Twenty-one important resolutions passed at the 34th Session of the 17th Provincial People's Council

Provincial leaders and delegates attend the Session

At the Session, on behalf of the Standing members of the Provincial People's Council, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Tran Thi Tuyet Huong reported on the summary of the group discussions at the 34th Session of the 17th Provincial People's Council, term 2021-2026. The discussion in five delegation groups on the afternoon of December 8th resulted in 33 opinions expressed. These opinions focused on comprehensively evaluating the content of the reports and draft resolutions, and demonstrated the delegates' sense of responsibility in considering and deciding on important issues of the province. The delegates unanimously assessed that the socio-economic development situation in 2025 to achieve a lot of positive results; the main targets were basically completed; some sectors experienced significant growth; state management in various fields was strengthened; and national defense, security, and social order and safety were ensured. Besides the aforementioned results, delegates discussed several difficulties and obstacles in the tasks performance, particularly the issues related to the progress of planning implementation, disbursement of public investment capital, decentralization of resources, and the need to improve the efficiency of tasks performed by commune-level governments after the administrative unit reorganization.

Comrade Tran Thi Tuyet Huong, the Provincial Party Committee’s Member and Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, reports on the results of the group discussions.

In his directive speech at the session, Comrade Nguyen Huu Nghia, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, highly appreciated the spirit of unity, responsibility, and efforts of the Party Committee of the Provincial People's Council, the Standing members of the Provincial People's Council, the Boards, and the delegates of the Provincial People's Council in the initial phase of implementing the two-tier local government model after the merger. He emphasized that although the organizational structure was reorganized and consolidated in a short time, the activities of the Provincial People's Council remained smooth and effective, continuing to make important contributions to the province's development achievements in 2025.

The Provincial Party Secretary analyzed the international and domestic context in 2025, noting that it continues to be complex with increased strategic competition, slow global economic growth, escalating regional conflicts, and natural disasters and epidemics strongly impacting macroeconomic stability. In this context, the Central Government has issued many major policies, especially the seven "pillar" resolutions, creating a foundation for the whole country to overcome challenges and maintain development momentum.

Based on closely following the Party's direction, the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial People's Council, and the Provincial People's Committee have proactively, flexibly, and decisively led and organized the implementation of three key tasks: socio-economic development; the reorganization of the political apparatus and the two-tier government model; the preparations for the Party Congresses at all levels for the 2025-2030 term have been underway. Thanks to this, Hung Yen province has achieved comprehensive results, creating an important foundation for a new development phase. In 2025, the province basically completed its socio-economic development goals, with an estimated GRDP growth rate of 8.78%, ranking the 10th out of 34 provinces and cities; budget revenue exceeding 82,000 billion VND, significantly exceeding the projected target; the economic structure continued to shift positively; socio-economic infrastructure was invested in comprehensively; national defense and security wass maintained; social welfare was ensured; the fight against corruption and negative practices was strengthened; and the two-tier government operates stably and effectively.

Comrade Nguyen Huu Nghia, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, delivers a directive speech at the meeting.

The Provincial Party Secretary affirmed that the achievements of 2025 and the entire term are the result of the unity and solidarity of the entire political system, the business community, and the people of the province, including the important contributions of the Provincial People's Council - the body representing the will and aspirations of the people.

Entering 2026, a very special year with the 14th National Party Congress and the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and the People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term, the Provincial Party Secretary clearly outlined many key tasks that the province needs to focus on, including continuing to improve the two-tier local government model; perfecting the planning system, mechanisms, and policies after the merger; creating new growth drivers; mobilizing and effectively utilizing resources; and effectively addressing social issues, especially sustainable poverty reduction, improving people's lives, and maintaining security and order.

The Provincial Party Secretary requested that the Provincial People's Council promote democracy and wisdom, carefully consider the situation in 2025, clearly identify limitations and their causes, and then discuss and decide on breakthrough goals, targets, tasks, and solutions in 2026, creating strong momentum for change from the beginning of the year. The Provincial People's Council should focus on the mechanisms and policies to promote growth, improve the investment environment, accelerate innovation and digital transformation; better care for the people, especially vulnerable groups; and rapidly reduce poverty, narrowing the gap among regions in the province.

In addition, the Provincial People's Council needs to strengthen supervision to ensure that the two levels of government operate effectively and efficiently; guarantee the legitimate rights and interests of the people; resolutely overcome the situation of shirking responsibility, causing inconvenience to people and businesses; and closely monitor the implementation of decentralization and delegation of power, the quality of public services, and the service attitude of the staff.

Regarding the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and the People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term, the Provincial Party Secretary requested the thorough preparation, adherence to the law, democracy, and objectivity; selecting deputies who are truly exemplary in character, ability, courage, and morality, and absolutely loyal to the Fatherland and the People. Hung Yen is entering a new stage of development with many great opportunities but also many challenges, therefore requiring each cadre and Party member, especially the deputies to the People's Councils at all levels, to set an example of innovative thinking, daring to think, daring to act, and daring to take responsibility for the common good; resolutely putting resolutions into practice, mobilizing the strength of the entire political system and the people to successfully achieve the development goals in 2026.

