Bac Kan proactively arranges public assets, prepares for administrative merger

Old headquarters will be fully utilized to avoid wasting State resources.

According to the report of the Provincial People's Committee, Bac Kan currently has 1,361 real estate areas under management and use, including offices, public works, investment projects that are being implemented or have been approved in principle. The merger with Thai Nguyen province (expected) will lead to many changes in organizational structure, the need to use headquarters at all levels, forcing the locality to calculate and propose reasonable rearrangement plans.

Make the most of old headquarters

Up to now, Bac Kan province has nearly 700 units under the province, with a total payroll of 13,631 people. After the administrative apparatus is reorganized, the number of units expected after the merger is 37 commune-level administrative units (35 communes and 02 wards), requiring at least 37 new working offices. According to the plan that the province proposed to the Central Government, some of the new communes will utilize the old offices, others will reuse the offices of the District People's Committee, City Party Committee or old departments and branches that are redundant after the merger. However, many existing commune offices are lacking in area according to the standard norms, making it difficult to ensure a workplace in accordance with regulations.

The construction of the office building of the Provincial Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board was proposed by Bac Kan province to continue investment because the Central Government has not yet issued any instructions on the organizational arrangement of the provincial project management boards.

"Straightening the apparatus - focusing on operational efficiency - avoiding waste" is becoming the guiding principle in Bac Kan's journey to rearrange public assets and infrastructure after the administrative unit merger. This is not only a financial and administrative problem, but also a strategic stepping stone for the province to proactively enter a new, more modern and effective development phase.

Currently, Bac Kan province is managing 696 administrative and public service units, 1,361 headquarters, campuses, and public works. This large number of units and public assets used to be the foundation for effective administrative management in the context of local separation, meeting the requirements of tasks in each development stage. However, after merging administrative units, especially at the commune level, many headquarters will be redundant, causing great pressure on management, maintenance, and especially the possibility of wasting budget resources if not handled promptly.

According to statistics, the whole province has a surplus of 27 district-level headquarters and 48 commune-level headquarters that are no longer suitable for their functions. These figures pose an urgent need to rearrange them scientifically and economically, while maximizing the value of existing assets.

Check carefully for proper arrangement.

In the list of assets that need to be handled after the merger, some ongoing and ongoing headquarter investment projects also need to be reviewed to decide on the appropriate direction. Temporarily suspending projects that have not been implemented or are no longer suitable after the merger not only saves the budget but also avoids wasting resources, demonstrating the province's proactive adjustment of public investment strategy.

After reviewing, Bac Kan province has 03 projects (02 headquarter construction projects, 01 other construction project) arranged from the provincial budget balance source that are affected by the arrangement and streamlining of the apparatus and administrative units. Of which, 01 project and construction proposed to continue investment is the working headquarters of the Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board, 02 projects and construction proposed to stop implementation are the working headquarters of the Provincial Veterans Association and the Bach Thong District Cultural and Sports Center.

To solve the problem of handling assets after the merger, Bac Kan has proposed a series of flexible and economical solutions while still ensuring the best service for the people and the government. Comrade Hoang Thu Trang, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, said: "The province is proposing that the Central Government allow the implementation of the plan, for surplus commune-level headquarters, they can be temporarily handed over to the Land Fund Development Center or local authorities for management to protect and use for the right purpose, avoiding degradation. Allow temporary use of 2 headquarters in newly merged communes, in case of not having time to renovate or lacking space, the headquarters of provincial-level Departments, branches, and public service units will be reused to arrange as commune-level headquarters, if appropriate, to reduce new investment costs".

These solutions show that Bac Kan does not handle it in a "mechanical cut" manner, but rather a streamlined strategy combined with effective use of public assets.

Not only is it a matter of headquarters or human resources, the rearrangement of assets after the merger is also an opportunity for Bac Kan to carry out a strong reform in the organizational apparatus, aiming at the goal of: Streamlining the apparatus, reducing overlap, improving management capacity. Avoiding budget waste, increasing the efficiency of public investment. Maximizing the value of public assets, best serving the people while being ready for a more modern and sustainable development period.

With 48 communes after the merger needing to use new headquarters, Bac Kan is facing the opportunity to re-plan the local administrative network. This not only helps reduce the management burden but is also a premise for building a digital government system, applying information technology, creating a modern government - close to the people - serving better./.

Phuong Thao

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