Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council: Thematic supervision of the implementation of a number of public investment projects

Ms. Nguyen Thi Yen Mai - Head of the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council, head of the monitoring delegation spoke at the monitoring session.

According to the report of the Department of Planning and Investment, in the period of 2021-2025, the medium-term public investment plan in the province has 221 projects, with a total capital of 7,460.37 billion VND; including 1 group A project, 37 group B projects, 182 group C projects and 1 planning project.

The public investment capital plan assigned for 3 years (2021-2023) is 3,417.18 billion VND/176 projects, reaching 45.8% of the total capital plan for 2021-2025. The cumulative disbursement result up to December 31, 2023 is 3,248.84 billion VND, reaching 95.07% of the plan (KH).

According to the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council, the disbursement results of the Public Investment Plan in 2021 reached 91.93% of the Prime Minister's plan, reaching 88.59% of the Provincial People's Council's plan; in 2022, it reached 106.34% of the Prime Minister's plan, reaching 92.4% of the Provincial People's Council's plan; in 2023, it reached 106.99% of the Prime Minister's plan, reaching 94.01% of the Provincial People's Council's plan.

Members attending the monitoring session.

The total number of Group C public investment projects under the medium-term public investment plan for the period 2021-2025 that have been approved for investment by the Provincial People's Committee is 105 projects, with a total approved investment of VND 1,431,187 billion; of which: the number of completed projects put into use is 56 projects, with a total approved investment of VND 478,008 billion.

The number of projects that have started construction and are being implemented is 26, with a total approved investment of VND 476,283 billion; the number of projects that have not started construction and have not completed investor selection procedures for the 2021-2023 period is 23, with a total approved investment of VND 476,996 billion.

At the monitoring session, members contributed many opinions on the Urban Wastewater Collection and Treatment System Project Group, such as: the operating mechanism of the wastewater treatment plant; adjusting support policies and promoting the connection of wastewater from households to the invested wastewater collection and treatment system, ensuring suitability with the actual situation, promoting investment efficiency; some issues in the settlement, inspection, supervision and evaluation of the use of investment capital; compensation, site clearance, accelerating the disbursement of public investment capital, etc.

Mr. Nguyen Trong Tan - Deputy Head of the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council spoke at the supervision session.

Some projects that members were interested in giving their opinions on at the monitoring session include: Project Group for Construction of Cultural - Sports Center; Project Group for Investment Support in Developing Production Forests; Project for Drainage System from Nguyen Van Cu Street to National Highway 22B - Sevil Canal in Hoa Thanh Town.

In her concluding remarks, Ms. Nguyen Thi Yen Mai - Head of the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council, head of the monitoring delegation, requested the Department of Planning and Investment to strictly implement the regime of reporting on the implementation of public investment plans periodically or suddenly according to the prescribed reporting regime; in which, it is necessary to evaluate the implementation results, shortcomings, limitations and propose recommendations to competent authorities to resolve difficulties and problems.

Ms. Huynh Vuong Hieu - Chairman of Duong Minh Chau District People's Committee spoke at the monitoring session.

Advise the Provincial People's Committee to develop criteria to determine the list of key public investment projects of the province, as a basis for supplementing and completing the list when there are any problems; regularly monitor, inspect, and urge to accelerate the implementation progress and disbursement of public investment capital; coordinate with investors to accelerate the progress of slow-progressing works and projects and have solutions to overcome ineffective projects.

Asphalt road DT787B belongs to the inter-route road project connecting regions N8-787B-789.

The head of the monitoring delegation also requested the Department of Planning and Investment to continue reviewing and synthesizing problems and difficulties in public investment projects to advise the Provincial People's Committee to make recommendations to the Government, the Prime Minister, and relevant ministries and branches to improve legal regulations, overcome shortcomings, and proactively develop specific implementation plans for public investment projects and works to ensure progress.

Nhi Tran

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