(HBO) – Last year, the Party Committee and the People's Committee of Hoa Binh province directed agencies to accelerate administrative reform. With the determination and participation of the whole political system, positive changes have been recorded in the work. The PAR index of the province increased in terms of score between 2016 and 2022. Specifically, it rose by 14.18% in seven years.
According to the provincial Steering Committee for Administrative Reform, Hoa Binh’s PAR Index in 2022 stood at the highest position ever, up two places compared to 2021 and 30 places against that of 2020.
Local residents are guided on how to handle administrative procedures in Tan Lac district’s Phu Cuong commune.
As the locality taking the lead in the PAR Index and the Satisfaction Index of Public Administration Services (SIPAS) in 2022, Hoa Binh city has adopted measures in the implementation of administrative reform.
Bui Quang Diep, Chairman of the Hoa Binh city People's Committee, said administrative reform is defined as a key task in promoting local socio-economic development.
The city People's Committee has directed the implementation of administrative reform in six areas, focusing on reorganising the apparatus, reducing the number of deputies at specialised agencies and non-business units and arranging the number of officials and civil servants at the communal level in line with State regulations. Attention has also been paid to stepping up reform of administrative procedures for people and organisations, building e-government and digital government towards setting up a smart and modern city.
Inspection work on administrative reform was intensified last year. Agencies and localities were asked to promptly overcome limitations and obstacles in performing administrative reform tasks pointed out in inspections as well as work to improve indicators that failed to satisfy local residents in the previous year.
Some units have been proactively in the application of information technology to improve the performance of State agencies and further enhance the quality of service to serve people and organisations.
As a result, the province's direction and administration in 2022 reached 89.23%, up 1.33% compared to 2021.
According to Nguyen Van Chuong, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, Deputy Head of the provincial Steering Committee for Administrative Reform, criteria and fields failed to meet or obtained at a low level in PAR Index in 2021 continued to be improved in 2022.
There have been significant improvements in many areas such as the direction of administrative reform, he said, adding that this index reached 82.46%, an increase of 15.86% compared to 2021.
Chuong attributed the result to the province's investment attraction level which has seen an improvement in 2022. The contribution of the business sector to provincial budget revenue also rose against that of 2021.
Last year, the province achieved and surpassed 18 out of 19 socio-economic targets. Of which, gross regional domestic product (GRDP) expanded by 9.03%. The production value of agriculture, forestry and fishery was estimated at 12.4 trillion VND (531 million USD), up 4.5% over the same period last year. Total retail sales of goods and services was estimated at 53.4 trilion VND, a year-on-year of 20.27%.
Appreciating the abundant potential and strengths of his hometown for tourism development, Ha Cong Hung, Deputy Secretary of the youth union of Mai Chau district’s Mai Hich commune, embarked on producing smoked meat with a desire to introduce his homeland's specialty to domestic and international tourists.
Hoa Binh farmers are investing big in their chilli pepper cultivation areas after the first batch of 7.5 tonnes of pickled chilli peppers was shipped to the Republic of Korea (RoK) by Tien Ngan Trade and Investment Co., Ltd last month.
Recognising the role and importance of developing the collective economy, the northern province of Hoa Binh has promptly issued support policies to propel the development of the economy, making important contributions to local socio-economic development.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a groundbreaking ceremony for an electronic printed circuit board (PCB) factory at Da River Left Bank Industrial Park in Hoa Binh province on April 13. The electronic PCB factory is invested by Japan's Meiko Group at a total cost of 200 million USD.
In the first quarter of 2024, the credit institutions in the province have actively deployed the legal documents of the State and the State Bank relating to currency, credit and interest rates. At the same time, they have promoted the capital mobilization, focusing on the solutions to expand the credit investment along with strengthening the credit quality management, lending to priority programs to promptly meet the capital needs for export - business and consumer demand during Tet in 2024.
Outside the key economic region of Hoa Binh, yet Lac Son district has utilised its potential and strengths regarding labour, land, and transportation connectivity to attract investment to the locality, contributing to promoting socio-economic development.
