Justice ministry, Hai Phong named best performers in administrative reform

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and Hai Phong city were placed first in the 2021 Public Administration Reform Index (PAR Index) rankings, according to the results unveiled on May 25.
Justice ministry, Hai Phong named best performers in administrative reform ảnh 1Members of the Government's steering committee for administrative reform chair the launch of the 2021 PAR Index in Hanoi on May 25. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministryof Justice (MoJ) and Hai Phong city were placed first in the 2021 Public AdministrationReform Index (PAR Index) rankings, according to the results unveiled on May 25.

Pham Minh Hung, Director ofthe Ministry of Home Affairs’ Department for Administrative Reforms, said the surveycovered 19 ministries and sectors, excluding the Ministry of Public Security,the Ministry of National Defence, and the Government Office. The Government’sCommittee for Ethnic Minority Affairs and the Government Inspectorate wereassessed but not ranked.

Meanwhile, all the 63 provinces and centrally-run cities were surveyed and ranked.

It collected feedback fromover 49,600 civil servants, leaders and managers of ministries and localities (rising2.25-fold from the 2020 poll), nearly 30,000 people and enterprises, along withsome associations and organisations.

Accordingly, the MoJ, theMinistry of Finance, and the State Bank of Vietnam recorded a PAR Index of over90 percent. The MoJ topped the list with 91.9 percent.

Thirteen ministries had aresult of between over 80 percent and under 90 percent while only the Ministryof Science and Technology less than 80 percent, at 78.72 percent.

Six of the 17 ministries andagencies witnessed increases in their indexes compared to 2020, with the Ministryof Home Affairs rising fastest (2.2 percent). The Ministry of Science andTechnology experienced the sharpest fall, by 6.43 percent.

Among the 63 localities,three had indexes of over 90 percent, namely Hai Phong (91.8 percent), QuangNinh (91.14 percent), and Da Nang (90.25 percent).

There are 59 provinces andcities with a result of 80 percent - under 90 percent, and only Kien Giangprovince under 80 percent, at 79.97 percent.

Quang Ngai province enjoyedthe most index growth, 13.2 percent. Only Dong Nai, Tien Giang and Ha Namprovinces saw declines, by 0.49 percent, 0.51 percent, and 1.94 percent,respectively./.
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