The provincial People's Committee on October 8 held a conference to sum up the 2023 administrative reform emulation movement and award winners of the online contest on learning about administrative reform work in Hoa Binh in 2024, under the chair of Vice Chairman Nguyen Van Chuong, who is deputy head of the provincial Steering Committee on Administrative Reform, and head of the contest’s organising board.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee
Nguyen Van Chuong awards certificates of merit from the Chairman of the
provincial People's Committee to collectives with outstanding achievements in
administrative reform work in 2023.
Last year, the province's administrative procedure reform
reached 12.99 out of 13 points, or 99.93%, 5.85% higher than that in 2022,
making it rank first out of the 63 provinces and cities. Its direction and
administration work hit 9.5 out of 9.5 points, or 100%, 10.77% higher than that
in the previous year, making it rank first out of the 63 provinces and cities.
Hoa Binh ranked fourth out of the 63 provinces and cities in terms of
organisational apparatus reform, gaining 9.94 out of 10.5 points, equivalent to
94.66%, 2.21% higher than that in 2022.
Meanwhile, the online contest 96,657 entries from 8am on August 5 to 9pm on
September 1. Of the total, 2,892 people answered all 10 questions correctly.
Speaking at the conference, Chuong emphasised that in recent
years, the city has paid due attention to administrative reform work, and
identified it as a key task, and a breakthrough in implementing political tasks
in each agency, unit and locality.
He requested agencies, units, and localities to continue
leading, directing, and effectively and timely implementing administrative
reform tasks in 2024; improving the responsibility of heads of state
administrative agencies in the province; focusing on solutions to improve the Public
Administration Reform (PAR) Index, Satisfaction Index of Public Administration
Services (SIPAS), Governance and Public Administration Performance Index
(PAPI), Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) in 2024. He also stressed the
need to tighten administrative discipline, improve the quality of public
service ethics, continue to research and organise relevant competitions, and
study to propose new solutions on administrative reform to improve the
effectiveness of direction and administration.
At the event, the provincial People's Committee awarded certificates of merit
from its Chairman to eight collectives and 11 individuals with outstanding
achievements in administrative reform work in 2023. The contest’s organising
board also presented certificates of merit to five collectives with outstanding
achievements in holding the contest, along with four first, four second, eight
third, and eight consolation prizes, and one individual prize with the closest
and fastest vote in the contest.
The Department of Industry and Trade of Hoa Binh in collaboration with the People's Committee of Da Bac district launched an exhibition fair on November 26 at the Da Bac District stadium, displaying unique products of ethnic minorities and mountainous areas in the district.
As part of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Hoa Binh Province Da River Fish and Shrimp Festival, the auction of specialty fish from the Hoa Binh reservoir attracted significant attention.
The 2nd Da River Fish and Shrimp Festival took place in the northern province of Hoa Binh from November 19-23. Present at the opening ceremony of the festival were Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Phi Long, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Quoc Tri, Chairman of the provincial People's Council Bui Duc Hinh, and Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Bui Van Khanh, among others.
The 17th Congress of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Organisation for the 2020–2025 term set out 19 key objectives and tasks, including four targets for the agriculture sector namely an average growth rate of 4.5% for agriculture-forestry-fisheries; forest coverage of over 51.5%; access to clean water for 95% of the rural population; and 70% of communes achieving new rural standards.
The provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on November 20 coordinated with Hai Dang Group Hoa Binh Seafood Company Limited to release 1.5 tonnes of fries into Hoa Binh Lake to regenerate aquatic resources, with a total value of 266 million VND (10,460 USD).
