Mr. Vo Van Minh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the PPC chaired the conference. The meeting was attended by the Vice Chairmen of the PPC, as well as leaders of departments, branches, districts, towns, and cities.
Disbursement achieves positive results
According to the report, in 2023, the province's planned public investment capital is 21,817 billion 939 million VND, 2.5 times higher than the public investment capital in 2022. The disbursement value of the public investment plan in 2023 until January 31, 2024, was 18,787 billion, 831 million VND, more than 2.4 times the disbursement value of the public investment plan in 2022, reaching 154.2% of the capital plan assigned by the Prime Minister. This is a very positive result and a bright spot in 2023. Some agencies and units with outstanding public investment disbursement results in 2023 include the Agriculture and Rural Development Project Management Authority, Provincial Public Security, Thu Dau Mot City, Dau Tieng District, Ben Cat Town, Phu Giao District, and Bau Bang District.
Overview of the conference
Mr. Pham Trong Nhan - Director of the Provincial Department of Planning and Investment said that the results achieved in public investment in 2023 were thanks to the extremely timely and flexible direction of the Provincial Party Committee and the PPC. Besides, there was also high effort, determination, and close coordination of departments, committees, branches, and investor units.
Mr. Pham Trong Nhan - Director of the Department of Planning and Investment reports the results of public investment in the province
Sharing the results of Tan Uyen City's public investment, Mr. Doan Hong Tuoi - Chairman of the City People's Committee said that in 2023, Tan Uyen City was assigned a public investment plan target of 488,274 million VND, and by January 31, 2024, total disbursement value is 467,988 million VND, reaching 95.8% of the plan. To achieve the above positive results, the city focused on effectively implementing compensation and site clearance for 17 projects, issuing a campaign to speed up compensation and site clearance for key works and projects in the area. Every 2 weeks, the City People's Committee holds meetings to resolve difficulties and obstacles in the process of implementing compensation and site clearance. In addition, the implementation of the medium-term and annual public investment plan is strictly implemented by the city according to regulations; regularly directing and managing to speed up the preparation, appraisal, approval of investment projects and disbursement of annual public investment capital plans for large and key projects of the city.
Mr. Tran Hung Viet - Director of the Transportation Works Construction Investment Project Management Authority speaks at the conference
Transportation Works Construction Investment Project Management Authority was assigned by the PPC to invest in upgrading and constructing key projects with the nature of connecting and handling intersections within the traffic route system according to provincial and regional planning. Sharing the results achieved in the past year, Mr. Tran Hung Viet - Director of the Authority said that in 2023, the Authority disbursed over 90% of the assigned plan. To achieve the above results, in addition to its spirit of solidarity and collective effort, there was also the attention and direction from the PPC, the support and coordination of departments, committees, branches, and localities where the project is located, timely and synchronous implementation of steps from the investment preparation stage until the project is completed and put into operation; the selection of consultants and contractors with sufficient capacity and experience to participate in the project; the effective management of assigned capital, not causing loss or waste of the State budget, and good coordination with inspection and examination teams during project implementation.
Mobilize maximum resources for public investment
2024 is determined to be the year to accelerate the construction of key and nationally important transport projects, the 4th year of the mid-term plan for the 2021-2025 period, and the beginning of medium-term plan development for the 2026-2030 period. The province strives to disburse public investment capital to reach over 95% of the assigned plan.
Therefore, right in the first days of the year, agencies and units are highly focused and mobilize maximum resources for public investment; accelerate the implementation of key projects to ensure progress according to the direction of the Standing Committee, the Provincial Standing Party Committee, and the commitment content signed with the PPC. They also have been drastically and synchronously implementing budget collection solutions and striving to save regular expenses to ensure public investment capital according to the Resolution of the Provincial People's Council.
Investor units and project management boards improve their capacity to organize project implementation, proactively develop implementation coordination plans, and disbursement schedules for each project, and assign specific responsibilities to relevant individuals and organizations. Moreover, they improve the quality of bidding activities, ensuring openness, rigor, and transparency, and selecting contractors with experience, capacity, and reputation, in accordance with the characteristics of each project.
