Investing in administrative reform is investing in development.

On the afternoon of February 2, Comrade Pham Minh Chinh, Politburo member, Prime Minister, Head of the Government's Steering Committee for Administrative Reform (PAR) chaired the seventh meeting of the Steering Committee on evaluating the results of PAR work in 2023, discussing the direction and tasks of PAR in 2024. The meeting was held in both in-person and online formats.

Provincial leaders attended the meeting at Thai Binh bridge.

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Attending the conference at Thai Binh bridge were comrades: Nguyen Khac Than, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Administrative Reform; Vu Kim Cu, Member of the Provincial Standing Committee, Director of the Department of Planning and Investment; Lai Van Hoan, Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Deputy Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Administrative Reform; comrades members of the Provincial Steering Committee for Administrative Reform; representatives of leaders of a number of departments, branches, and People's Committees of districts and cities.

In 2023, the work of building and perfecting laws continued to have positive changes; many bottlenecks in mechanisms and policies were removed, creating favorable conditions to promptly support the recovery of production and business activities of people and enterprises. The Prime Minister has established a Task Force on administrative procedure reform (TTHC) to direct and urge ministries, branches and localities to implement the tasks of reforming administrative procedures, strengthening administrative discipline and order and improving policy response capacity. The Prime Minister has approved a plan to cut and simplify 144 business regulations under the management of 5 ministries and agencies. Ministries and branches have cut and simplified 628 business regulations in 53 legal documents. The rate of administrative procedure records resolved correctly and before the deadline at ministries and branches reached 50.6%, and at localities reached 90.75%. The arrangement, consolidation of the organizational apparatus and the completion of regulations on job positions at agencies and organizations in the political system continued to have clear changes. The completion of institutions on the management and use of cadres, civil servants and public employees and the strengthening of administrative discipline and order had many positive changes. The Government and the Prime Minister directed ministries, branches and localities to implement the construction and development of e-Government and digital Government synchronously and drastically, with many good and typical results and models. The rate of online records of ministries and branches reached 30.4%; localities reached 37.4%. The rate of online payment on the National Public Service Portal at ministries and branches reached 45.22% and localities reached 26.86%.

Delegates attending the meeting at Thai Binh bridge point.

At the meeting, delegates focused on discussing and clarifying some results achieved in administrative reform associated with specific tasks of sectors, localities and units; at the same time, proposing solutions to effectively implement administrative reform work in the coming time.

In his concluding remarks, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested ministries, branches and localities to continue to promote the review, promulgation of specific and practical solutions and create strong breakthroughs to improve the effectiveness of administrative reform tasks; synchronously deploy solutions to effectively implement the tasks set out in the 2024 administrative reform plan of ministries, agencies and localities. The viewpoint is to promote administrative reform with people and businesses as the center and subject, investing in administrative reform is investing in development to create new momentum, new motivation, new values and new successes. Focus on administrative reform in all areas. In terms of institutions, focus on removing legal obstacles for production and business. In administrative procedure reform, focus on simplifying administrative procedures; strengthen decentralization; reduce costs for people and businesses. Regarding administrative apparatus reform, it is necessary to focus on building a streamlined apparatus that operates effectively and efficiently; Streamlining the payroll associated with restructuring the team of cadres, civil servants and public employees; improving the capacity to perform public duties. Strengthening discipline, administrative discipline, office culture, and public ethics. Regarding public finance reform, it is necessary to focus on increasing revenue, reducing regular expenditures; fighting corruption and negativity; increasing spending on development investment. Continuing to implement the construction of e-Government, digital Government; national digital transformation, building digital government, digital citizens; promoting the effective implementation of Project 06.

Dao Quyen

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