The Government Inspector General Huynh Phong Tranh answered NAdeputies’ questions at the 10 th session of the 13th NationalAssembly Standing Committee that closed on August 22.
Deputies also questioned matters under the management of State AuditorGeneral Dinh Tien Dung, Finance Minister Vuong Dinh Hue, Minister ofNatural Resources and Environment Tran Minh Quang, and Public SecurityVice Minister Lt. Gen. Pham Quy Ngo.
Their questionsfor Inspector General Tranh focused on the settlement of petitions anddenunciations, solutions to existing petitions, especially those relatedto land, anti-corruption work, inspections of cases of capital use ateconomic groups and corporations and retrieval of property afterinvestigation.
On the reason why many violations weredetected but few cases were transferred to the investigation agency,Tranh said t he main objective of inspections is to pinpointshortcomings and mistakes, in order to help the inspected establishmentsimprove their operation. If any violations of law are found, the casewill be passed to the investigation agency.
Regarding projects using capital by groups and State-owned corporations,the Government Inspectorate found and retrieved only 2.1 trillion VNDout of the proposed amount of almost 3.9 trillion VND. Tranh said theresult failed to meet requirements set by the retrieval process but isstill positive compared with other investigations.
The Inspector General said it is necessary to speed up his agency’sactions and other ministries and sectors in giving out the finalconclusion of inspection. If the law enforcement offices fail toimplement the inspection agency’s conclusions, they would be subject toadministrative and legal punishments.
He admittedthat his agency is still slow in giving out the final conclusion ofinspection and promised to focus on settling petitions and denunciationssoon. The Government Inspectorate will propose the Government raiseministries and sectors’ responsibility involvement in inspections.
On the reasons of the recent rise in petitions and denunciations,Inspector General Tranh said the responsibility lay with the ministriesand sectors, including his agency.
Land petitionsand denunciations have accounted for more than 70 percent, mainlyrelating to compensation and resettlement assistance when the Stateretrieves land for socio-economic development projects. The GovernmentInspectorate is coordinating with ministries and sectors to find outcauses and solutions to settle petitions and denunciations within anacceptable timeline.
Tranh also confirmed that the NA and Government’s policy to handle prolonged petitions and denunciations was correct.
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Quang who took the floorpromised to address all petitions and denunciations under themanagement of the ministry by the end of this year.
Tranh proposed the implementation of the Law on Denunciations and theLaw on Petitions in the future, amendments of legal documents on siteclearance and compensations, the management of land use, implementingthe Politburo’s conclusion on the settlement of petitions anddenunciations, training quality investigation staff and promoting thedissemination of legal policies on petitions and denunciations amongpeople.
Concluding the hearing session of Tranh, NAVice Chairman Uong Chu Luu spoke highly of deputies’ short, brief anddirect questions on issues of voters’ concern and the InspectorGeneral’s strict and frank answers reflecting his responsibility andpointing out reasons and solutions.
Following thehearing session, NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung delivered a speech toclose the session of the NA Standing Committee. Over the past 10 days,the Committee gave opinions to a number of draft bills, the Government’sresolution on organising a number of anniversaries, state funerals incase of huge losses of life, emulations and commendations, meetingvoters and work relating to building courts.
Hung proposed the NA deputies and bodies closely follow the NA agenda to better implement law making work.
He said issues raised by the deputies focused on responsibility of theGovernment, cabinet ministers and heads of sectors in serving thepeople. He suggested ministers and heads of sectors to implement theirresponsibilities. The Minister of Labour, War Invalids and SocialAffairs should organise vocational training, especially for ethnicminorities, to meet the target set by the NA and Government for thisyear and the next five years. The ministry should propose the Governmentprovide vocational training for ethnic minorities in particular and inrural areas in general, as well as coordinate with relevant sectors tostrictly punish foreign workers’ violations in Vietnam .
The legislative leader underlined the responsibility of the SBVGovernor in settling banks’ bad debts and in general their financialsituation so as to solve demands for bank loans. The Governor shouldalso restructure banks and credit organisations for a healthy andpositive change in the banking sector, Hung said.
Herequested not to let financial and credit organisations under theGovernor’s direct management collapse during national economicrestructuring.
The SBV is responsible forcontrolling inflation and ensuring credit growth to prevent thepossibility of economic degradation, contributing to job generation andsocial issues, Hung added.
He stated the InspectorGeneral should realise his responsibility in settling existing petitionsand denunciations and coordinate with ministries, sectors andlocalities in settling petitions and denunciations.
The Inspector General needs to improve efficient capacity and operationquality of the investigation system and better fight corruption, Hungsaid.
