Prime Minister establishes 7 working groups to remove difficulties and promote public investment disbursement

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just signed Decision No. 523/QD-TTg dated March 6, 2025 to establish working groups to inspect, urge, remove difficulties and obstacles, and promote annual disbursement of public investment capital at ministries, central agencies and localities.

Prime Minister establishes 7 working groups to remove difficulties and promote public investment disbursement

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just signed Decision No. 523/QD-TTg dated March 6, 2025 to establish working groups to inspect, urge, remove difficulties and obstacles, and promote annual disbursement of public investment capital at ministries, central agencies and localities.

At the regular Government meeting on March 5, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked the Ministry of Finance to promote public investment more strongly, faster, and more drastically. Photo: Nhat Bac

Specifically, establish 7 Working Groups to inspect, urge, remove difficulties and obstacles, and promote annual disbursement of public investment capital at ministries, central agencies and localities (in cases where ministries, central agencies and localities have disbursement rates below the national average), specifically:

Working Group No. 1: Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh as Head of the Working Group, inspects ministries and central agencies: Office of the National Assembly; Office of the Government; Supreme People's Court; Supreme People's Procuracy; Ministry of National Defense; Ministry of Public Security; Ministry of Home Affairs; Government Inspectorate; Vietnam Cooperative Alliance; localities: Hue; Da Nang; Quang Nam; Quang Ngai; Binh Dinh; Phu Yen; Khanh Hoa; Ninh Thuan; Binh Thuan.

Working Group No. 2: Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha as Head of the Group, inspects the ministries and central agencies: Ministry of Agriculture and Environment; Ministry of Construction; Central Party Office; Office of the President; Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; Hanoi National University; Ho Chi Minh City National University; localities: Hanoi; Phu Tho; Bac Giang; Hoa Binh; Thanh Hoa; Nghe An; Ha Tinh; Quang Binh; Quang Tri.

Working Group No. 3: Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long as Head of the Group, inspects the ministries and central agencies: Ministry of Justice; Ministry of Education and Training; Ministry of Health; National Committee of the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations; Vietnam Journalists Association; Vietnam Writers Association; Vietnam Lawyers Association; localities: Ho Chi Minh City; Dong Nai; Binh Duong; Binh Phuoc; Tay Ninh; Ba Ria - Vung Tau.

Working Group No. 4: Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc as Head of the Group, inspects the following ministries and central agencies: Ministry of Finance; State Bank of Vietnam; Vietnam Development Bank; Vietnam Bank for Social Policies; State Audit; Vietnam Farmers' Association; and localities: Ha Giang; Tuyen Quang; Cao Bang; Lang Son; Lao Cai; Yen Bai; Thai Nguyen; Bac Kan; Son La; Lai Chau; Dien Bien.

Working Group No. 5: Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son as Head of the Group, inspects ministries and central agencies: Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ministry of Industry and Trade; Vietnam Electricity Group; localities: Long An; Tien Giang; Ben Tre; Tra Vinh; Vinh Long; Can Tho; Hau Giang; Soc Trang; An Giang; Dong Thap; Kien Giang; Bac Lieu; Ca Mau.

Working Group No. 6: Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung as Head of the Group, inspects the Ministries and central agencies: Ministry of Science and Technology; Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology; Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences; Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations; localities: Hai Phong; Quang Ninh; Hai Duong; Hung Yen; Vinh Phuc; Bac Ninh; Ha Nam; Ninh Binh, Nam Dinh; Thai Binh.

Working Group No. 7: Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh as Head of the Group, inspects the Ministries and central agencies: Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions; Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics; Vietnam General Confederation of Labor; Central Vietnam Women's Union; Central Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union; Vietnam News Agency; Voice of Vietnam; Vietnam Television; localities: Dak Lak; Dak Nong; Gia Lai; Kon Tum; Lam Dong.

Decision No. 523/QD-TTg clearly states that the members of the Government's Working Groups include leaders of the following ministries and agencies: Finance, Justice, Construction, Agriculture and Environment and a number of related agencies. The specific members of each Working Group are decided by the Head of the Group.

