Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council: Pay attention to resolving voters' legitimate petitions

Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council Cao Thi Hien talks with voters of Dien Xuan commune (Dien Chau). Photo: Thu Giang

The meeting ensured quality and was highly appreciated.

In front of a large number of voters representing the people of Dien Xuan commune, Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council Cao Thi Hien said that after 2.5 days of active and urgent work, with a high sense of responsibility, the 9th session of the 17th Provincial People's Council completed the proposed content and program, ensuring quality, order and procedures according to legal regulations.

At the meeting, the Provincial People's Council reviewed and discussed the results of the implementation of the socio-economic development plan in the first 6 months of 2019, unanimously assessing that the province's socio-economic situation had achieved quite positive results.

Scene of the meeting of the People's Council of Dien Xuan commune. Photo: Thu Giang

The Provincial People's Council also frankly pointed out the limitations and shortcomings in the first 6 months of 2019: The GRDP growth rate in the first 6 months of 2019 increased lower than the same period in 2018 (7.39%) and lower than the growth scenario (7.09%/scenario 8.5%). Production and business activities of enterprises were slow to improve...

In the last 6 months of the year, the Provincial People's Council unanimously proposed a number of key tasks and solutions such as: Focusing on strongly improving the investment environment; Improving the quality and effectiveness of State management of planning, land, construction order, urban order, environmental protection; Focusing on effectively managing budget revenue and expenditure; Improving the quality of cultural and social fields corresponding to economic development; Promoting administrative reform;...

Dien Xuan is a commune of Dien Chau district, bordering Dien Dong and Dien Lien communes to the west; Dien Hanh commune to the south; Dien Thap commune to the north; and Dien Ky commune to the east. In the first 6 months of the year, agricultural production, aquaculture, service industry, and small-scale industry of Dien Xuan commune have developed compared to the same period last year. Total income for the first 6 months is estimated at more than 145 billion VND, average income per capita is more than 22.4 million VND. Photo: Google Maps

Focus on resolving voters' legitimate petitions

Also according to Ms. Cao Thi Hien, at the meeting, the Provincial People's Council spent a session to question and answer two main areas: Child protection, care and education and land management. Provincial People's Council delegates questioned frankly, reflecting the thoughts and aspirations of voters; The answers to questions by heads of relevant agencies were focused and key, basically meeting the requirements of delegates and voters.

Before the 9th session, the Provincial People's Council and the Provincial People's Council delegations compiled and sent to the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council 123 opinions and recommendations from voters in districts, cities and towns in the province. At the session, the online telephone hotline and citizen reception department received 70 opinions, received 8 citizens and 8 petitions reflecting thoughts, aspirations and recommendations and proposals in areas such as: construction investment, land, implementation of regimes and policies, environmental pollution, education and training, agriculture, etc.

Based on the Reports of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council and the Provincial People's Committee, the Provincial People's Council discussed and considered submitting 26 Resolutions (including 22 Resolutions on socio-economic development and 4 Resolutions on personnel work).

Voters of Dien Xuan commune expressed their appreciation for the results of the 9th session of the Provincial People's Council that just took place, and at the same time made a number of recommendations to the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council. Photo: Thu Giang

Discussing further at the meeting of the People's Council of Dien Xuan commune, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council highly appreciated the efforts of the locality in the first 6 months of the year, in the context of many difficulties, notably the complicated developments of the African swine fever epidemic. At the same time, Ms. Cao Thi Hien suggested a number of contents that the People's Council delegates need to focus on discussing, clarifying the causes of the existing problems and limitations, and proposing effective solutions in the last months of the year.

Accordingly, the Commune People's Council needs to focus on further analysis and discussion on economic restructuring in accordance with reality, ensuring agricultural production is suitable for current conditions when climate change, weather, and epidemics are complicated. In addition, it is necessary to pay attention to job creation, promote labor export, strengthen information and propaganda, and guide children to learn vocational skills and work in the province's industrial parks, ensuring "leaving agriculture but not leaving home".

Instructing people to carry out administrative procedures at the One-Stop Department of Dien Xuan Commune (Dien Chau). Photo: Thu Giang

In addition to continuing to care for culture, education, and combating social evils, Dien Xuan also needs to focus on directing and paying attention to resolving the legitimate recommendations of voters. Regarding the issue of merging hamlets, Ms. Cao Thi Hien emphasized that Dien Xuan merged 10 hamlets into 4 hamlets, although it is favorable because of similarities in culture, community activities, village spirit, and neighborhood spirit, but in terms of administrative procedures there are still problems. Therefore, the representative of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council suggested that during the meeting, delegates need to fully reflect the thoughts and recommendations of voters, pay attention to the content of perfecting hamlet cadres, and convenient facilities for people...