Nghe An: Piloting online party activities at grassroots party committees and special party cells

In order to create conditions for party members in grassroots party committees, special party cells or in special circumstances, party cells with many party members to carry out party activities according to the Charter; Ensure principles, order and procedures in party organization and activities, fully implement party activities according to regulations and instructions of the Central Committee.

Pursuant to Instruction No. 03-HD/TW dated December 27, 2022 of the Secretariat on piloting online party activities at grassroots party committees, special party cells in special circumstances and party activities in party groups in party cells with many party members; 2023 Work Program of the Executive Committee, Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Bloc, the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Bloc issued Instructions on piloting online party activities at grassroots party committees, special party cells or in special circumstances and party activities in party groups in party cells with many party members.

Accordingly, scope and subjects of pilot implementation:

Pilot online party activities at grassroots party committees and party cells where more than half of the party members cannot hold activities in person at the same location due to special working conditions or special circumstances:

+ Special properties:Party members work and live in a large area, with long geographical distances due to their headquarters being in different districts and provinces; Party members do not work regularly and continuously at the same location; Party members who are performing duties cannot leave their work positions.

+ Special circumstances:Party members in areas affected by natural disasters, long-term isolated areas, or epidemic areas must practice quarantine and social distancing and not gather in large crowds.

The Party Cell of the Provincial Agencies Bloc Party Committee organizes online activities during the period of social distancing to prevent the Covid-19 epidemic. Photo: Document

The Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Bloc selected the following units: Party Committee of the Tax Department, Party Cell of the Plant Quarantine Department of Region VI, Party Cell of the Plant Protection Center of Region VI, Party Cell of the Investment and Construction Management Board of Irrigation IV, Party Cell of the Forest Investigation and Planning Institute of North Central Vietnam to pilot online party activities.

Based on the nature and number of party members of the party committees and affiliated party cells, the Party Committee of the Bloc has 03 qualified party organizations (over 50 party members) to decide on the form of party activities according to party groups, including:

- Bac Vinh Tax Branch Party Cell - under Nghe An Provincial Tax Department Party Cell (has 63 party members).

- Party Cell of Song Lam I Regional Tax Department - under the Party Committee of Nghe An Provincial Tax Department (has 56 party members).

- Party cell of Song Lam II Regional Tax Department - under the Party Committee of Nghe An Provincial Tax Department (has 53 party members).

In principle:

Piloting online party activities at grassroots party committees and party cells with special characteristics or in special circumstances (including party committee activities and activities of affiliated party organizations) is only carried out in places with adequate information technology infrastructure.

The organization of party activities at grassroots party committees and party cells of a special nature or in special circumstances is a combination of in-person and online forms; party members within the scope and subjects stated in this Guide are allowed to participate in online party activities with the party organization. In cases where all party members of the party organization cannot gather at the same location, online party activities are held for all party members.

Special grassroots party committees are allowed to hold online activities no more than once a year; special party cells are allowed to hold online activities no more than three times a year. Special grassroots party committees and cells that are allowed to hold online party activities due to special circumstances must hold in-person party activities as prescribed immediately after returning to normal.

Pilot Party cell activities in party groups instead of meeting the entire Party cell are applied no more than 3 times a year.

On the content of party activities:

Piloting online party activities at grassroots party committees, party cells with special characteristics or in special circumstances and party activities in party groups at party cells with many party members must fully implement party activities according to regulations and instructions of the Central Committee.

Contents not implemented in the pilot online party activities and party activities in party groups include:

Organizational and personnel work; considering admitting party members, officially transferring to the party, deciding to remove party members' names, considering allowing party members to leave the party.

Inspection, supervision, and enforcement of party discipline; emulation and rewards; review, detection, screening, and removal of unqualified party members from the Party; internal political protection work; secret matters as prescribed by the Party and the State; matters related to secret voting; self-criticism and criticism, assessment and classification of the quality of party organizations and party members, and decisions on major and important policies.

On how to organize party activities:

- For online party activities: Must fully implement the steps as for in-person party activities, ensuring seriousness, quality, and compliance with regulations and instructions of the Central Committee.

- For party activities in party groups: Before conducting party activities in party groups, the Party cell committee must meet, orient the content, and assign a Party cell committee member in charge of attending the party group activities; if necessary, the Party cell leader who is not a Party cell committee member can be invited to attend the meeting.

Procedure for conducting party group activities: The party group leader presides over and directs the meeting; party members in the party group discuss, participate, contribute opinions and vote on the contents of party activities and draft conclusions or resolutions of the party cell (if any); record the meeting minutes (number of party members attending the meeting, participating opinions, opinions that are different or do not agree with the draft conclusions or resolutions of the party cell, opinions that need to be reserved...). The party group leader synthesizes the discussion opinions to report to the party cell committee, no later than 01 day after the party group meeting.

After the Party activities in the Party cells, the Party cell committee summarizes the results of the Party activities in the Party cells; meets, discusses, and receives opinions from Party members to supplement and complete the content of the Party cell activities (if necessary, the Party cell leader who is not a Party cell committee member can be invited to attend the meeting); approves the Party cell's conclusions or resolutions (if any); assigns tasks to Party members and implements them.

The Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Block assigned the Standing Committee members, the cadres in charge of the grassroots and the cadres of the Party Committee's Organization Board to attend the online party activities. Immediately after the end, the Standing Committee members and the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Block participated in giving comments, pointing out the advantages, limitations and experiences of the online meeting and activities.

The Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Bloc assigned members of the Standing Committee and members of the Executive Committee to be in charge of the grassroots party organizations selected to pilot online Party activities, to be responsible for directing and guiding the grassroots party organizations to organize and implement, and assigned specialists to closely monitor, guide and summarize the implementation results of the units under their charge.

-Party Committee of the Tax Department, Party Cell of the Plant Quarantine Department of Region VI, Party Cell of the Plant Protection Center of Region VI, Party Cell of the Investment and Construction Management Board of Irrigation IV, Party Cell of the Forest Investigation and Planning Institute of North Central Vietnam:

- Lead, direct, guide, urge, inspect, supervise, and organize the pilot implementation of party activities at party cells and party committees in appropriate forms; properly implement party activities principles, ensuring seriousness, quality, and effectiveness according to Party regulations.

- Register the schedule of online Party Committee meetings, Party cell meetings and Party cell meetings (maximum 03 sessions/year) for the Party Committee of the Block to attend and evaluate the pilot implementation (through the Organizing Committee of the Party Committee of the Block).