Improving the quality of supervision by People's Councils at all levels.

(Baonghean)Supervision is one of the two important functions of People's Councils at all levels. Through this activity, the correctness and appropriateness of the policies, laws, and regulations issued by the State at all levels, as well as the issues decided by the People's Councils at their sessions, are verified. Furthermore, if supervision is carried out effectively and efficiently, it will enhance the role and position of the People's Councils in political and social life, truly making them the highest power body at the local level.

In reality, however, the supervisory activities of the People's Council still have many shortcomings and limitations, failing to achieve the desired effectiveness. These include limited participation in surveys and supervision by the Standing Committee, committees, working groups, and individual People's Council representatives, primarily focusing on supervision during sessions; the content is often scattered, superficial, and monotonous. Some conclusions after supervision lack specificity and clarity, and fail to utilize legally prescribed sanctions for resolution. The root causes of these limitations stem primarily from an incorrect and insufficient understanding of the supervisory and surveying functions; and of the role and position of the Standing Committee, committees, and individual People's Council representatives in their activities. Furthermore, there are limitations in capacity, qualifications, and a lack of courage and responsibility among some representatives and members of the People's Council committees.

To address the aforementioned shortcomings and limitations, in recent years, especially since the beginning of the 2011-2016 term, the Standing Committee of the Vinh City People's Council has focused on organizing training courses to improve the operational skills of city and ward/commune People's Council representatives in selecting issues for supervision. The Standing Committee of the City People's Council has issued a Resolution on the supervision program, which focuses on issues of concern to voters and People's Council representatives.

Specifically, this includes monitoring the quality of cultural blocks, hamlets, and families according to Decision No. 62/2006/QD-BVHTT dated June 23, 2006, of the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) promulgating regulations on recognizing cultural families and cultural blocks/hamlets; monitoring the implementation of procedures for granting land use rights certificates to households and individuals; monitoring urban order management and environmental sanitation; monitoring the results of resolving voters' requests to the City People's Committee; the collection and expenditure of various funds and fees and the mobilization of resources for infrastructure construction; receiving citizens and resolving complaints and denunciations; and the regulations on grassroots democracy…

After agreeing on the program and monitoring plan, the Standing Committee, the Committees, and the People's Council representatives proceed to collect information and documents, and develop detailed plans and outlines for each monitoring session. It is important to note that the monitoring team must have sufficient numbers and a balanced composition, especially the team leader, deputy leader, and secretary. Members must possess professional competence and strong work ethics; if necessary, experts with expertise and experience should be invited. The conclusions of the monitoring teams are sent to relevant agencies, especially media outlets, for widespread public dissemination. Regular reviews and monitoring of the implementation of the monitoring team's conclusions by relevant agencies are also conducted.

(His opinion)Nguyen Dinh Cat– Vice Chairman of the Vinh City People's Council)

Minh Chi (recorded)