NA Chairman hails Ca Mau province’s achievements in 2021

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue has commended the Party Organisation, administration and people of the southernmost province of Ca Mau for their achievements last year despite adverse impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.
NA Chairman hails Ca Mau province’s achievements in 2021 ảnh 1NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (left) speaks at the working session. (Photo: VNA)

Ca Mau (VNA) – Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue has commended the Party Organisation, administration and people of the southernmost province of CaMau for their achievements last year despite adverse impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.

During a working session with the Standing Board of theprovincial Party Committee on January 25, Hue said Ca Mau province has successfullycontrolled the COVID-19 pandemic, treated over 90 percent of its infection cases and minimised deaths. It also met and surpassed 12 out of 22 socio-economic targetswith bright spots such as agro-forestry-fishery that posted a 3.9 percentgrowth and State budget revenue that exceeded the estimate by 6.8 percent.

He asked the provincial Party Organisation and administration toeffectively realise the Resolution adopted by the 13th NationalParty Congress and the Resolution approved by the 16th provincial PartyCongress.

The leader suggested the province build annual and sectoralscenarios with key measures for socio-economic development, promptly buildprojects to capitalise on the 350 trillion VND fiscal and monetary stimuluspackage recently approved by the legislature.

At the same time, the province needs to work closely withministries and agencies to promptly issue the provincial master plan and landuse planning scheme, with attention being paid to Dat Mui commune and Ngoc Hiendistrict, he said.

The NA Chairman called for further attention to the Party buildingwork, the fight against corruption and negative behaviours, and building astrong and transparent political system in the province.

As the NA Standing Committee will launch four importantsupervision schemes on planning work, thrift and anti-wastefulness practice,reception for citizens, settlement of citizens’ complaints and denunciations,and arrangement of communal and district-level administrative units, heproposed Ca Mau review these fields to improve the operating efficiency of itslocal authorities.

He also took note of local leaders’ suggestions and assigned theNA Secretary General to collect and sent them to competent agencies forconsideration in the spirit of providing all possible support for the provincefor stronger development, including those involving the Ca Mau 3 power plant, theupgrade of Ca Mau airport, seaports and infrastructure for Nam Can Economic Zone,among others.

Earlier the same day, the top legislator also held a workingsession with the Standing Board of the Dong Nai Provincial Party Committee.

He took this occasion to present gifts to armed forces,front-liners in the fight against COVID-19, social policy beneficiaries, poor workers andhouseholds hit by the pandemic.

Hue also witnessed a ceremony to hand over the token of a school and support for children hit by the pandemic and Tet gifts to the poor worth 43 billionVND (1.86 million USD) raised by donors./. 

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