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NA debates pilot decentralization mechanism for national target programs
The Government put forth two options to pilot a mechanism to decentralize the management and implementation of national target programs to district-level administrations at the fifth extraordinary session of the 15th National Assembly on January 16.
The fifth extraordinary session of the 15th legislature__Photo: VNA

The Government put forth two options to pilot a mechanism to decentralize the management and implementation of national target programs to district-level administrations at the fifth extraordinary session of the 15th National Assembly on January 16.

In the first option, the Government proposed that the pilot mechanism should not be implemented right in 2024 and 2025 and policies guiding the implementation of national target programs during the 2026-2030 period will be issued.

In the second option, the pilot mechanism should be applied right in 2024 and 2025.

Many NA deputies chose the second option. Hoang Quoc Khanh, a deputy of Lai Chau province suggested that provincial-level administrations should perform the supervision and inspection and leave the authority of implementing the programs to district-level administrations.

Another supporter of this option, Nguyen Hoang Mai, a representative of Tien Giang province, said that this option will ensure thorough decentralization to the district-level administrations, enabling them to work proactively and flexibly in governing, managing and implementing the programs.

However, some deputies underscored the necessity to clarify the criteria to select districts for piloting the mechanism, prioritizing localities with strong performance in implementing national target programs in the 2021-2025 period.

The Government's proposal presented a draft resolution on special mechanisms to implement national target programs. With six chapters, the draft stipulates eight special mechanisms to remove difficulties and obstacles for national target programs and provide favorable conditions for localities to speed up their implementation as well as the disbursement of capital for these programs in the future.-(VLLF)

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