(HBO) – The Government’s Steering Committee for Administrative Reform has held a conference to announce a report on public administrative reform (PAR) index in 2018 of ministries and ministry-level agencies, the People’s Committees of centrally-run cities and provinces, as well as the Satisfaction Index of Public Administration Services (SIPAS) in 2018.

According to the report, in 2018, PAR index of Hoa Binh rose nine positions over 2017 to the 46th out of the 63 localities.

Specifically, the province ranked 51st in the index of management and direction; 41st in index of implementation of legal document; 32nd in administrative procedure reform; 39thin reform of administrative system; 52nd in the quality of public servants; 21st in public finance reform; and 48th in modernization of administration.

Particularly, in 2018, the management efficiency and provincial governance and administrative performance index (PAPI) of Hoa Binh jumped to the 26th position, much higher than many other localities. Meanwhile, the province also posted 3.5 points in impact of administrative reform to the local socio-economic development

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