The Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee met to evaluate the results of organizing the Lunar New Year 2023

Overview of the meeting. Photo: Pham Bang

PEOPLE CELEBRATE TET, HAPPY, PEACEFUL AND HEALTHY SPRING

Implementing the Directives of the Party Central Committee Secretariat and the Prime Minister on strengthening measures to ensure the celebration of the Lunar New Year 2023, Nghe An province has issued many documents to direct all levels and sectors to organize implementation. On that basis, sectors, units and localities, based on their assigned functions and tasks, have issued specific plans and schemes to proactively organize implementation.

All levels and sectors have paid much attention to organizing the Spring Festival and New Year celebrations for policy beneficiaries, disadvantaged families, lonely elderly people, homeless children, homeless homeless children, and those in especially difficult circumstances; no households are hungry during the New Year; people celebrate the New Year and Spring joyfully, healthily, safely, and economically.

Comrade Tran Quoc Khanh - Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department reported on the situation of public opinion and press information during the Lunar New Year 2023. Photo: Pham Bang

The total budget for Tet gifts for meritorious people and social security beneficiaries from the State budget; gifts from units, businesses and individuals to meritorious people, the poor, the elderly, social protection beneficiaries, and children in especially difficult circumstances during the Lunar New Year of Quy Mao is more than 210 billion VND.

Of which, the provincial budget spent more than 24.8 billion VND to give Tet gifts to people with revolutionary contributions and social beneficiaries, and to support poor households in a timely manner. The program "Tet for the Poor - Quy Mao 2023" has received and converted more than 137.5 billion VND. In addition, rice support for hungry households has been fully allocated.

Comrade Dang Thanh Tung - Chief of Office of the Provincial People's Committee presented a report on the results of organizing the traditional Tet Quy Mao 2023. Photo: Pham Bang

The market for consumer goods, especially essential goods before, during and after Tet, is relatively stable, without much fluctuation and proactively plans to distribute goods reasonably and promptly to meet market demand during peak times, avoiding shortages and price hikes during Tet.

Traffic safety and transportation work to serve people during Tet holiday was well organized. Nghe An also focused on drastically implementing the Prime Minister's direction on Covid-19 prevention and control. Political security, order and social safety were well ensured, key targets were absolutely protected. Cultural and sports activities were organized enthusiastically, creating a joyful and cozy atmosphere.

Comrade Nguyen Thi Hong Hoa - Director of the Department of Health spoke at the meeting. Photo: Pham Bang

The press information and public opinion situation during the Lunar New Year 2023 is correct, without any major problems. Information on politics - current events, economy - society, and activities organized for people to celebrate Tet are reflected promptly and fully.

GET STARTED TO WORK RIGHT AWAY, DON'T LET THE SPRING JOY LAST

After listening to the reports and opinions, Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy concluded the meeting, thereby affirming that the Lunar New Year 2023 in Nghe An province will take place safely, peacefully, warmly and smoothly.

Many localities have been proactive, with detailed and systematic plans to organize Tet well in the area, people have had a peaceful and happy Tet, no serious or particularly serious problems have occurred; goods from urban to rural areas have been supplied relatively well.

Policies and regimes for meritorious people and social security activities for the poor, near-poor, disadvantaged and vulnerable people are implemented promptly, methodically, without any concerns or worries.

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council concluded the meeting. Photo: Pham Bang

Information and propaganda work was carefully prepared by the Party Committee and the government, received positive responses from the people, and ensured safety. Cultural and artistic activities, meetings, and Spring and New Year celebrations from urban to plain and mountainous areas were well organized.

The key task after Tet, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Thai Thanh Quy emphasized the message of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee is to get to work immediately, not to let the Spring Festival drag on, not to let procrastination, meetings, parties, and gatherings after Tet affect the progress and quality of work.

Standing members of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee and leaders of Military Region 4 planted trees on the occasion of the beginning of Spring Quy Mao 2023. Photo: Pham Bang

Emphasizing that agriculture is an important sector of the province, the Provincial Party Secretary requested high concentration on the implementation of the spring crop and pest and disease prevention and control to achieve the highest efficiency and results in 2023.

State agencies must focus highly on the work of summarizing 10 years of implementing Resolution 26 of the Politburo, striving to submit it to the Central Party Office by the end of March 2023, and by May 2023, the Politburo will issue a new Resolution for Nghe An province.

Cultural and sports activities are organized by localities in a lively and joyful manner. Photo: Huy Thu

In addition, it is necessary to speed up the completion of procedures for the two projects of Cua Lo Deepwater Port and Vinh International Airport; promote investment attraction, urge investors to implement projects on schedule; well organize the summary of 10 years of implementing Resolution 8 of the Central Committee (11th tenure) on the Strategy for National Defense in the new situation.

The head of the Provincial Party Committee also requested all levels and sectors to strengthen connections, information, and support in job creation for workers inside and outside the province; ensure national defense, security, order, and social safety.