hamlet's cultural house. Photo: Thanh Le

Many localities have chosen practical actions such as: Mobilizing people to donate land to expand village roads and alleys; organizing the Green Sunday movement; receiving help for poor households to develop production... Dialogue between leaders of Party committees, authorities at district and commune levels with the people continues to be effectively coordinated by the Fatherland Front at all levels. Through dialogue, people's opinions have been answered and resolved by leaders of Party committees and authorities.

“It can be said that dialogue with the people is a high step in implementing the QCDC at the grassroots level. In addition, the Fatherland Front at all levels continues to implement the work of supervision and social criticism in a more systematic and effective manner, gradually meeting the practical requirements of the people. Those results have contributed to making democracy at the grassroots level in the province more and more substantive, and the people's trust in the Party and the government is increasingly better" - Vice Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front - Comrade Nguyen Duc Thanh said.

According to comrade Le Hong Vinh - Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Steering Committee for Grassroots Democracy Regulations in the province, the implementation of the grassroots democracy regulations has created a shift in socio-economic development, contributing to improving people's lives. However, the steering committee for implementing grassroots democracy regulations in some places, especially at the commune level, operates unevenly and has limited quality. The working style and manner of some state officials and civil servants in handling matters related to people and businesses still has many limitations and shortcomings; the reform of administrative procedures is still inadequate, causing inconvenience to people and businesses. Some businesses have not yet developed and implemented democratic regulations, lacking transparency and democracy in production, business, wages and implementation of social insurance regimes for employees...

Officials of Nghia Trung commune (Nghia Dan) handle administrative procedures for people through the One-Stop Department. Photo: Le Thanh

“The good implementation of the QCDC at the grassroots level is an important factor in creating solidarity and unity in the implementation of political tasks of agencies, units and localities; creating trust among the people in the Party committees and authorities. To continue promoting the implementation of the QCDC at the grassroots level, ensuring substance, practicality, efficiency, avoiding formality, in the coming time, it is necessary to continue to raise awareness and responsibility of organizations in the political system, especially leaders, cadres, party members and people of all walks of life about democracy and democratic practice; at the same time, linking the implementation of the QCDC with socio-economic development, ensuring national defense and security, maintaining border sovereignty, continuing to improve the intellectual level of the people, taking care of the material and spiritual life of the people. From there, the people's mastery continues to be clearly enhanced, consolidating trust in the Party committees and authorities" - Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh emphasized.