NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue addresses the conference in HCM City on March 21. (Photo: VNA) The event, held in Ho Chi Minh City,followed the previous conferences in the northern and central regions.
He noted that since the start of the 15th tenure, the NA StandingCommittee has paid attention to improving the people-elected bodies’ performance,especially the operational quality and effectiveness of the People’s Councils.
Lastyear, southern provinces and cities were hit hardest by the strong resurgenceof COVID-19, but the entire political system has exerted utmost efforts,including the reforms and innovation by the People’s Councils, thus greatlycontributing to the whole country’s achievement of the twin targets ofeffectively fighting the pandemic and boosting economic recovery anddevelopment, according to Hue.
The Chairman cited HCM City, and Dong Nai,Binh Duong, and Long An provinces as typical examples, noting that HCM City managed tocollect over 381.53 trillion VND (16.7 billion USD) for the State budget lastyear, equivalent to 104.56 percent of the target and higher than in 2020.
He asked the People’s Councils topress on with implementing the project on continuing to reform and improve theoperational quality of all-level People's Councils, especially those at the provinciallevel, so as to carry out the resolutions of the 13th National PartyCongress and the provincial-level Party Congresses.
The top legislator requested timelyissuance of resolutions for implementing the NA and Government’s resolutions onsocio-economic development this year, including the COVID-19 prevention andcontrol programme for 2022 - 2023 and the overall programme on socio-economicrecovery and development.
He also pointed out the need toincrease IT application to the People’s Councils’ activities; boost coordinationbetween the NA deputies’ delegations and the People’s Councils, as well as amongthe standing boards and other boards of the People’s Councils with the People’sCommittees and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committees of provinces and cities;and step up experience sharing among the People’s Councils of localities, betweenthe NA Standing Committee and the People’s Councils.
Hue also demanded strongercommunications via mass media, which he said will help activities of thepeople-elected bodies come closer to the public./.
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