Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee requested to accelerate the disbursement of public investment capital in 2024

In recent times, all levels and sectors have focused on leading, directing and implementing many drastic and specific measures to accelerate the progress of implementation and disbursement of public investment capital in the province. As of March 31, 2024, the concentrated public investment plan has disbursed VND 708,362 billion, reaching 15.3%, higher than the same period in 2023 (7.01%).

Besides some agencies and units that have disbursed quite well, there are still some sources of capital that are disbursed slowly, such as: foreign capital has not been disbursed; Central budget - domestic capital only reached 8.39%; National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction only reached 5.21%; National Target Program for Development of Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas only reached 8.91%; capital from previous years has only reached 5.81%. Many agencies, units and localities have low disbursement rates.

Contractors are actively constructing the Vinh - Cua Lo road project, phase 2. Photo: Thanh Duy

To speed up the implementation and disbursement of the 2024 public investment capital plan, in the telegram, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung requested heads of departments, branches, localities, project management boards, and investors to thoroughly grasp and strictly implement the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws, and raise awareness of the role and significance of public investment for socio-economic development.

Identifying public investment disbursement as one of the top important political tasks, it is necessary to focus on prioritizing implementation. Take full responsibility before the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, and Provincial People's Committee for the synchronous and effective implementation of the proposed tasks and solutions.

Provincial departments, branches, sectors, People's Committees of districts, cities, towns; project management boards and investors need to focus on implementing flexible, creative, timely and effective measures and solutions to drastically promote the implementation and disbursement of public investment capital for the three national target programs; speed up the implementation of projects under the Socio-Economic Recovery and Development Program, key projects, inter-regional projects, coastal roads, etc.

In particular, accelerating the disbursement of public investment capital must be associated with ensuring the volume and quality of works and projects, avoiding negativity, loss and waste.

Construction of Thanh Nam Bridge Project connecting Con Cuong town and communes on the left bank of Lam River. Photo: Hoai Thu

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also requested leaders of departments, branches, localities, and investors to make plans and commit to disburse detailed funds for each project each month, including: projects under the 2024 plan and plans of previous years extended to 2024 and strictly comply with the plan and disbursement commitment. Focus on accelerating the progress of site clearance, construction progress, removing difficulties and obstacles related to land, resources, etc.

Strengthening the inspection and supervision of the site, urging contractors and consultants to speed up the progress. Assigning specific leaders to be responsible for monitoring the progress; closely following up, promptly resolving difficulties and taking responsibility for the disbursement results of each project.

Viewing the results of public investment disbursement is an important basis when evaluating and classifying the level of completion of assigned tasks in 2024 of heads of agencies, units and related collectives and individuals.

Proactively review and propose to competent authorities to reduce capital for projects that are unable to fully disburse the assigned plan; propose additional capital for projects with good progress but lacking capital.

Resolutely and proactively handle and remove obstacles and difficulties promptly and effectively according to assigned functions, tasks and authority; in cases beyond authority, propose specific solutions to advise competent authorities for handling.

In addition, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested departments, branches and localities to strengthen discipline and order in disbursing public investment capital; strictly handle organizations and individuals who intentionally slow down the progress of implementation and disbursement of public investment capital; promptly replace cadres, civil servants and public employees who are weak in capacity, slow, cause harassment and trouble; resolutely handle negative and corrupt behaviors in public investment management.

Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy inspected the site and directed the investor and contractor to speed up the construction progress of the Vinh - Cua Lo road project, phase 2. Photo: Thanh Duy

Sectors, localities, and investors with disbursement rates below the provincial average must send disbursement reports and resolve problems to the Provincial People's Committee (through the Department of Planning and Investment) every 10 days.

Provincial Working Groups and Departmental Working Groups on Public Investment continue to improve operational efficiency, proactively grasp the situation, strengthen inspection and supervision, promptly remove difficulties and obstacles, and promote disbursement of public investment capital in 2024.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung also assigned specific tasks to departments, branches, and localities and requested to seriously implement the telegram with the spirit of striving for the disbursement rate in 2024 to reach over 95% according to the direction of the Prime Minister .

Source: https://baonghean.vn/chu-tich-ubnd-tinh-nghe-an-yeu-cau-day-nhanh-tien-do-giai-ngan-von-dau-tu-cong-nam-2024-post287639.html