Criticizing 34 investors for slow disbursement
According to the report of the Department of Planning and Investment of Nghe An province, by January 31, 2025, the disbursement of concentrated public investment capital in 2024 of the whole province will only reach 91.37% compared to the plan assigned by the Prime Minister at the beginning of the year and will only reach 84.31% compared to the total plan assigned.
In particular, some capital sources have a low disbursement rate such as the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction reaching 48.84%; the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas reaching 75.2%; the National Target Program on New Rural Development reaching 77.62%; ODA capital reaching 83.35%.
In this situation, Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee Bui Thanh An signed an official dispatch criticizing 34 departments, branches, districts, and investors for having low public investment disbursement results in 2024, not achieving the set target. At the same time, the province requested to clarify the cause, organize a review and handle related individuals and groups.
Nghe An Provincial People's Committee requests directors of departments, heads of provincial departments and branches, Chairmen of District People's Committees and heads of investor units to be responsible for clarifying the objective and subjective causes, organizing reviews and strictly handling organizations and individuals who slow down the disbursement progress.
Removing bottlenecks, promoting disbursement
In order to speed up the disbursement of public investment capital, the People's Committee of Nghe An province has directed departments, branches, sectors and localities to strengthen inspection, supervision and propose specific solutions to overcome backlogs. In particular, focusing on accelerating site clearance. This is the main reason why many projects are stalled. The Provincial People's Committee requests localities to closely coordinate with relevant departments and branches to completely resolve problems related to the site, creating favorable conditions for construction.
At the same time, simplify investment procedures. The procedures for project approval, bidding and appraisal need to be accelerated to avoid delays due to administrative procedures. The Provincial People's Committee assigned the Department of Planning and Investment and the Nghe An State Treasury to review and propose a plan to improve the process to minimize unnecessary barriers. In addition, Nghe An province requires increased responsibility of investors and contractors.
The investor units must be responsible to the Provincial People's Committee for the project progress. contractors who are weak, delayed or do not have enough capacity will be replaced, avoiding the situation of "holding projects but not doing them". In addition, for projects with low disbursement rates and unable to complete on schedule, the province will consider cutting or transferring capital to projects with faster implementation, ensuring effective use of resources.
In addition to the above measures, Nghe An also promotes the application of technology in the management and supervision of public investment capital. The disbursement progress monitoring system is deployed synchronously, helping management agencies to promptly detect and handle arising problems.
According to Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh, with determination in direction and synchronous solutions, the province hopes to achieve the goal of disbursing public investment capital on schedule, contributing to promoting economic growth and improving the quality of infrastructure, serving the long-term development of the locality.