Detected corruption cases need to betransferred to investigation agencies, he added, noting that the GeneralInspectorate should promptly build and make amendments to theanti-corruption law, continue investigations at economic groups andState-owned corporations to prevent losses and negative phenomena inrestructuring activities and strictly punish violations that causelosses in State property.-VNA
Deputies also questioned matters under the management of State AuditorGeneral Dinh Tien Dung, Finance Minister Vuong Dinh Hue, Minister ofNatural Resources and Environment Tran Minh Quang, and Public SecurityVice Minister Lt. Gen. Pham Quy Ngo.
Their questionsfor Inspector General Tranh focused on the settlement of petitions anddenunciations, solutions to existing petitions, especially those relatedto land, anti-corruption work, inspections of cases of capital use ateconomic groups and corporations and retrieval of property afterinvestigation.
On the reason why many violations weredetected but few cases were transferred to the investigation agency,Tranh said t he main objective of inspections is to pinpointshortcomings and mistakes, in order to help the inspected establishmentsimprove their operation. If any violations of law are found, the casewill be passed to the investigation agency.
Regarding projects using capital by groups and State-owned corporations,the Government Inspectorate found and retrieved only 2.1 trillion VNDout of the proposed amount of almost 3.9 trillion VND. Tranh said theresult failed to meet requirements set by the retrieval process but isstill positive compared with other investigations.
The Inspector General said it is necessary to speed up his agency’sactions and other ministries and sectors in giving out the finalconclusion of inspection. If the law enforcement offices fail toimplement the inspection agency’s conclusions, they would be subject toadministrative and legal punishments.
He admittedthat his agency is still slow in giving out the final conclusion ofinspection and promised to focus on settling petitions and denunciationssoon. The Government Inspectorate will propose the Government raiseministries and sectors’ responsibility involvement in inspections.
On the reasons of the recent rise in petitions and denunciations,Inspector General Tranh said the responsibility lay with the ministriesand sectors, including his agency.
Land petitionsand denunciations have accounted for more than 70 percent, mainlyrelating to compensation and resettlement assistance when the Stateretrieves land for socio-economic development projects. The GovernmentInspectorate is coordinating with ministries and sectors to find outcauses and solutions to settle petitions and denunciations within anacceptable timeline.
Tranh also confirmed that the NA and Government’s policy to handle prolonged petitions and denunciations was correct.
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Quang who took the floorpromised to address all petitions and denunciations under themanagement of the ministry by the end of this year.
Tranh proposed the implementation of the Law on Denunciations and theLaw on Petitions in the future, amendments of legal documents on siteclearance and compensations, the management of land use, implementingthe Politburo’s conclusion on the settlement of petitions anddenunciations, training quality investigation staff and promoting thedissemination of legal policies on petitions and denunciations amongpeople.
Concluding the hearing session of Tranh, NAVice Chairman Uong Chu Luu spoke highly of deputies’ short, brief anddirect questions on issues of voters’ concern and the InspectorGeneral’s strict and frank answers reflecting his responsibility andpointing out reasons and solutions.
Following thehearing session, NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung delivered a speech toclose the session of the NA Standing Committee. Over the past 10 days,the Committee gave opinions to a number of draft bills, the Government’sresolution on organising a number of anniversaries, state funerals incase of huge losses of life, emulations and commendations, meetingvoters and work relating to building courts.
Hung proposed the NA deputies and bodies closely follow the NA agenda to better implement law making work.
He said issues raised by the deputies focused on responsibility of theGovernment, cabinet ministers and heads of sectors in serving thepeople. He suggested ministers and heads of sectors to implement theirresponsibilities. The Minister of Labour, War Invalids and SocialAffairs should organise vocational training, especially for ethnicminorities, to meet the target set by the NA and Government for thisyear and the next five years. The ministry should propose the Governmentprovide vocational training for ethnic minorities in particular and inrural areas in general, as well as coordinate with relevant sectors tostrictly punish foreign workers’ violations in Vietnam .
The legislative leader underlined the responsibility of the SBVGovernor in settling banks’ bad debts and in general their financialsituation so as to solve demands for bank loans. The Governor shouldalso restructure banks and credit organisations for a healthy andpositive change in the banking sector, Hung said.
Herequested not to let financial and credit organisations under theGovernor’s direct management collapse during national economicrestructuring.
The SBV is responsible forcontrolling inflation and ensuring credit growth to prevent thepossibility of economic degradation, contributing to job generation andsocial issues, Hung added.
He stated the InspectorGeneral should realise his responsibility in settling existing petitionsand denunciations and coordinate with ministries, sectors andlocalities in settling petitions and denunciations.
The Inspector General needs to improve efficient capacity and operationquality of the investigation system and better fight corruption, Hungsaid.
Detected corruption cases need to betransferred to investigation agencies, he added, noting that the GeneralInspectorate should promptly build and make amendments to theanti-corruption law, continue investigations at economic groups andState-owned corporations to prevent losses and negative phenomena inrestructuring activities and strictly punish violations that causelosses in State property.-VNA
