Establishment of Steering Committee for waste prevention and control

On December 17, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed Decision No. 1579/QD-TTg to establish the Steering Committee for Waste Prevention and Control. Accordingly, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is the Head of the Steering Committee.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. Photo: Duong Giang/VNA

Deputy Heads of the Committee include: Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc (Permanent Deputy Head of the Committee); Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang; Government Inspector General Doan Hong Phong.

The members of the Steering Committee include Ministers and Heads of ministerial-level agencies: National Defense; Public Security; Construction; Transport; Planning and Investment; Home Affairs; State Bank of Vietnam; Government Office; Justice; Industry and Trade; Natural Resources and Environment; Information and Communications; Agriculture and Rural Development; Science and Technology; Culture, Sports and Tourism; Education and Training; Health; Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs; Ethnic Committee.

The Steering Committee also includes: Chairman of the State Capital Management Committee at Enterprises; Chairman of the People's Committees of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

The Steering Committee is an inter-sectoral coordination organization whose function is to assist the Prime Minister in researching, directing, and coordinating the resolution of important inter-sectoral tasks related to waste prevention and combat.

The Steering Committee is responsible for assisting the Prime Minister in researching, advising, recommending, and proposing directions and solutions to solve important, inter-sectoral issues related to the implementation of the National Strategy on Waste Prevention and Control, the Government's Overall Program on practicing thrift and combating waste, and implementing other important tasks and solutions in preventing and combating waste of economic resources.

The Steering Committee assists the Prime Minister in directing and coordinating ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government agencies and relevant organizations in resolving important, inter-sectoral issues to implement the National Strategy on Waste Prevention and Control, the Government's Comprehensive Program on practicing thrift and combating waste, and implementing other important tasks and solutions in preventing and combating waste of economic resources. The Ministry of Finance is the standing agency of the Steering Committee.

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