Strengthen supervision to ensure spending is directed to the right subjects and avoid policy exploitation.

My Ha DNUM_BFZAFZCACA 12:52

(Baonghean.vn) - That was the direction of comrade Nguyen Thi Ha - Deputy Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs at a working session with the People's Committee of Nghe An province on the implementation of support policies for people facing difficulties due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

On the morning of May 15, Comrade Nguyen Thi Ha - Deputy Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs and members of the delegation inspected and supervised the implementation of Resolution No. 42/NQ-CP of the Government and Decision No. 15/2020/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister regulating the implementation of support policies for people facing difficulties due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Working with the delegation were Mr. Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and representatives of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs and a number of related departments, branches and sectors.

Difficult to determine the exact beneficiaries

Before the working session with the province, the working delegation of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs inspected the implementation in Dien Chau district. Accordingly, the whole district has now paid the first subsidy to meritorious people in 37/37 communes and towns with more than 6,700 beneficiaries and a total budget of more than 10 billion VND. In addition, there are still 27,000 beneficiaries of social protection and poor and near-poor households that have not been paid with a total amount of about 29 billion VND.

Buổi làm việc có sự tham gia của đầy đủ các ban, ngành liên quan. Ảnh: Mỹ Hà
The meeting was attended by all relevant departments and agencies. Photo: My Ha
Through the review process at the grassroots level, Mr. Phan Cong Vinh - Vice Chairman of Dien Chau District People's Committee said: Up to this point, the review of subjects managed by the District Department of Labor and Social Affairs has basically been completed. However, with the remaining subjects such as freelance workers, there are many difficulties in the implementation process for many reasons such as difficulty in identifying subjects, easy to cause misunderstanding because the instructions are not clear.

Across the province, according to the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, there are currently 637,064 beneficiaries receiving support with a total amount of more than 609 billion VND. Nghe An has issued 2 payments with a total amount of nearly 300 billion VND.

Thứ trưởng Nguyễn Thị Hà phát biểu tại buổi làm việc và ghi nhận cách làm sáng tạo của Nghệ An trong quá trình thực hiện. Ảnh: Mỹ Hà
Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Ha spoke at the meeting and acknowledged Nghe An's creative approach during the implementation process. Photo: My Ha
During the implementation process, there were some problems such as the large number of beneficiaries, large area, and urgent review time, which affected the implementation progress.

In addition, the review of a number of subjects, especially freelance workers and workers whose contracts are temporarily suspended, is still facing many difficulties.

For example, employees who temporarily suspend their labor contracts or take unpaid leave. Currently, according to regulations, the condition for receiving support is that employees lose their jobs at businesses that have no revenue or no financial resources to pay salaries. However, in reality, due to the impact of the epidemic, some businesses have agreed with employees to temporarily suspend their leave without pay but still maintain production and business activities and still have revenue.

Or, according to regulations, employees who temporarily suspend their labor contracts or take unpaid leave are entitled to receive support through their employee accounts. However, in cases where employees do not have an account to receive support, there are no other specific regulations or instructions...

Payment of the first phase of social security package in Nghi Loc district. Photo courtesy of Nhat Tuan
Reports from sectors and some localities also show that the funding source to pay for the remaining subjects with nearly 312 billion VND is facing many difficulties due to limited local resources when having to match 50%. This is also the reason why Nghe An finds it difficult to expand the subjects beyond Decision 15.

Timely, targeted and avoid policy exploitation

Speaking at the meeting, Comrade Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee affirmed: In recent times, Nghe An authorities at all levels have actively participated in reviewing and promptly paying to many subjects and creating trust among the masses.

Faced with current difficulties, he also hopes that the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs will soon consult with the Government to work with localities to resolve the problems, especially to support funding for special provinces such as Nghe An.

Đồng chí Bùi Đình Long phát biểu tại buổi làm việc. Ảnh: Mỹ Hà
Comrade Bui Dinh Long speaks at the meeting. Photo: My Ha
Commenting at the meeting, Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Ha highly appreciated the efforts of Nghe An province in the past time, especially in handling quickly and promptly in urgent and "unprecedented" times like the Covid-19 pandemic. She also appreciated the province's creative approach in reviewing subjects in the decentralization of 3 sectors participating in 3 different subjects and the sense of public ethics of the units during the implementation process.

The Deputy Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs also shared the difficulties of Nghe An province. Therefore, in its role, the Ministry will be responsible for reporting to the Government for support solutions. In addition, in the coming time, the Deputy Minister suggested that the province needs to strengthen supervision at the grassroots level so that the implementation is effective, targeted, objective, transparent and does not allow policy exploitation.

Thứ trưởng Bộ Lao động Thương binh và Xã hội làm việc tại xã Diễn Thịnh, huyện Diễn Châu. Ảnh: Mỹ Hà
Deputy Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs works in Dien Thinh commune, Dien Chau district. Photo: My Ha
In the coming time, Nghe An will continue to promote propaganda work to create consensus among the people. In the immediate future, it is necessary to focus on reviewing and paying beneficiaries within the scope of benefits. Expanding the beneficiaries must be considered based on the actual conditions of the locality, avoiding unnecessary mistakes.

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