Continue to listen to valid opinions when merging ministries and branches

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stated that it is necessary to continue listening to valid opinions, reflecting the correct procedures and regulations on unreasonable issues; continue reviewing mechanisms and policies that have not been fully covered or are still missing.

Thoroughly understand the mindset of "whoever does well, assign that person"

On January 7, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a Government meeting on law-making, discussing seven draft laws and resolutions to be submitted to the National Assembly at the upcoming session at the end of February.

At the meeting, the Government reviewed and gave opinions on the Draft Law on Government Organization (amended); the Draft Law on Organization of Local Government (amended); the draft Resolution of the National Assembly on the establishment of a number of Ministries of the 15th Government, term 2021-2026; the draft Resolution of the National Assembly on the structure of the number of Government members for the 16th National Assembly.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh delivered the opening speech at the meeting (Photo: VGP).

Along with that is the draft Resolution of the National Assembly to resolve issues arising in legal provisions related to the arrangement of the apparatus; the draft Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents (amended); the draft Law on Participation in the United Nations Peacekeeping Force.

In his opening speech, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that the 7 draft laws and resolutions discussed at the meeting were very important, related to the issue of organization and apparatus, promptly institutionalizing the Party's policies and guidelines on innovation of organization and operation of the Government and local authorities to ensure "Refined - Compact - Strong - Effective - Effective - Efficient".

The Prime Minister stated that this is a difficult task with many complicated contents, so it must be carried out with great focus and urgency from now until the Central Conference and the National Assembly session at the end of February to resolve problems related to the organization and operation of the apparatus.

The Prime Minister requested ministers and heads of sectors to continue to directly direct the work of institution building and innovate thinking in law making.

Emphasizing the view that authority goes hand in hand with responsibility; whoever is assigned to decentralize, delegate, or authorize must decide, and when deciding, must take responsibility, the Prime Minister said that the authority of the Government and local authorities needs to be concentrated in the Law on Organization of the Government and the Law on Organization of Local Government, not scattered, fragmented, or dispersed in specialized laws.

Along with that, abandon the mindset of "if you can't manage, ban it, if you don't know, manage it"; thoroughly implement the mindset of "whoever does the best job, hand it over to that person".

If people and businesses can do it or can do it better, then let them do it. What is prohibited should be put into law, what is not prohibited should be allowed for people and businesses to do and have space for creativity and innovation.

The Prime Minister noted that decentralization and delegation of power go hand in hand with streamlining the apparatus, streamlining staff, promoting digital transformation, building digital data, and applying artificial intelligence (AI) in the work of agencies, units, and localities.

At the same time, the Prime Minister requested the need to institutionalize the contents stated in Resolution 27 of the Central Committee on continuing to build and perfect the socialist rule-of-law state in the new period; promptly resolve arising issues, sudden and unexpected problems; and handle contradictory, overlapping and inappropriate regulations.

Basically completed the plan to merge and consolidate ministries and agencies .

On this occasion, the Prime Minister highly appreciated the Ministry of Home Affairs for "working day and night" on very difficult and complicated tasks related to streamlining and reorganizing the apparatus, especially submitting to the Government for promulgation 3 Decrees 177, 178 and 179 on regimes and policies for cadres, civil servants, public employees and workers in implementing the reorganization of the apparatus and policies to attract and promote talented people, basically creating consensus in society and among cadres, civil servants and public employees.

At the same time, the plan to merge and consolidate ministries and agencies and the plan to rearrange the internal organization and apparatus of ministries and agencies in accordance with the direction of the Central Steering Committee and the Government have been basically completed to submit to competent authorities.

The Prime Minister stated that it is necessary to continue listening to valid opinions, reflecting the correct procedures and regulations on what is unreasonable; continue reviewing the contents of mechanisms and policies that have not been fully covered or are still missing.

Along with that, the Prime Minister requested ministers, heads of sectors and the Ministry of Home Affairs to continue to complete plans to continue to arrange and streamline the internal apparatus, functions, tasks and powers of ministries, sectors and agencies to report to competent authorities.

Some ministries and sectors whose streamlining plans have not yet achieved their set goals need to be reviewed to achieve the goals, ensuring substance, and doing what is allowed immediately, without backlog or prolongation, except for ministries and sectors that require the opinions of the Central Government and the National Assembly.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/thu-tuong-can-tiep-tuc-lang-nghe-cac-y-kien-xac-dang-khi-sap-nhap-bo-nganh-192250107111659472.htm