Public opinion reflects that some department-level officials at the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and the Department of Construction still cause trouble and harassment in the performance of official duties.

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(Baonghean.vn) - That is one of the contents in the Conclusion Notice of the Steering Committee for Administrative Reform of Nghe An province at the second meeting.

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Overview of the meeting of the Provincial Steering Committee for Administrative Reform. Photo: Thanh Duy

On July 27, 2023, the Provincial Steering Committee for Administrative Reform (PAR) held its second meeting to evaluate the results of the first 6 months of the year, tasks and solutions for the last 6 months of 2023 of the Steering Committee. After listening to the reports and opinions of the members attending the meeting, Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Administrative Reform concluded:

1. After its establishment, the activities of the Provincial Steering Committee for Administrative Reform have become routine; the system of documents serving leadership and direction has been deployed promptly, methodically, in detail, specifically, and with focus. Most districts, cities, towns, departments, and branches have established Steering Committees, issued operating regulations, work programs, and assigned tasks. Awareness of administrative reform from the province to the grassroots has been raised; the implementation of administrative reform tasks has been focused on leadership and direction and has initially achieved certain results.

However, some localities, departments and branches have not focused on leading and directing the implementation of tasks according to the plan of the Provincial Steering Committee for Administrative Reform, and have not promoted the spirit and responsibility in performing tasks (slowly promulgating the Operating Regulations such as: Vinh City, Do Luong District, Anh Son District, Thanh Chuong District; some officials of the specialized departments of the Department of Construction, Department of Natural Resources and Environment have been reported by public opinion to cause trouble and harassment in performing official duties).

2. Basically agree with the tasks and solutions for the last 6 months of 2023 presented by the Steering Committee at the meeting, and at the same time need to focus on implementing the following key contents:

- Localities and units urgently strengthen the Administrative Reform Steering Committee, complete the system of guiding documents to ensure methodical, effective and substantive organization of activities.

- Members of the Provincial Steering Committee for Administrative Reform uphold their sense of responsibility, closely follow assigned tasks, increase their grasp of information and public opinion to focus on leading and urging units to effectively implement administrative reform tasks; focusing on reviewing, cutting down, simplifying administrative procedures and shortening the time for processing records; resolutely and effectively implementing Project No. 06 of the Government and Resolution No. 09-NQ/TU, dated August 5, 2022 of the Provincial Party Committee on digital transformation by 2025, with a vision to 2030.

- Heads of agencies and units must promote the implementation of exemplary responsibilities; strengthen monitoring, reminding, and correcting cadres, civil servants, public employees, and workers under their management in performing their duties, public ethics, and administrative reform; overcome the situation of avoidance, shirking, and fear of responsibility; resolutely replace and transfer cases of stagnation, weakness, violations of public ethics, or negative public opinion in performing public duties.

- Directing the strengthening of inspection and examination work, especially surprise inspections of discipline, administrative discipline, and public ethics; proactively coordinating with the Provincial Steering Committee on anti-corruption and negativity, the Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Committee in grasping and verifying public opinion information, handling officials who violate administrative reform and public ethics; departments, branches, localities, agencies, and units closely and promptly coordinate in handling administrative procedures to improve the quality of service to people and businesses.

- The Department of Home Affairs (Standing body of the Steering Committee for Administrative Reform) advised to add 01 Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council and 02 Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Committee (in charge of the cultural - social and agricultural sectors) to join the Steering Committee for Administrative Reform; announced the adjustment of the assignment of tasks to members of the Steering Committee for Administrative Reform to ensure that it is suitable for the situation, functions and assigned tasks.

Notify the Party Executive Committee of the Provincial People's Committee, agencies, units, localities and members of the Steering Committee and the Steering Committee's Working Group to know and implement.

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