Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu works with the Standing Committee of Thai Hoa Town Party Committee

Overview of the working session of Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu and the delegation with the Standing Committee of Thai Hoa Town Party Committee. Photo: Thanh Duy

12 CRITERIA ARE STILL MISSING TO ACHIEVE CLASS III URBAN CITY

The meeting aimed to evaluate the results of the implementation of tasks in 2022, directions and tasks in 2023; leadership, direction and organization of the implementation of Resolution No. 02-NQ/TU, dated July 2, 2021 of the Provincial Party Standing Committee "On building and developing Thai Hoa town into a central urban area of ​​the Northwest region of Nghe An".

Comrade Pham Tuan Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Secretary of Thai Hoa Town Party Committee presented a report at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

Accordingly, in general, the objectives of Resolution No. 02-NQ/TU have been focused on and directed by the Standing Committee of Thai Hoa City Party Committee, achieving some important initial results.

Economic growth rate in 2021 reached 7.55%; in 2022 reached 9.35%. Economic structure shifted in the right direction, gradually increasing the proportion of service sector, industry - construction, gradually decreasing the proportion of agriculture - forestry - fishery.

Total social development investment capital increased significantly. State budget revenue exceeded the assigned target; total budget revenue in 2021 reached 188.11 billion VND, in 2022 reached 255.509 billion VND.

Comrade Tran Khanh Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of Thai Hoa City Party Committee spoke at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

National defense, security, and social order and safety are ensured. Social and cultural fields are constantly progressing; 100% of schools and medical stations meet national standards, of which 58.6% of schools meet level 2 standards.

People's lives are constantly improving, with average added value per capita reaching 55.2 million VND by 2022; the poverty rate according to new standards is 1.26%.

Attention has been paid to Party and political system building; the Party's leadership capacity and the operational efficiency of the government, the Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations have been constantly improved.

Leaders of the Provincial Party Committee's committees at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

The Executive Committee of the Town Party Committee and the Standing Committee of the Thai Hoa Town Party Committee have led and directed the survey, assessment of the situation and current status and issued the Project to build the town into a type III urban area by 2025, assigning the Town People's Committee to closely follow the criteria, especially the criteria on structure, level of socio-economic development, infrastructure development, architecture, urban landscape, etc. to have specific solutions for implementation.

Comrade Tran Quoc Chung - Deputy Director of the Department of Home Affairs discussed some contents related to the proposal to expand the administrative boundaries of the leaders of Thai Hoa town to meet the criteria to become a city under the province before 2030. Photo: Thanh Duy

At the meeting, the working delegation also took time to evaluate the implementation results of Conclusion No. 95-KL/TU dated July 5, 2021 of the Provincial Party Committee on the implementation of Project No. 01-DA/TU dated August 10, 2016 of the Provincial Party Committee on building Party cells and developing Party members in blocks and hamlets without Party cells or Party members and blocks, hamlets and hamlets at risk of no longer having Party cells in the period 2016 - 2020; Conclusion No. 189-KL/TU dated October 16, 2020 of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee on continuing to implement the Project on Developing Party members and Party organizations in private enterprises and foreign-invested enterprises in Nghe An province, period 2014 - 2020 (Project No. 5155).

Comrade Le Quoc Khanh - Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Board assessed that Thai Hoa has many good and creative ways of developing party members and party organizations in private enterprises and foreign-invested enterprises. Photo: Thanh Duy

Accordingly, the Thai Hoa Town Party Committee currently has 4,894 party members operating in 43 grassroots party organizations, including 19 grassroots party committees and 24 grassroots party cells. The entire Party Committee has 200 party cells directly under the Party Committee, including 7 private enterprise party cells.

Currently, 100% of the blocks and hamlets in the town have full organizations, and no hamlet is at risk of having no party cell. After nearly 3 years of implementing Conclusion 189-KL/TU, the number of party organizations and party members under Project 5155 has increased, with 5 more party organizations established (reaching 166% of the Project target of establishing 1 party cell each year), 14 party members admitted, including 2 party members who are business owners, and 6 more trade union organizations established (currently 22 organizations, reaching 84.6%).

At the meeting, the delegation discussed related issues, especially issues related to implementation to meet the criteria for Thai Hoa to become a type III urban area, solutions to allocate capital to implement a number of traffic works in the area, coordination in implementing investment projects; Party building work, etc.

Comrade Ho Le Ngoc - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee spoke at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

Comrade Ho Le Ngoc - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee assessed that over the past year, high solidarity and unity have created movement from the town to the grassroots level.

With the viewpoint that it is necessary to resolutely implement Resolution No. 02-NQ/TU, dated July 2, 2021 of the Provincial Party Standing Committee "On building and developing Thai Hoa town into a central urban area of ​​the Northwest region of Nghe An", comrade Ho Le Ngoc said that it is necessary to pay more attention to policy mechanisms and remove difficulties to adjust and expand the town's administrative boundaries.

According to the Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee, after adjusting and expanding administrative boundaries, planning work must be given top priority in conjunction with provincial planning and take into account regional connectivity.

