The whole apparatus works together for the common work
Deputy Director of the Department of Local Government (Ministry of Home Affairs) Nguyen Thi Tu Thanh said that cadre work is a key issue in the entire reorganization process. From the experiences in the process of arranging administrative units in recent times, the human resource filtering grids have been formed more methodically, more strictly but also very humanely.
According to Ms. Thanh, in the initial phase of operating the new model, many deputy positions will remain unchanged to ensure the apparatus is not interrupted. However, it will gradually tighten according to the targets and specific regulations from the Law on Cadres and Civil Servants (amended) and decrees guiding its implementation.
Its impossible to put everything in perspective right away. There will be transitional provisions and incentive mechanisms. At the same time, cadres who retire due to reorganization will also enjoy very high policies, demonstrating the State's concern" - Ms. Tu Thanh emphasized.
With the experience of organizing the local apparatus at the time of the Hanoi - Ha Tay merger in 2008, Dr. Nguyen Tien Dinh - former Deputy Minister of Home Affairs said: "Now the arrangement of cadres is more favorable because there is a policy to support cadres as Decree 178/2024/ND-CP, but at that time there was no one. Hanoi receives the status quo of cadres when merging, so it is very difficult to arrange and unify methods, routes, and working spirit".
With such difficulties, the Hanoi apparatus has been successfully consolidated and stabilized to operate the new capital with a much larger area and population. After 17 years of merging Hanoi with Ha Tay, it can now be seen that Hanoi has developed very strongly, quite evenly in all regions.
Early implementation of reasonable salary and reward policies
Mr. Ha Quang Ngoc - former Vice Principal of the University of Home Affairs - acknowledged that after the merger, the important thing is to choose good and responsible people to assign tasks.
He gave an example from Thai Nguyen, one of the pioneering localities in district-level mergers, saying: "There is no such thing as reducing power. The commune not only receives the work from the district, but also receives additional delegation of authority from the province".
According to Mr. Ngoc, many district cadres after the merger into communes still maintain their functions and tasks, which are no longer intermediate level. The task is still big, the only difference is that the apparatus is now more streamlined.
He noted that previously the district level had its own allowances and reward criteria according to seniority in office, but now the model has changed, it is not clear whether commune cadres will enjoy equivalent benefits or not.
Mr. Ngoc said that those who retire will be supported according to Decree 178, those who stay will be in charge of additional work. There must be a reasonable salary and reward policy soon so that cadres can promote work efficiency.
