Prime Minister: Emulation and reward movements are the country's endogenous strength

On the morning of August 16, concluding the 9th meeting for the 2021-2026 term, the Central Emulation and Reward Council (Council), Politburo member, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Chairman of the Council, emphasized that the emulation movement and reward work are the country's endogenous strength, so they must be organized and implemented with focus, key points, practically, effectively, and without formality.

Exciting competition, timely rewards

At the meeting, the Council said that from 2021 to present, the Prime Minister, Chairman of the Central Emulation and Reward Council, has launched 4 emulation movements nationwide and continued to implement 3 emulation movements.

The movement “The whole country unites, joins hands, and competes to prevent, fight and defeat the COVID-19 pandemic” has contributed to “turning the situation around, changing the state”, especially the miracle of “being the last to come first” in vaccination and the very low mortality rate. Many examples, noble gestures, initiatives, and specific, practical actions.

The emulation movement "Promoting the development of synchronous and modern infrastructure, competing to practice thrift and combat waste" created a vibrant working atmosphere at most construction sites nationwide, contributing to the completion of an additional 858km of expressway; preparing to inaugurate the 500kV line 3.

The emulation movement "Join hands to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses nationwide in 2025" strives to complete the goal of mobilizing the construction and repair of 170,000 temporary and dilapidated houses by the end of 2025...

From 2021 to present, the Central Emulation and Commendation Committee has advised on the appraisal and submission of nearly 387,000 cases, of which nearly 35,000 cases were submitted to the Prime Minister for commendation, and nearly 352,000 cases were submitted to the Prime Minister and the President for commendation.

The Council evaluates that emulation movements launched by the Prime Minister have been implemented synchronously and effectively, and are the core and orientation for emulation movements. The work of propagating, praising, and replicating advanced models has been directed and implemented with attention, creating a spread in the community and society.

The commendation work is carried out in accordance with regulations, the quality of commendation is improved, promptly serving the country's political tasks; commendation of outstanding achievements, commendation of direct laborers, production, business and work with typical achievements are carried out promptly.

However, emulation movements in some ministries, departments, branches and localities are not regular, continuous and effective.

A number of cadres and civil servants avoid, shirk, are afraid of making mistakes, and are afraid of responsibility, which affects the effectiveness of public service performance.

Although there have been changes in the work of rewarding collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements, and rewarding those directly involved in labor, production, and work, the work has not been uniform across ministries, departments, branches, and localities...

From now until the end of 2025, the country will have many important events. The Council agreed that it is necessary to do a good job of emulation and reward work; promote patriotic emulation movements into revolutionary action peaks to celebrate major holidays and important political events of the Party, the country, and the nation, especially to welcome the Party Congresses at all levels and the 14th National Congress of the Party, the 11th National Patriotic Emulation Congress.

Along with that, effectively organize honoring and rewarding activities on major holidays and anniversaries in 2024-2025 according to instructions, associated with the following events: Celebrating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army and the 35th anniversary of the National Defense Day; celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of the Capital; celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South, National Reunification and the 135th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birthday; celebrating the 80th anniversary of the successful August Revolution and National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Traditional Day of the Vietnam People's Public Security and the 20th anniversary of the National Defense Day.

The Council also agreed to proactively detect, commend, and promptly reward collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements; pay attention to rewarding direct workers; collectives and individuals at the grassroots level, remote areas, border areas, and islands; and foreign collectives and individuals with many contributions to the cause of building and defending the Fatherland.

Concluding the meeting, the Prime Minister emphasized that the patriotic emulation movement and emulation and reward work are two contents that are always linked together, are one of the endogenous strengths of the nation and the country; are the tasks of the entire political system and the entire people, under the leadership of the Party.

Doing well the patriotic emulation movement and the emulation and reward work will create motivation, inspiration, and resources to excellently complete the tasks set forth by Party Congresses at all levels, especially the 13th Party Congress; this is a regular and sudden political task, both immediate and long-term in nature, so we must regularly pay attention and focus resources on this work; organize and implement it democratically, objectively, innovatively, closely following reality, and implementing it practically and effectively.

Highly appreciating the results of emulation movements and emulation and reward work from 2021 to present, on behalf of the Central Emulation and Reward Council, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Chairman of the Council, commended the sense of responsibility and very active contributions of ministries, branches, localities, mass organizations and people who responded, launched and effectively implemented emulation movements.

The results achieved by the patriotic emulation movement and emulation and reward work in recent times have significantly contributed to the overall achievements in socio-economic development of the country.

Focused, focused, practical, effective, and informal organization

Pointing out some limitations and causes, and presenting lessons learned, the Prime Minister pointed out that it is necessary to imbibe the teachings of President Ho Chi Minh: "Competition is patriotism, patriotism requires emulation. Those who compete are the most patriotic" to mobilize the strength of the great national unity bloc, the entire political system, each individual, the whole society, to overcome all difficulties and challenges, and strive to fulfill the set goals and targets.

