Disbursement of ODA public investment only reached 19.23%, Nghe An Provincial People's Committee proposed to speed up the progress

According to data from the Provincial State Treasury, as of August 20, 2023, 4/7 projects have not yet disbursed.

Therefore, to accelerate the implementation progress and disbursement of foreign capital public investment in the remaining months of 2023, ensuring the completion of the target of disbursing public investment capital in 2023 at a rate of over 95% of the plan, in Official Dispatch No. 7229/UBND-KT, the Provincial People's Committee requests:

Departments, branches, sectors; People's Committees of districts, cities, towns and project management boards: Urgently implement solutions within their management scope and closely coordinate with relevant agencies to accelerate the disbursement of public investment capital, including ODA loans and foreign preferential loans in accordance with the direction of the Prime Minister in Directive No. 08/CT-TTg dated March 23, 2023 on key tasks and solutions to promote the allocation and disbursement of public investment capital, 3 National Target Programs in 2023, implementing the Socio -Economic Recovery and Development Program; Official Dispatch No. 238/CD-TTg dated April 10, 2023 on promoting production, business, construction investment and import and export in the coming time; instructions of the leaders of the Prime Minister's Working Group during inspections, urging disbursement and directive documents of the Provincial People's Committee.

Heads of departments, branches; People's Committees of districts, cities, towns; investors are fully responsible to the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee for the disbursement rate of ODA capital and foreign preferential loans according to the assigned plan and the effectiveness of loan use.

Perspective of the walking street and ecological park along Vinh River, the project "Priority infrastructure and urban development adapting to climate change in Vinh city, Nghe An province" funded by the World Bank (WB). Photo: BNA documents

Investors: In case of inability to disburse 100% of the assigned plan, promptly review, report specific reasons and propose solutions (cut, transfer...) to report to the Provincial People's Committee (at the same time, send to the Department of Planning and Investment, Department of Finance) before August 31, 2023 for timely reporting to competent authorities for consideration and decision. For the 2024 plan development, it is necessary to carefully calculate factors affecting project implementation progress, disbursement capacity, and the part of the plan that was canceled in previous years to develop a suitable plan.

Focus on accelerating the progress of project implementation, especially projects that have completed investment and bidding procedures for construction and disbursement. Proactively coordinate and closely monitor project implementation by relevant parties (consultants, contractors), ensure smooth implementation, proactively detect problems to promptly handle according to authority or propose solutions to competent authorities, especially problems related to institutions and policies.

Select consultants with sufficient capacity and experience in project design, ensuring quality, suitability to reality and avoiding adjustments during implementation. In case consultants are hired by foreign parties, plan to closely monitor the progress, volume and quality of the consultants' work to have measures to handle immediately when problems arise.

Closely coordinate with the Ministry of Finance , the Ministry of Planning and Investment and competent authorities to promptly discuss with donors in case of arising problems, especially in projects with changes, requiring adjustments to investment policies and loan agreements.

bna_a-corner-of-the-ancient-citadel-Vinh-anh-thu-huyen.jpg — Vinh Ancient Citadel - one of the projects using ODA capital that has been effective after investment. Photo: Thu Huyen

People's Committees of districts, cities and towns: Vinh, Hoang Mai, Thai Hoa, Yen Thanh, Quynh Luu, Hung Nguyen: Resolutely handle problems related to site clearance and resettlement, ensuring the handover of clean site for the project on schedule.

Department of Planning and Investment: Monitor the implementation progress and disbursement of investors, promptly advise the Provincial People's Committee on flexible management solutions, adapting to actual conditions to complete the capital disbursement targets in 2023. Guide and handle difficulties and problems related to the state management function of the Department of Planning and Investment.

Synthesize proposals to adjust the 2023 capital plan of departments, branches, and investors (if any), promptly advise the Provincial People's Committee to report to the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance.

Department of Finance: Continue to coordinate to remove difficulties and obstacles of projects; urge the synchronous implementation of solutions to accelerate the disbursement of public investment capital related to the state management function of the Department of Finance.

Provincial State Treasury: Implement expenditure control to ensure compliance with prescribed deadlines, and do not leave documents pending without reason.

Requesting departments, branches, units; People's Committees of districts, cities, towns and investors, project management boards to seriously implement; in the process of organizing implementation, if there are any difficulties or problems, promptly report to competent authorities for consideration and resolution.

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