People agree with the arrangement of new administrative units

It is noted that people expressed consensus, demonstrated a sense of responsibility and wished to contribute to the sustainable development of the locality.

Officers of Ward 4 (Tuy Hoa City) distribute opinion polls to households. Photo: Contributor

According to the project, before the reorganization, Phu Yen had 106 commune-level administrative units (Us) (including: 82 communes, 18 wards and 6 towns). After the reorganization, Phu Yen province will establish 34 new communes and wards, reducing 72 commune-level Us, a reduction rate of 67.92% ensuring compliance with the central government's direction (reduction of about 60-70%).

People actively contribute ideas

In recent days, in many residential areas and neighborhoods, the process of collecting opinions on new names for communes and wards after the merger has attracted special attention from the people. Most people believe that this is a necessary task, demonstrating democracy and respect for community opinions.

According to the project of merging communes and wards that Phu Yen province is implementing, Tuy Hoa city from 12 communes and wards combined with some communes, wards and neighboring areas to form three new wards, including Phu Yen, Tuy Hoa and Binh Kien wards. The names of the three new wards were deployed by the locality to collect opinions at the grassroots level last weekend and were unanimously approved by the people. Because the names of the three new wards all have historical and cultural significance, especially Phu Yen ward, creating great consensus.

As a Phu Yen resident, Mr. Nguyen Van Uyen in Phu Dong Ward (Tuy Hoa City) is very happy that his ward will have a new name, Phu Yen Ward, especially when the province merges, the name Phu Yen province will no longer exist. Mr. Uyen shared: “Consulting people in naming the new ward after the merger shows that the government always listens to and values the people's voices. I think the proposed new name is reasonable, inherits history and is easy to remember. There are still images of the historical and cultural characteristics of the locality toeducate future generations.”

Sharing the same opinion with Mr. Uyen, Ms. Pham Thi Lan in Ward 4, expressed: “My family and I participated in giving suggestions for new names for the commune and ward. We feel very happy to directly participate in building a new image for our hometown. The new ward names are very meaningful, but if the merger is accompanied by infrastructure investment and procedural reform, I will support it even more.”

Before consulting the people, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee also noted that the name of the newly formed commune-level administrative unit after the rearrangement must be easy to read, easy to remember, concise, ensuring systematicity, science, consistent with the traditional and cultural factors of the locality, ensuring historical inheritance. Regarding the boundaries, ensuring convenience for people in traveling and production activities will receive high consensus from the people when widely consulted. The ultimate goal of the rearrangement of administrative units is to build a "Refined - Compact - Strong - Effective - Effective - Efficient" political system, better serving the people and creating a driving force to promote local socio-economic development.
Comrade Cao Thi Hoa An, Provincial Party Secretary, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council

After the merger, Tuy An district still has five communes, which have also received support from the people, especially the naming of O Loan commune based on the total natural area and population size of An Hiep, An Hoa Hai and An Cu communes. Ms. Nguyen Thi Le Thu in An Hiep commune shared: “I supported the merger right from the time the policy and project were developed. My family has been doing business and living in Tuy An for generations, so when I heard that after the merger, there would be O Loan commune, I was very happy. This name reminds me of a place name associated with a national scenic spot.”

During this consultation, localities paid special attention to the opinions of elderly voters, because they are the ones who preserve the memories and spirit of the locality. The contributions of the elderly are the basis for choosing appropriate names with cultural depth. As a retired cadre, Mr. Dinh Quang Viet in La Hai town (Dong Xuan district) expressed: "I support the policy of rearranging and renaming the communes of Dong Xuan district, because the new names still retain their own characteristics associated with the history and traditions left by our ancestors, not a mechanical combination".

According to Secretary of Dong Xuan District Party Committee Vo Van Binh, immediately after receiving instructions from higher levels to collect public opinions before being considered and approved by competent authorities, the district quickly directed the collection of opinions in a democratic, public and transparent manner. The collection of opinions was not only to choose a suitable name but also to promote the role and responsibility of the people in state management. The results showed a high consensus rate, which demonstrated the consensus and unanimity among the people.

According to Tuy Hoa City Party Secretary Bui Thanh Toan, the arrangement and naming of new communes and wards were carefully considered by the city's leaders, closely following the orientation. The merger and renaming of administrative units is not only a technical requirement for organizational structure, but also a strategic step to create a foundation for sustainable development. We highly appreciate the consensus of the people, especially the establishment of Phu Yen ward. This is the internal strength for the new wards to strongly transform, build digital government, and develop socio-economics evenly among places after the merger.

To date, nine districts, towns and cities of the province have collected public opinions on naming new communes and wards. Accordingly, over 98% of households agree with the new name of their localities when merging. Today (April 26), the Provincial People's Council is expected to hold a meeting and pass a resolution related to naming 34 new communes and wards in the province.

Putting people at the center of every decision

The draft project on the arrangement of commune-level administrative units shows that the merger and naming of new communes and wards this time is closely followed by the central government's guidance on standards on natural area and population size; carefully considered, prioritizing naming options that are both concise and reflect the cultural identity of each region, with a long history. In particular, there is a willingness to learn, listen and make reasonable adjustments, identifying the people as the center of all decisions. However, naming is only a part, more importantly is creating conditions for people to enjoy better public services after reorganizing the apparatus. Therefore, the province will continue to review, adjust and make decisions suitable to the reality of each locality.

According to Director of the Department of Home Affairs Truong Ngoc Tuan, the new commune-level administrative units after the arrangement have a larger natural area than the prescribed standards, creating development space for the new administrative units, maximizing the potential and advantages of the locality. The population size of the new administrative units is suitable for the management capacity of the commune-level government and meets the requirements of organizing local commune-level government close to the people, operating effectively and efficiently; will create positive changes and concentrate resources, promote the development potential of the locality, in accordance with the requirements of promoting administrative reform, especially streamlining the apparatus, streamlining the payroll, saving public spending, contributing to improving the lives of cadres, civil servants, and people, building an effective and efficient administrative apparatus.

Comrade Ta Anh Tuan, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, said: "The province directs localities to flexibly listen to and respect the voices of all classes, especially the elderly, when collecting opinions from people. Naming a new name is not simply an administrative procedure, but must be the result of consensus and harmony between the past and the present. Therefore, when the Provincial People's Committee organized to collect people's opinions on the policy of rearranging commune-level administrative units according to regulations, the result was that the vast majority of voters representing households agreed with the draft project. The names of commune-level administrative units formed after the rearrangement must be consistent with the historical, traditional and cultural factors of the locality and be supported by the local people."

Source: https://baophuyen.vn/xa-hoi/202504/nguoi-dan-dong-thuan-voi-viec-sap-xep-don-vi-hanh-chinh-moi-e5f0cf9/