Strengthening the Party's leadership in the management of investment projects using land in Nghe An province

According to the assessment, in recent years, the provincial levels and sectors have led and directed the implementation of many positive results in investment attraction, the number of investment projects has increased, the quality of projects has been increasingly improved; many investors, enterprises with potential and brands at home and abroad have been interested in learning and investing in the province, making an important contribution to promoting growth and economic restructuring, creating jobs, increasing income for workers, contributing to local budget revenue. In addition, the work of reviewing, inspecting, supervising and managing investment projects that have been implemented has promptly removed difficulties and obstacles, handled the recovery and termination of projects that have not been implemented or are being implemented behind schedule, contributing to improving the investment and business environment, and improving land use efficiency.

However, the management of investment projects in the province has not met the requirements. There are still projects violating regulations on investment, land, planning, construction, etc., causing waste of land resources and affecting the investment and business environment of the province.

The causes of the above limitations are mainly due to the lack of close and synchronous coordination between state management agencies in monitoring, supervising and inspecting projects; inspection and handling work is not thorough and timely; legal regulations still have many problems and overlaps, causing difficulties in investment project management.

In the context of the increasing number of investment projects in the province and increasingly limited land resources, there is a need to further improve the effectiveness of state management of investment projects using land.

Viewpoints and objectives of the resolution

Investment project management is a key and continuous task, requiring the synchronous participation and high determination of the entire political system, especially the leaders and the participation of the entire population. The work of inspecting and reviewing investment projects must be implemented regularly, substantially and effectively, contributing to improving the efficiency of land use, creating a favorable, fair and transparent investment and business environment, promoting the socio-economic development of the province. Strengthening the leadership of Party committees and organizations at all levels, the participation of the Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations and the people; maximizing the role and responsibility of state management agencies in managing and supervising the progress of project implementation and the compliance with legal regulations of investors; overcoming shortcomings and limitations in state management of investment projects.

Select large-scale investment projects that ensure the environment, have high feasibility and socio-economic efficiency. Improve the efficiency of land use of investment projects in the province. Overcome the situation of slow-progress projects, unimplemented projects causing waste of land resources, affecting the investment and business environment of the province. Detect, prevent and promptly handle violations of the law in investment, construction and land use activities of investors.

The resolution sets out key tasks and solutions in the coming time.

1.Strengthening the leadership of Party committees and organizations at all levels; promoting propaganda work, raising awareness of investment attraction and management and supervision of investment projects.

- Effectively implement Resolution No. 31/NQ-HDND dated July 14, 2022 of the Provincial People's Council on strengthening state management of suspended projects, slow-progress projects and projects using land for the wrong purpose in Nghe An province.

- Strengthen discipline, order and clearly assign and decentralize management responsibilities of all levels and sectors in investment project management and land use management.

- Party members, cadres and civil servants must be exemplary and strictly comply with legal regulations in the process of implementing investment project management; not influence or interfere with the inspection and handling of violations in the field of project investment to ensure objectivity, fairness and transparency.

- Strongly promote the role of the Fatherland Front at all levels, socio-political organizations and people in supervising the management of investment projects.

2.Focus on attracting investment projects that are in line with the development orientation of industries, fields, and regional spaces in the provincial planning; large-scale, effective, dynamic, spillover projects that promote the investment environment, business, and socio-economic development of the province. Research and develop a set of investment attraction criteria to serve as a basis for selecting investors to effectively implement projects.

3.Enhance responsibility, effectiveness and efficiency of state management of investment projects from the investment policy approval step until the project is completed and put into operation.

- Improve the quality of consulting and appraising project investment policies. Closely review compliance with approved planning; construction and environmental protection standards; carefully consider land use efficiency; strictly select investors in accordance with legal procedures; do not allow negative situations or group interests to occur in approving investment policies, licensing, and extending investment projects.

- Focus on removing difficulties and obstacles for investment projects.

Strengthen the review of overlapping and inappropriate contents in legal documents, leadership and direction documents of the province related to the management of investment projects using land to amend, supplement, replace or abolish or propose competent authorities to amend, supplement, replace or abolish in a timely manner to ensure consistency, unity and convenience in implementation.

Focus on resolving difficulties in investment procedures and site clearance compensation; encourage investors to concentrate resources to put the project into operation soon.

- Strengthen state management of investment projects after licensing.

Strengthen inspection and supervision of project implementation by investors according to registered progress; periodically evaluate investments according to regulations; regularly review and urge investors to fully and promptly fulfill their financial obligations to the state budget; supervise the implementation of inspection and examination conclusions; promptly detect, prevent and strictly handle violations of the law by investors. Resolutely terminate operations and reclaim land for investment projects that are behind schedule according to legal regulations. Strengthen management and attract investors to implement projects on reclaimed land.

Publicly post information on projects and investors violating laws on investment, planning, land, tax, construction, etc.; projects violating the law that are forced to be revoked, or terminated on the province's electronic information portal and the websites of departments, branches, and localities to create consensus and increase public supervision.

4.Continue to promote administrative reform, especially cutting down administrative procedures, shortening the time for implementing investment procedures; regularly propagating and disseminating policies and legal regulations on investment, construction, and land. Implement public and transparent planning and administrative procedures in the fields of investment, construction, land, and procedures related to investors. Tighten administrative discipline and order, improve public ethics, resolutely handle cases of officials and civil servants who harass and cause trouble for investors. Promote the application of information technology in handling records, administrative procedures, and managing investment projects; implement interconnection, update, manage, and effectively exploit data on investment projects among levels and sectors.

5.Prioritize budget allocation for building key infrastructure, industrial parks and industrial clusters, and creating clean land funds to attract investment to ensure favorable conditions for investors during implementation.