Nghe An reduces 282 commune-level administrative units, keeps the names Kim Lien and Cua Lo

View of the conference of the Party Executive Committee of Nghe An province. (Photo: NTV)

The Party Executive Committee of Nghe An province has just held a conference to give opinions and approve the Project to rearrange and reorganize commune-level administrative units in the area.

Nghe An province currently has 412 commune-level administrative units including: 362 communes, 33 wards, and 17 towns. At the meeting, the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee spent a lot of time and focused its intelligence on giving opinions on the naming plan of the communes after the rearrangement.

Speaking at the conference, Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Duc Trung acknowledged and highly appreciated the drastic direction of the Provincial Party Committee and People's Committee; the efforts and determination of district-level localities in developing plans to rearrange commune-level administrative units.

The head of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee shared the difficulties of the districts in the process of implementing the tasks, when the project completion progress was required to be urgent, the workload was large, sensitive, complicated, and had a wide impact on all classes of people and cadres, party members, civil servants, and public employees.

After the reorganization, Nghe An will have 130 units, including 11 wards and 119 communes; reducing 282 commune-level administrative units.

Through discussion, the Party Executive Committee of Nghe An province agreed on the policy for the project of rearranging and reorganizing commune-level administrative units in the province submitted by the Provincial Party Committee and People's Committee. The number of commune-level administrative units in the province after rearrangement is 130 units, including 11 wards and 119 communes; a reduction of 282 commune-level administrative units, a reduction rate of 68.45%.

Regarding the naming issue, in the project, 16/20 district-level localities are planning to name their commune-level administrative units after the names of the previous district-level administrative units, with serial numbers attached. In addition, there are 4 district-level units: Thanh Chuong, Quy Chau, Ky Son, Que Phong naming their commune-level administrative units after the historical, cultural, and geographical factors of the locality. In addition, there are 2 special units: Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan district and Cua Lo ward (existing Vinh city) naming their geographical factors with traditional, historical, and cultural factors.

Nghe An Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duc Trung suggested that districts, cities and towns proactively research and select appropriate naming options for commune-level administrative units in the area, in order to create high consensus among the people, but must ensure the progress of project implementation.

Regarding the organization of the apparatus after the rearrangement, based on the guidance of the Central Government, depending on the specific situation of each commune after the rearrangement, the number of departments and officials and civil servants will be arranged in accordance with the local reality. Regarding the number of commune-level officials and civil servants, it is expected that each commune will have 60 people, with a total of 7,800 people.

The number of district-level officials, about 1,391 people, will be arranged according to the Central's guidance on organizing public service units at the commune level. The number of redundant district-level and commune-level officials, civil servants, and public employees is 3,530 people, expected to be resolved within 5 years according to the provisions of Resolution No. 76 of the National Assembly Standing Committee.

In addition, the use of non-professional workers at the commune level will end from August 1, 2025. Continue to identify hamlets, blocks, and villages as self-governing organizations of residential communities, not administrative levels. Regarding the plan to arrange and handle surplus public headquarters and assets, the Provincial Party Secretary requested a review to arrange them in accordance with the requirements of each locality.

Localities will organize to collect voters' opinions, organize People's Council meetings at all levels to consider and approve the policy of arranging administrative units at the commune level to be completed before April 24 and at the district level to be completed by April 25.

Nguyen Tu

Source: https://daibieunhandan.vn/nghe-an-giam-282-don-vi-hanh-chinh-cap-xa-giu-ten-kim-lien-va-cua-lo-post411034.html