Prime Minister: Reorganize communes and schools if necessary

Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng has directed Lạng Sơn province to proactively review and propose measures for reorganizing its communes and villages if deemed necessary, emphasizing the need to thoroughly assess the quality of local officials. The directive came during a working session with the provincial Party Committee on July 15, focusing on socio-economic development, achieving double-digit growth targets, disbursing public investment capital, and managing local governance.

The Prime Minister acknowledged Lạng Sơn's critical strategic position as a key gateway for trade between ASEAN and China, as well as its importance for the northern midland and mountainous region. However, he pointed out significant economic challenges. The province's economic growth in the first half of the year was 7.02%, falling short of the targeted 9.24% for the period and lagging behind the national average of 8.18%. To meet the annual target of 10.61%, the province must achieve over 13% growth in the latter half of the year.

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The government must coordinate other revenues so that these difficult localities have resources.

Further constraints include underdeveloped infrastructure, particularly transportation. The province's revenue structure and economic model lack sustainability, heavily relying on border trade and services with low added value. Total social investment in the first six months reached only 12,900 billion VND, representing 25% of the annual target. The business investment environment and administrative reform processes have seen slow improvements, with many indicators ranking low nationally.

Despite these hurdles, the Prime Minister recognized Lạng Sơn's vital contributions to the nation, particularly in preserving forests, land, environment, borders, and maintaining peace and friendly relations. He assured that the central government would coordinate to reallocate funds, providing necessary resources to support these challenging border provinces. The Prime Minister also instructed the province to expedite the implementation of its recently approved development plan and to reorganize schools while accelerating free health check-ups for residents.

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proactively review and propose plans to arrange communes and villages if necessary.