On the morning of February 28, the 12^th meeting (thematic meeting), the 18^th Provincial People's Council discussed and approved important Proposals and draft Resolutions.

Comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Delegation of National Assembly Deputies, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of Provincial Standing Party Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Council; Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Member of Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, chaired the meeting.

Attending the meeting were Mr. Nguyen Van Thong - Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee (PPC); Hoang Nghia Hieu – Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Deputies of the Provincial People's Council; leaders of departments, branches and localities.

Overview of the Provincial People's Council’s the 12^th meeting

Mr. Bui Thanh An - Vice Chairman of the PPC presents the draft Resolutions

Passing Resolutions on medium-term public investment

At the meeting, the Provincial People's Council approved a draft Resolution to comment on the adjustment of the medium-term public investment plan for the 2021-2025 period from the central budget. Agreeing to approve the adjustment of the medium-term public investment plan for the 2021-2025 period from the central budget: Adjusting down the targets of the medium-term public investment plan for the 2021-2025 period of 15 tasks and projects with a capital of 201,094 billion VND; Adjusting additional targets of medium-term public investment plan for the 2021-2025 period for 02 projects with a capital of 201,094 billion VND.

Deputies vote by software on electronic devices

Accordingly, 15 tasks and projects to adjust and reduce the targets of the medium-term public investment plan for the 2021-2025 period include: North-South railway consolidation road, section Vinh city - Nghi Loc district, Nghe An province. Road connecting National Highway 1A - Thai Hoa town - Nghia Dan. Upgrading traffic roads in Chau Binh, Chau Thuan, Chau Hoi, Chau Nga of Quy Chau district. Medium-sized urban development project in Vietnam – Vinh city sub-project. Restoration of flooded areas in Nghe An province. Construction of Dien Kim bridge, Dien Chau district. Construction of embankment to prevent erosion of Hieu river bank, section passing Tan Lac town and Chau Hanh commune, Quy Chau district. N3 horizontal trunk road, Hoang Mai urban area, Nghe An province. Headquarters of the City Party Committee and Hoang Mai town mass organizations. Upgrading irrigation system to prevent salinity and drought in Nghi Van commune, Nghi Loc district.

Horizontal road No. 20 Cua Lo town, section from vertical road No. III to Vinh - Cua Lo Boulevard. The main road along the center of Quan Hanh town, Nghi Loc district, Nghe An province. Construction of embankments to prevent erosion on the banks of Dien Ngoc and Dien Bich estuaries running through Lach Van estuary, Dien Chau district. Project to build infrastructure upon resettlement for emergency migration out of disaster areas in Hung Hoa commune, Vinh city. Providing charter capital for policy banks and non-budget state financial funds; providing compensation for preferential credit interest rates and management fees; supporting the development of enterprises investing in agriculture and rural areas; supporting small and medium enterprises according to the provisions of the Law on Supporting Small and Medium Enterprises; supporting cooperatives in accordance with the Law on Cooperatives.

02 projects to adjust and supplement targets of the medium-term public investment plan for the 2021-2025 period: Renovating and upgrading canals of South Nghe An irrigation system; New construction of Phan Boi Chau High School for Gifted students (phase 2).

Also at the meeting, the Provincial People's Council approved the following drafts: Resolution on handling the remaining undisbursed capital under the 2022 public investment plan from the local budget. Resolution on investment policy on road improvement and upgrading project from the intersection of Tan An commune at DT.534B to Dong Van commune, Tan Ky district. Resolution on investment policy for the project of renovating and upgrading canals of South Nghe An Irrigation system. Resolution on investment policy of new construction project Phan Boi Chau High School for Gifted students (phase 2). Resolution on adjusting investment policy of project of tourist route along the bed of Ban Mong Reservoir, Quy Chau district. Resolution on promulgating a list of public non-business services funded by the state budget in the fields of culture, family and physical training and sports in Nghe An province.

Continuing to give drastic direction and speed up the disbursement of public investment capital

ĐMr. Thai Thanh Quy - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial Delegation of National Assembly Deputies, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council closes the meeting

Speaking at the closing of the meeting, Mr. Thai Thanh Quy - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council emphasized, with a spirit of seriousness and high responsibility, the 12^th meeting – thematic meeting of the 18^th Provincial People's Council has completed all content and program set out. In addition to the Resolutions on personnel work, the Provincial People's Council discussed and unanimously approved 07 Resolutions, creating a legal basis to accelerate the disbursement of public investment capital, promoting the province's socio-economic development in the coming time.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Council proposed the PPC, all levels, branches, localities and units according to their assigned functions, tasks and powers, to focus on organizing the urgent, drastic and synchronous implementation of solutions to ensure that the Resolutions of the Provincial People's Council soon come to life and achieve practical results.

Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Thai Thanh Quy also suggested that the PPC continue to give drastic direction and speed up the disbursement of public investment capital of all levels, branches and localities; promote the responsibilities and operational efficiency of the Working Group in public investment to promptly remove arising problems.

For new projects that have been given guidelines and allocated capital, the PPC is requested to soon direct the next steps to speed up the implementation schedule and complete the project as planned and according to regulations, especially the new construction project of Phan Boi Chau High School for Gifted students (phase 2), promoting the effectiveness of investment in training high-quality human resources of the province.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Thai Thanh Quy also said that according to the work program in 2023, the Provincial People's Council will organize thematic meetings between regular meetings to deal with unexpected and arising issues. In order to prepare for the next thematic meetings, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Council suggested the PPC direct relevant agencies to proactively prepare reports and draft resolutions to avoid rushing and being passive; especially resolutions related to provincial planning, adjustment of investment policies in public investment projects, recovery and conversion of land use purposes for rice and forest land, etc.

Regarding the Provincial People's Council’s mid-2023 meeting, which is expected to take place in early July, this is a very important meeting of the year, therefore, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Council suggested that the PPC, based on the list of proposed resolutions issued in 2023, agreed by the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council, give comments to direct the advisory agencies to carefully prepare the draft Resolution to be submitted to the meeting. The Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council directs the Provincial People's Council Committees to select important resolutions that greatly affect socio-economic life to conduct surveys and collect information for verification activities.

The Provincial People's Council suggested all levels, branches, localities and units promote the successful lessons of 2022, especially the lesson on solidarity, unity, initiative, sticking to work, with focus and key points in leadership and direction to achieve the highest results in the implementation of the goals, tasks and plans in 2023. In the immediate future, focusing on preparing to submit to the Politburo to summarize 10 years of implementing the Resolution 26 on Nghe An’s development orientations and tasks up to 2020; accelerating the implementation of key projects with connectivity and pervasiveness serving socio-economic development such as: North-South Expressway Project in the East, section passing Nghe An; Cua Lo deep-water port project; expanding Vinh international airport; expanding the administrative boundary of Vinh city in association with the implementation of the administrative boundary arrangement of the whole country in phase 2, etc.

At the same time, taking advantage of favorable weather conditions, epidemics are effectively controlled to boost production and business activities in all fields, quickly recover the economy and actively contribute to the growth of the province.   

Quynh – Thuy