The provincial leaders and delegates attend the session.

During the session, under the administration of Comrade Tran Quoc Van, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, the Provincial People's Council proceeded with the questioning of the Provincial People's Council’s delegates and the answering of questions by leaders of relevant departments and agencies. Delegates questioned the Director of the Department of Internal Affairs regarding the operation of the two-tier local government at the commune level, highlighting the shortage of specialized staff; the delay in resolving benefits for non-specialized officials who retire due to administrative unit restructuring; the recruitment and placement of commune-level officials, civil servants, and public employees; and requested guidance on salary and allowance regimes for the Chairmen and Vice-chairmen of commune-level veterans' associations affected by administrative unit restructuring. Delegates questioned the Director of the Department of Finance regarding the disbursement of public investment capital, the review of project scales according to decentralization; and the handling of projects transferred from the old district and commune levels to the new communes after administrative unit restructuring. Delegates questioned the Director of the Department of Construction about the outdated planning of the old districts and communes in the context of the merger, requesting solutions to adjust and supplement the planning to align with regional and provincial planning. Delegates questioned the Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment about the continued illegal construction on agricultural land in many localities and what solutions are being carried out to prevent this situation. Delegates questioned the Director of the Department of Health about solutions for reorganizing the staff of district-level health centers after the restructuring and streamlining of communes and wards…

Comrade Dao Hong Van, Member of the Provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, and Director of the Department of Internal Affairs, answers questions from the Provincial People's Council’s delegates and voter recommendations.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Tai, the Provincial Party Committee’s Member and Director of the Department of Finance, answers questions from the Provincial People's Council’s delegates and voter recommendations.

Comrade Tran Quang Trien, the Provincial Party Committee’s Member and Director of the Department of Construction, answers questions from the Provincial People's Council’s delegates and voter recommendations.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Kien, the Provincial Party Committee’s Member and Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, answers questions from the Provincial People's Council’s delegates and voter recommendations.

Comrade Nguyen Thi Anh, the Provincial Party Committee’s Member and Director of the Department of Health, answers questions from Provincial People's Council’s delegates and voter recommendations.

With a spirit of frankness and responsibility, the leaders of the provincial departments and agencies provided clear and specific answers, directly addressing the issues and concerns raised by voters and the Provincial People's Council’s delegates. They clarified achievements, difficulties, shortcomings, and limitations, identified causes, acknowledged responsibility, and proposed solutions for improvement in the future.

Following the questioning session by the Provincial People's Council’s delegates and the responses from relevant departments and agencies, on behalf of the Provincial People's Committee, Comrade Pham Duy Ngoc, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, respectfully acknowledged the directives of the Provincial Party Secretary and the Standing members of the Provincial People's Council; and further clarified the issues of concern to voters and the ones raised by the Provincial People's Council’s delegates related to the management, operation, and implementation of socio-economic development, national defense, and security goals and tasks of the province.

Comrade Pham Quang Ngoc, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, speaks at the session.

Emphasizing the importance of provincial, commune, and specialized planning, the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee stated that this is a crucial task requiring decisive action from all levels of Party committees and authorities in the coming period to ensure a comprehensive, synchronized, and long-term development orientation.

Regarding the allocation of budget and public investment capital at the commune level, the Provincial People's Committee will direct relevant departments and agencies to research appropriate solutions, ensuring transparency and prioritizing support for disadvantaged localities. The allocation of budget estimates to communes will be carried out clearly and in accordance with regulations.

Regarding the recruitment of civil servants at the commune level, the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee instructed relevant agencies to complete this by December 2025. Along with this, the province will also focus on finalizing the plan for restructuring public service units at the commune level, ensuring it to align with local realities and enhance operational efficiency.

Regarding the current state of household waste treatment, which does not meet requirements, he stated that the Provincial People's Committee has directed relevant units and localities to accelerate the implementation of the waste-to-energy project, striving to put the facility into operation as soon as possible.

Concerning river water pollution, he assigned the relevant departments to develop a comprehensive plan to address and protect the environment and water quality.

For projects that are behind schedule, the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested relevant departments and localities to conduct a comprehensive review, develop management and treatment plans in accordance with regulations, avoiding waste of land resources and impacting the province's socio-economic development goals.

After a day and a half of urgent, serious, democratic, and responsible work, the 34th session of the Provincial People's Council completed its entire agenda. The Provincial People's Council’s delegates voted to approve 21 resolutions in the following areas: socio-economic development tasks in 2026; finance, budget, and public investment; mechanisms and policies in the fields of internal affairs, education and training, science, and technology; mechanisms and policies in the fields of inspection, national defense, and security; construction; organizational structure, staffing, and the system of legal documents after the provincial merger.

