Optimizing opportunities and resources from implementing the National Assembly's special Resolution

Necessary for Nghe An to accelerate

At the beginning of the XV term, in order to concretize Resolution No. 26-NQ/TW, dated July 30, 2013 of the Politburo on the direction and tasks of developing Nghe An province until 2020, the National Assembly passed Resolution No. 36/2021/QH15 on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Nghe An province, effective from January 1, 2022 and lasting for 5 years, stipulating 6 specific policies in 3 areas including: State financial and budget management (3 policies); Forest and land management (2 policies) and planning management (1 policy).

The specific policies under Resolution No. 36/2021/QH15 have been and continue to create conditions for Nghe An to have driving forces in socio-economic development. However, through assessment, it shows that: The above mechanisms and policies have not ensured comprehensiveness and are strong enough to help Nghe An province solve difficulties and challenges, promote all potentials and advantages to achieve the province's development goals in the new period. On the other hand, due to the short implementation time, some policies have not been promoted to their highest efficiency.

At the same time, the process of organizing the implementation of Resolution No. 26-NQ/TW must be institutionalized into specific mechanisms and policies in Resolution No. 36/2021/QH15 of the National Assembly after 10 years from the issuance of the resolution, leading to a lack of necessary resources during that time for Nghe An to implement the set goals and tasks, so the major goals set for the province have not been achieved.

From that reality, on the basis of summarizing 10 years of implementing Resolution No. 26-NQ/TW, the Politburo decided to issue Resolution No. 39-NQ/TW dated July 18, 2023 on building and developing Nghe An province to 2030, with a vision to 2045; in which, the Government Party Committee was assigned to lead and direct the development of a number of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Nghe An province to be submitted to the National Assembly for promulgation.

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung, when presenting the Government's Report on the draft Resolution of the National Assembly on piloting the addition of a number of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Nghe An province, stated his view: The development and addition of a number of specific mechanisms and policies to institutionalize Resolution No. 39-NQ/TW of the Politburo aims to promote all potentials and advantages to develop Nghe An province quickly and sustainably, striving to achieve the goals set by the Politburo.

“Although Nghe An province has many potentials and advantages, converging many factors on favorable conditions for development; however, up to now, Nghe An is still a province with many difficulties and has not been able to balance its budget. According to the Central region planning, Nghe An is the center of the North Central region in terms of trade, logistics, health, education and training, science and technology, industry and high-tech agriculture”, Minister Nguyen Chi Dung stated the practical basis to add the necessity of issuing a Resolution to supplement specific mechanisms and policies for Nghe An.

At the 7th Session of the 15th National Assembly, Resolution No. 137/2024/QH15 on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Nghe An province of the National Assembly, consisting of 8 articles, stipulates piloting 4 groups of fields with a total of 14 policies, including: State financial and budget management (4 policies); Investment management (6 policies); Urban and forest resource management (2 policies); Organization and staffing (2 policies) was passed with majority approval. The Resolution takes effect from January 1, 2025, with an implementation period of 5 years.

Four groups of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Nghe An province have just been approved by the National Assembly.

Resolutely concretize

Of the 14 mechanisms and policies in Resolution No. 137/2024/QH15, there are 2 completely similar policies that have been allowed by the National Assembly to be applied in other localities; 8 similar policies have been allowed by the National Assembly to be applied in other localities, with adjustments and supplements to suit the reality of Nghe An province or similar to the Draft Law on the Capital City, and 4 new proposed policies that are suitable for the development reality of the province.

These mechanisms and policies are considered to be more breakthroughs than the content of Resolution No. 36/2021/QH15, creating more favorable conditions for Nghe An to unlock resources, create momentum for development, and maximize potential and strengths; at the same time, strengthen decentralization, increase autonomy, and increase responsibility of Nghe An provincial government.

However, to concretize Resolution No. 137/2024/QH15, there is still much work to be done with the requirement of extremely urgent and thorough progress. Because as in Official Dispatch No. 4060/TTKQH-TT on the promulgation of the Resolution of the 15th National Assembly, including Resolution No. 137/2024/QH15, Secretary General of the National Assembly, Head of the Office of the National Assembly Bui Van Cuong emphasized that the Government, within the scope of its tasks and powers, promptly issues legal documents according to its authority and organizes the implementation of this Resolution; directs relevant agencies to coordinate with Nghe An province to reform administrative procedures; research and shorten the time to handle issues that have not been decentralized or delegated to the province; promptly issue mechanisms and policies according to its authority, in order to amend and supplement appropriate regulations to resolve shortcomings arising in the management and development practices of Nghe An province.

Thus, under the Resolution of the National Assembly are specific guiding documents of the Government, ministries, branches and central agencies that can be concretized. Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation at many forums such as the Conference of the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, meetings of the Provincial People's Council Standing Committee and the Provincial People's Council requested: The Provincial People's Council Standing Committee, the Provincial People's Committee and departments and branches need to continue to "follow up" with relevant ministries, branches and central agencies so that these agencies can soon issue decrees, circulars and instructions on implementing mechanisms and policies.

Along with that, Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy also requested to "follow up" to advise and propose to ministries and branches to request the Government to have specific mechanisms and policies under the Government's authority so that the province has more conditions to best promote the province's potential and strengths when implementing the Resolution.

Currently, Nghe An is simultaneously implementing two National Assembly Resolutions, Resolution No. 36/2021/QH15 and Resolution No. 137/2024/QH15. This is a great opportunity that needs to be taken advantage of to optimize all available resources and potentials for outstanding development. However, to quickly put into practice and promote the highest efficiency, the provincial political system must have a very proactive and dynamic approach, otherwise it will slow down the development opportunities that require great effort to create.