General Secretary To Lam delivers a speech at the Conference. Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA

On the morning of December 1, the Politburo and the Central Party Secretariat held a national conference to disseminate and summarize the implementation of Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW dated October 25, 2017 of the 12th Party Central Committee on "Some issues on continuing to innovate and reorganize the apparatus of the political system to be streamlined and operate effectively and efficiently"; report on the socio-economic situation in the first 11 months of 2024, solutions to accelerate socio-economic development in 2025; solutions to remove bottlenecks and bottlenecks in institutional development, in the form of direct meetings at the Central bridge at Dien Hong Hall, National Assembly House, Hanoi City, combined with online meetings at the bridges of Central agencies, provincial Party Committees, and centrally-run city Party Committees, and online meetings at commune-level bridges...

General Secretary To Lam attended and delivered a speech at the Conference.

Attending the conference were Politburo members: President Luong Cuong; Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh; National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man; Standing member of the Secretariat, Chairman of the Central Inspection Commission Tran Cam Tu; Politburo members, Secretariat members, Party Central Committee members, alternate members of the Party Central Committee; leaders of central departments, ministries, branches, mass organizations, leaders of provincial and municipal Party Committees; key leaders of Party committees and authorities at all levels and all cadres and Party members summoned at the connecting points.

At the Conference, delegates listened to Politburo member, Party Central Committee Secretary, Head of the Central Organization Committee Le Minh Hung present the main contents and focus of the implementation of the summary of Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW, dated October 25, 2017 of the 12th Party Central Committee on "Some issues on continuing to innovate and reorganize the apparatus of the political system to be streamlined and operate effectively and efficiently".

Politburo member and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man presented the topic "Solutions to remove institutional bottlenecks and bottlenecks".

Politburo member and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh presented the topic "Socio-economic situation in 2024, solutions to accelerate socio-economic development in 2025".

Unleash all resources, create a favorable environment for development

Speaking at the Conference, General Secretary To Lam emphasized that since the 10th Central Conference on September 20, 2024, the entire political system has had strong movements, operating with a new spirit and new speed to create new driving forces and new efficiency for socio-economic development and improving the material and spiritual life of the people.

To achieve the socio-economic development goals set out in the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, General Secretary To Lam pointed out that it is necessary to renew thinking, "untie", be decisive, make breakthroughs, and surpass oneself. To reach the goal of high average income for the people by 2030 and high income by 2045, Vietnam's economic growth rate must reach double digits continuously in the following years. The Party Central Committee, the Government, and the National Assembly are focusing on resolving bottlenecks and creating fundamental factors for the country to "take off", especially issues related to infrastructure such as transportation systems, energy infrastructure, human resources, facilities, institutional reform, administrative procedures, etc.

The General Secretary requested that it is necessary to continue to create more breakthroughs in development institutions, remove all difficulties, obstacles, and bottlenecks to unblock all resources and strongly reform administration, creating a favorable environment for development. Innovation in development institutions is not only the task of law-making agencies, but also the shared responsibility of the entire political system and of each cadre and party member participating in law-making and enforcement. There must be a "strong enough medicine" to cure the disease of cadres working in an administrative, mechanical manner; negative, corrupt, "torturing people", "torturing businesses", only doing things for personal gain, deliberately slowing down work, asking for opinions in circles, blaming the institution, blaming fear of responsibility...

Emphasizing that the socio-economic development policies and guidelines are quite adequate, now is the time to act, the General Secretary suggested that, based on the general policies and guidelines of the Party and State and the regulation of the Central Government, localities must consider and think "on their own land", promote the spirit of initiative and creativity for development; each agency, unit and locality must set specific goals to contribute to the completion of the country's common goals. More than ever, cadres and party members must uphold their sense of responsibility, set an example in performing their tasks in the spirit of putting the common interest above all, boldly innovating, creating, making breakthroughs, and bravely sacrificing for the country's development.

The General Secretary emphasized that, in addition to the efforts of the Party, Government and State, the people's response and participation are needed. Economic development needs to be associated with solving social issues, protecting the environment, increasingly meeting the material and spiritual needs of the people, effectively implementing social security policies, eliminating hunger and poverty, eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses... clearly demonstrating the good nature of our regime.

Contribute to the common goals of the country

Regarding the Party Congresses at all levels leading up to the 14th National Congress, the General Secretary emphasized that the Party Congresses at all levels, from the grassroots Party cells to the commune, district, provincial levels and central agencies, must be a broad political activity within the entire Party, discussing the vision, goals and tasks of developing the country to become rich and strong in the new era. The documents submitted to the 14th National Party Congress have been elaborately, carefully and scientifically prepared by the Central Committee. The task of Party committees at all levels is to promptly organize for cadres and Party members to study and contribute opinions to the above documents.

The General Secretary noted that it is important that from the content of the Draft Documents of the 14th Congress, Party committees at all levels use it as a basis to build the content of political reports, work directions and tasks for their documents; specifically identify the goals and tasks of their agencies, units and localities, contributing to the common goals of the country in the coming period. The Party Central Committee continues to receive comments and contributions from Party organizations, scientists, intellectuals, and people of all walks of life to supplement and perfect the Documents to be submitted to the 14th Congress with the spirit that the Documents must closely follow the breath of life, must be concise, easy to remember, and easy to implement. The Documents must become "Textbooks", "Dictionaries" so that when needed, they can "look" them up and immediately see the "light to guide the way". Minimize the need to continue issuing subsequent resolutions and directives to implement the Resolution of the 14th Congress.

