On December 17, at the Government Headquarters, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha chaired a meeting on the plan to merge the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
At the meeting, representatives of the ministries also exchanged and discussed a number of issues with different opinions; defined the functions and tasks of state management that may overlap between the two ministries and branches to ensure unified, synchronous and consistent management of rural infrastructure, water resources management, natural disaster prevention, etc.
At the same time, delegates also discussed and gave opinions on the proposed name of the new ministry after the merger; plans to ensure unity and synchronization in the apparatus, organization and operation of the new ministry from the central to local levels.
Speaking, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha highly appreciated the proactive and urgent spirit of the leaders of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in closely following the direction of the Central Steering Committee and the Government Steering Committee on summarizing the implementation of Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW in the process of developing the merger plan.
This aims to reduce overlap, duplication, contradiction or omission of state management tasks; at the same time, organize a scientific, streamlined, effective and efficient apparatus, better meeting the requirements and tasks of state management in the new situation.
The Deputy Prime Minister requested the leaders of the two ministries to coordinate with the Ministry of Home Affairs and relevant ministries and branches to continue reviewing and thoroughly grasping the spirit of "one person can do many things, one job cannot be assigned to two people", "whatever task, that organization", ensuring unified, consistent, effective, efficient and effective management... urgently complete the merger plan between the two ministries before submitting it to competent authorities.
