Focus on "settling down" to "make a career" after provincial merger

In just a few days, the (new) An Giang province will officially operate, based on the merger of An Giang and Kien Giang provinces, with the political and administrative center located in Kien Giang. Currently, the arrangement of offices, means of transport, accommodation and conditions to ensure the operation of the new province is being urgently prepared. When the "settling down" is done carefully, it will certainly "set up a career" in the new period!

Consider suitable office layout

According to the Kien Giang Provincial Department of Finance, An Giang Province (new) has a total of 922 houses and land (827 expected to be used, 95 surplus). After review, the headquarters of provincial agencies when merging the two provinces basically meet the requirements. However, renovation and repair are needed to ensure use. Equipment and working tables and chairs continue to use existing assets.

After terminating district-level activities and rearranging commune-level administrative units, An Giang province (new) has 102 communes, wards, and special zones. The total number of houses and land is 6,080, of which 5,412 will continue to be used, with 668 surplus. The old district-level and commune-level houses and land are expected to be arranged for the new commune-level administrative units, and the headquarters and facilities for public service activities will be swapped (transferred) between agencies, organizations, and units under local management and central agencies in the area with surplus, surplus, or shortage of area compared to standards and norms. Thereby, ensuring maximum utilization of available facilities, headquarters, and public service activities. For surplus houses and land, without office space, the public service facilities will be recovered and handed over to the Land Fund Development Center and the organization with the function of managing and trading houses for management and exploitation according to regulations. "According to the plan of the Department of Finance of Kien Giang province, the An Giang Provincial Inspectorate (new) will be located at 3 headquarters in Rach Gia city. 87 cadres, civil servants and workers will work at the new headquarters. However, the activities of the inspection sector are very specific, related to receiving, dialogue and resolving complaints and denunciations of citizens (including the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee periodically receiving citizens). It is recommended to continue using the current headquarters of the An Giang Provincial Inspectorate to meet practical tasks" - Chief Inspector of An Giang province Vo Thi Sieu proposed.

Discussing the arrangement of headquarters after the merger

Deputy Head of the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department of An Giang Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Huu Thinh also said that it is necessary to allocate working offices of agencies in both provinces. "Only then will we not leave the "battlefield" empty, and not affect the process of State management of borders, ethnic groups, and religions. On the other hand, maintaining headquarters in Rach Gia and Long Xuyen at the same time also contributes to reducing pressure on the workplace and resting place of cadres, civil servants, and public employees in the early stages of the merger; avoiding wasting public assets in the old An Giang province" - Comrade Nguyen Huu Thinh analyzed.

Caring for the lives of officials and civil servants working far away

On June 19, 2025, Kien Giang Provincial Party Committee issued Notice 2345-TB/TU on the conclusion of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, agreeing on the maximum support level for travel, living expenses, and accommodation of VND 5.5 million/person/month for 2 years, applicable to cadres, civil servants, public employees, and workers affected by the merger of the two provinces. According to the review of An Giang Provincial People's Committee, more than 900 cases registered for public housing. Kien Giang Province proposed 3 options. First, use the residential area of ​​Kien Giang Provincial Political School to renovate and accommodate nearly 400 people. Second, propose renting boarding houses or social housing in the Northwest Urban Area, Phu Cuong Urban Area, with prices ranging from VND 1 - 5.2 million/month. Third, invest in building new public housing (calculated based on the needs of nearly 900 people). Therefore, it is necessary to review the land to arrange in the city. Rach Gia, total residential floor area 33,272m2, total usable area 43,254m2, estimated investment level nearly 500 billion VND.

Kien Giang province is also interested in the plan to arrange shared transportation, helping to limit travel by personal vehicles, avoid traffic pressure, reduce costs, and reduce environmental pollution. In particular, it is proposed to organize an electric bus route to support travel, operating on a fixed schedule every working day. It is possible to allocate funds for cadres, civil servants, and public employees (without a shuttle bus system), or allocate funds for businesses and units participating in passenger transport activities to serve cadres, civil servants, and public employees for free. The estimated allocation level is 2.5 million VND/person/month.

Vice Chairman of An Giang Provincial People's Committee Le Van Phuoc spoke at the conference

On the afternoon of June 23, the People's Committees of Kien Giang and An Giang provinces jointly held a meeting to review the arrangement of offices, means of transport, accommodation and other conditions of the Party, government and mass organizations system that are subject to merger of the two provinces. There are still many issues that need to be considered, such as the arrangement of education for children of cadres, civil servants, public employees and workers from An Giang province (old) to the new province; the arrangement of jobs and accommodation for couples affected by the arrangement process...

At the meeting, Vice Chairman of An Giang Provincial People's Committee Le Van Phuoc thanked the leaders of the Provincial People's Committee, departments and branches of Kien Giang province in their role as the unit in charge of arranging and merging the province, both making efforts to carry out a huge amount of work in the past time and calculating support for offices, official residences, means of transportation... for officials and civil servants of An Giang province. He basically agreed with the opinions given; requested departments and branches to carefully review the need for support for accommodation and means of transportation of officials, civil servants and public employees from An Giang to Kien Giang to work, find the most convenient arrangement; agreed with the proposal to allocate funding to support officials, civil servants and public employees.

Vice Chairman of Kien Giang Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong further emphasized: "Departments and branches urgently review headquarters and workplaces, arrange sufficient technical equipment for normal operation when merging provinces. If there is a shortage, continue to invest after July 1. Assign the Department of Finance to review and have a plan to handle surplus assets. Request departments and branches to transport, manage, and digitize documents in accordance with regulations, especially confidential documents, to avoid loss. The Provincial People's Committee will submit a report to the Provincial People's Council to soon issue policies to support cadres, civil servants, and public employees in traveling and staying... We hope that all of us will unite, work together as brothers and sisters in one family, and strive to complete the process of merging the two provinces in the best way, creating a prosperous (new) An Giang province."

GIA KHANH

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