Thanh Chuong District People's Committee responded to the article about serious violations in policy payments in Cat Van commune.

(Baonghean)Nghe An Newspaper No. 9081 and 9082 published on June 28 and 29, 2012 had a series of articles "Implementing payments to policy beneficiaries", in which the article reflected that a person with revolutionary contributions in Cat Van commune had died but the commune still did not cut off the payment to take advantage and was slow in resolving the funeral fee regime.

After the newspaper reported, Thanh Chuong District People's Committee established a working group to inspect and verify the content reported by the newspaper.

On July 27, 2012, Thanh Chuong District People's Committee issued Official Dispatch No. 1394/CV-UBND to Nghe An Newspaper, with the following content:

Through the inspection and verification results report of the working group of the District People's Committee, it is concluded that

The issues reflected by Nghe An Newspaper in the above issues are correct.

As of June 30, 2012, 26 people in Cat Van commune had died, but the commune had not yet proposed to pay regular allowances. At the same time, these 26 people had not yet received burial expenses.

The District People's Committee has directed:

- Recover the amount of 143,058,000 VND from Mr. Tran Huu Vinh, former policy officer of Cat Van commune, deposited into the temporary account of the Finance - Planning Department of Thanh Chuong district (no later than August 5, 2012).

- The Head of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs directed the People's Committee of Cat Van commune to urgently complete procedures and documents to resolve the funeral expenses and one-time allowance for meritorious people in accordance with regulations (no later than August 15, 2012).

- The Head of the Department of Internal Affairs advised the District People's Committee to establish a Disciplinary Council to conduct a review and take disciplinary action against Mr. Gian Tu Ngo - Chairman of the People's Committee of Cat Van commune, concurrently Head of the Policy Payment Board of Cat Van commune for the above violations.

- Cat Van Commune People's Committee established a Disciplinary Council to conduct: Review and propose disciplinary action against Mr. Tran Huu Vinh - former policy officer of Cat Van Commune; Review and propose disciplinary action against Mr. Nguyen Viet Chuc - accountant of the Commune People's Committee, concurrently accountant of the Policy Payment Board of Cat Van Commune for the above violations, report to the District People's Committee for decision.

- The Vice Chairman of the District People's Committee in charge of culture and society directed the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs and relevant individuals to review and learn from the mistakes that occurred in Cat Van commune. At the same time, issue a document to rectify the payment of subsidies and allowances to people with meritorious services in the district; Direct the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs to strengthen the inspection of the payment of policies and regimes at the grassroots level to promptly detect and rectify violations, in order to effectively implement policies and regimes for people with meritorious services to the revolution.

- Propose that the District Party Committee direct an inspection and take disciplinary action against Mr. Gian Tu Ngo - Chairman of the People's Committee and Head of the Payment Committee for People with Meritorious Services to the Revolution of Cat Van Commune for the above violations.

- Propose that the Party Committee of Cat Van commune organize a review and take disciplinary action against party members under the management of the Party Committee for the above violations...

Thanh Chuong District People's Committee