Ms. Tran Thi Minh Hanh - Head of the Economy – Budget Board of the People's Council speaks at the conference
Discussing solutions to speed up the disbursement of public investment capital in 2024, Ms. Tran Thi Minh Hanh - Head of the Economy – Budget Board of the People's Council said that the PPC must continue to direct relevant departments and branches to review and synthesize problematic and inadequate regulations on public investment to advise the PPC to make recommendations to the Government, the Prime Minister, relevant Ministries and branches to improve the legal system, overcome shortcomings, ensure the unity and synchronization of the legal system, and simplify administrative procedures related to the field of public investment. They need to maintain and promote teams to remove difficulties and obstacles in public investment, especially in compensation and resettlement support; direct the consolidation and improvement of organizations working on compensation and site clearance, improve professionalism, and pay attention to remuneration policies so that the team carrying out compensation can feel secure in their work, contributing to improving the quality and efficiency of compensation, support, and resettlement. Furthermore, they need to direct the strict implementation of legal regulations on resettlement arrangements; not allowing a situation where compensation is carried out before resettlement is arranged later, which is not following regulations and people do not agree; preparing resettlement areas to serve resettlement arrangements upon land recovery and compensation following regulations; and directing agencies and localities to review cases of land recovery without resettlement land allocation in the area to urgently carry out procedures for granting resettlement land and calculating land use fees in accordance with the instructions of the General Department of Land Administration.
Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tam - Chairman of Thuan An City People's Committee speaks at the conference
Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tam - Chairman of Thuan An City People's Committee shared that in 2024, the city would strictly implement the processes and regulations of the Public Investment Law; review the implementation of the 2021-2025 medium-term public investment plan to promptly adjust, supplement and arrange the list of projects and works to suit the ability to balance capital sources, implementation progress, and compensation and resettlement support, and strengthen inspection and supervision of investment activities; improve the effectiveness of investment monitoring and evaluation.
In 2024, there will be many changes in the investment field, especially since the Bidding Law is taking effect. Although a Decree is guiding the implementation process, there are still many difficulties due to its complex nature and lack of uniformity in implementation, which will greatly affect the progress of project implementation and the disbursement of public investment capital. Therefore, to enhance the responsibility and authority of the subjects participating in the project, Mr. Tran Hung Viet - Director of the Transportation Works Construction Investment Project Management Authority recommended that units need to seriously implement the provisions of the Construction Law and Bidding Law to enhance the responsibility of investors in quality management of traffic construction projects; improve the quality of design and construction work, quality management, and progress to overcome slow construction progress and slow site handover, etc. At the same time, they must strengthen social criticism and community supervision of key projects. In particular, resolutely handling the units participating in traffic projects in charge of the Authority for construction delays, contributing to gradually restoring discipline - quality - progress in traffic construction.
Chairman of the PPC Vo Van Minh speaks to conclude the conference
Speaking at the conference, the Chairman of the PPC Vo Van Minh highly appreciated the achievements in the disbursement of public investment capital in 2023 in the province, especially units and localities that have made efforts to implement key projects of the province. For public investment in 2024, to achieve the planned target, the Chairman of the PPC requested localities to focus on handling problems in resettlement arrangements of projects; speed up the clearance and compensation, and hand over the site to the project construction unit. They must have a plan to mobilize all resources to best implement public investment; and arrange enough capital for key projects of the province. They also need to speed up the implementation of administrative procedures related to public investment; and strengthen the mechanism of authorization and decentralization of public investment to promptly remove difficulties in the implementation process. Localities drastically direct and promptly grasp difficulties and obstacles to advise on solutions and facilitate the disbursement of public investment capital. The Chairman of the PPC noted that it is necessary to do a good job in appraising projects to achieve efficiency when implemented. They must strengthen socialization in public investment in a number of works and projects in the province.
At the same time, units are required to focus on removing difficulties and obstacles in the construction of key projects to soon complete and put them into use, such as the 1,500-bed hospital project, War Zone D, and upgrading and expanding National Highway 13, Bac Tan Uyen-Phu Giao-Bau Bang Road.
At the conference, the PPC awarded Certificates of Merit to 07 collectives and 11 individuals with many achievements in the emulation movement to accelerate the disbursement of public investment capital in the province.
The PPC awards Certificates of Merit to groups and individuals with many achievements in the emulation movement to accelerate the disbursement of public investment capital in the province