General Secretary To Lam: 'There can be no more delay' in the revolution of streamlining the organizational apparatus

On the morning of December 1, the Politburo and the Party Central Committee Secretariat held a national conference to disseminate and summarize the implementation of Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW of the 12th Party Central Committee; Report on the socio-economic situation in 2024; Solutions to accelerate socio-economic development in 2025; Remove institutional bottlenecks and bottlenecks. The conference was held in both in-person and online formats.

At Dien Hong Hall, National Assembly House, comrades: To Lam - General Secretary; Luong Cuong - Politburo member, President; Pham Minh Chinh - Politburo member, Prime Minister; Tran Thanh Man - Politburo member, Chairman of the National Assembly; Tran Cam Tu - Politburo member, Standing member of the Party Central Committee Secretariat, Head of the Central Inspection Commission attended and directed the Conference.

At Nghe An province, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the conference. Attending the conference were comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; comrades in the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Provincial Party Executive Committee; heads and deputy heads of departments, branches, sectors, the Fatherland Front, provincial-level socio-political organizations, and central agencies located in the area...

At the conference, comrade Le Minh Hung - Politburo member, Party Central Committee Secretary, Head of the Central Organization Committee, disseminated the main and key contents in the implementation of the summary of Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW of the 12th Party Central Committee.

Comrade Tran Thanh Man - Politburo member, Chairman of the National Assembly delivered a speech on the topic "Solutions to remove institutional bottlenecks and bottlenecks".

Comrade Pham Minh Chinh - Politburo member, Prime Minister delivered a report on the socio-economic situation in 2024 and solutions to accelerate socio-economic development in 2025.

The country has enough power and position to enter a new era.

Concluding the Conference, General Secretary To Lam said that since the 10th Central Conference, the entire political system has had strong movements, operating with a new spirit and new speed to create new driving forces and new efficiency for socio-economic development.

Over the past two months, the Politburo and the Secretariat have worked very urgently, holding more than 10 meetings to give opinions on nearly 100 major issues within their authority, including fundamentally removing backlogs and obstacles and resolving many newly arising issues.

The National Assembly - Government - Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front have coordinated very drastically and smoothly to remove bottlenecks, bottlenecks and barriers that cause difficulties for socio-economic development.

The above actions have initially created new vitality for the task of protecting, building and developing the country, creating leverage to break through and complete all the goals set out in the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress.

“The question now is whether we have enough power and strength; enough will and determination to enter a new era, an era of national development and prosperity? The answer is: Enough,” the General Secretary emphasized.

General Secretary To Lam also raised the question: “Is now the time, the opportunity; the urgency, the objective necessity for the revolution in streamlining the political system's organizational apparatus so that the apparatus can operate effectively and efficiently? The answer is: There can be no more delay.”

The General Secretary emphasized three more issues to study and thoroughly understand, including the issue of streamlining the organization of the political system.

According to the General Secretary, this is a very urgent issue that must be done. The sooner it is done, the more beneficial it is for the people and the country, because many Party Congresses from previous terms have raised this issue, especially from the 12th Congress to the present.

That shows that the Party has seen and found the need to implement, but the implementation process has not achieved the set goals. This is a really difficult problem, even very difficult, because when streamlining the apparatus, it will involve thoughts, feelings, aspirations and affect the interests of a number of individuals and organizations.

Although this content has been carefully and methodically prepared, it is certain that its implementation in many units will encounter difficulties and even strong resistance.

“However, we still have to proceed because to have a healthy body, sometimes we have to "take bitter medicine" and endure pain to "operate on tumors," the General Secretary stated his determination.

General Secretary To Lam requested that all levels and sectors must determine the highest political determination in implementing the policy. This is an especially important task, a revolution in streamlining the organizational apparatus of the political system. This is not only a matter of scale or quantity, but more deeply, it is necessary to create a qualitative change in the operation of the political system.

General Secretary To Lam requested that leaders and heads of Party committees and agencies need to be exemplary, proactive, and determined in carrying out assigned tasks in the spirit of "running and lining up at the same time"; "The Central Government does not wait for the provincial level, the provincial level does not wait for the district level, the district level does not wait for the grassroots level"; "The Central Government sets an example, the localities respond".

