Prime Minister: 'We fired too many shots into the air, but didn't hit anyone'

On the morning of August 1, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired the regular Government meeting for July. This was the first meeting of the Government after the first session of the 14th National Assembly elected and approved the list of Government members for the 2016-2021 term.

The Prime Minister presented the President's appointment decision to Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh.

Speaking before the Government members, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc warmly congratulated and highly appreciated the efforts of the Government members in the recent past. Those efforts have been recognized by the Party, the National Assembly and the people, and were clearly demonstrated through the results of the election of Government positions in the first session of the 14th National Assembly.

In the immediate future, the domestic and international situation still has many difficulties, and Government members need to identify them to determine tasks throughout the term.

Although many ministries and sectors have made their mark in handling pressing social issues in recent times, the Prime Minister noted that some ministries and sectors still have shortcomings in their sectors, creating a bad reputation. There are still many shortcomings that public opinion and society demand the Government and ministries to be more responsible, to recognize and handle better. There are ministries with dozens of departments, offices, institutes, many universities, hundreds of professors and doctors, but the effects and outstanding products contributed to society are not clear.

Besides, there are some policy responses that are slow, lack sensitivity and creativity, so there is only direction when public opinion reacts.

Overview of the Government meeting.

In that spirit, the Prime Minister directed that this August, the Government's working regulations must be issued immediately. The Prime Minister assigned the Government Office to seek opinions from ministries, branches and localities to have a dynamic, timely working regulation with clear responsibilities. This must clearly demonstrate the coordination mechanism between ministries and branches and must overcome the lack of responsibility in coordination between agencies.

From now until next October, the Prime Minister requests that Decrees on the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of ministries and members of the Government must be immediately issued. The Government will discuss the Framework Decree on the organizational structure of ministries and branches. On that basis, ministries and branches must immediately build their functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure to soon stabilize and feel secure in their work.

The Prime Minister also requested to promote the personal responsibility of each minister and head of the sector. The sector commanders are the ones who bear the highest and final responsibility for the results of the sector's work. They must be wholeheartedly devoted to their work, work effectively and minimize "personal polishing". In addition, ministers must be closely involved and regularly grasp information, and must not allow situations where the Minister does not know about the incident while public opinion is already indignant.

In personnel work, ministries must assign the right people to the right jobs, clearly define tasks and personal responsibilities. Personnel work must be innovated and rectified at all stages, including selection and appointment. The Prime Minister emphasized that examinations are to find talented people, not relatives. Along with that, the Prime Minister asked members of the Government to be thoroughly frugal and combat waste.

“The Government and each member of the Government must take the lead in saving and fighting waste. Ministries, branches and units must use the budget and assets economically and effectively, especially public vehicles, headquarters, meetings and business trips. The Prime Minister sets an example by not buying new cars. Comrades must increase online meetings, apply information technology and reduce unnecessary paperwork.

Also this morning, under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister, Government members focused on institutional building and gave opinions on the draft laws of several projects, such as the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives and Support Tools; Law on Commune Police, Law on Foreign Trade Management, Law on Legal Aid; Law on State Compensation Liability./.

According to VOV