On November 30, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Head of the Government Steering Committee summarizing the implementation of Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW, chaired the first meeting of the Steering Committee.
Previously, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 1403/QD-TTg dated November 16, 2024 establishing the Steering Committee on summarizing the implementation of Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW dated October 25, 2017 of the 6th Central Conference, term XII "Some issues on continuing to innovate and reorganize the apparatus of the political system to be streamlined, effective and efficient".
At the meeting, the Prime Minister emphasized a number of viewpoints on the plan to arrange and streamline the Government's organizational apparatus, which is to ensure compliance with the Constitution, Political Platform, Party Charter, Central Resolutions, and Politburo's direction in the process of summarizing the implementation of Resolution 18;
Continue to build the state apparatus according to the direction of General Secretary To Lam on building a "Refined - Lean - Strong - Effective - Efficient - Effective" political system.
The Prime Minister requested orientation to arrange and streamline the Government apparatus according to the requirements of the Central Steering Committee and the Politburo; clearly define the functions, tasks and powers of the agencies.
Inheriting achievements, continuing to innovate the Government in sync with the innovation of the National Assembly and the judiciary from the perspective of building a democratic, professional, modern, clean, and strong Government, ensuring public, transparent, creative, smooth, effective, and efficient operations.
Fully promote the position, role, functions, tasks and powers of the Government as the highest state administrative agency, exercising executive power and being the executive body of the National Assembly.
The Head of Government assessed that the restructuring and streamlining of the Government apparatus this time has a wide scope of impact and is a complex and sensitive matter.
The Prime Minister stated that in the implementation process, the ideology must be clear, determination must be high, actions must be drastic, each task must be done properly, each task must be completed within a specific time limit; there must be high solidarity and unity, putting national and ethnic interests above all else.
At the meeting, the Prime Minister assigned many specific tasks to relevant ministries, branches and Deputy Prime Ministers to direct according to their areas of responsibility. The Ministry of Home Affairs continues to complete the Implementation Plan; there is a general outline to guide the summary.
Ministries and branches establish steering committees/working groups to implement instructions from all levels and review legal documents related to functions, tasks and powers.
The Prime Minister requested that the policy impact on affected subjects must be carefully studied and assessed, and that there must be careful preparation in personnel work, staff arrangement and appropriate policies to ensure synchronous and effective implementation of the plan, without affecting political tasks.
