The Central Steering Committee on summarizing the implementation of Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW held its 2nd meeting.

On January 21, at the Party Central Committee Headquarters, the Central Steering Committee on summarizing the implementation of Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW, dated October 25, 2017 of the 12th Central Committee, on a number of issues on continuing to innovate and reorganize the apparatus of the political system to be streamlined and operate effectively and efficiently (Steering Committee) held its second meeting. General Secretary To Lam, Head of the Steering Committee chaired the meeting. Attending the meeting were Politburo members, Secretariat members, and Steering Committee members.

At the conference, delegates listened to the representative of the Central Organizing Committee (Standing Body of the Steering Committee) report on the situation and results of the Steering Committee's activities. Up to now, after more than two months of organizing and implementing the tasks assigned by the Central Executive Committee, the Politburo, and the Secretariat, the Steering Committee has led and directed the Central Organizing Committee and agencies, units, and localities to organize the implementation of the summary of Resolution 18 and achieved very positive results.

The Committee has advised on the issuance of 1 resolution (Resolution No. 56-NQ/TW dated November 25, 2024, determining the highest political determination in implementing the summary of Resolution No. 18) and 01 regulation of the Central Executive Committee (replacing Regulation No. 24-QD/TW dated July 30, 2021 of the Central Executive Committee on the implementation of the Party Charter); 22 conclusions and decisions of the Politburo and the Secretariat (including the Conclusion on adjusting and supplementing a number of contents of Directive No. 35-CT/TW on Party congresses at all levels towards the 14th National Party Congress); 39 documents guiding and organizing the implementation of activities related to the summary of Resolution No. 18.

The Committee has directed, suggested, and oriented the arrangement and streamlining of the apparatus from the central to local levels; directed the implementation to be drastic, methodical, scientific, democratic, and synchronous in the direction of the central level setting an example and locality responding.

As a result, at the Central level, 119 department-level focal points of agencies, party committees, public service units of the Party, the Central agency of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations have been reduced, and it is expected to reduce 04 central party agencies; 25 party executive committees, 16 party delegations at the Central level; 05 agencies of the National Assembly, 13 department-level focal points, units; 05 ministries, ministerial-level agencies; 03 agencies under the Government, 13/13 general departments and equivalent organizations; 519 departments and equivalent organizations; 219 departments and equivalent organizations; 3,303 branches and equivalent organizations; 203 public service units; 227 focal points of the People's Courts at all levels; 108 focal points of the People's Procuracy, etc.

At the local level, it is expected to reduce 66 party committees directly under provincial and municipal party committees and 264 advisory and support agencies of party committees; 63 advisory and support agencies of provincial party committees; 644 party delegations and party executive committees at provincial level; 694 advisory and support agencies of district party committees; 340 specialized agencies under provincial People's Committees; and 1,438 specialized agencies under district People's Committees.

The Central Organizing Committee has issued more than 70 documents requesting opinions, reports, comments, and related appraisals; prepared submissions and reports on contents related to the summary to be submitted to the Politburo. The Secretariat has given opinions at 07 meetings; advised on 28 draft conclusions and decisions of the Politburo and the Secretariat (synthesizing and absorbing more than 1,000 comments from Party committees, Party organizations, agencies, and units). Up to now, the draft Summary Report has been basically advised and completed, along with the draft Submission of the Politburo on the summary of Resolution No. 18, to be submitted to the upcoming Central Conference.

The achievement of such a large volume of work with such impressive results is the result of the outstanding efforts of the Steering Committee, the Central Organizing Committee and relevant agencies with new and effective ways of working and gaining high consensus among cadres, party members and people.

From the results of the recent summary of the implementation of Resolution No. 18, a number of lessons have been drawn: The Central Committee, the Politburo, and the Secretariat have made very correct, accurate, and timely decisions, policies, and directions for the summary based on the results of the implementation of Resolution No. 18 since 2018 and have full scientific, political, legal, and practical bases. Strengthening propaganda, dissemination, dissemination, dissemination, publicity, and transparency of information, creating high unity within the entire Party and consensus in society. The focus on leadership, drastic direction, and unity with the highest political determination of the Central Executive Committee, the Politburo, the Secretariat, Party committees and organizations from the Central to the grassroots levels, especially the attention and close and drastic direction of General Secretary To Lam.

