Education needs to be given its rightful place as a top national priority.

(Baonghean.vn) – This is one of the issues that voters in Nghia Thuan commune, Thai Hoa town, were concerned about and raised with National Assembly representatives from constituency No. 2 of Nghe An province at the voter consultation meeting on the afternoon of October 4th.

The conference was attended by National Assembly delegates including Mr. Phan Dinh Trac - Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Committee; Moong Van Tinh - official of the Que Phong District Youth Union; and Ms. Nguyen Thi Thao - doctor at the Northwest Nghe An General Hospital.

The delegates attending the conference.

After listening to the National Assembly representatives report on the planned agenda for the 2nd session of the 14th National Assembly, voters in Nghia Thuan commune offered feedback and suggestions on many issues related to the local and national situation.

Regarding the marine environmental pollution incident along the coast of four central provinces, Mr. Nguyen Quang Tien, from Hamlet 3, Nghia Thuan Commune, expressed concern that although the Ministry of Health has announced that fish in the upper layers of the sea are safe to eat, while those in the lower layers remain dangerous. However, according to this voter, while the announcement is made for the public to understand, who will be held responsible if consuming fish from the upper layers is still dangerous? Furthermore, this voter suggested that discussions and solutions are needed to stabilize the lives and livelihoods of affected fishermen as soon as possible.

Voter Nguyen Quang Tien also expressed his concern about the state of education in Vietnam, noting that training is heavily focused on theory but lacks practical application; the number of vocational schools is small while the number of universities is large. Therefore, he suggested that effective solutions should be researched to ensure that education is placed in its rightful position as a top national priority.

Students in Tuong Duong are given the opportunity to practice using modern teaching equipment. (Photo courtesy of Nghe An Newspaper)

Meanwhile, voter Bui Cong Chau – Head of the Nghia Thuan Commune Police – expressed his excitement about the upcoming enactment of the Law on Commune Police by the National Assembly. He suggested that, during the discussion and voting process for this law, National Assembly representatives should include the commune police force as a specialized force, allocate civil servant status to the position of deputy commune police chief, increase allowances, and provide health insurance for police officers.

Voter Le Van Nghe from Hamlet 7A suggested that the Party, State, and National Assembly continue to vigorously implement anti-corruption measures. “Six corruption cases will be brought to trial soon, but if we don’t closely monitor the process, other cases will arise,” Mr. Nghe said. In addition, this voter proposed effectively implementing the policy of downsizing the workforce and streamlining the administrative apparatus for greater efficiency.

Voters in Nghia Thuan commune express their opinions.

At the conference, voters in Nghia Thuan commune also raised many issues related to resolving policies and benefits for people who have rendered meritorious services to the revolution, volunteer youth, increasing allowances for village-level officials and semi-professional commune-level officials; resolving outstanding debts related to the new rural development program; problems with agricultural production supplies such as counterfeit fertilizers; lax management of seeds; and solutions to address wastefulness...

Mr. Phan Dinh Trac responds to voters' petitions.

On behalf of the National Assembly delegates, the Head of the Central Internal Affairs Committee, Phan Đình Trạc, responded to the proposals; and also received the proposals to forward them to the National Assembly and relevant committees and agencies.

Regarding the marine environmental pollution incident in four central provinces, Mr. Phan Dinh Trac stated that the government's persistent efforts have forced Formosa to accept responsibility, publicly apologize to the Party, the State, and the people, and compensate for the damages. This compensation includes funds for environmental restoration, compensation for affected residents, and support for job retraining.

The Head of the Central Internal Affairs Committee also affirmed: Our country will not sacrifice the environment for development, therefore, if Formosa continues to violate regulations, it will be severely punished. Currently, the authorities are closely monitoring the activities of this enterprise.

Regarding education, Mr. Phan Dinh Trac stated that the Central Committee has issued Resolution 29 on fundamental and comprehensive reform of education and training, meeting the requirements of industrialization and modernization in the context of a socialist-oriented market economy and international integration, as well as reforming textbooks.

Mr. Moong Van Tinh presented the proposed agenda for the 2nd session of the 14th National Assembly.

Regarding the fight against corruption, Mr. Phan Dinh Trac stated: "The current regulations on the fight against corruption are relatively comprehensive; the issue is that we need to implement them strongly and strictly."

Furthermore, the Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission emphasized the Party and State's determination to fight corruption, stating that the Central Committee will soon hold a review of the 10-year implementation of Resolution No. 3 (10th Congress) on "Strengthening the Party's leadership in the fight against corruption and waste." Following this, the National Assembly will amend the Law on Prevention and Control of Corruption to further enhance its effectiveness in this area.

Thanh Duy