Emulation movements need to closely follow the leadership of the Party, the direction and administration of the Government and the Prime Minister, especially important and breakthrough tasks; closely follow and effectively solve practical problems; must be organized with focus, key points, practicality, efficiency, and no formality.

Along with that, continue to perfect the system, mechanism, and policies on emulation and rewards to create a unified and synchronous legal basis; when assigning tasks, it is necessary to clearly define the person, the work, the time, the results, and the products so that evaluation and rewards can be easy, accurate, and objective; rewards must be correct, accurate, and timely, and must combat negativity and group interests.

Believing that doing well in emulation and reward work requires creating good movements, making correct discoveries, regular training, full summarization, timely rewards and effective replication, the Prime Minister emphasized the need to pay attention to the apparatus for emulation and reward work; perfecting and improving the capacity and professional qualifications of the team of cadres and civil servants; focusing on reforming administrative procedures, promoting digital transformation, and increasing publicity and transparency.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that from now until the end of 2025, our country will witness many important events. In particular, in 2025, Party Congresses at all levels will be held leading up to the 14th National Party Congress.

Therefore, the tasks of the emulation movement and the emulation and reward work are very large and need to be carried out better with the spirit that if something is not done well, it must be overcome to do it well; if something is done well, it must be more determined, make greater efforts, and act more decisively and effectively to do it better.

The Prime Minister requested ministries, branches and localities to continue to thoroughly grasp, strengthen leadership, direction and propaganda of Ho Chi Minh's thought on patriotic emulation; policies and laws on emulation and rewards, focusing on the Law on Emulation and Rewards and detailed implementing documents.

Along with that, proactively detect, commend, and promptly reward collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements, especially direct laborers, collectives and individuals at the grassroots level, remote areas, border areas, islands, and disadvantaged people.

Ministries, branches and localities must focus on reviewing and resolving the remaining records of resistance war awards and the issuance, exchange and re-issuance of outstanding reward items; actively implementing, summarizing and concluding emulation movements launched by the Prime Minister. At the same time, continue to launch new emulation movements with the motto of "practicality, closely following assigned political tasks, associated with studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and lifestyle," creating a breakthrough in completing the targets and tasks for 2024, 2025 and the 5-year plan (2021-2025) as set out by Party Congresses at all levels and the 13th Party Congress.

The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Home Affairs to advise and submit to the Politburo a Project to summarize 10 years of implementing Directive No. 34-CT/TW and propose the Politburo to issue a Directive on strengthening the Party's leadership in emulation and reward work in the new situation; urgently submit to the Prime Minister for issuance a Directive on promoting the emulation movement to achieve achievements in celebration of party congresses at all levels, towards the 14th National Congress of the Party.

Regarding the activities of honoring and rewarding on the occasion of major holidays and anniversaries in 2024 and 2025, the Prime Minister and Chairman of the Council assigned the Ministry of Home Affairs to promptly receive and complete the Central Emulation and Commendation Council to issue Guidelines on organizing patriotic emulation movements and honoring and rewarding on the occasion of major national holidays in 2024-2025, to be issued in August 2024.

Among them, the Ministry of Home Affairs presides over and coordinates with the Ministry of Transport, the Government Office, the People's Committees of the provinces and relevant agencies and units to carefully prepare the launching ceremony of the peak emulation campaign "500 days and nights of emulation to complete 3,000km of expressway", creating momentum, motivation, and inspiration for the most effective implementation.

The Ministry of National Defense presides over and coordinates with ministries, branches and localities to organize honors and rewards for collectives and individuals with achievements in training and combat readiness, contributing to the cause of building the People's Army, strengthening national defense and protecting the Fatherland on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army and the 35th anniversary of National Defense Day.

The Ministry of Home Affairs presides over and coordinates with ministries, branches and localities to organize the honoring and reward of typical advanced examples in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification, and the 135th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh.

The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs chaired the organization of the "Meeting with historical witnesses and people with meritorious services to the country" on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the successful August Revolution and National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

The Ministry of Public Security presides over and coordinates with ministries, branches and localities to organize the honoring and reward of collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in the cause of protecting national security and ensuring social order and safety on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the People's Public Security Traditional Day and the 20th anniversary of the National Day for National Security Protection.

Regarding the 11th National Patriotic Emulation Congress, the Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Home Affairs to develop a project and report to competent authorities for consideration and decision to advise Party and State leaders to meet with delegates who are collectives and individuals of national Heroes and Emulation Fighters, typical advanced models in implementing the emulation movement in the period of 2021-2025.

The Prime Minister directed ministries, departments, branches and localities to proactively and actively organize emulation congresses at all levels and in all sectors, creating a vibrant and practical emulation atmosphere to achieve achievements to welcome the 11th National Patriotic Emulation Congress in 2025./.