The Department of Natural Resources and Environment summarizes tasks for 2024
On the afternoon of December 26, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment held a conference to summarize the year 2024 and deploy tasks for 2025. Comrade Nguyen Van De - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and leaders of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment co-chaired the conference. Also attending were representatives of provincial and local departments, agencies and branches.
Proactive and creative in performing tasks
In order to carry out the assigned targets and tasks, in 2024, the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment has made efforts and had solutions to complete the assigned tasks. Along with the task of advising the Provincial People's Committee to issue legal documents on land, the department continues to deploy industry plans and planning, organize the implementation of assigned projects and plans; proactively resolve difficulties and problems for establishments, organizations and individuals.
In addition, in 2024, the industry will proactively organize comments and coordinate with relevant parties to train and promote the 2024 Land Law, the Law on Real Estate Business, the Law on Environmental Protection, the Law on Water Resources, etc.
In 2024, the industry received, classified and processed 871/871 complaints; received and completed 268 dossiers of approval of investment policies for projects in the area; processed 355 dossiers of land allocation and land lease; advised the Provincial People's Committee to grant 6 mineral exploitation licenses; received and processed 365 dossiers on the environment, through declaration and notification, collected over 1.4 billion VND in wastewater fees.
The field of state management of natural resources and environment still has shortcomings. Some tasks in environmental protection have not met the set plan; the sector has not organized many inspections of the performance of public duties by civil servants and public employees; the forms of dissemination of laws and administrative reforms are still monotonous and not comprehensive...
At the conference, in order to find solutions to effectively implement the tasks set out in 2025, representatives of a number of units under the Department and districts gave speeches and proposed solutions to better implement the requirements of land, resource and environmental management in the coming year.
Enhance efficiency and smooth operations after merger
In 2025, it is forecasted that the Natural Resources and Environment sector will carry out its tasks in the context of many new challenges, with increasingly heavy practical requirements in the context of the sector merging with the Agriculture and Rural Development sector. However, to continue implementing the set targets and tasks, the sector has identified 11 key task groups to focus on in 2025 and the following years.
Speaking at the conference, Mr. Nguyen Van De - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee acknowledged the outstanding results and great contributions of the Natural Resources and Environment sector to the socio-economic achievements of the province. The sector has actively advised on building policies and mechanisms for the sector; organized the implementation of programs, planning and plans of the sector as a basis for socio-economic management and development; promoted administrative reform and digital transformation; advised on appraisal, approval and licensing; removed difficulties and obstacles related to land and minerals, etc.
On the basis of pointing out the remaining problems, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee noted that 2025 is the final year to implement the targets of the Resolution of the 19th Provincial Party Congress, a year with many important events of the country, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment needs to focus highly to successfully complete its tasks.
In the immediate future, it is necessary to advise and organize the implementation of regulations on waste classification and treatment at source according to the Law on Environmental Protection 2022; disseminate documents guiding the Land Law 2024; advise the Provincial People's Committee and People's Council to issue a new Land Price List from 2025; proactively resolve complaints, denunciations, and land disputes; grant licenses and manage mineral resources...
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In addition, in the near future, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development will merge into the Department of Agriculture and Environment. Therefore, it is recommended that the Department's leaders pay attention to and carry out propaganda work well, create consensus and unity in the process of reorganization; fully prepare the necessary conditions to reorganize and streamline the apparatus, ensuring that the reorganization does not affect the implementation of assigned functions and tasks. The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also agreed with the groups of tasks set out by the department in 2025.