PV: Dear comrade, how is the spirit of "early, remote" preparation for the Provincial People's Council meetings for the 2021-2026 term being implemented for this 14th Session?
Comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh:Since the beginning of 2023, the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council, the Provincial People's Committee, and the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee have developed a work program and agreed on a list of reports and resolutions that the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council and the Provincial People's Committee plan to submit to the Provincial People's Council this year. On that basis, the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council assigned the Provincial People's Council Committees to proactively coordinate with relevant agencies to participate in the process of surveying, drafting, commenting, examining, and completing the dossiers of reports and resolutions submitted to the Provincial People's Council to ensure compliance with regulations, quality, and progress. Up to this point, the preparation of the program, content, and necessary conditions has been basically completed according to plan, ensuring a successful meeting.
PV: In addition to positive results, Nghe An's socio-economic situation in the first 6 months of 2023 still faced many difficulties, the growth rate of gross regional domestic product (GRDP) was lower than the same period in 2022 and did not reach the target set for 2023. At this session, what important decisions and resolutions will the Provincial People's Council have to remove difficulties for businesses and people, promote socio-economic development, and create momentum to complete the growth target for the whole year 2023?
Comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh:The implementation of the socio-economic development plan of Nghe An province in the first 6 months of 2023 takes place in the context of the world and regional situation continuing to develop complicatedly and unpredictably.
The decline in consumption has led to a contraction in production, business, investment, trade, and export markets across the country in general and Nghe An province in particular. Many businesses are short of orders and have had to cut production scale and number of employees; the real estate market has declined and stagnated; and input material prices have increased.
The complicated and unusual weather, prolonged intense heat, power and water shortages have negatively affected production and business activities and people's lives. The gross domestic product (GRDP) growth rate only reached 5.79% (scenario 8.4 - 9.4% in the first 6 months of the year and 9 - 10% for the whole year of 2023).
At this session, the Provincial People's Council will discuss, review and approve 26 reports and 31 resolutions on the implementation of socio-economic development tasks, ensuring national defense and security, budget revenue and expenditure, public investment, implementation of national target programs in the last 6 months of 2023; policies and mechanisms, specific mechanisms to support officials working in one-stop shops, fisheries exploitation, logistics, forest management and protection, education and training, health care, sports, etc. to remove difficulties and obstacles, promote administrative reform, promote production and business development, increase budget revenue, speed up the implementation progress and disbursement of public investment projects, contributing to achieving the highest results in implementing the goals and targets set for 2023.
PV: Questioning and answering questions at the session is one of the important contents in the supervisory activities of People's Councils at all levels. At this session, how will the People's Council conduct questions and answers?
Comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh:The 14th session of the Provincial People's Council will conduct questions and answers on two groups of issues that are receiving widespread attention from voters and people in the province, synthesized through the process of meeting voters, receiving and dialogue with citizens, recommendations and proposals of delegates and delegations of People's Councils at all levels.
Group 1: Current situation, causes and solutions for implementing policies to support agricultural development, transforming the structure of crops and livestock associated with production and consumption of OCOP products in conditions of adapting to the impact of climate change and market fluctuations. The respondents are the Directors of the Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development; Science and Technology and the Department of Industry and Trade.
Group 2: Current situation, causes, responsibilities and solutions to prevent and combat school violence; life skills education for students; prevention of child drowning; protection, care and education of children in special circumstances. The respondents are the Directors of the Departments of Education and Training; Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs.
In order for the questioning and answering of questions to meet the requirements and objectives, the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council requests that the Provincial People's Council delegates clearly grasp the current situation in the locality where they live and work, carefully study relevant documents and information, especially the results of receiving, handling and responding to voters' petitions; reports of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and member organizations at all levels; legal regulations to ask clear, focused questions, closely following the group of issues, not overlapping, exchanging and debating frankly; helping the person answering the questions see their responsibility for the issues that the delegates question.
The person answering the question must answer directly to the point, concisely, without analyzing and citing long-winded reasons or avoiding them, and must frankly accept responsibility if the content of the question refers to existing problems in the field he/she is responsible for. For issues that delegates and voters reflect incorrectly or are only partially correct, the basis for proof must be provided, and at the same time, advice on how to approach and reflect information more accurately.
The conclusion of the questioning and answering questions will point out the limitations and weaknesses, require clarification of responsibilities, propose solutions and plans to overcome them to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of state management in the questioned areas, create positive changes in practice; and be the basis for organizing implementation and supervision according to regulations.
PV: Thank you very much, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council!
