Approval of the Project to merge the Provincial Radio and Television Station into Quang Ngai Newspaper

(Baoquangngai.vn) - The arrangement, merger and consolidation of local press agencies is an important and necessary task to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and efficiency of press activities in Quang Ngai province.

On the morning of April 16, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council Bui Thi Quynh Van chaired the Conference to approve the Project to merge the Provincial Radio and Television Station into Quang Ngai Newspaper.

Attending the Conference were Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation Dang Ngoc Huy; Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Hoang Giang; Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Dinh Thi Hong Minh; members of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee and members of the Provincial Party Executive Committee.

Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Organization Committee Lu Ngoc Binh presented the Project to merge the Provincial Radio and Television Station into Quang Ngai Newspaper.

At the conference, after listening to the Standing Committee member of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Committee Lu Ngoc Binh present the Project on merging the Provincial Radio and Television Station into Quang Ngai Newspaper and taking over the task of managing the content of the Provincial Party Committee's Electronic Information Portal, 100% of the delegates attending the conference voted to approve the Project. Accordingly, the name after the merger is Quang Ngai Newspaper. The governing body of Quang Ngai Newspaper is the Quang Ngai Provincial Party Committee. Quang Ngai Newspaper is a public service unit under the Quang Ngai Provincial Party Committee; is the mouthpiece of the Party Committee, government and people of Quang Ngai province; an information bridge between the Party, government and people. Performing the functions of information, propaganda, press and media activities according to the Party's regulations and the State's laws. Quang Ngai Newspaper is expected to go into operation in May 2025. When the Central Government has official regulations or instructions on the names of local press agencies, the Provincial Party Standing Committee will report to the Provincial Party Executive Committee to adjust according to the new central regulations.

Regarding the organizational structure, the leadership of Quang Ngai Newspaper includes the Editor-in-Chief and no more than 3 Deputy Editors-in-Chief. At the time of merger, the number of deputies may be more and will be reorganized after 5 years to no more than 3 Deputy Editors-in-Chief. Regarding the affiliated units, the arrangement of departments will be carried out according to the principle of adjusting and merging departments with similar functions and tasks; ending the operation of a department that is no longer suitable, adjusting and transferring functions and tasks to other departments.

Delegates voted to approve the Project to merge the Provincial Radio and Television Station into Quang Ngai Newspaper.

After the reorganization, Quang Ngai Newspaper consists of 8 departments: Administrative and Advertising Services Department; Secretariat - Editorial Department; Printed Newspaper Department; Electronic Newspaper and Digital Content Department; Television Department; Radio Department; News Department; Technical Department. The reduction of 4 departments, or more than 33%, is basically consistent with the orientation, suggesting some contents on the reorganization of specialized agencies under the Provincial People's Committee.

Regarding the payroll, Quang Ngai Newspaper must reduce at least 20% of public employees receiving salaries from the budget according to the general direction of the Central Government. In the immediate future, the number of public employees at the time of the merger will be implemented; during the implementation process, Quang Ngai Newspaper is responsible for reviewing, evaluating, and screening impartially and objectively, on that basis, arranging, streamlining the payroll and implementing policies and regimes for civil servants and employees; ensuring that no later than 5 years from the date of the decision to reorganize the apparatus, the number of public employees will meet the regulations.

Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council Bui Thi Quynh Van spoke at the conference.

Speaking at the conference, Central Party Committee member, Provincial Party Secretary, and Provincial People's Council Chairwoman Bui Thi Quynh Van emphasized that when the central government has official regulations or guidelines on the names of local press agencies, the province will adjust according to the central government's new regulations.

Currently, the financial mechanism of Quang Ngai Newspaper and the Provincial Radio and Television Station is different, so the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee assigned the specialized agency to coordinate with Quang Ngai Newspaper and the Provincial Radio and Television Station to rebuild the financial mechanism, but not to increase the current total expenditure for the budget. Temporarily use both the headquarters of the Provincial Radio and Television Station and Quang Ngai Newspaper. The main headquarters is at the Provincial Radio and Television Station (No. 165, Hung Vuong Street, Quang Ngai City).

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Published at: 09:43, 16/04/2025

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