PERSISTENTLY IMPLEMENTING THE GOAL OF BUILDING AND DEVELOPING THAI HOA TOWN ACCORDING TO RESOLUTION 02 OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE PROVINCIAL PARTY PARTY

Concluding the meeting, Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee acknowledged the achievements of Thai Hoa town; especially the internal solidarity; organizing thematic activities of "self-reflection, self-correction" in the entire Party Committee; having many good and effective ways to implement Project 5155;...

Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee concluded the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

Discussing and pointing out some shortcomings and limitations of Thai Hoa, especially the results of implementing Resolution No. 02 of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu noted that it is necessary to recognize some shortcomings, including 12 targets, of which 4 targets for building a type III urban area are very difficult to achieve. Therefore, it is necessary to recognize and re-evaluate the targets to have appropriate and timely solutions.

Emphasizing that 2023 is a pivotal year for implementing the goals and tasks of the 5-year socio-economic development plan for the 2020-2025 term in conjunction with organizing mid-term reviews of Party Congresses at all levels, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu noted to the Standing Committee of Thai Hoa Town Party Committee a number of contents to successfully implement the goals, targets, and plans for 2023 and the Resolutions of Party Congresses at all levels.

First of all, the town needs to continue to promote the tradition and culture of Phu Quy land, thereby arousing the will of self-reliance, self-improvement, and efforts to rise up; first of all, it is necessary to promote the role and responsibility of the Standing Committee of the Town Party Committee, the Executive Committee of the Town Party Committee, thereby spreading to the Party committees at all levels, agencies, units and people to rise up and be determined to fulfill the assigned tasks.

In particular, Thai Hoa needs to identify promoting internal strength as the main factor, while at the same time making good use of mechanisms, policies, and attracting investment to promote external strength to serve the development process.

Leaders of Thai Hoa town at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

Thai Hoa also needs to promote its potential advantages such as its geographical location as the center of the Northwest region of Nghe An, the land of Phu Quy, culture, people, making the most of resources; promoting the strength of great solidarity in the entire Party Committee, further promoting the implementation of programs, projects, and plans; assigning tasks to members of the Party Executive Committee of the town in a specific, clear, effective manner, with inspection and evaluation of the determination to build Thai Hoa town into a type III urban area by 2025, a city directly under the province before 2030; being a center of services, trade, education, health care, vocational training and high-tech agriculture of the Northwest region of Nghe An as set forth in Resolution No. 02-NQ/TU, dated July 2, 2021 of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee.

The Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee also noted that the town needs to continue to lead, direct, and organize the implementation of tasks and solutions in a flexible, synchronous manner, suitable for each sector, each locality, each field; be more proactive in coordinating with units, agencies, departments and branches at the provincial level to advise and organize the implementation of key programs and projects in the town in conjunction with the effective implementation of Resolution No. 13/2021/NQ-HDND dated October 18, 2021 of the Provincial People's Council on a number of specific mechanisms and policies to support the development of Thai Hoa town to become a central urban area of ​​the Northwest region of Nghe An in the period of 2022 - 2025.

At the same time, the town focused on reviewing the 2 years of implementing Resolution 02, thereby proposing the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee to review and direct the implementation of the next phase, especially to remove difficulties for the town. The Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee also noted that the town should pay attention to planning and implementing industrial and urban clusters to attract investment and have more resources to invest in developing the town.

Leaders of some departments and branches at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

Thai Hoa also needs to continue to strengthen the building and rectification of the Party and the political system to be truly clean and strong, meeting the requirements and tasks; improve the leadership capacity and fighting strength of the Party. In particular, in terms of personnel organization, it is necessary to carry out well the planning and selection of capable and qualified cadres; effectively carry out the streamlining of the payroll, restructuring of the staff, civil servants and public employees; innovate and arrange the organization of the political system to be streamlined, effective and efficient; have specific solutions to effectively implement Project No. 01-DA/TU of the Provincial Party Committee Executive Committee; and continue to better implement Project No. 5155-DA/TU of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee.

Leaders of departments and branches of Thai Hoa town at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Duy

Along with that, Thai Hoa needs to continue to strengthen propaganda in many forms to the grassroots and people to create unity in awareness and action to build an increasingly developed town; Party inspection work needs to have a focus and key points; supervision is expanded. Pay attention to the work of "Smart Mass Mobilization", build models, mobilize people to participate in production, build the government. Ensure security, national defense, keep the area peaceful to create conditions for socio-economic development.

In particular, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu also noted that Thai Hoa town should continue to promote the spirit of internal solidarity, direct the activities of the Party Committee, the Standing Committee and the Standing Committee of the Party Committee according to the Working Regulations; adhere to the principle of democratic centralism, strictly implement the Platform, the Party Charter, resolutions, directives, regulations, etc. of the Central and the province; strictly manage the payroll, properly resolve the backlog after the rearrangement of administrative units. Effectively overcome the limitations and shortcomings pointed out in the annual review...

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu also responded and pointed out the direction to resolve the recommendations of the Standing Committee of Thai Hoa Town Party Committee at the meeting.