Arranging commune-level administrative units is a key political task

Recently, Dong Nai has focused on directing and guiding relevant departments, branches, branches and localities to focus on building a project to arrange commune-level administrative units in the province. period 2023-2025.

However, the implementation still faces certain difficulties and problems. The province is trying to find ways to solve and focus on solutions to perform this important task well, with the immediate task being to complete the progress of sending the project for arranging administrative units at the commune level to the Ministry of Home Affairs on December 30. 5.

There are still some difficulties and problems

Minister of Home Affairs, Standing Deputy Head of the Steering Committee for arranging administrative units at district and commune levels for the period 2023-2030 Pham Thi Thanh Tra said that nationwide, in recent times, provinces and cities directly Central Government has made many efforts to overcome difficulties and obstacles to implement the plan to arrange administrative units at district and commune levels according to the policies of the Party and State.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee, Head of the Steering Committee for the construction of the Project on Arrangement of Commune-level Administrative Units in the province for the period 2023-2025 VO VAN PHI emphasized that from now until the time of submitting the project documents to the Ministry of Home Affairs just over a month left. Therefore, to ensure progress, members of the Steering Committee to develop a project to arrange commune-level administrative units in the province, departments and branches need to base on the plan, highlight the role of responsibility and integration. Extremely coordinate with localities to well implement assigned tasks.

It is worth noting that a number of localities have proactively and actively grasped and seriously and drastically implemented the work of arranging administrative units at district and commune levels in the area according to the Party’s regulations and the law, in accordance with reality. see off. But besides that, some localities are still confused, not proactive, and slow in implementing the arrangement of administrative units at district and commune levels. Reports from localities show that the work of arranging administrative units at district and commune levels for the 2023-2025 period still faces some difficulties and obstacles.

In Dong Nai, closely following the Central direction, the Provincial Party Committee issued a decision to approve the Outline of tasks for building the Project on Arrangement of Commune-level Administrative Units for the period 2023-2025 of Dong Nai province; promulgate decisions on establishing a Steering Committee to develop the Project on Arrangement of Commune-level Administrative Units in the province for the period of 2023-2025, on the organizational and operational regulations of the Steering Committee to develop the Project Arrange administrative units at commune level…

The Steering Committee for the development of the Project on Arrangement of Commune-level Administrative Units in the province for the period 2023-2025 has been directing and guiding relevant departments, branches, branches and localities to focus on implementing tasks. this important. Localities have also been proactive in carrying out tasks within their authority.

Deputy Director of the Department of Home Affairs Ha Thanh Tung said that the implementation of the project in the province encountered many difficulties and obstacles. According to the previous plan, the province registered to submit the project to the Ministry of Home Affairs in October 2024. However, by early February 2024, the Ministry of Home Affairs set a deadline for submitting the project before April 30, 2024 and extended it until April 30, 2024.

May 31, 2024, causing the locality to be more or less passive and having to adjust the implementation roadmap. Meanwhile, because arrangements were not made in the 2019-2021 period, the province has no experience and is more or less confused.

Another problem is that some spending norms are not included in current regulations, especially spending norms for localities that organize voter consultation. Therefore, preparing cost estimates and organizing bidding to choose a consulting unit to build the project faces many difficulties. On the other hand, the deadline set is May 31, 2024 to submit the project documents, leading to the failure to ensure the order and bidding procedures for selecting a consulting unit to build the project.

Focus on solving difficulties

Faced with the above difficulties, to ensure progress, recently, the Department of Home Affairs – Standing agency of the Project Development Steering Committee, proactively developed a draft project for arranging commune-level administrative units in Dong Nai province for the first phase. period 2023-2025. Along with that, the organization consulted 4 localities with commune-level administrative units arranged (including: Vinh Cuu district, Tan Phu district, Bien Hoa city and Long Khanh city).

At the same time, focus on directing relevant departments, branches, branches and localities to coordinate in developing plans for organizational arrangement, apparatus and personnel arrangement after the merger; Handling redundant public assets and headquarters. Along with that, the Department of Home Affairs guided 4 localities to arrange commune-level administrative units on the procedures and processes for preparing and posting voter lists, organizing to collect people’s opinions and participate in complete comments on the election. provincial project.

Directive No. 34-CT/TU dated April 19, 2024 on strengthening leadership and directing the arrangement of commune-level administrative units in Dong Nai province in the period 2023-2025, the Provincial Party Standing Committee requested all levels Party Committees, Party organizations, authorities, Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations at all levels in the province organize thorough and extensive propaganda so that cadres, party members and people are clearly aware of viewpoints, goals, principles and roadmap for arranging commune-level administrative units in Dong Nai province for the period 2023-2025, strictly and strictly implementing them. Arrangements must be consistent with provincial planning, rural planning, urban planning or other relevant planning. At the same time, it must be considered comprehensively, based on reality and related impact factors, advantages and disadvantages, and specific factors of each unit and locality in the province, ensuring requirements. national defense, security, order, social safety, and socio-economic development of the province.

In particular, the Provincial Party Standing Committee issued Directive No. 34-CT/TU dated April 19, 2024 on strengthening leadership and directing the arrangement of commune-level administrative units in Dong Nai province in the period 2023- 2025. In this directive, the Provincial Party Standing Committee requires party committees, Party organizations, authorities, Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations at all levels in the province to clearly define the implementation of commune-level administrative units arrangements. key political tasks throughout the period 2023-2025, and at the same time properly implement Plan No. 01/PA-UBND dated November 2, 2023 of the Provincial People’s Committee, which has been appraised by competent authorities,
approve.

Deputy Director of the Department of Home Affairs Ha Thanh Tung added that in the near future, the Department of Home Affairs will advise the Party Committee of the Provincial People’s Committee to submit to the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee for comments on the draft project. After that, the Provincial People’s Committee issued a document directing 4 localities to organize voter consultation on the draft project and take the next steps according to prescribed processes and procedures. It is expected that on May 30, the Provincial People’s Committee will sign the project and submit it to the Ministry of Home Affairs for appraisal of the Project for Arranging Commune-level Administrative Units of Dong Nai province.

Chairman of Long Khanh City People’s Committee Do Chanh Quang said that in recent times, the city has proactively carried out a number of tasks related to projects under its authority. Accordingly, the locality has posted the voter list and proactively calculated plans to reorganize officials, civil servants, and public employees as well as the headquarters after the merger.

In particular, according to Decree No. 33/2023/ND-CP regulating commune-level officials and civil servants and part-time workers at the commune level, in villages and residential groups, the locality still lacks a number of officials. ministries and civil servants. The locality is expected to mobilize surplus personnel to wards, communes, and missing units. At the same time, we hope that the Department of Home Affairs will continue to have detailed and specific instructions for related tasks so that the city as well as other localities can proactively perform tasks within their authority.

Ho Thao