In the past few days, the press reported that the Department of Education and Training of Vinh Cuu district has sent a document to schools announcing plans to go to Ha Giang province to learn about digital transformation in education.
This is a trip that takes the name of studying to spend money on the budget. However, this trip was approved by the Chairman of Vinh Cuu District.
When the public spoke up, Mr. Nguyen Quang Phuong - Chairman of Vinh Cuu District People's Committee directed to stop the plan to go to Ha Giang to learn about digital transformation of education.
The Chairman of Dong Nai province severely criticized the Chairman of Vinh Cuu district and requested the organization to seriously learn from this, the results to report to the Provincial People's Committee before May 25.
Chairman of Dong Nai province Vo Tan Duc has signed an urgent document to departments, branches, sectors and People's Committees of districts and cities in the province regarding not organizing tour groups to visit and learn from experience outside the province.
Another locality has directed the drastic reduction of tourism activities in the name of studying, this is a positive sign.
It can be seen that, right at the time of restructuring the apparatus and removing the district level, many localities have taken advantage of the opportunity to organize tourism for cadres and civil servants. This is not transparent, using the budget for individuals to go out, and cleaning the records by sticking a "label" for learning experience.
Just imagine, if this situation is not prevented and spread throughout the country to study, then which budget can afford it.
At this time, the budget also spends on many important tasks, such as supporting people who quit their jobs, taking care of public housing and providing travel services for officials and civil servants working away from home. Therefore, spending thrift and combating waste are things that cadres must set an example for.
But one thing worth thinking about is that those on the list of travel agencies are all officials and civil servants, they know very well that it is self-taught tourism to spend money on the state, but still participate.
Knowing that the work is not right but still doing it, not one person but a group of cadres, so whether it is worth it or not, each person will answer for themselves.
Lessons about practicing thrift are always mentioned, but implementing them in life turns out to be the opposite. If cadres and civil servants are not exemplary, who can they tell about fighting waste?
It is necessary to realize that, not only stopping organizing study groups during this period, but from now on, tourism and learning activities must be eliminated.
Learning and research is necessary, but it must be practical, spending a budget on learning must have specific results.
