The event was chaired by Vice N.A. Chairman Tran Quang Phuong.
Presenting the key points of the revised legislation, Chairman of the Committee for People’s Aspirations and Supervision Duong Thanh Binh said the document had undergone a comprehensive revision, now structured into five chapters with 44 articles, 47 fewer than the current law. The revision includes the removal of 55 articles, retention and amendment of 36, and the addition of eight new ones.
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N.A. Chairman Tran Thanh Man (center) speaks at the 48th session of the N.A.'s Standing Committee. |
Under the proposed changes, the N.A. and People’s Councils will no longer directly establish thematic supervision missions. Instead, the N.A. will select annual supervision themes and assign their implementation to the N.A. Standing Committee or specialized committees, which will then report findings for parliamentary discussion and resolution. A similar approach should be applied at the People’s Council level.
N.A. Chairman Tran Thanh Man held that this is a bold step to concretize the Party’s policy on building and perfecting the socialist rule-of-law state in the new era. Supervision, he noted, must serve to refine laws, uphold discipline, and enhance the effectiveness of state governance.
He underscored clear separation of supervision mandates between the N.A. and People’s Councils and between provincial and grassroots councils, as well as proper division of responsibilities among the N.A., its Standing Committee, the N.A. Council for Ethnic Affairs, and specialized committees.
Concluding the session, Vice N.A. Chairman Phuong urged a thorough review of the law’s scope and definitions to fully reflect reforms in oversight and legislative processes, reinforce decentralization, and enhance supervision effectiveness. He called for a clear, unified understanding of the nature and objectives of supervisory activities, and urged the Committee for People’s Aspirations and Supervision to refine the draft before presenting it at a meeting of full-time deputies.
Source: VNA