Each level and each sector must closely follow the plan to summarize and propose models for their agencies and units to ensure progress (ministries and sectors must complete in December 2024); aiming for the common goal of completing and reporting to the Central Government the plan to arrange and perfect the organization and apparatus of the political system in the first quarter of 2025.

General Secretary To Lam noted that the implementation must be urgent but must be cautious and certain, upholding principles, absorbing opinions from practical summaries, experts, scientists, including foreign experience... to propose the most optimal streamlining of the organizational apparatus.

Do not let state agencies be "safe havens" for incompetent officials.

General Secretary To Lam emphasized: The general requirement is that the new apparatus must be better than the old one and must be put into operation immediately; there must be no interruption in work, no time gaps, no vacant areas or fields; and no impact on the normal activities of society and the people.

Streamlining the organizational apparatus goes hand in hand with streamlining the payroll and restructuring the staff to have the qualities and capacity equal to the tasks.

“Streamlining does not mean mechanical cuts, but eliminating unnecessary positions and reducing ineffective work, thereby focusing resources on key areas and truly worthy and suitable people. Do not let state agencies become a “safe haven” for incompetent officials,” the General Secretary noted.

In addition, the General Secretary said that the Politburo has decided to temporarily suspend the appointment and nomination of candidates for higher positions for agencies and units that are expected to be reorganized and streamlined (except in cases of real necessity); and temporarily suspend the recruitment of civil servants from December 1, 2024 until the completion of the reorganization of the apparatus according to the Central Committee's direction. The General Secretary requested Party committees at all levels to thoroughly grasp and implement this content.

Party committees from the central to grassroots levels direct the strengthening of propaganda work, orienting public opinion, creating high unity within the Party and the entire political system, and consensus among the people on policies, requirements, and tasks of streamlining the organizational apparatus in the new situation.

Along with that, it is necessary to effectively combat wrong, hostile, and distorted viewpoints on the implementation of this policy; strictly handle cases of taking advantage of organizational arrangements to cause internal disunity and affect the prestige of the Party and agencies and organizations.

“The work ahead is very busy and urgent. Time does not wait for us. The country is standing at the historic door entering an era of growth. The work we do today will decide the future. Delay is a mistake to the people,” the General Secretary emphasized.

General Secretary To Lam also requested that from the central to grassroots levels, we promote a high sense of responsibility towards the Party, State and people, focus on leadership and direction with the highest determination to soon complete the streamlining of the organization and apparatus of the political system.

Congress documents must become "textbooks" and "dictionaries"

Regarding the Party Congresses at all levels, leading up to the 14th Party Congress, the General Secretary said that the Party Central Committee continues to receive comments and contributions from Party organizations, scientists, intellectuals, and people of all walks of life to supplement and perfect the documents to be submitted to the 14th Congress. The documents must become "textbooks" and "dictionaries" so that when needed, they can "look them up" and immediately see "the light that guides the way".

The General Secretary noted that it is necessary to minimize the need to continue issuing resolutions and directives to implement the 14th National Congress Resolution.

The General Secretary requested that Party committees at all levels focus on preparing personnel for the new term in accordance with the instructions, and prepare a team of cadres with sufficient qualities and capacity to meet new development requirements.

“Each cadre and party member must constantly learn to "improve themselves" to meet the requirements and tasks in the new stage of the country. If they cannot meet them, they must voluntarily step aside to let others do it,” said the General Secretary.

At the same time, we must pay close attention to overcoming the "diseases" of personnel work before the Congress such as: Those who are not re-elected keep it safe, are defensive, and do not dare to implement new things; personnel expected to participate in the new Party Committee keep to themselves, do not want to clash, and are afraid of losing votes; calculate for relatives, acquaintances, and "cronies" to enter leadership positions or use "organizational tricks" to push away people they do not like...

Personnel organization work is the work of the Party, therefore, Party committees at all levels must seriously implement the Party Charter as well as Party regulations and laws on personnel work.