Nghe An: Removing bottlenecks, accelerating public investment disbursement rate
(Baonghean) - According to the report of the Department of Planning and Investment, some units have high disbursement rates (over 90%) such as: Thanh Chuong (95.25%), Tan Ky (92.9%), Tuong Duong (91.78%), Con Cuong (90.01%), Bac Nghe An Irrigation Company Limited (100%), Nghe An University of Economics (98.1%)...
Resolute in disbursement
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has severely affected trade, tourism services, import and export activities and many other industries. In that context, actively implementing project works and disbursing public investment capital is a solution to stimulate aggregate demand, promote economic growth, create more jobs, income, and improve the lives of workers.
Nghe An is implementing many construction projects such as the North-South Expressway, the coastal road from Nghi Son (Thanh Hoa) - Cua Lo (Nghe An), through Hoang Mai town, Quynh Luu, Dien Chau, Nghi Loc districts, Cua Lo town; Muong Xen - Ta Do - Khe Kien road in Ky Son district; upgrading and expanding National Highway 15A (Km301+500 - Km333+200), Nghi Thiet deep-water port...
In addition, localities also implemented many projects as planned. Promoting public investment contributes to creating more jobs, more projects, and career transitions...
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| Focus on construction of coastal road through Nghi Loc district. Photo: Tran Chau |
According to the report of the Department of Planning and Investment, as of September 30, 2021,public investment capitalThe provincial management has disbursed more than 1,920 billion VND, reaching 61.25% of the detailed plan assigned before the Prime Minister assigned the medium-term plan for the period 2021-2025. Compared to the disbursement report up to September 20, 2021, the disbursement of the provincial budget managed up to September 30, 2021 increased by nearly 278.2 billion, the disbursement rate increased by 8.87%. Of which, the disbursement of investment capital in the local budget balance increased by more than 93.7 billion VND, the disbursement rate increased by 6.44%; the disbursement of central budget capital increased by more than 184.4 billion VND, the disbursement rate increased by 10.97%.
Some units have a disbursement rate of over 60% such as: Vinh City (86.84%), Nam Dan (86.12%), Dien Chau (85.56%), Ky Son (84.87%), Nghia Dan (82.84%), Quy Chau (81.24%), Anh Son (80.86%), Thai Hoa Town (76.77%), Que Phong (71.34%), Yen Thanh (70.92%), Quynh Luu (70.5%), Hoang Mai Town (67.29%), Hung Nguyen (64.9%), Cua Lo Town (61.82%), Nghi Loc (61.71%), Nam Nghe An Irrigation Company Limited (77.66%), Dong Nam Economic Zone Management Board (73.54%), Department of Culture and Sports (65.86%), Management Board of Investment Projects for Construction of Civil and Industrial Works of Nghe An Province (65.31%)...
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| The disbursement rate for basic construction in Nghe An is quite good. Photo: Tran Chau |
According to the assessment, Nghe An's disbursement rate is quite good. The report of the Ministry of Finance shows that the disbursement situation in the first 8 months of the year nationwide reached 183,320 billion VND, reaching 39.74% of the plan assigned by the Prime Minister (461,300 billion VND); the expected disbursement nationwide by September 30, 2021 is 218,550 billion VND, reaching 47.38% of the plan.
Continue to remove bottlenecks
Meanwhile, some units have a ratio oflow disbursement(under 60%) such as: Quynh Luu (58.17%), Do Luong (52.79%), Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (59.24%), Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs (52.45%), Department of Rural Development (44.48%), Nghe An Provincial Youth Union (33.97%), Department of Transport (22.9%), North Nghe An Vocational College of Economics and Technology (5.6%)...
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| The disbursement of the Youth Activity Center project of the Provincial Youth Union is still slow. Photo: Tran Chau |
Project to upgrade the Mo River dyke section through the communes of Tien Thuy, Quynh Nghia, Quynh Bang, Quynh Thanh, Quynh Doi, Quynh Yen, Quynh Luu district (phase 1). As of September 31, 2021, the disbursement has reached more than 3.8 billion VND (25.73%), striving for more than 8.9 billion VND by October 31, 2021 (57.73%) and by November 31, 2021, more than 12.6 billion VND (84.4%), for the project of Road No. 1, Quynh Thach town, Quynh Thach commune, Quynh Luu district, the provincial budget in 2021 allocated 5,000 million VND for the project, disbursed by September 10, 2021 is 0 million VND. Quynh Luu district leaders said that the investor is urgently completing investment preparation work to implement the project on schedule with a disbursement plan of VND 2,500 million by October 31, 2021 (reaching 50%), and VND 5,000 million by November 31, 2021 (reaching 100%)...
Recently, on September 28, the Government Standing Committee held a national online conference with ministries, branches and localities on public investment disbursement in 2021.Prime Ministercommended ministries, agencies and localities with disbursement rates of over 60%; at the same time, severely criticized ministries, agencies and localities with disbursement rates of less than 40%. The Prime Minister requested the Party committees and authorities of these agencies and localities to seriously review, point out limitations and shortcomings, learn from experience to do better, consider organizations and individuals who are still sluggish, even violating, and must be handled, at the same time, reward promptly, clearly, strictly, correctly, for the right person, for the right job, and in accordance with the law.
In Nghe An, the management of construction investment has been innovated and strengthened according to the provisions of law, which has actively contributed to improving the quality of works, preventing loss and waste, and improving the efficiency of investment capital use. Strengthening discipline and order in disbursing public investment capital, promoting the role and responsibility of leaders. Directors of departments, heads of branches, sectors, and provincial-level units; Chairmen of People's Committees of districts, cities, and towns; Investors and Directors of Project Management Boards are fully responsible to the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee for the results of public investment capital disbursement of their agencies and units.
In the coming time, promote the achieved results, continue to remove bottlenecks to accelerate the disbursement rate of public investment to the highest level, considering this as one of the indicators to evaluate management and operation capacity.
