Mass mobilisation contributes to socio-economic development
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has lauded achievement in the government mass mobilisation work in 2019, which has contributed to safeguarding legal rights and interests, building trust and high consensus among the public and spurring socio-economic development.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) shakes hands with delegates at the event (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has lauded achievement in thegovernment mass mobilisation work in 2019, which has contributed tosafeguarding legal rights and interests, building trust and high consensusamong the public and spurring socio-economic development.
It also contributed to ensuring national defence and security, promotingexternal affairs, and consolidating relations between the Party, State andpeople, the PM said at a teleconference in Hanoi on January 9.
Theyear 2020 will focus on stepping up mass mobilisation in the political system,he said, calling for efforts to improve the efficiency of State managementacross spheres, streamline administrative procedures and improve the businessenvironment.
Themodel under which people assess authorities’ performance in providing publicservices must be increased, and all-level authorities must turn towards people,he said.
Besides,the PM emphasised the need to intensify the fight against corruption andwastefulness, and practise democracy in all sectors and all-leveladministrative agencies.
People’spetitions and complaints, especially complex and prolonged cases, need to beaddressed in a timely manner and in line with law, he said.
Statisticsshow that last year, State administrative agencies handled more than 28,400cases of petitions and complaints, or 86.2 percent, reclaimed 205 billion VND(8.83 million USD) and 24 hectares of land, and protected rights of nearly1,890 collectives and individuals.
Thanksto mass mobilisation efforts, remittance flows to Vietnam reached thehighest-ever number of 16.7 billion USD. About 3,000 businesses run by overseasVietnamese have invested in the country./.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) shakes hands with delegates at the event (Photo: VNA) 
