The National Assembly Standing Committee passed a Resolution on the arrangement of administrative units at district and commune levels in Nghe An province.

On the afternoon of October 24, Comrade Tran Thanh Man - Politburo member, Chairman of the National Assembly chaired the meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee to consider and decide on the arrangement of administrative units at district and commune levels for the 2023 - 2025 period of 21 provinces and cities, including Nghe An province.

Comrade Nguyen Khac Dinh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly chaired the meeting.

Attending the meeting, on behalf of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Viet Hung - Director of the Department of Home Affairs.

Nghe An reduces 1 district and 48 communes after rearrangement

At the meeting, on behalf of the Prime Minister, Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra presented the Proposal on the arrangement and establishment of district- and commune-level administrative units for the 2023-2025 period of 21 provinces and cities: Nghe An, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Bac Lieu, Bac Ninh, Ben Tre, Binh Dinh, Binh Thuan, Ca Mau, Da Nang, Hai Duong, Hai Phong, Hung Yen, Kien Giang, Lang Son, Lam Dong, Long An, Quang Binh, Quang Nam, Thai Nguyen, Thanh Hoa and Yen Bai.

Accordingly, the Government proposed to reorganize and establish 18 district-level administrative units and 487 commune-level administrative units to form 12 new district-level administrative units and 254 commune-level administrative units in 21 provinces and cities. After the reorganization, 6 district-level administrative units and 233 commune-level administrative units will be reduced.

Regarding Nghe An, according to the Proposal, in the period of 2023 - 2025, Nghe An province has 1 district-level administrative unit and 89 commune-level administrative units subject to compulsory reorganization. For the district level, the Government proposed to reorganize 3 units (including 1 unit subject to compulsory reorganization and 2 adjacent related units).

For the commune level, the Government proposed to reorganize 92 units (including 65/89 units subject to mandatory reorganization, 27 adjacent related units); 4 units subject to encouraged reorganization; not to reorganize 24/89 units due to special factors.

After rearranging and establishing district and commune-level administrative units, Nghe An province reduced 1 district-level administrative unit, from 21 units to 20 units, and reduced 48 commune-level administrative units, from 460 units to 412 units.

Presenting the Inspection Report, Chairman of the Law Committee Hoang Thanh Tung stated that, basically, the administrative units subject to compulsory rearrangement have been carefully considered and evaluated by the Government and local authorities.

The Law Committee found that the arrangement of district and commune-level administrative units in 21 provinces and cities is basically consistent with relevant planning. The administrative units after the arrangement basically ensure the conditions and standards, meeting the requirements of the arrangement as prescribed in the Resolutions and conclusions of the National Assembly Standing Committee.

Speaking at the meeting, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An province respectfully thanked the National Assembly Standing Committee for supporting the plan to arrange administrative units at district and commune levels in the 2023-2025 period of Nghe An province.

Although the plan is not yet complete, Nghe An province has tried its best to implement the spirit of Conclusion No. 48 of the Politburo and Resolution No. 35 of the National Assembly Standing Committee. Therefore, we hope that the National Assembly Standing Committee will pass the Resolution for the province to implement.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung emphasized that Nghe An province determined that developing a plan to arrange administrative units at district and commune levels for the 2023-2025 period was very difficult, and implementing the plan was even more difficult.

However, after the National Assembly Standing Committee passed the Resolution, Nghe An province will focus on directing the early and effective implementation of the Resolution, especially the early stabilization and arrangement of the organizational apparatus; arrangement of cadres, civil servants, public employees, and non-professional workers; arrangement of finance and assets; stabilization of people's lives, creation of the most favorable conditions for people in carrying out administrative procedures, ensuring to meet the requirements of socio-economic development, ensuring national defense and security.

Create consensus among society and people in arrangement

Speaking at the meeting, Comrade Tran Thanh Man - Chairman of the National Assembly emphasized the importance of the arrangement of administrative units; highly appreciated the efforts of the Government, the Ministry of Home Affairs and 21 provinces and cities that have paid attention to seriously implementing the Party's policies.

Approving the effective date of the Resolutions is at least 30 days from the date of approval by the National Assembly Standing Committee for Resolutions of provinces and cities that have arranged and adjusted many administrative units, including district-level administrative units, to consider taking effect later to create conditions for localities in preparation work.

Specifically, the effective date of the Resolutions of the provinces and cities: Da Nang, Hai Phong, Quang Nam, Thanh Hoa is January 1, 2025; for the Resolutions of the remaining 17 provinces, it is December 1, 2024.

The National Assembly Chairman suggested that, first, priority should be given to solutions to maintain political stability, ensure security and national defense, and soon stabilize the operations of the political system in the area, limiting major disruptions to people's lives.

Second, it is necessary to create favorable conditions for agencies and organizations to carry out good preparation work.

Third, create favorable conditions for individuals, organizations and businesses when changing documents.

Fourth, there must be propaganda measures before, during and after the arrangement, grasping the thoughts and aspirations of the people to promptly resolve difficulties and problems. "The people must be at the center of the arrangement of administrative units. The consensus of society and the people is decisive for the success of the arrangement," the National Assembly Chairman emphasized.

Fifth, in the arrangement of administrative units, the National Assembly Chairman requested that the article by General Secretary To Lam on combating waste must be implemented properly. Accordingly, localities need to be cautious in all stages, in the spirit of ensuring operational requirements, saving and quickly implementing according to the set deadline.

At the meeting, with 100% of the members of the National Assembly Standing Committee voting in favor, the National Assembly Standing Committee unanimously approved the Resolutions on the arrangement of district and commune-level administrative units for the 2023-2025 period of 21 provinces and cities, including Nghe An province.

Concluding the session, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Khac Dinh stated that the National Assembly Standing Committee assigned the Standing Committee of the Law Committee to preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Home Affairs and localities to complete the procedures for signing and confirming 21 Resolutions to submit to the National Assembly Chairman for signing and promulgation in October 2024.

At the same time, the draft conclusion of the National Assembly Standing Committee to be submitted for signing and promulgation according to regulations, including the acceptance of the direction of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.