People's Councils are becoming increasingly innovative, effective, and practical.

The National Conference summarizing the work of the People's Councils of provinces and cities in 2023 and implementing the work plan for 2024 took place in Hanoi.

A breath of fresh air is spreading across the provinces and cities, bringing about many significant changes.

In his concluding remarks, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue stated that after a day of work, the Conference had completed its entire agenda.

The Chairman of the National Assembly stated that the conference included a summary report from the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on the work of the People's Councils in 2023 and the direction and tasks for 2024, a welcoming speech by the Secretary of the Hanoi City Party Committee, Dinh Tien Dung, and 18 lively contributions from representatives of the People's Councils of provinces/cities, the Standing Committee of the People's Councils, and the Committees of the People's Councils.

Acknowledging the rich and insightful opinions, the Chairman of the National Assembly stated that the People's Councils could learn many valuable lessons from the conference. He also noted that the suggestions and proposals provided excellent guidance for the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, the Government, and relevant organizations in their overall leadership and direction.

Member of the Political Bureau and Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue delivered the concluding remarks at the Conference.

On behalf of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, reviewing the results of the conference, the Chairman of the National Assembly stated that the conference affirmed that 2023 presented both favorable opportunities and challenges, with more difficulties and challenges than anticipated, but the country achieved many important and comprehensive results, which were highly appreciated by international friends. The National Assembly and elected bodies at the local level played a significant role in these overall achievements. While 2022 affirmed a fresh breeze in the activities of People's Councils at all levels, this year further confirms that this fresh breeze has a wider scope, spreads further, and yields better and more consistent results.

The workload of the People's Council last year was enormous, with a large number of sessions held, including extraordinary and specialized sessions. Along with that, the number of resolutions also reached a record high, indicating the significant legislative and regulatory work of the People's Council.

Tran Sy Thanh, Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi City Party Committee, and Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee, attended the conference.

Monitoring has revealed numerous problems and shortcomings, particularly regarding the process of conducting confidence votes for positions at the provincial and district levels.

The activities of the People's Councils are becoming increasingly effective and practical, making important contributions to the implementation of socio-economic development tasks and the overall tasks of the localities. The Chairman of the National Assembly pointed out and commended localities such as Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Hai Phong, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Binh Duong, Quang Ninh, Bac Giang, Hau Giang, Khanh Hoa, Nam Dinh, Hung Yen…

At the same time, it was noted that localities with well-functioning People's Councils have relatively good budget revenue and growth, demonstrating the important role of elected bodies. Along with that, populous provinces like Thanh Hoa and Nghe An are rising strongly. All provinces are making significant efforts. A fresh breeze is spreading across the provinces and cities with many strong positive changes.

Delegates attending the conference

The provincial People's Council session has seen many positive developments.

The Chairman of the National Assembly acknowledged that the People's Councils have closely followed legal regulations and comprehensively performed their functions, from legislative and regulatory work to supervision, questioning, making decisions on important issues, conducting votes of confidence, and other tasks such as digital transformation, information technology, and foreign affairs.

In the legislative and regulatory spheres, localities actively implemented laws and resolutions of the National Assembly, especially those concerning specific policy mechanisms. Supervision and questioning activities saw many innovations, particularly after the National Assembly Standing Committee issued Resolution 594/NQ-UBTVQH15. Hanoi and Vinh Long, in particular, issued resolutions on questioning and answering questions during the session. On-site and on-site supervision received attention; confidence votes were conducted rigorously.

Delegates pose for a commemorative photo at the conference.

Simultaneously, many activities have been reformed, with the provincial People's Council sessions showing significant improvements. The Standing Committee of the People's Council has reformed its operations; the activities of the People's Council's committees have been strengthened; and the role of the delegate groups and individual People's Council representatives has become more important. This demonstrates clear and comprehensive reforms, with many new models and effective approaches. The work of receiving citizens and resolving voter petitions has been given greater importance and implemented more effectively.

Furthermore, information and communication work is given priority. Citing some good programs from several localities, the Chairman of the National Assembly said that these are good experiences and models that can be studied, learned from, and shared among People's Councils, and that the National Assembly should also refer to them to further enhance its effectiveness.

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