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Number of civil servants reduced by 10.01 percent in 2021

The Ministry of Home Affairs reduced the number of civil servants nationwide by 10.1 percent in 2021, for the first time exceeding the Politburo’s target.
Number of civil servants reduced by 10.01 percent in 2021 ảnh 1Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra (Photo: vietnamnet.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Home Affairs reduced the number ofcivil servants nationwide by 10.1 percent in 2021, for the first time exceedingthe Politburo’s target.

This was one of the most outstanding achievements that came to light at theministry’s online conference on January 12, reviewing performance in 2021 andsetting out tasks for 2022.

The Party Central Committee issued Resolution 39-NQ/TW in 2015 on streamliningand restructuring public and civil workers. It set a target of downsizing 10 percentof public and civil workers.

According to the ministry, about 8.94 percent of commune-level officials andcivil servants were made redundant in 2021.

As of the end of 2021, the number of part-time officials working at commune,village and residential levels reduced by 49.25 percent compared to 2015.

The number of public administrative units in 2021 reduced by 12.35 percentcompared to that of 2015.

The provinces of Cao Bang, Binh Phuoc, Ninh Thuan, Ca Mau, Lang Son, Long An, KienGiang, Vinh Phuc, An Giang and Gia Lai have all been active in rearrangingcivil servant structures.

The ministry has offered consultations to authorities at all levels to approvean additional 27,850 teachers to localities, as required by the NationalAssembly.

Thanks to the efforts of the ministry, 100 percent of administrative agencieshave received and handled documents online.

The ministry has reviewed and removed required certificates of foreignlanguage, computer and other training certificates for public employees andcivil servants, receiving public support.

Attending the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh praised the sector foroffering consultations to the Government and the Prime Minister to makeamendments and supplements to a number of legal documents. The ministry hasprovided consultations to the National Election Council, the Government, thePrime Minister to successfully hold the national election of 15th NationalAssembly deputies and People’s Council members for the 2021-26 tenure.

The PM said the functions and responsibilities of the internal affairs ministryin 2022 would be important and sensitive because the work is related topersonnel.

He urged the sector to compile criteria and procedures for its work and make acontribution to finalising mechanisms.

“Investing in mechanisms is investing in development,” he said.

He also asked the ministry to issue policies to attract talented people, builda streamlined apparatus with working efficiency and continue to makeadministrative procedure reforms.

He told the sector to strengthen Party building, along with preventing moraldecline, ideological deviation and lifestyle problems, as well as fightingagainst corruption, wastefulness and negativity among cadres, civil servantsand public employees./.
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