Deputies at the ongoing eighth session of the 13 th National Assemblydebated the draft Law on Local Government Organisation on November 24,highlighting the principle of supervising power wherever it ispracticed.
The majority of deputies agreed thatpeople’s councils should be set up alongside people’s committees inevery locality to ensure residents’ close supervision over power.
Referring to Article 111 of the Constitution, Danh Ut and Trieu LaPham, representatives from Kien Giang and Ha Giang provinces, said the2013 Constitution provides detailed regulations on local government,which should be considered fundamental principles for the development ofthe law.
They vetoed a proposal to only createpeople’s committees without people’s councils in districts and wards,saying that this will violate Item 2, Article 111 of the Constitution.
Meanwhile, Ho Chi Minh City deputy Tran Du Lichsupported the proposal to arrange local government at two levels,including the provincial and local level.
DeputyNguyen Thi Quyet Tam, also from Ho Chi Minh City, suggested athree-level government body be maintained in rural areas, and atwo-level government structure be implemented in cities.
She stated this is a great chance to revolutionise the organisation ofthe administrative system from the central level down to the locallevel.
Many deputies agreed that the bill shouldmake good shortcomings of the Law on the Organisation of the People’sCouncil and People’s Committee after 11 years of implementation.
At the same time, the bill contributes to the realization of theConstitution as well as the Party’s policy to reform the organisationand operation of local government, thus enhancing self-control and themanagement responsibility and efficiency of local government.
This is also an opportunity to address the shortcomings and poweroverlaps of the current system as well as the cumbersome and inefficientstate administration body. The allocation of roles, powers, tasks andresponsibilities of local government, should be considered carefully,deputies said, in order to improve current overlaps.
Ho Thi Thuy, a representative of Vinh Phuc province, pointed out thatthe draft law had yet to specify the differences in power at each levelof local government, thus failing to address the overlap and define theresponsibilities of each level.
Additionally, the bill has yetto properly adapt local government’s differences in power and tasks tothe natural condition, socio-economic development and managementcapacity of specific areas, including rural and urban areas, as well asislands.
Tran Ngoc Vinh, a representative from HaiPhong city, said more efforts should be undertaken to complete the billand ensure its efficiency.-VNA
The majority of deputies agreed thatpeople’s councils should be set up alongside people’s committees inevery locality to ensure residents’ close supervision over power.
Referring to Article 111 of the Constitution, Danh Ut and Trieu LaPham, representatives from Kien Giang and Ha Giang provinces, said the2013 Constitution provides detailed regulations on local government,which should be considered fundamental principles for the development ofthe law.
They vetoed a proposal to only createpeople’s committees without people’s councils in districts and wards,saying that this will violate Item 2, Article 111 of the Constitution.
Meanwhile, Ho Chi Minh City deputy Tran Du Lichsupported the proposal to arrange local government at two levels,including the provincial and local level.
DeputyNguyen Thi Quyet Tam, also from Ho Chi Minh City, suggested athree-level government body be maintained in rural areas, and atwo-level government structure be implemented in cities.
She stated this is a great chance to revolutionise the organisation ofthe administrative system from the central level down to the locallevel.
Many deputies agreed that the bill shouldmake good shortcomings of the Law on the Organisation of the People’sCouncil and People’s Committee after 11 years of implementation.
At the same time, the bill contributes to the realization of theConstitution as well as the Party’s policy to reform the organisationand operation of local government, thus enhancing self-control and themanagement responsibility and efficiency of local government.
This is also an opportunity to address the shortcomings and poweroverlaps of the current system as well as the cumbersome and inefficientstate administration body. The allocation of roles, powers, tasks andresponsibilities of local government, should be considered carefully,deputies said, in order to improve current overlaps.
Ho Thi Thuy, a representative of Vinh Phuc province, pointed out thatthe draft law had yet to specify the differences in power at each levelof local government, thus failing to address the overlap and define theresponsibilities of each level.
Additionally, the bill has yetto properly adapt local government’s differences in power and tasks tothe natural condition, socio-economic development and managementcapacity of specific areas, including rural and urban areas, as well asislands.
Tran Ngoc Vinh, a representative from HaiPhong city, said more efforts should be undertaken to complete the billand ensure its efficiency.-VNA
