On February 18, the Steering Committee for the Development of the Project to Establish Bac Ninh City under the Central Government (Steering Committee) issued a plan to establish Bac Ninh City under the Central Government.
Accordingly, Bac Ninh strives to become a centrally-governed city by the end of 2026, with 2 districts: Bac Ninh and Tu Son; 2 cities: Tien Du, Yen Phong; 2 towns: Thuan Thanh, Que Vo and 2 districts: Gia Binh, Luong Tai.
The Steering Committee clearly assigns tasks, responsibilities and coordination between departments, branches, sectors, localities and relevant agencies in directing and organizing implementation.
In particular, the Department of Construction of Bac Ninh province is assigned to take the lead in developing the Project on General Urban Planning for the whole province; classifying urban areas, urban development programs for related administrative units.
Implementing the above direction, on February 20, the Department of Construction of Bac Ninh province issued an official dispatch on urgently implementing tasks to help Bac Ninh urban area meet the criteria of a type I urban area and become a centrally-run city.
Accordingly, the Department of Construction of Bac Ninh province requested the People's Committees of districts, towns and cities in the province to implement the following contents:
People's Committees of Bac Ninh City and Tu Son City: Organize the preparation of a Report on the assessment of the level of urban infrastructure development carried out for areas expected to establish districts and wards according to the provisions of Point b, Clause 1, Article 13 of Resolution No. 1210/2016/UBTVQH13, amended and supplemented in Clause 5, Article 1 of Resolution No. 26/2022/UBTVQH15.
People's Committee of Que Vo town and Thuan Thanh town: Organize the preparation of a Report on reviewing urban classification criteria for type IV urban criteria as prescribed in Point c, Clause 1, Article 13 of Resolution No. 1210/2016/UBTVQH13, amended and supplemented in Clause 5, Article 1 of Resolution No. 26/2022/UBTVQH15.
Gia Binh District People's Committee: Organize the preparation of a Report on reviewing the criteria for classifying Nhan Thang urban area for the criteria for type V urban areas as prescribed in Point c, Clause 1, Article 13 of Resolution No. 1210/2016/UBTVQH13, amended and supplemented in Clause 5, Article 1 of Resolution No. 26/2022/UBTVQH15 and prepare a Project to propose recognizing Gia Binh town, Gia Binh district as meeting the criteria for type V urban areas.
4. People's Committee of Luong Tai District: Organize the preparation of a Project to propose recognizing Thua Town, Luong Tai District as meeting the criteria of a type V urban area.
Bac Ninh is the province with the smallest area in the country but the scale of the economy (GRDP) ranks 9th - according to the General Statistics Office, in which many socio-economic indicators are in the top.
Reporting to General Secretary To Lam and the Central Working Group on their visit and work in Bac Ninh on the afternoon of January 13, the Bac Ninh Provincial Party Committee said that in 2024, local GRDP will grow by 6.03%; complete and exceed all 19/19 targets.
Industry develops in the direction of high technology, semiconductor industry, forming the leading electronics center in Vietnam. Complete 100% of communes meeting new rural standards as soon as possible in the country.
Planning and resolving problems related to land and environmental pollution has been resolutely directed, achieving many results. In October 2024, Bac Ninh province announced that there were no more poor households; focusing on completing the project to build temporary and dilapidated houses, to be completed in January 2025 (leading the country).
The locality has basically met the criteria for a type I urban area by 2025 and will become a centrally-governed city by the end of 2026.
At the meeting, General Secretary To Lam welcomed Bac Ninh province to strive to meet the criteria of a type I urban area by 2025 and become a centrally-run city by the end of 2026; requested the province to develop continuous development solutions in the coming time.