The Provincial People's Council’s delegates vote to approve the resolutions at the session.

In his closing remarks, Comrade Tran Quoc Van, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, emphasized: This session took place at a time when Hung Yen province was completing a phase with many changes in the scale of development and governance requirements. The workload in 2025 is much larger than in previous years; many new mechanisms and policies are beginning to be implemented; and governance requires a high degree of proactiveness and flexibility. Therefore, each item on the agenda of the Session is not just a routine task, but also carries significant importance for the stability and development of the province in 2026 and subsequent years.

Based on the reports, presentations, and draft resolutions submitted at the Session, along with frank and responsible discussions in the working groups and in the plenary session, the Provincial People's Council comprehensively assessed the situation, highlighted outstanding achievements, clearly identified limitations and their causes, and unanimously discussed key tasks and solutions to create strong changes from the beginning of 2026.

The Session adopted many important resolutions, establishing a legal framework for the implementation of tasks related to socio-economic development, finance and budget, public investment, industrial planning, social welfare, and national defense and security; and simultaneously creating a basis for building an effective and efficient government that better serves the needs of the people and the overall development of the province.

These resolutions address both immediate needs and provide long-term guidance for the 2026-2030 period, especially in the context of the province adjusting its governance methods to suit a larger scale of development and higher demand for professionalism, connectivity, and efficiency in serving the people.

Comrade Tran Quoc Van, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, delivers the closing remarks at the session.

Looking back at 2025, on behalf of the Standing members of the Provincial People's Council, the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Council respectfully acknowledged and commended the efforts of the Provincial People's Committee, all levels and sectors, the business community, and the people. Despite the heavy workload and great pressure, the entire province maintained a stable environment, sustained growth, ensured social welfare, strengthened national defense and security, and effectively handled newly arising issues.

Frankly acknowledging the significant shortcomings and limitations that still need to be addressed more decisively in the coming period, the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Council stated that the aforementioned issues have been thoroughly discussed by the Provincial People's Council in its working groups, clearly identifying subjective and objective causes, and assigning responsibility to each agency, each stage, and each sector. Based on this, the Provincial People's Council unanimously agreed that 2026 must begin with a new spirit: "acting earlier, more decisively, with more clearly measurable results, and with key solutions implemented from the very first days and months; avoiding prolonged delays and preventing the recurrence of limitations over multiple sessions."

The Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Council stressed: The resolutions just passed at this session are not only legally binding decisions, but also represent the high determination of the Provincial People's Council before the people regarding the development goals in 2026 and the following years. However, only when they are implemented proactively, decisively, and responsibly, will they truly come to life and become a driving force for the province's rapid and sustainable development.

Therefore, the Provincial People's Council requests the Provincial People's Committee and all levels and sectors to urgently concretize the resolutions with clear action plans, specific responsibilities, transparent roadmaps, and measurable outcomes; resolutely overcome slow and inconsistent implementation. This is not only a requirement but also a measure of administrative discipline in 2026.

To focus on restoring and accelerating growth, linked with sustainable budget revenue growth. The province needs to proactively remove difficulties for businesses; activate new growth drivers; accelerate the progress of transportation, industrial, and service projects; and prepare thoroughly for attracting investment in high technology, digital economy, renewable energy, and logistics. The task of increasing revenue and saving expenditure must be carried out decisively, ensuring resources for development.

To continue to make breakthroughs in administrative reform and digital transformation, focusing on citizens and businesses; simultaneously tighten discipline and order, uphold the responsibility of leaders; promote digitalization, transparency, and openness in all stages, minimizing time and costs for citizens and businesses.

To improve the quality of local governance according to the two-tier model, strengthen coordination between levels and sectors; review working processing procedures; ensure unified and smooth direction; overcome overlapping and dispersed responsibilities. Any agency that is slow or allows prolonged backlogs must be held accountable at each stage.

In addition, better care for the lives of the people and the quality of public services. To effectively perform social security programs; promote education, health, and culture; expedite the implementation of social housing and worker housing projects; effectively address environmental issues, waste management, and water resource protection; and build a safe and civilized living environment.

To ensure national defense and security; maintain social stability; improve the effectiveness of crime prevention and control; prevent the emergence of complex "hot spots." To resolve outstanding and long-standing cases; strictly conduct citizen reception and handling of complaints and denunciations, consider this an important criterion in officials evaluation.

The Provincial People's Council requests that the committees, the groups of People's Council’s delegates, and each representative continue to innovate their working methods; improve the effectiveness of supervision and monitoring of the implementation of supervision conclusions; strengthen contact and dialogue with the people, contributing to consolidating the people's trust in the government.

The Provincial People's Council calls on every official, civil servant, employee, enterprise, and citizen to continue to unite, be proactive, creative, uphold responsibility to the people, and work together to build Hung Yen into a dynamic, modern, disciplined, and livable province in the Red River Delta region.