Hung Yen: The online conference to evaluate the results of organizing and implementing the operation of two-tier local government

Comrade Nguyen Khac Than, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee gives a speech at the conference.

The conference was held in both face-to-face and virtual forms, connecting with 104 bridge points of communes and wards in the province.

After the merger, in Hung Yen province there are 104 communes and wards, covering an area of ​​2,514.81km2 and a population of 3,567,943 people. Regarding the organization and apparatus, the commune-level payroll currently has 4,672 cadres, civil servants, public employees and workers, with an average of 45 cadres, civil servants, public employees and workers assigned to each commune and ward. To implement the two-tier local government model, communes and wards in the province have basically stabilized the arrangement of necessary facilities and equipment, ensuring the operations from July 1, 2025.

After three days of operation, the contents of the tasks were carried out in accordance with the regulations and directions of the superiors and the province. In particular, the first session of the People's Council and the People's Committee in 104 communes and wards took place in an exciting atmosphere, ensuring quality, efficiency, and compliance with processes and procedures; the organization and personnel of specialized agencies were completed in accordance with regulations.

Along with that, the Public Administration Service Centers of communes and wards have been basically equipped with facilities, equipment and personnel, ensuring immediate operation, without interruption in receiving and handling administrative procedures of people and businesses.

The spirit of cadres, civil servants, public employees, workers and people is excited, highly unanimous with the policy of arranging a two-tier government model; united, unanimous, determined to successfully implement the socio-economic development goals and tasks of communes and wards in the last months of 2025 and the following years.

At the conference, leaders of departments, branches and localities focused on evaluating and clarifying the results achieved in the first days of operating two-tier local governments; reported difficulties, obstacles and made recommendations and proposals on the matters related to facilities, personnel organization, policy mechanisms, etc. Based on their functions and tasks, representatives of relevant departments, branches and units directly answered questions related to their management sectors and fields; agreed on a number of key issues in the coming time.

Concluding the conference, Comrade Nguyen Khac Than, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee acknowledged and highly appreciated the efforts of the Party committees and authorities of the new communes and wards in leading and directing the apparatus to operate synchronously and effectively from the beginning.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the leaders of the communes and wards to continue to enhance their roles and responsibilities, overcome immediate difficulties, work with a spirit of determination and drasticness, and promote the effectiveness of the new commune-level government. To build a united, consensual, responsible community, complying with legal regulations and the leadership and direction of the heads of agencies, units and localities. To focus on reviewing, perfecting and promulgating the regulations, assign the tasks and working programs of localities in the last months of 2025.

Localities direct the organization of Party congresses of communes and wards for the term 2025 - 2030 to ensure completion before July 15, 2025; it is noted that the Political report submitted to the congress, the People's Committees of communes and wards proactively review and clearly identify potential, advantages and growth targets, growth drivers and development in the coming term.

The Department of Home Affairs was asigned to preside over and coordinate with departments and branches to guide the arrangement and assignment of commune-level cadres and civil servants according to job positions, meeting requirements and professional tasks, especially in specific positions. To deploy training courses for commune-level civil servants, focusing on the fields of natural resources and environment, construction licensing, business registration, etc. To pay attention to timely encouragement and create conditions for cadres, civil servants, public employees, and workers to work.

The Department of Finance was asigned to review facilities and working offices in communes and wards, on that basis, advise the Provincial People's Committee on a comprehensive plan to allocate resources to localities with difficulties. Localities closely follow the guidance of the Department of Finance in managing and transferring public assets; at the same time, focus highly on land management, not allowing violations to occur. Departments and branches strengthen inspection and guidance on the operation of new commune-level governments, especially ensuring the seamless and smooth operation of the Commune-level Public Administration Service Center, not allowing working interruptions.

Relevant departments and branches focus on reviewing ongoing projects, advising the Provincial People's Committee to  decentralize management and implementation according to regulations; at the same time, together with localities, immediately start site clearance work, contributing to speeding up the progress of project implementation in the province.