Nghe An promotes cashless social security payments

On January 4, the People's Committee of Nghe An province issued a document on the implementation of Directive No. 21 of the Prime Minister on promoting digital transformation in non-cash social security payments.

Accordingly, the Provincial People's Committee requested the Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs to advise and coordinate with the Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs to build and apply software in collecting and managing databases on subjects under the management of the Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs; regularly update the list of subjects receiving social security policies in the province.

This Department is also assigned to preside over and coordinate with the Provincial Police to direct localities to complete the database on beneficiaries of social security policies, connect and share social security data with the national database on population according to the progress of Project 06 of the Prime Minister, Plan No. 630 and Plan No. 771 of the Provincial People's Committee.

At the same time, preside over and coordinate with departments, branches and localities to implement the payment of non-cash subsidies to beneficiaries of social security policies according to the guidance of the Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs in Official Dispatch No. 5234/LĐTBXH-TTTT dated December 23, 2022. Preside over and coordinate with relevant agencies and units, People's Committees of districts, cities and towns to regularly review and promptly deploy solutions to summarize beneficiaries of emergency social security policies (affected by epidemics, natural disasters, etc.). Closely coordinate with the police force in verifying information about beneficiaries of social security policies in the area.

For a long time, people have received cash when receiving policy payments. Photo courtesy

The Provincial People's Committee assigned the Department of Finance to guide and coordinate with departments and branches to implement settlement of social security policies in accordance with digital transformation and non-cash payments.

The Provincial State Treasury is responsible for guiding and coordinating with departments, branches and localities to pay social security policies and regimes through accounts for social security policy beneficiaries according to the direction of the State Treasury and the Ministry of Finance, to be completed in the first quarter of 2023.

The Provincial People's Committee also assigned the Department of Information and Communications to ensure information safety and security as well as ensure the exchange, connection and sharing of data between policy implementing units. The Provincial Social Insurance is responsible for presiding over and coordinating with the Provincial Police and the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs to confirm beneficiaries of social security policies within the scope of payment of the Social Insurance. Continue to coordinate with service providers to support the application of information technology in the management and payment of beneficiaries in the direction of creating favorable conditions and preferential mechanisms to encourage pensioners, social insurance benefits and unemployment benefits to receive money through personal accounts.

Meanwhile, the State Bank - Nghe An Provincial Branch is responsible for directing banks and payment intermediary service providers to research and develop policies to support and offer incentives on payment service fees for beneficiaries of social security policies when opening and using bank accounts and e-wallets to receive support from the state budget. Directing banks to closely coordinate with localities, unifying the content, methods, and approaches to grant social security accounts to beneficiaries of social security policies in the province. In the immediate future, completing the granting of accounts to 100% of poor and near-poor households in communes, wards, and towns before March 15, 2023. Directing bank branches in the province to prepare technical infrastructure conditions and improve the quality of payment services to create favorable conditions for beneficiaries of social security benefits to receive money via card.

The Provincial People's Committee also assigned the Provincial Police to coordinate with the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs to deploy software to manage citizens eligible for social security policy support from the State on the basis of the national database on population, identification and electronic authentication in accordance with the situation of the province and the direction of the Ministry of Public Security. Guide, monitor and urge the connection and synchronization of data with the databases of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, and related units to support the implementation of social security policies. Direct the police of districts, cities and towns to coordinate with the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of districts, cities and towns; branches of the Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development located in the area to review, compare and authenticate information on beneficiaries of social security policies in the area to serve the work of opening accounts to pay non-cash social security benefits.

The People's Committees of districts, cities and towns direct the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs to coordinate with the district-level police; branches of the Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development located in the area to issue free social security accounts to 100% of poor and near-poor households in the remaining communes, wards and towns. Direct communes, wards and towns to update the database of beneficiaries of social security policies, connect and share social security data with the national database on population according to the progress of Project 06 of the Prime Minister and Plan No. 771 of the Provincial People's Committee. Thoroughly propagate to people and beneficiaries of social security policies to agree in the process of converting the form of subsidy payment from cash to non-cash.

Tien Hung