General Secretary To Lam "names" typical examples of waste

(Dan Tri) - The flood prevention project in Ho Chi Minh City has been flooded for two terms, or the two hospitals invested by the State for decades have not been put into use, are typical examples of waste mentioned by General Secretary To Lam.

Besides corruption and negativity, the reality of waste is also a worrying issue. This was pointed out by General Secretary To Lam when speaking at the group discussion session on the socio-economic situation on the afternoon of October 26. "Why do you keep letting it make things difficult for yourself when you see it's stuck?" The issue of waste, according to General Secretary To Lam, is a situation that people are upset about. "People ask me but I can't answer. Everyone says that piece of land is gold, precious, worth a lot of money, but why is it standing still, with grass growing for decades, so who is responsible?", the General Secretary asked. According to the General Secretary, wherever there is a problem, it must be resolved and someone must be responsible because this is State property, people's money. Citing a typical example of waste, General Secretary To Lam mentioned the flood prevention project in Ho Chi Minh City, after two terms, people still suffer from flooding, while the State has spent money. "If we let it be like that, it is a violation, if it is not embezzlement or corruption, it is also waste," the General Secretary said.

General Secretary To Lam speaks at the group discussion session on the afternoon of October 26 (Photo: Pham Thang).

Another typical example of waste mentioned by the General Secretary is the case of two hospitals that have been invested by the State for decades but have not been put into use, while if they were private, they would have recovered their capital. The story of having money but not being able to spend it was also pointed out by the General Secretary. Faced with the reality that the disbursement of public investment capital in 9 months has not reached 50% while there are only a few months left until the end of the year, he raised the question "can it all be spent?". With the national target program having been decided but problems arising, the General Secretary raised the question: "Whose fault is it? It's only because of us, why do we keep making it difficult for ourselves when we see problems? Solve them one by one, look at each problem and solve them. If even the State cannot do the regulations, how can businesses do it?", said the General Secretary. He also pointed out the reality of hundreds and thousands of local projects that were granted to businesses but were stuck in implementation, so they "waited for each other". Regarding this issue, according to the General Secretary, we must coordinate to resolve and implement, we cannot blame each other or wait for each other. Affirming that the country's resources are not small, the General Secretary said that domestic production is not commensurate and has not been promoted. "The potential must create material wealth. I am very impatient, I cannot wait because I miss the opportunity," General Secretary To Lam shared. Acknowledging that the country has achieved many great achievements in the past, but looking at the world, the General Secretary said he "feels impatient" because they develop very quickly. Therefore, we need to look at those examples to strive. Many localities will be "in trouble" if they withdraw large projects . In general assessment of the achievements, General Secretary To Lam said that we are increasingly experienced, but we also need to look at specific goals and actions to strive for. Emphasizing the requirement that socio-economic development must be sustainable, the results must reach the people, and the people's living standards must be improved, the General Secretary affirmed that this is the highest goal.

General Secretary To Lam repeatedly emphasized that development must be associated with sustainability (Photo: Pham Thang).

The growth results, foreign exchange reserves and recent figures are good, but if all resources are used better, the results will be even higher, according to the General Secretary. Labor productivity, according to the General Secretary, is also worth noting. Assessing that this index is still low compared to the region and needs to be improved, the General Secretary noted that the basic, core industries of the economy must be developed, while relying on revenue from land or FDI is only for a certain period. In particular, the General Secretary noted that sustainable development must protect the environment, otherwise it will cost a lot of money in the future and may not be able to compensate for the environment. "People must live in a good, happy and peaceful environment," the General Secretary emphasized. Many times emphasizing sustainable development, in fact, General Secretary To Lam said that there are still some localities that are currently developing very well, but if there is a large project, they will be "unstable", or if there is an incident, they will not be able to recover. Therefore, in addition to achieving immediate targets and figures, we must look at sustainable development. Referring to the issue of health and education, the General Secretary acknowledged many achievements but said that "they are still not really substantial". Raising the issue of people going to the hospital for health care each year, the General Secretary pointed out the reality when there are people aged 60-70 who have never had their blood pressure measured, their ears or eyes examined. The General Secretary acknowledged the implementation of electronic health books to collect specific numbers, for example, how many people in an area have what disease, from which to calculate how many doctors, hospitals, investment resources, medicine reserves, etc. are needed, as a basis for adjusting related policies. Or in education, it is determined that if secondary and high school levels are universalized, children of school age must be able to go to school, and there must be enough schools and teachers. According to the General Secretary, population data statistics help to proactively calculate this. But more importantly, General Secretary To Lam emphasized that there must be attention right from the grassroots. That task belongs to local Party committees and authorities, not just the education or health sectors. "If a commune sees that there are still 50 children of school age who have not yet gone to school, it must be petitioned to the district or education department to resolve the issue. This cannot be said to be a matter of the education sector. If officials are indifferent, the people will suffer," said General Secretary To Lam.

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