The General Secretary requested that Party committees at all levels focus on preparing personnel for the new term in accordance with the contents that have been instructed, and prepare a team of cadres with sufficient qualities and capacity to meet the new development requirements. Each cadre and Party member must constantly study to "improve themselves" to meet the requirements and tasks in the new period of the country. If they cannot meet them, they must voluntarily step aside and let others do it.

“We must pay close attention to overcoming the "diseases" of personnel work before the Congress such as: Those who are not re-elected are safe, defensive, and do not dare to implement new things; personnel expected to participate in the new Party Committee are reserved, do not want to clash, and are afraid of losing votes; calculate for relatives, acquaintances, and "cronies" to enter leadership positions or use "organizational tricks" to push away people they do not like... Personnel organization work is the work of the Party, so Party committees at all levels must seriously implement the Party Charter as well as the Party's regulations and laws on personnel work," the General Secretary emphasized.

Create qualitative changes in the operation of the political system

General Secretary To Lam delivers a speech at the Conference. Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA

Regarding the streamlining of the political system's apparatus, the General Secretary requested that all levels and sectors from the central to the grassroots level must determine the highest political determination in implementing this policy. This is a particularly important task, a revolution in streamlining the apparatus of the political system. This is not only a matter of scale or quantity, but more profoundly, it is necessary to create qualitative changes in the operation of the political system. Comrades, leaders, heads of Party committees and agencies need to be exemplary, proactive, and determined in performing assigned tasks in the spirit of "running and lining up at the same time"; "The Central does not wait for the provincial level, the provincial level does not wait for the district level, the district level does not wait for the grassroots level"; "The Central sets an example, the localities respond". Each level and each sector closely follows the plan to summarize and propose models for their agencies and units to ensure progress (ministries and sectors must complete by December 2024); aiming at the common goal of completing and reporting to the Central Committee the Plan to arrange and perfect the organizational apparatus of the political system in the first quarter of 2025.

The General Secretary noted that the implementation must be urgent but must be cautious and certain, and principles must be maintained, and opinions must be taken from practical summaries, experts, scientists, and even foreign experience, to propose the most optimal streamlining of the apparatus. Strictly implement the principle that one agency must perform many tasks, and only one agency must preside over and be primarily responsible for one task; thoroughly overcome the overlapping of functions and tasks, and division of areas and fields; agencies and organizations that have been initially arranged must also be reviewed and proposed for internal rearrangement; resolutely eliminate intermediary organizations; organizational reform must be associated with thoroughly grasping and effectively implementing the Party's policies on innovation in leadership methods, strong decentralization to localities, promoting administrative reform, fighting waste, national digital transformation, and socializing public services, etc. The general requirement is that the new apparatus must be better than the old one and put into operation immediately; Do not interrupt work, do not leave gaps in time, do not leave areas or fields vacant; do not affect the normal activities of society and people...

Streamlining the organizational apparatus goes hand in hand with streamlining the payroll, restructuring the staff with sufficient qualities and capacity to meet the tasks. Streamlining does not mean mechanically cutting down, but eliminating unnecessary positions, reducing ineffective work, thereby focusing resources on key areas, truly worthy and suitable people. Do not let state agencies be a "safe haven" for weak staff. With higher requirements when implementing a new organization, there must be a plan to train and retrain staff before and after the organization is reorganized.

The General Secretary requested that each agency and unit must carry out well the political and ideological work and the regime and policies for cadres, party members, civil servants, public employees and workers affected by the restructuring of the organization and apparatus; ensure fairness, transparency and objectivity, and avoid complications. The Politburo has issued a policy to temporarily suspend the appointment and nomination of candidates for higher positions for agencies and units that are expected to be restructured and streamlined (except in cases of real necessity); temporarily suspend the recruitment of civil servants from December 1, 2024 until the restructuring of the apparatus is completed according to the direction of the Central Committee.

Party committees from the central to grassroots levels direct the strengthening of propaganda work, orienting public opinion, creating high unity within the Party and the entire political system, and consensus among the people on policies, requirements, and tasks of streamlining the organizational apparatus in the new situation. Effectively combat wrong, hostile, and distorted views on the implementation of this policy; strictly handle cases of taking advantage of organizational arrangements, causing internal disunity, affecting the prestige of the Party and agencies and organizations.

The country is standing at the historic door to enter the era of rising up. General Secretary To Lam requested that comrades from the Central to the grassroots level promote a high sense of responsibility towards the Party, the State and the people, focus on leadership and direction with the highest determination to soon complete the streamlining of the organization and apparatus of the political system; contribute to accelerating and surpassing the goals and tasks of 2024, 2025 and the entire 13th National Congress term; and prepare well for Party congresses at all levels towards the 14th National Party Congress.

Speaking on the direction of the propaganda work of the Conference's content, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Department Nguyen Trong Nghia requested that Party committees and organizations at all levels grasp the direction of General Secretary To Lam; continue to thoroughly grasp, propagate and disseminate the content of the Conference more widely, quickly turn the Central Committee's guiding viewpoints into concrete actions, ensuring the right progress, roadmap and clear results.

According to baotintuc.vn