Mayor calls for greater responsibilities for public investment disbursement
VGP - Chairman of the Ha Noi People's Committee Tran Sy Thanh called for doubling efforts to accelerate disbursement progress which was below expectations at 33.9 percent of the target in the first half of 2023.
Chairman of the Ha Noi People's Committee Tran Sy Thanh
The Mayor made the calling on July 18 in Ha Noi at a meeting to discuss the city's public investment works in the second quarter.
He highly appreciated the units' dedicated participation in the disbursement of public investment funds.
However, he also acknowledged the existing coordination problems between units and departments and emphasized the need to promptly identify and address these problems. The Chairman emphasized the critical role of investors in improving project efficiency and disbursement, especially in the critical phases.
Regarding project implementation and disbursement, he said that the site clearance process, especially for transport projects, remains a weak point.
The Chairman ordered the compilation of statistics on projects funded by the city, central government, and mixed capital with land problems.
Stressing the importance of 2023 as a critical year in the implementation of the five-year socio-economic development plan 2020-2025, Thanh underlined the necessity for units to be proactive and involved at all stages, from investment policies to investment decisions.
"Leaders of district-level People's Committees, department heads, and project management boards are responsible for the progress of disbursement, which will be considered a criterion for quarterly and annual performance evaluations," Thanh said.
The leaders of districts, wards, departments, and project management boards bear the responsibility of ensuring timely disbursement progress, with their performance being considered a criterion for quarterly and annual evaluations.
A Department of Planning and Investment report showed that the disbursement of public investment funds in Ha Noi in the first half of 2023 amounted to VND15.93 trillion (US$673.78 million), reaching 33.9 percent of the planned target.
Of this, VND9 trillion (US$380.6 million) was allocated to public investment projects at the city level, reaching 34.8% of the plan, while the district budget accounted for VND6.84 trillion (US$289.3 million), reaching 34.4 percent of the plan.
However, the city's overall disbursement results fell short of both plans, which were set at 40-45 percent.
As of June 2023, 105 projects under the 2023 capital plan were facing various problems, the department said.
Among them were 73 projects facing delays due to site clearance issues, 11 facing difficulties with grave relocation, and 16 facing resettlement challenges, among others.
In addition, 21 projects in the 2022 capital plan had ongoing problems with site clearance, raw material prices, environmental impact assessment, asset liquidation, and investment level adjustment./.
