Nghe An identified 17 communes and towns that do not meet area and population criteria.

On the afternoon of May 20, at the regular meeting, the Provincial People's Committee listened to and commented on the draft Master Plan on the arrangement of commune-level administrative units in the 2019-2021 period.

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, and Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

According to the draft Master Plan on the arrangement of commune-level administrative units in the period 2019 - 2021, Nghe An has 17 commune-level administrative units that do not meet 50% of the criteria for both area and population, including:

Muong Xen town (Ky Son district); Kim Son town (Que Phong district); Hoa Binh town (Tuong Duong district); Thanh Tuong commune (Thanh Chuong district); Dien Minh commune (Dien Chau district); Nghi Hop commune (Nghi Loc district).

Nam Thuong and Nam Phuc communes (Nam Dan district); Nghia Tan commune (Nghia Dan district); Nghia Hoa commune (Thai Hoa town). Hung Nguyen district has 7 communes: Hung Thang, Hung Tien, Hung Xa, Hung Nhan, Hung Phu, Hung Khanh and Hung Lam.

Kim Son town, Que Phong district does not meet 50% of the criteria on population and area. Photo courtesy

In addition, Que Phong district proposed to merge two communes, Que Son and Muong Noc. These are two communes with over 50% of the criteria for encouraged rearrangement in the period 2019 - 2021.

At the meeting, the leaders of the Department of Home Affairs presented a plan to merge commune-level administrative units that do not meet both criteria. In particular, Hoa Binh town (Tuong Duong) was proposed to not be reorganized due to its geographical location, terrain divided by hills, rivers and streams, and its long-standing historical tradition.

Director of the Department of Home Affairs Dau Van Thanh presented the draft Master Plan on the arrangement of commune-level administrative units in the period 2019 - 2021. Photo: Thanh Duy

According to the roadmap, the Master Plan on the arrangement of commune-level administrative units in the 2019-2021 period, after being approved by the Provincial People's Committee and the Provincial Party Standing Committee, will be submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Government.

Then, hire consultants to develop a detailed project; consult with voters in hamlets of the communes to be merged; approve the project to merge commune-level administrative units with the People's Councils at the commune, district, and provincial levels; submit the project to the Government for appraisal; and organize the implementation of the merger.

Concluding this content, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Thai Thanh Quy requested the Department of Home Affairs to establish an inspection and review team to finalize the number of commune-level administrative units that need to be merged. The Provincial People's Committee leaders will listen one more time before submitting to the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee.

Hung Nguyen district has 7 communes: Hung Thang, Hung Tien, Hung Xa, Hung Nhan, Hung Phu, Hung Khanh and Hung Lam which do not meet 50% of the criteria for both population and area. Photo: Google Maps

The overall plan for the arrangement of commune-level administrative units in the 2019-2021 period must also carefully prepare the contents on the nature, characteristics, people's thoughts, culture, traditions, history, religion, terrain; difficulties and challenges arising after the merger such as: staff, facilities, policies and regimes to submit to the Provincial Party Standing Committee.

After the overall plan is approved by the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, the Provincial People's Committee leaders will work with the Ministry of Home Affairs on the overall plan for rearranging commune-level administrative units in the 2019-2021 period.

Also this afternoon, the Provincial People's Committee listened to and commented on many other important contents, such as: Draft Resolution of the Provincial People's Council approving the list of projects in Nghe An province that need land acquisition as prescribed in Clause 3, Article 62 of the Land Law; Draft Resolution of the Provincial People's Council on a number of support policies and contribution responsibilities for voluntary drug addicts at drug rehabilitation facilities, home and community rehabilitation in Nghe An province; Draft Project on arranging regular police to take on the positions of commune police in Nghe An province;...