The leaders of the Ministry of Finance are the Standing Committee of the Working Groups headed by the Government Leaders, responsible for assisting the Heads of the Working Groups in preparing the general reports of the Working Groups at the inspection sessions and reporting the inspection results, proposals and recommendations of the Working Groups after the Working Groups have conducted the inspections.

Publicize the list of ministries, central and local agencies subject to inspection (with disbursement rates below the national average)

The Ministry of Finance is responsible for sending the Government Office disbursement data of ministries, central and local agencies before the 25th of each month.

The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Finance, based on monthly disbursement data, to publicly disclose the list of ministries, central and local agencies subject to inspection (with disbursement rates below the national average) on the National Information System on Public Investment and the Ministry of Finance's Electronic Information Portal.

Instruct ministries, central and local agencies subject to inspection to report in writing on the disbursement situation at the end of each month and send them to the Ministry of Finance and the Government Office.

Synthesize reports of ministries, central and local agencies to serve the Working Groups, and send them to the Government Leaders (Group Leaders) before the 10th of each month.

Develop an outline for the Working Groups to report on inspection and supervision results; on that basis, summarize and report to the Government at the regular monthly Government meeting.

The Prime Minister requests ministries, central and local agencies subject to inspection to prepare reports on disbursement status by the end of each month and send them to the Ministry of Finance and the Government Office before the 5th of the following month (according to the report form instructed by the Ministry of Finance).

Time to check and urge

Decision No. 523/QD-TTg clearly states that the inspection and supervision period is from the 10th to the 25th of each month.

Thoroughly understand the current situation, clearly identify problems and bottlenecks at the grassroots level.

According to Decision No. 523/QD-TTg, the Working Group has the following tasks:

a) Organize the review and synthesis of difficulties and obstacles; analyze the causes of difficulties and obstacles in the implementation of public investment projects of ministries, central and local agencies; propose solutions to promote the disbursement of public investment capital and improve the efficiency of capital use.

b) Provide guidance on the unified implementation of legal provisions on public investment and related regulations to remove difficulties and obstacles, promote the progress of implementation and disbursement of public investment projects.

c) Assess the compliance with regulations on the establishment, allocation and assignment of annual state budget public investment plans of ministries, central and local agencies.

d) Assess the implementation of solutions to promote disbursement of public investment capital according to the direction of the Government and the Prime Minister; and directive documents of Government leaders on promoting annual disbursement of public investment capital.

d) Review responsibilities in leadership, direction, urging, inspection, review, and handling of difficulties, obstacles, and bottlenecks in public investment disbursement at each ministry, agency, and locality, including the responsibility of the head.

e) Perform other tasks as assigned and directed by the Head of the Working Group.

g) Report the inspection results and propose specific solutions to promote disbursement of public investment capital, and send them to the Prime Minister within 05 working days from the date of completion of the inspection for ministries, central agencies and localities.

The working group has the right to request ministries, central and local agencies to report, provide information and data, assign staff to coordinate implementation and resolve difficulties of those ministries, central and local agencies.

The Prime Minister noted that the Working Group leaders should select and directly inspect a number of ministries, central agencies and localities under the Working Group and have an inspection form suitable for the remaining ministries, central agencies and localities; develop a specific inspection plan, work to thoroughly understand the current situation, clearly identify difficulties and bottlenecks at the grassroots level, and the authority to resolve them; on that basis, directly direct the resolution of difficulties according to their authority and legal regulations; at the same time, summarize difficulties beyond their authority to report to competent authorities, ensuring quality, practicality and efficiency.

Decision No. 523/QD-TTg takes effect from the date of signing and replaces Decision No. 1006/QD-TTg dated September 19, 2024 of the Prime Minister on establishing Working Groups to inspect, urge, remove difficulties and obstacles, and promote annual disbursement of public investment capital at ministries, central agencies and localities.

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