District Chairman criticized for 'forgetting' to pay allowances to officials in remote areas.
For "forgetting" to pay benefits to officials and employees in remote areas, the Chairman of the People's Committee of Krông Pắk district was reprimanded in writing by the Chairman of the People's Committee of Đắk Lắk province.
On the afternoon of August 20th, Mr. Bui Van Yen, Deputy Director of the Dak Lak Department of Finance, stated that after receiving a report from the Krong Pak District People's Committee, the Department of Finance had advanced approximately 4.1 billion VND to the locality to pay for the allowances and incentives for attracting cadres, civil servants, and public employees according to Government Decree 116 dated December 24, 2010.
Many officials and teachers work in remote and disadvantaged areas of Dak Lak province.
According to Mr. Yen, the Department has also sent a document to localities requesting a review and report on all eligible beneficiaries to ensure correct and full payment to workers, avoiding any disadvantages. At the same time, it requested localities to closely monitor and carefully review the list of eligible individuals to avoid "forgetting" to compile the list of those entitled to benefits, preventing a similar situation to that in Krong Pak district from occurring again.
"Recently, the People's Committee of Ea Súp district also sent a document inquiring about the payment of benefits and policies for officials, civil servants, and public employees in the district. Currently, the Department has not yet received a detailed report on this matter," Mr. Yen said.
Regarding the incident, the Chairman of the People's Committee of Dak Lak province criticized the Chairman of the People's Committee of Krong Pak district for "neglecting" the entitlements of officials and staff. Specifically, Krong Pak district did not conduct a thorough review and did not clearly understand that the area under its management (Hamlet 2A, Hoa Tien commune, Krong Pak district) was eligible for benefits under Decree 116. Only later, when a military unit stationed nearby processed the benefit claims, did the officials and teachers become aware of the situation and submit a request to higher authorities.
Previously, at the end of 2017, the Department of Finance also spent over 23 billion VND to allow the People's Committee of Krong Buk district to pay incentives to teachers in the area for the year 2016. The reason was that hundreds of teachers in Krong Buk district had been "forgotten" by the district to receive the incentives and policies for attracting teachers to remote areas.
Regarding these shortcomings, the People's Committee of Dak Lak province has requested the People's Committee of Krong Buk district to conduct a review of the individuals and groups involved in "neglecting" the entitlements of teachers.
