The great "level up"

Standing Provincial Party Committee meets with grassroots leaders

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of May 26, the meeting program between the Provincial Party Standing Committee and the heads of Party committees and authorities of communes, wards and towns in 2018 took place.

1,034 people who are key officials of Party committees and authorities of communes, wards and towns across the province attended the meeting. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Spread the good - push back the shortcomings

According to Mr. Dung, jumping levels in resolving administrative relations is understood as: From the village level, "leapfrogging" to the district level, from the commune level to the provincial level and from the district level to the central level...

The dialogue meeting between key commune-level officials and the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee is a very valuable and admirable "over-level" event that should have been organized a long time ago.

Mr. Dang Anh Dung when he was in office. Photo: NVCC

"It would be great if the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee organized by region and area" - said the former Standing Deputy Secretary of the Thanh Chuong District Party Committee. Mr. Dung also said that the meeting was a concretization of the issue of democracy on a large scale. The benefits here are not only for the leaders of communes and wards, but the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and even the Standing Committee of the District Party Committee also "gathered" many benefits. The District Party Committee will know more about the problems at the grassroots level and in the lives of the people. Through this activity, it will contribute to changing the awareness in a positive direction for grassroots officials. Because once meeting and having a dialogue, one person will hear the other speak and know where he or she stands.

View of the meeting program. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Perhaps such dialogues cannot be as elaborate as many people expect, however, there are sudden problems arising from the grassroots that will be focused on and resolved by provincial leaders as well as departments, branches and sectors. That is to enhance the role and responsibility of the leader as well as each cadre and party member.

“At this time, how to build a new rural area, how to implement democratic regulations, or how to ensure political security - social order and safety, and environmental protection at the grassroots level also pose many problems, so organizing a meeting will reveal many things. This is very valuable,” said Mr. Dang Anh Dung.

Mr. Dang Anh Dung (2nd right) on a business trip to Laos. Photo: NVCC

Talking about the role of leaders of grassroots Party committees and authorities, the former Standing Deputy Secretary of Thanh Chuong District Party Committee also emphasized that one should not be too perfectionist when evaluating them.

"Don't ask too much for degrees and certificates. They are the ones who directly participate in bringing the Party and State's policies into life. We must create an environment and conditions for grassroots Party committees and authorities to perform their tasks well. There are many leaders of grassroots Party committees and authorities who clearly show their heart in their words and actions. For a long time, we have been talking about commune officials doing wrong and violating management and operation principles at the grassroots level. People have raised the question: Do they lack qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience? This must be considered. All have motives, we must consider what they are in order to make adjustments," Mr. Dang Anh Dung affirmed.

“Another reality is that in Thanh Chuong district, there are many commune leaders whose personal appearances are not good, but they are trusted by the people. Why is that? Because they consider everything they do very carefully, it is not easy for them to do wrong. Therefore, having meetings with the Provincial Party Standing Committee is very practical, a wonderful thing. The spread of good things also comes from here, bad things and shortcomings are also pushed back thanks to this activity” - Mr. Dang Anh Dung added.

Special meeting

Standing members of the Provincial Party Committee chaired the meeting. Photo: Thanh Cuong

In work and life, everyone knows and witnesses many meetings, but the meeting between the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and the heads of Party committees and authorities of communes, wards and towns in Nghe An province can be said to be a "special" meeting.

Journalist Nguyen Van Nhat on assignment. Photo: NVCC

Those were the comments of journalist Nguyen Van Nhat - Head of VNA's Resident Office in Nghe An after he spent time following the meeting and dialogue program organized by the Provincial Party Standing Committee.

According to the Head of the VNA's Resident Office in Nghe An, the "specialness" of the above activity is also because the delegates are all heads of Party committees and authorities of communes, wards and towns in the whole province; the number of delegates attending is large... Among them are commune officials with over 30 years of work experience who are attending a meeting with the Provincial Party Standing Committee for the first time.

"Excluding work and political tasks, I subjectively think this meeting also shows the province's concern for the contributions of the team of leaders of Party committees and authorities of communes, wards and towns" - Journalist Nguyen Van Nhat said.

Provincial Party Secretary speaks at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Besides, from the perspective of a journalist working at a leading press agency in Vietnam, journalist Nguyen Van Nhat said that he was very objective when evaluating an event taking place in Nghe An.

According to him, at this conference, Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh and members of the Provincial Party Standing Committee gave important speeches and talks, correctly assessing the current situation, pointing out the advantages, limitations, and issues of the province, especially in communes, wards, and towns. Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh correctly assessed the role of the Party Committee and the ward and commune authorities, especially the role and responsibility of the leader.

"When confiding with reporters, many delegates attending the conference said they were very excited when the Provincial Party Standing Committee organized a meeting like this. They thought that not only would the conference end, but when they left the conference, they would bring with them many good echoes, see more clearly the tasks set out, and then make greater efforts and determination to complete the set goals and tasks" - Journalist Nguyen Van Nhat added.

Breaking down barriers at the grassroots

It can be said that it only took place for 2 days but the event of the Provincial Standing Committee holding a meeting with the leaders of the Party Committees, commune, ward and town authorities attracted the attention and follow-up of many sectors, many people and many components in social life. It was quite surprising that many business owners and companies closely followed the event.

Taking the initiative to share with Nghe An Newspaper, Mr. Tran Anh Son - Chairman of Nghe An Outstanding Business Association said that, with the drastic participation of the Provincial Party Committee, Provincial People's Committee and departments, branches and sectors, many administrative procedures at the grassroots level have been overcome, partially removing difficulties for businesses. However, the business community is still not assured and satisfied with the effectiveness and efficiency in implementing consistent policies from the province to the grassroots level.

Mr. Tran Anh Son gives gifts to war invalids and policy families. Photo: Thanh Le

In particular, there are still cases of officials and civil servants deliberately causing trouble and slowing down work progress; harassment when handling procedures for businesses is still common.

For example, when an investment policy has been approved by the provincial leaders, but when implementing it, opinions must be sought from district to commune leaders. This is a shortcoming and weakness of a part of grassroots cadres, a "barrier" to the socio-economic development of the province.

This situation requires provincial leaders and sectors and local levels to have effective measures to rectify the situation of "spreading the carpet above, spreading nails below". "In my opinion, the government accompanying businesses to discuss, remove difficulties, and find the most effective solutions for business development must be implemented consistently from the province to the grassroots level of communes, wards, and towns. If there is a phenomenon of officials and civil servants harassing businesses, it must be handled and eliminated completely" - Mr. Son added.

Dao Tuan - Thanh Le