Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The Government's Steering Committee for AdministrativeReform has requested ministries, sectors, and localities to proactively andpromptly supervise the system of legalnormative documents, identify any issues and obstacles, and assign relevant agenciesto resolve them within specific deadlines.
Under Announcement No.304/VPCP-TB on the conclusion of the steering committee at its 5th sessionheld on July 19, 2023, ministries, sectors and localities were demanded to review administrative procedures at all levels, focusing on addressingcurrent challenges in terms of housing, credit access, electricity, taxation,land, customs, and transport.
They will also superviseprocedures related to the three growth drivers of consumption, investment, andexports.
Administrativeprocedure reform must be prioritised and targeted, aiming for providing swift,comprehensive, and citizen- and business-centered services, the document said.
At the 5th session of the Government's Steering Committee for Administrative Reform (Photo: VNA) It also underlined the necessity for ministries, sectors and localities to reviewtheir contingents of officials and civil servants.
Regarding the tasks and solutions in the coming time, the steering committee demanded its members and leaders at all levels consider administrative reform as a toppriority and a criterion for evaluating and rating the annual performance ofofficials and civil servants.
The conclusionstressed that it is necessary to take specific and practical measures towards creating breakthroughs in improving the effectiveness of administrative reform and the implementation of the tasks outlined in the administrative reformplan in 2023.
Ministries,departments, and local authorities will continue to innovate their methods andapproaches to management and work; increase dialogues with business associationsand citizens; and exert efforts to resolve difficulties and obstacles facing citizensand businesses.
They were requested to urgentlyand effectively implement the Prime Minister's directives on administrativeprocedure reform, improving the business investment environment, andstreamlining administrative procedures for issuing judicial recordcertificates.
They will coordinatewith the Government Office to maintain and upgrade the public administrative servicecentres at all levels; review and refine legal regulations to effectivelyimplement the revised Law on Electronic Transactions, and the project on developing a national population database andelectronic authentication and identification (Project 06).
The Ministry of HomeAffairs is responsible for proposing new, innovative, and breakthrough measures tocomprehensively and coherently organise the implementation of the stateadministrative reform programme in the 2021-2030 period.
The Government Office will coordinate with relevant ministries and sectors to ensurethe efficient operations of the National Public Service Portal, and the business information portal, providing online public services to citizensand businesses, and making it easier for enterprises to look up business-related regulations.
The Ministry ofJustice will rigorously assess administrative procedures in projects and draftlegal normative documents. There will be a focus on providing guidance toministries, sectors and local authorities regarding the review and inspectionof legal normative documents.
The Ministry of Finance will collaborate with other ministries and sectors toenhance the mechanisms, policies, and laws that promote the autonomy ofstate-owned public service units and the socialisation of public services insectors where conditions allow.
The State Bank of Vietnam will implementsolutions to resolve difficulties and obstacles within its jurisdiction and proposeto the authorised agencies for resolution in terms of legal and administrativeprocedures related to accessing credit capital, reducing interest rates, andprioritising credit packages to support production and business activities.
The Ministry ofIndustry and Trade will urgently provide guidances on issues related toelectricity production, consumption, and trading; encourage and facilitate thetransition towards green, clean, and sustainable energy.
The Ministry of NaturalResources and Environment will focus on measures to address difficulties andobstacles facing citizens and businesses concerning land, the environment, andresources.
The GovernmentInspectorate will continue to implement its 2023 inspection plan and conductunexpected inspections, focusing on public service activities andadministrative reform in state agencies./.
