One of the most vivid examples of the multi-level administrative procedure is the current management of Hue singing on the Perfume River, which has lasted for decades.
Not many people know that currently, Hue singing on the Perfume River is under the management of 5 agencies including: Hue City, Police (both waterway and road), Department of Transport of Thua Thien Hue province, Department of Tourism of Thua Thien Hue province, Department of Culture and Sports of Thua Thien Hue province.
Each agency has its own duties and powers regarding Hue singing. However, in reality, the common point is that these 5 agencies hardly coordinate with each other in operation and management.
This leads to two consequences. First, Hue singing performers on the Perfume River have to face many complicated administrative procedures from different agencies.
Next, having up to 5 units participating in managing Hue singing in a decentralized manner has led to a situation where "no one cries over the common father" because everyone does their own thing.
The more management agencies there are, the more chaotic and chaotic Hue singing becomes, the quality of Hue singing increasingly declines, affecting not only the image and reputation of an important cultural heritage but also the locality.
The story of Hue singing is similar to the example of a birth certificate, but 5-6 agencies have to participate, causing people to spend a week to 10 days to complete; the issue of sand, rock, gravel and 5-6 ministries focus on researching but do not know who is in charge... as General Secretary To Lam mentioned in the National Assembly on October 30.
And we can count dozens, hundreds of vivid examples like this in all fields from central to local levels.
Streamlining the apparatus, as is the current issue, does not stop at reducing the number of employees but also needs to improve the working efficiency of the remaining team. However, to make the remaining people after the reduction truly "streamlining" - to be able to do the job - depends on many factors.
Among them, it is necessary to promote decentralization from the central to local levels so that there will no longer be 5-6 agencies managing Hue or a birth certificate.
And this is also one of the "cradles" leading to the mechanism of asking and giving, which is the source of corruption, waste and negativity.
In fact, promoting decentralization has been talked about for many years. However, decentralization has not been substantial and has not met the requirements of the task.
Decentralization and delegation of power are not only solutions to streamlining the apparatus, but also the key to improving management efficiency and serving the people. Therefore, promoting decentralization and delegation of power this time requires substance.
If decentralization and delegation of power are just formalities, and all issues, big or small, still require consultation before decisions are made, then the story of everyone having the right but no one taking responsibility will continue.
In the end, the people are still the ones who suffer the most, and the country continues to slow down its development process!