The implementation process is very urgent, active, serious, smooth, rhythmic, and synchronous from the Central to the local level, "The Central sets an example, the locality responds"; the leadership, direction, and implementation organization are deployed according to the motto "running while lining up", "The Central does not wait for the locality, the province does not wait for the district, the district does not wait for the grassroots" with a methodical, scientific, and democratic way of doing things. The Steering Committee, relevant agencies and units have closely coordinated, regularly urged, and inspected the implementation; promptly grasped the situation, and removed difficulties and obstacles arising during the implementation process.

Speaking at the conference, General Secretary To Lam highly appreciated the outstanding efforts of the Central Organizing Committee (Standing Body of the Steering Committee), the Government Party Committee, the National Assembly Party Delegation, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Party Delegation, the Ministry of Home Affairs and relevant agencies and units to complete a huge amount of work very effectively with a new, drastic and right-oriented approach, inheriting the results of implementing Resolution No. 18 from 2018.

The General Secretary acknowledged that the Central Party agencies, committees, the Government, the National Assembly and socio-political organizations at the Central level have taken the lead in setting an example, promptly implementing the review, perfecting functions and tasks, arranging internal focal points, completing tasks ahead of schedule and in accordance with the direction of the Central Executive Committee, the Politburo, the Secretariat and the Steering Committee. The Central Organizing Committee has specified the tasks to be implemented, developed detailed plans, and provided specific instructions to agencies and units in the political system on the steps and roadmap for methodical implementation, ensuring the foundation for the new apparatus to operate effectively and efficiently immediately, smoothly, without interruption of work.

The Government has promptly issued policies to ensure the rights and interests of cadres, party members, civil servants, public employees, and workers, contributing to relieving concerns and facilitating the reorganization process. The National Assembly has proactively reviewed and streamlined processes and procedures, together with research agencies, and prepared content to promptly submit to competent authorities for consideration, supplementation, and adjustment of laws and legal documents to synchronize and facilitate the implementation of reorganization and streamlining of the apparatus according to regulations. Localities have actively and proactively implemented the summary; reviewed and reorganized internal organizations; researched and proposed plans to streamline, terminate operations, merge, and consolidate agencies in accordance with the direction of the Central Government.

The General Secretary affirmed that the results achieved in the past time were due to the consensus and high determination of the members of the Steering Committee in directing the departments, ministries, branches, sectors and localities assigned to take charge, promptly handling arising issues, ensuring the implementation according to the set goals, requirements and progress. The implementation process was very drastic with the motto "running while lining up", in the spirit of "the Central Committee sets an example, the localities respond"; thoroughly grasping the principle of complying with the provisions of the Constitution, the policies of the Central Executive Committee, the Politburo, the Secretariat; not afraid of difficulties, not afraid of challenges, not perfectionist. The agencies and units have had close and regular coordination; received consensus from cadres, party members and the people's support.

Emphasizing that the streamlining and organization of the apparatus is not a one-time task, the General Secretary stated that the results achieved recently are very important but only initial, and it is necessary to continue to study and improve so that the new apparatus is stable, operates effectively, and improves operational efficiency. The Steering Committee agreed to maintain its operations and continue to carry out a number of tasks: Advise the Politburo and the Secretariat to lead and direct Party committees, Party organizations, agencies, units, and localities to deploy tasks and solutions according to the conclusions of the Central Executive Committee, especially the tasks that need to be performed in 2025. Continue to study and propose new contents to supplement and complete the draft documents of the 14th National Party Congress, as a basis for advising on the drafting of the Congress Resolution on continuing to perfect the model of the political system, streamlining the apparatus, and improving operational efficiency.

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