'Shuttle' party members

Mr. Tran Huu Son is currently the Director of Nghia Thuan Agricultural Cooperative (Thai Hoa town) and is a party member active in the Party Cell of Hamlet 5 - where he resides in Nghia Thuan commune. Every month,activities with the Party cell, Mr. Son contributed many ideas for the Party Committee and Party members to discuss, agree on policies, and mobilize people to promote agricultural production in the direction of goods. During that process, he also informed the production and business development plans of the cooperative so that Party members could grasp them, so that they could participate or propagate to people to participate...

Economic development model in greenhouses in Nghia Thuan commune (Thai Hoa town). Photo: Nguyen Nguyen

In reality, the cooperative's party members' activities with the hamlet party cells have promoted more positive results.

Mr. Tran Huu Son - Hamlet 5, Nghia Thuan Commune (Thai Hoa Town)

Like party member Tran Huu Son, 6 other party members in the management apparatus of Nghia Thuan Agricultural Cooperative also registered to participate in 5 local Party cells. Every year, through the comments of the Party cells, the party members of the cooperative are evaluated as having excellently completed their tasks and closely connected with the local people.

Through the discussion, Mr. Tran Huu Son said: “In principle, cooperatives can establish Party cells. But in reality, the fact that Party members of the cooperative participate in activities with Party cells in hamlets has brought about more positive results. Through Party activities at the place of residence, we can grasp more information and aspirations of people and Party members in economic development, thereby including them in the daily discussion of the cooperative management board. Conversely, through activities, we can promptly coordinate with Party cells in propagating the development orientations and plans of the cooperative so that Party members and people can participate. Such “shuttle” activities bring about practical results.”

The Party Committee of Nghia Thuan Commune (Thai Hoa Town) has 15 Party cells with 467 Party members. Currently, schools and the People's Credit Fund of the commune maintain independent Party cells, while all Party members who are civil servants and part-time activists in the commune are assigned to work in 7 Party cells in villages and hamlets. Over the years, the Party members who are civil servants and part-time activists of the commune have actively contributed to the Party Committees at all levels inbuilding a political systemclean, strong, improve the leadership capacity and fighting strength of the Party organization. At the same time, consolidate the great national unity bloc, promote economic development, ensure national defense, security, order and social safety.

Mr. Tran Huu Son - Director of Nghia Thuan Agricultural Cooperative (Thai Hoa Town) introduces the model of growing lingzhi mushrooms. Photo: Nguyen Nguyen

Comrade Bui Van Chinh - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Nghia Thuan commune said that all party members who are civil servants and part-time workers of the commune have promoted their roles and responsibilities well, together with the party cells effectively implemented the directives and resolutions of the Party at all levels, gradually improving the material and spiritual life of the people.

In Vinh city, the dissolution of 25 party cells in ward and commune agencies was carried out later than in districts and towns (from June 2019). Currently, there are over 520 party members who are cadres and civil servants in wards and communes of the city working in blocks and hamlets. According to the assessment of the Vinh City Party Committee's Organizing Committee, depending on the reality, each ward and commune has ways to assign the number of party members to blocks and hamlets appropriately to promote efficiency, contributing to creating positive changes at the grassroots level.

Party member Nguyen Thanh Hai - Deputy Head of the Urban Order Management Team of Nghi Phu Commune (Vinh City) is currently taking on the additional position of Secretary of the Party Cell of Hamlet 5 of the commune. The difference is that this is not where Mr. Hai resides (his house is in Hamlet 17, Nghi Phu Commune). Due to the requirements of the task, Mr. Hai and 6 other Party members working in the commune were assigned to conduct Party activities in the Party Cell of Hamlet 5, an area where more than 85% of the population are Catholics. Conducting Party activities and being the Party Cell Secretary in an area other than his residence, in addition to completing his professional tasks well, Mr. Hai has to invest more time with the executive committee and organizations and unions of Hamlet 5 to grasp the reality and discuss solutions to carry out the assigned tasks.

Party member Nguyen Thanh Hai - Deputy Head of the Urban Order Management Team of Nghi Phu Commune, Secretary of Party Cell of Hamlet 5, and the Hamlet Chief visited a poor family in the area. Photo: Nguyen Son

It is important that each party member in the cell truly connects with organizations and unions, increases meetings and conversations with people, and thereby has additional action plans that are closer to reality.

Carrying out such a "dual" task, Mr. Hai's responsibility is heavier than that of other cadres and civil servants. However, he has arranged his time appropriately. In addition to completing his professional tasks, Mr. Hai and the "reinforced" party members have closely coordinated with the executive committee and organizations and unions in the hamlet to increase meetings and exchanges with the people, jointly organize and carry out many emulation movements, and actively participate in social security work. Mr. Hai said that with the assigned tasks, he and his colleagues and comrades have strived to achieve the highest efficiency. The important thing is that each party member in the party cell is truly connected with organizations and unions, increases meetings and conversations with the people, thereby having supplementary action plans that are close to reality.

Conclusion No. 134 - KL/TU of the Provincial Party Standing Committee dated March 5, 2019, on solutions to reorganize the apparatus, restructure the staff of cadres and civil servants of the commune-level political system of Nghe An province to be streamlined, operate effectively and efficiently, is being implemented synchronously in localities. Regarding the implementation of rearranging the staff of cadres, civil servants and non-professional workers at the commune level, the Provincial Party Standing Committee pointed out: For other positions that receive allowances according to the resolution of the Provincial People's Council, they must not be arranged separately but must be associated with at least 1-2 other positions, such as: Concurrently held commune-level civil servants, or associated with positions in blocks, hamlets, villages, and hamlets (secretaries, hamlet chiefs, heads of branches, etc.). This content has been applied by many localities, appointing party members who are cadres and civil servants to take on the position of Party cell secretaries of blocks and hamlets, contributing positively toimprove the quality of party cell activitiesat the local level. This is one of the solutions to implement the motto of building a strong Party in politics, ideology and organization, focusing on improving the leadership capacity and fighting strength of the Party organization and Party members.

Nghe An province currently has 193,515 party members; of which, there are over 15,000 party members who are cadres, civil servants, non-professional workers in communes, wards, towns and workers in cooperatives and enterprises in districts and communes, operating in 5,630 party cells of blocks, hamlets and villages.

A corner of Vinh city. Photo: Lam Tung