The homeland practically follows Uncle Ho's advice

Promoting exemplary role

In 2019, implementing the sacred Testament and the last letter that Uncle Ho sent to the Provincial Party Committee, Nghe An had many highlight activities associated with the implementation of Directive 05 of the Politburo on promoting the study and following of Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and lifestyle, especially the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee launched the emulation movement "Nghe An follows Uncle Ho's teachings". Imbued with Uncle Ho's thoughts, feelings and profound instructions for the homeland, it can be seen that at any level, in any sector, in any locality, there are practical and meaningful activities associated with the implementation of political tasks. And through that, typical examples appear.

Provincial leaders congratulated excellent reporters at the 2019 Provincial Excellent Reporter Competition. Photo: Thu Giang

In Muong Phu village, Thong Thu commune, Que Phong district, comrade Quang Van Hoai - Secretary of the Party Cell has promoted the role of the nucleus of solidarity, the leader of propaganda, mobilizing the Thai ethnic people in the village to participate in border protection, doing well the people's foreign affairs work between the two villages of Nam Tay and Cluster of Vieng Phan, Sam To district, Hua Phan province (Laos). Ms. Nguyen Thi Tra Giang, currently a member of the Party Executive Committee, Secretary of the Commune Youth Union, President of the Youth Union of Yen Son commune, Do Luong district (born in 1988) is known as an energetic example, with many admirable achievements, worthy of being a leader of the grassroots Youth Union.

In recent times, promoting her role, Nguyen Thi Tra Giang and the Commune Youth Union have organized creative fundraising activities such as: "Selling incense to raise funds" on the occasion of Lunar New Year, "Selling sugarcane juice to raise funds" in the summer, "Car washing to raise funds"; maintaining a savings fund in the form of contributing 50,000 VND/Secretary, Deputy Secretary of the Commune Youth Union/month, 35,000 VND/Secretary of the Youth Union branch/month. The above activities have helped the Youth Union activities of Yen Son commune have many innovations, attracting a large number of union members to participate.

Nguyen Thi Tra Giang - Secretary of the Youth Union of Yen Son commune (Do Luong) (blue shirt) with the fundraising sugarcane juice selling activity. Photo: Thanh Duy

This year, Nguyen Thi Tra Giang is one of eight outstanding young party members from agencies, units, and Youth Union organizations in the province who were honored to attend the program "Meeting outstanding young party members in studying and following Uncle Ho" nationwide in 2019. Returning from the meeting, Giang shared: "I was particularly impressed with the speech of General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong at the meeting. Through the messages of the General Secretary and President, I myself am more aware of the responsibility and dedication of today's youth to the cause of building the homeland and the country".

This year in particular, the Provincial Party Standing Committee organized a meeting with department-level leaders and equivalents in provincial agencies in 2019 in Vinh City. This is the first time such an important meeting has been held, with the desire to convey the message about the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws as well as the political determination and unity of action of the provincial leaders to the team of department-level leaders and equivalents in provincial agencies. 20 cadres and party members in the Provincial Agencies Bloc were also commended and rewarded by the Provincial Party Standing Committee for their outstanding achievements in consulting and implementing tasks in the period 2015 - 2019...

Officials of Tan An commune, Tan Ky district closely follow the grassroots and inspect the economic models of the people. Photo: Mai Hoa

Towards the base

Focusing on the grassroots, especially emphasizing the role of cadres at all levels, during this term, Nghe An Provincial Party Committee paid special attention to and directed the grasp of the situation at the grassroots level. The Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee issued Plan No. 201-KH/TU on the secretaries, deputy secretaries, members of the Standing Committee and Party Committee members attending meetings with residential area Party cells; Party members working in communes, wards and towns attending Party activities at residential area Party cells. This is one of the solutions to build a cadre team at all levels, especially at the strategic level, with sufficient qualities, capacity and prestige, equal to the task. Accordingly, secretaries, deputy secretaries, members of the Standing Committee and Party Committee members are required to periodically attend Party cell meetings in residential areas, rotating locations, ensuring diversity, prioritizing specific and complicated locations first and more frequently. The regular attendance of meetings for commune level is monthly, for district level is quarterly and for provincial level is every 6 months.

With the above spirit, not only attending and improving the quality of Party cell activities at the grassroots level, but the spirit of responsibility and orientation towards the grassroots level is required to spread in all tasks of Party committees, authorities, the Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations of the province.

Nghe An has chosen 2019 as the "Year of Administrative Reform" with the determination to improve the effectiveness of leadership and management, creating the highest satisfaction for people and businesses when dealing with the government. In the near future, one of the expected breakthrough steps in this field is to establish the Provincial Public Administration Service Center. The Provincial Fatherland Front Committee is mobilizing and implementing support for the construction and repair of dilapidated houses for thousands of poor households in the whole province;...

Handling administrative procedures at the One-Stop Department of the Department of Planning and Investment. Photo courtesy

At the online meeting between the Provincial Standing Committee and the Standing Committees of the District, City, Town Party Committees and equivalent levels to discuss and disseminate tasks in the fourth quarter of 2019, Comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, after evaluating the results in the first phase of the emulation movement "Nghe An follows Uncle Ho's teachings", requested Party committees at all levels to continue promoting this movement in the second phase.

“Our wish is to have meaningful movements and activities to both prepare for the 130th anniversary of Uncle Ho's birthday in 2020 and to prepare for Party Congresses at all levels for the 2020-2025 term.”

Comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department

It can be said that over the past years, especially in 2019, the implementation of Directive 05 of the Politburo on promoting the study and following of Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style in Nghe An has had new breakthroughs, worthy of the honor of being his homeland and his affectionate words to his homeland before passing away. That is also an important premise for Nghe An to promote internal strength, mobilize external resources effectively to achieve the goals of the 2015 - 2020 term that is gradually coming to an end, opening a new development period with many more achievements.

Vinh City strives to become the center of the North Central region. Photo: Thanh Duy