It is imperative to implement effective, transparent and comprehensive administrative reforms in the 2011-2020 period, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
The Ministry of Home Affairs held a conference in Hanoi on January 14 to outline its tasks for 2012 and review the overall the administrative reform programme for 2011-2020.
Over the past year, the home affairs sector has successfully fulfilled its tasks for advising the Government and State on the management of internal affairs.
The sector performed its assigned tasks for the 13th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Council elections for the 2011-2016 term, and assisted the Government in submitting a project to restructure its organization to the 13th term to the National Assembly for approval. It also reviewed ten years of the overall State administrative programme in 2001-2010, consulted for the Government on issuing the programme, and finalized documents for laws related to State employees.
In his speech, PM Dung praised the sector’s achievements, which he said made practical contributions to national development. However, he pointed out some existing limitations that need to be resolved such as slow progress in dealing with administrative procedures and the poor quality of administrative reforms. In addition, the recruitment of State employees has revealed weaknesses and a number of cadres with degraded morals has sapped people’s confidence in a law-governed State.
Regarding tasks for 2012, Mr Dung said the effective implementation of the general administrative reform programme is one of the three key tasks set forth by the 11th National Party Congress to iron out snags in creating a uniform administrative mechanism from the central to the grassroots level, making it easier for people to utilize the mechanism.
The Government leader asked the Ministry of Home Affairs to go ahead with salary reforms and updating regulations for State employees, as well as establishing criteria to evaluate administrative reforms in ministries, sectors and localities so that the people can properly supervise and assess the process.
Creating laws and institutions will be a heavy task for home affairs in 2012 as the sector will have to submit a draft law on organizing People’s Councils and People’s Committees to the Government and make proposals for improving their organization and operations and discriminate between urban and rural authority models.
Concerning the need to raise the quality of cadres and State employees, Mr Dung said building a qualified contingent should be in line with specific positions and work results. The Ministry of Home Affairs must define standards for all levels of State employees and promote salary reforms to encourage dedication to their work.
On the occasion, PM Dung presented Independence Orders to former Minster of Home Affairs Tran Van Tuan and former Deputy Minister Tran Huu Thang, and the Labour Order, second class, to Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Duy Thang.
Source: VOV