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| Staff at the Provincial Land Registration Office print land ownership certificates for individuals, households, and organizations. Photo: H. LOC |
Article 1: Department of Agriculture and Environment: "Act now, see immediate results" after merger
Immediately after the merger, the Department of Agriculture and Environment promptly began its work with the spirit of "act now, be effective immediately." The new organizational structure was quickly streamlined, with clear assignment of tasks, ensuring that all administrative and professional activities proceeded continuously without interruption.
This proactive approach not only ensures efficient and smooth work progress but also demonstrates the ability to quickly adapt to the new system in order to better serve the people and businesses.
"Super agency" manages multiple key sectors.
Established by merging the Departments of Natural Resources and Environment and Agriculture and Rural Development, the Department of Agriculture and Environment is considered a "super department" of the province due to its large workforce, broad scope of management, and direct involvement in many key areas of socio-economic development, resource protection, and environmental protection.
According to Tran Trong Toan, Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, after the merger, the department has 9 divisions, 2 sub-departments, and 9 public service units with over 1,800 personnel. The new units quickly stabilized their organization and implemented their work with a high sense of responsibility, ensuring no disruption or interruption in task execution. For important and urgent tasks such as land clearance, supplying construction materials for key projects, and environmental management, the department directed its work with the motto "don't be afraid to work until the lights are on" and "finish the job regardless of the time."
A major advantage after the merger is that specialized agencies can coordinate more closely in land management for agricultural and industrial production, forest protection, and resource and environmental management. This close coordination and unified management allows for more flexible and effective implementation of agricultural projects, land allocation, land leasing, and environmental protection.
However, the large workload, requiring a team of staff with both in-depth expertise and comprehensive knowledge to handle multiple fields, has created some difficulties in the implementation process. A typical example is in the land clearance work for key projects.
According to Tran Huu Phuoc, Head of the Land Department (Department of Agriculture and Environment), the province is implementing many large projects such as: Long Thanh International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3, Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway, and the conversion of Bien Hoa Industrial Park 1... The land clearance process faces many difficulties. Besides objective reasons such as inadequacies and difficulties in applying regulations and policies, there are also many subjective reasons affecting the progress of land clearance. These include ineffective coordination between departments, agencies, and localities; the leadership and guidance role of local Party committees and authorities not being fully utilized; and the tendency to avoid responsibility and shirk accountability.
Furthermore, previous land and construction management was not strictly enforced, causing difficulties in compensation, support, and resettlement. The determination of specific land prices was inadequate and did not accurately reflect market values, leading to low public consensus. Human resources for compensation work in some localities were limited in both quantity and professional capacity, lacking experience, especially in areas with multiple projects needing to be implemented simultaneously.
Recently, following the directive of Provincial Party Secretary Vu Hong Van regarding the issuance of land use right certificates (red books) to households in Trang Dai ward (Bien Hoa city), the Department of Agriculture and Environment has submitted a document to the Provincial People's Committee to issue a plan and requested the Bien Hoa City People's Committee to urgently carry out related tasks: surveying and updating cadastral maps; registering and issuing red books to households. Simultaneously, the department directed the Provincial Land Registration Office to coordinate with the locality to review and classify land registration files, including files for land use change registrations that had not previously been issued red books, in order to issue them. This not only helps people stabilize their legal rights but also contributes to improving the efficiency of state land management and creating favorable conditions for socio-economic development.
For many years, the Department of Agriculture and Environment has ranked highly in the province's administrative reform efforts. In 2024, the department received nearly 17,700 new applications from the Provincial Public Administration Center, with a timely processing rate of 99.9%; and received nearly 115,000 new land-related applications from households and individuals at the One-Stop Service Center at the district level, with a timely processing rate of 99.4%.
Prioritize removing bottlenecks to create momentum for growth.
Currently, land clearance remains the biggest bottleneck, directly affecting the progress of key projects and the province's double-digit growth targets.
To address this issue, the Department of Agriculture and Environment will develop a detailed scenario/plan for double-digit growth in 2025. Furthermore, based on practical experience, the department has learned that a coordinated and proactive approach from all levels, sectors, and local authorities is necessary in disseminating information and mobilizing the public. Land acquisition must be democratic, open, and transparent between the government and the people, while also promptly and appropriately addressing legitimate requests from the people.
Regarding solutions, the department will continue to coordinate with localities in land clearance work, accelerate the disbursement of public investment capital, and make the most of opportunities and advantages to effectively implement breakthroughs in urban and rural transport infrastructure and regional connectivity. Along with that, it will improve the effectiveness of coordination between relevant agencies and units in each stage of work, from preparation to completion of compensation, support, and resettlement plans, in order to shorten implementation time. It will proactively propose investment in resettlement infrastructure early on to ensure that people have places to live before land acquisition, creating high consensus.
The Department has reviewed the human resources involved in compensation and land clearance work, and based on that, has developed a plan to strengthen the workforce to ensure it meets actual requirements.
Regarding the supply of construction materials for key projects that are urgently progressing, the Department has advised the Provincial People's Committee to establish two specialized working groups to resolve legal obstacles and distribute materials. Thanks to the support of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and relevant units, the issue of earth fill has been largely resolved, and construction stone has been allocated according to needs. The Department continues to monitor and adjust accordingly, while also drawing lessons to adjust the mineral exploitation plan to meet development needs in the coming period.
It can be seen that the Department of Agriculture and Environment is one of the exemplary agencies after the merger that is gradually demonstrating effectiveness in its management, from resource management and environmental protection to agricultural development. The smooth coordination between agencies within the department, and between the department and other departments, sectors, and localities, is a crucial solution in realizing socio-economic development goals, especially double-digit economic growth this year.
Hoang Loc - Pham Tung
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