The Government has just issued Decision No. 1177/QD-TTg approving the adjustment of the National Land Use Plan for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050.
The noteworthy point of this Decision is to increase the planning of non-agricultural land use by 1,192.43 thousand hectares. This is an important adjustment step to create more space for development in the new phase.
Vietnam has entered the process of industrialization and urbanization at a rapid pace. Large-scale infrastructure projects, high-tech industrial parks, logistics centers, seaports, airports, energy systems, social housing... all need land funds.
If we do not proactively prepare land resources, it will be very difficult to realize the growth goals that the country is aiming for.
Another noteworthy point is that the planning adjustment is not only limited to expanding the land fund but also sets a requirement to resolutely recover land and water surface areas that have been allocated or leased but are slow to be put into use, not used or used ineffectively.
This shows that expanding development space must go hand in hand with economical and efficient use of land resources, avoiding waste of resources.
Along with expanding space for industry, services and infrastructure, the plan also sets a goal to ensure food security.
Food security is also viewed not only from the perspective of rice land area but also based on improving productivity, production quality, applying science and technology and developing smart farming models.
However, what people are most concerned about is the efficiency of land use after conversion. Because land is a finite resource. Once the land use purpose has been converted, it is very difficult to return to the original state.
Therefore, each hectare of land put into development needs to bring higher efficiency, create more jobs, attract investment, improve productivity and make practical contributions to the economy.
Reality also shows that many localities have made very good use of land funds to form modern industrial parks, creating tens of thousands of jobs, promoting economic restructuring and improving people's lives.
These are proofs that if planning is correct, project selection is correct and effective implementation is organized, land will become a very large source of development.
Conversely, along with the positive results, there are still lessons about ineffective land use in some places. Therefore, this planning adjustment also sets higher requirements for post-planning management.
When the development space has been expanded, the responsibility for effectively using that resource must also be greater.
Localities need to choose truly necessary projects, prioritizing areas with high added value, modern technology, and environmentally friendly, instead of just chasing after the number of projects or the scale of registered capital.
At the same time, it is necessary to resolutely recover slow-progressing projects, using land for improper purposes or inefficiently to allocate resources for projects that are truly capable of creating value.
How to make each hectare of land converted create more value for the country, for the economy and for those who have contributed to creating that development space.
That is also a measure of the success of this planning adjustment.
