Lao Cai continues to review and perfect the organizational structure to ensure smooth operation of the two-level government.

VTV.vn - The Government Office issued Notice No. 608/TB-VPCP dated November 11, 2025, concluding the Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra's meeting with the Standing Committee of Lao Cai Provincial Party Committee.

The notice stated, In the first 10 months of 2025, despite many major fluctuations and facing many difficulties and challenges, the Party Committee, government and people of Lao Cai province have united, shown high determination, made great efforts, overcome difficulties, resolutely and effectively implemented the tasks and solutions set out and achieved positive and comprehensive results in socio- economic development, ensuring national defense and security.

However, in addition to the achieved results, the socio-economic situation in the first 10 months of 2025 of Lao Cai province still has limitations and difficulties such as: The development of the industrial sector has not met expectations; import and export has decreased sharply compared to the same period; the situation of natural disasters and epidemics is complicated and unpredictable; the internal difficulties of the two provinces before the merger such as: the economic scale is still small, labor productivity and competitiveness are low, infrastructure is not synchronized, human resources do not meet development requirements... are slow to improve.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra works with Lao Cai province - Photo: VGP

Promote the implementation of strategic breakthroughs, focusing on administrative reform.

The Deputy Prime Minister requested the Standing Committee of Lao Cai Provincial Party Committee to focus on leading and directing the drastic, synchronous and effective implementation of the set goals, tasks and solutions in all fields in the province in order to comprehensively complete the tasks of 2025, creating a foundation for the coming years; in which, the following key contents should be noted:

1. Identify more fully, deeply and comprehensively the potential differences, outstanding opportunities and competitive advantages of the locality after the merger; on that basis, promptly review and adjust the development planning and major development orientations of the Province after the formation of the new administrative unit.

2. Based on the Political Report and Resolution of the 1st Provincial Party Congress, term 2025-2030, urgently develop programs, plans, policy mechanisms and key projects for breakthrough development in the coming time; at the same time, update, supplement and adjust according to the Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress.

3. Focus on leadership and direction to achieve the highest targets and tasks of socio-economic development in 2025, in which priority is given to promoting economic growth (ensuring the completion of the Government's assigned targets); increasing state budget revenue (striving to achieve and exceed the central budget and provincial budget); promoting disbursement of public investment capital (striving to disburse 100% of the public investment capital plan in 2025) and targets on economic, cultural and social restructuring.

4. Review and promote the implementation of strategic breakthroughs, focusing on administrative reform, especially administrative procedures; urgently develop policy mechanisms to make the most of and synchronize with the policies issued by the central government; focus on strongly promoting science and technology, innovation and digital transformation, building digital government, digital citizens, digital society, digital economy...

Continue to review, evaluate and restructure the existing staff.

5. Review and develop a medium-term public investment plan for the 2026-2030 period, ensuring key and focal investments, prioritizing the development of strategic infrastructure, especially connecting transport, digital infrastructure and social sectors (striving to build a number of typical projects that are highlights of this sector in the coming term), education and training and human resource development.

6. Maintain national security and defense; ensure social order and safety; strengthen the prevention and fight against corruption, waste and negativity. Effectively carry out foreign affairs activities, build a border of peace, friendship, cooperation and development.

7. Regarding two-level local government:

- Continue to thoroughly grasp, create a change in operational thinking, end the old administrative thinking, upgrade to "Local governance" thinking, take "Creation and service" administration as the goal, especially focus on the pillars of "Promoting community autonomy and self-management and strengthening dialogue and accountability mechanisms".

- Continue to review, improve and stabilize the organizational structure, proactively follow the newly issued and upcoming Government Decrees for timely implementation; continue to ensure smooth and effective operation of the two-level government in the coming time.

- Continue to review, evaluate, and restructure the existing staff. Research and find breakthrough solutions in recruitment, while continuing to streamline and resolve policies for cases that do not meet job requirements according to Decree No. 154/2025/ND-CP of the Government regulating staff streamlining; resolutely not be lenient or avoid. Proactively arrange resources and budget to organize training and development for commune-level staff, ensuring effectiveness and meeting practical work requirements.

- Continue to pay attention to and prioritize resources for investment in infrastructure and working equipment for the commune level. In particular, identify digital transformation as a mandatory and urgent task for all cadres, civil servants and public employees of the province; at the same time, promote the movement of "popular digital education" in society and all classes of people.

Resolutely resolve problems to speed up site clearance for the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway project.

Regarding the proposal to support capital and have preferential policies to encourage and attract investment in key local projects, the Deputy Prime Minister assigned the People's Committee of Lao Cai province to review and research and develop a project on specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Lao Cai province (including preferential policies to encourage and attract investment in key projects), and report to competent authorities for consideration and decision in the second quarter of 2026.

Regarding the proposal to add the Son La - Lao Cai - Phu Tho - Tuyen Quang - Thai Nguyen expressway planning to the Road Network Planning for the 2021 - 2030 period, with a vision to 2050, the Deputy Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Construction to preside over and coordinate with relevant ministries, agencies and localities to review and report to the Prime Minister before December 31, 2025.

Regarding the proposal for site clearance of the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway construction investment project, the Ministry of Construction shall preside over the study of the province's proposal, direct relevant units and guide Lao Cai province to implement it according to its authority in November 2025; thoroughly handle the problems so that the locality can speed up site clearance for project implementation.

Lao Cai province's socio-economic situation in the first 10 months was basically stable; GRDP growth in the first 9 months of the year reached 7.38% (ranked 4th out of 9 localities in the Northern Midlands and Mountains region); many key socio-economic targets have been completed or expected to reach the set plan. State budget revenue in the area achieved positive results (reaching 112% of the central budget estimate, up 30.2% over the same period). Tourism grew strongly (estimated to welcome 9.4 million visitors in the first 10 months of the year, equal to 91.6% of the yearly plan) with many tourism products featuring national cultural identity being put into exploitation; promoting linkages and cooperation in tourism development domestically and internationally. Disbursement of public investment capital by October 31, 2025 reached 72.4% of the plan assigned by the Prime Minister (data according to the report of the Ministry of Finance), higher than the national average (54.4%).

Source: https://vtv.vn/lao-cai-tiep-tuc-ra-soat-hoan-thien-to-chuc-bo-may-bao-dam-van-hanh-chinh-quyen-2-cap-thong-suot-100251111223802424.htm