Some recommendations on the local planning progress to be completed in 2023

DNHN - The local leaders proposed to the government solutions to accelerate the planning process and improve the quality of planning, aiming for completion in 2023.

Due to a variety of objective and subjective factors, the planning implementation is encountering several challenges and roadblocks; consequently, planning progress is sluggish and does not meet the practical requirements. The number of remaining plans that must be completed by ministries, branches, and localities in 2023 is very high.

According to the Ministry of Planning and Investment's report, 58 out of 111 national, regional, and provincial plans have been evaluated to date, with 18 national and regional master plans having been approved. Regional and provincial plans were authorized; 08 master plans have been submitted to the Prime Minister for review, but none have been approved as of yet. 32 master plans have been evaluated and are currently being developed. 16 master plans are being evaluated; 29 master plans are in the process of drafting and collecting feedback; seven planning are selecting planning consulting firms; and one planning has not been implemented due to ineligibility.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment recommends that the Prime Minister consider issuing a Prime Minister's Directive on accelerating progress and enhancing the quality of planning to direct the effective implementation of the planning work in the upcoming period. Planning for the years 2021 through 2030, with an eye toward 2050.

Nguyen Duc Trung, chairman of the provincial people's committee of Nghe An province, stated that the province's planning, which has been evaluated by the council, is essentially complete. We have finalized it through the Provincial Party Committee and are awaiting council approval at the beginning of May before submitting it to the Prime Minister. "During the course of the implementation process, Nghe An has encountered several challenges and obstacles. It is a problem related to land use planning criteria. Nghe An has strictly adhered to the Prime Minister's Decision 326. However, the planning process reveals that economic zones, industrial zones, and urban development are still in their infancy. Some land use indicators are not suitable for inclusion in the province's planning, according to the chairman of the Nghe An Provincial People's Committee.

Nghe An proposed on this occasion that the Ministry compile, evaluate, and submit to the Prime Minister a summary of the adjustments and additions made to land targets to accommodate local needs. In addition to the hard plan based on Decision 326, to facilitate the implementation process, it is necessary to have an open plan with adjustment of usage standards for immediate implementation, rather than waiting for the planning adjustment, because each time the planning adjustment is made, the procedures will be very time-consuming.

In response to Nghe An's proposal, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha noted, for comments on Decision 326, that when implementing the national land use planning for 2030, with a vision to 2050, land use must be based on assigned Targets, and the Prime Minister may consider, supplement, and adjust the land use plan. However, the planning must be conducted over some time that is not limited to five years. Step-by-step sustainable development requires the planning to adhere to predetermined objectives and avoid confounding criteria. Spatial planning, in particular, requires an allocation plan and a development mindset.

Tran Sy Thanh, chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee, stated that the Hanoi planning task was approved by the Prime Minister in March 2022. Up until this point, Hanoi has just completed the planning bid process. Hanoi apologizes to the Prime Minister and the Government for how slow this is. "Cause encompasses both subjective and objective factors. According to the source, the local brothers were still very confused. The public investment process is too lengthy. Public investment planning is too time-consuming, and it is prohibited as a source of capital for non-business purposes. Even Hanoi was uncertain about the origin of the issue for six to seven months. This time, we are determined to finish on time; the Hanoi Party Committee pays special attention, the leadership directs, and we aim to be finished by the end of October,' emphasized Chairman Tran Sy Thanh.

The Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee suggested that six laws directly affect the planning process, including the 2017 Planning Law, the 2009 Urban Law, and the 2014 Construction Law, as well as the Bidding Law, Law on Public Investment, and Law on Budget. I hope the Prime Minister and the Government will issue a Resolution to correct a few things and shorten the implementation time because the procedures are still cumbersome and lengthy.

Thua Thien Hue is currently implementing Provincial Planning and Urban General Planning, so urban and rural development space and infrastructure are given special consideration. These two planning initiatives complement one another and clarify the province's development space.

Regarding the current planning work, Mr. Nguyen Van Phuong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - stated that the implementation of provincial planning in localities has numerous benefits due to the availability of information and orientation by the national plan. In addition, the regions have long-term strategic resolutions from the Politburo and the National Assembly.

Mr. Phuong also stated that to avoid impediments to future development, it is necessary to calculate the openness criteria for land use planning when planning projects.

With the development space and potential of economic zones, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Phuong stated that this area will create a development breakthrough in many localities in the future, thereby necessitating the Land Law. space" is the value specified. Moreover, planning studies must consider the issue of connecting traffic routes to link urban areas in the region.

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