Head of the People's Petition Committee presents a report on the National Assembly's petition work in May and June 2024. (Photo: DUY LINH)

On the morning of July 10, at the 35th Session, under the direction of Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Quang Phuong, the National Assembly Standing Committee reviewed the report on the National Assembly's public petition work in May and June 2024.

Reporting at the meeting, Head of the People's Aspirations Committee Duong Thanh Binh emphasized that voters and people highly appreciate the policies of the Party, National Assembly, and Government that contribute to maintaining national sovereignty, stabilizing and developing the country's economy, culture, and society in an international situation with many fluctuations, difficulties, and complications.

Voters and people also highly appreciated the results of the 7th Session of the 15th National Assembly. At this Session, the National Assembly completed the positions of President, Chairman of the National Assembly, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, elected additional members of the National Assembly Standing Committee, and approved the appointment of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Security.

Voters are particularly interested in the National Assembly's adjustment of regional minimum wages; regulations on salary mechanisms for state-owned enterprises and adjustments to basic salaries; and the National Assembly's approval of draft laws with contents directly related to people's lives...

According to Mr. Duong Thanh Binh, voters and people are very interested in the official visit to Vietnam by the President of the Russian Federation; the foreign affairs activities of the Party and State leaders and voters believe that these diplomatic activities will open up many opportunities for cooperation and friendship, contribute to the country's economic development and continue to affirm Vietnam's position and role in the international arena.

At the same time, voters highly appreciated the successful organization of the junior high school and high school graduation exams. The organization of graduation exams is increasingly serious, objective, honest, and safe, basically meeting the goal of assessing the quality of education and students' capacity.

The price situation of some commodities fluctuates and increases.

The Head of the Petition Committee said that voters and people are worried about the price fluctuations of some goods, the price of raw materials fluctuates strongly and remains high, causing difficulties for production, business and people's lives; child drowning incidents occur in many localities, especially for students during the summer vacation.

In addition, there is a situation where businesses arrange workers to work in shifts and organize shift meals, but the quality of the meals does not ensure nutrition to restore the labor force for workers; the situation of electronic cigarette smoking occurs among students of all levels; the situation of patients participating in health insurance going to see a doctor or receiving treatment still does not have enough drugs and testing chemicals on the list of drugs covered by health insurance, affecting the rights of patients participating in health insurance...

Scene of the meeting on the morning of July 10. (Photo: DUY LINH)

In addition, voters and people are also concerned about the limited digital infrastructure in some mountainous areas, making it difficult for people to implement electronic identification and the implementation of administrative reform by local authorities; the phenomenon of installing hidden recording devices for secret filming with bad intentions; African swine fever; and the situation of fires and explosions with serious consequences that have continuously occurred recently.

There needs to be a policy to strictly prohibit the sale of e-cigarettes to students.

Based on the contents reflected by voters, the Petition Committee recommends that the National Assembly Standing Committee request the Government and the Prime Minister to pay attention to directing ministries and branches to continue to have effective solutions to control inflation and stabilize market prices in the coming time; research, have solutions and specific regulations on the quality of meals for workers as well as food safety and hygiene in collective kitchens in enterprises.

At the same time, there should be a policy to prioritize more investment in large projects and works serving the prevention and control of drought, landslides, and saltwater intrusion to adapt to climate change to help people feel secure in production, increase income, and contribute to economic development; there should be fundamental solutions to strengthen state management of e-cigarettes, and a policy to strictly prohibit the sale of e-cigarettes to students; ensure the provision of health insurance drugs for patients; increase investment in digital infrastructure...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will soon complete a policy to support losses in agricultural production caused by epidemics to support livestock farmers suffering losses due to African swine fever.

The Ministry of Public Security shall preside over and coordinate with relevant agencies to find solutions to prevent and strictly handle subjects using hidden cameras for bad purposes, which not only leave panic and mental trauma for victims but also negatively impact social security and order.

The Ministry of Transport directs functional units and investors to promptly find solutions and promptly resolve people's recommendations related to the addition of a number of horizontal drainage culverts, irrigation canal systems, irrigation ditches; collector roads, underpasses for people; lighting under overpasses and at underpasses for people.

Along with that, it is recommended that the Government and the Prime Minister direct localities to urgently review and thoroughly resolve mass complaints and denunciations, especially newly arising cases.

At the meeting, under the direction of Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Quang Phuong, the National Assembly Standing Committee focused on giving opinions on voters' recommendations related to: the situation of fluctuating prices of some goods; the situation of electronic cigarette smoking occurring among students at all levels; limited digital infrastructure in some mountainous areas; erratic weather conditions, frequent occurrence of hot weather, deep salinity intrusion, and floods causing inundation in many localities; African swine fever;...

Previously, the National Assembly Standing Committee considered and approved the draft Resolution on the dissolution, establishment and merger of a number of military zone criminal investigation agencies and equivalent, regional criminal investigation agencies in the Vietnam People's Army; the draft Resolution on perfecting the organization and apparatus, and prosecutors of military procuracies at all levels.

According to nhandan.vn