(HBO) – Hoa Binh’s Steering Committee for Provincial Administrative Reform (PAR) held a conference on May 31 afternoon to evaluate the results of the PAR Index and the Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) in 2021 of the province. The event was chaired by Bui Van Khanh, Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People's Committee and head of the steering committee.

Photo: Bui Van Khanh, Vice Secretary of the provincial Party
Committee, Chairman of the provincial People's Committee and head of the
steering committee, delivers a speech at the conference.
Speaking at the event, a leader of the Department of Home
Affairs said that on May 25, the Government's PAR Steering Committee announced
the PAR INDEX 2021 of ministries, ministerial-level agencies, People's Committees
of provinces and centrally-run cities, according to which Hoa Binh's PAR index
in 2021 was 87.06 percent, ranking 25th out of the country's 63 localities.
For the PAPI 2021, Hoa Binh reached 43.48 points, ranking
19th out of the 63 provinces and cities, in the high-average group of the whole
country. However, compared to 2020, the province saw a decrease of 1.123 points
and fell 10 places on the rankings.
At the conference, participants agreed to strive for
administrative reform governance to achieve at least 96 percent, organisational
apparatus reform at least 85 percent, administrative procedure reform criteria
at least 96 percent, formulating and organising the implementation of legal
documents 95 percent or more, public administrative reform 90 percent or more,
investment disbursement 100 percent, and IT application in administrative
modernisation at least 95 percent.
Vice Secretary Bui Van Khanh asked departments and branches
to base on the report assessing each indicator to continue coming up with
solutions to overcome obstacles and improve the PAR index. He stressed that
departments and branches must be responsible for addressing weaknesses in the
fields under their management.
This is a nationwide race in which all localities have to
run as fast as possible, he stressed, requiring each department and branch to
take drastic measures and affirm its role and responsibility in the
implementation of PAR indicators and the effectiveness of public
administration. This is also a condition to contribute to the successful
implementation of the province's socio-economic development targets in the
coming time, he added./.
After more than four years of implementing a project launched by the Hoa Binh Party Committee’s Standing Board on developing agriculture and promoting product consumption linked with building new-style rural areas for the 2021-2025 period, the province’s industry and trade sector has made significant strides, greatly contributing to local socio-economic development.
Luong Son district has identified 2025 as the year for the accelerated breakthrough to successfully implement the socio-economic development plan for the 5-year period from 2021 to 2025. The district has been focusing on executing the plans and trying to achieve a GRDP growth rate of approximately 15%.
Since the beginning of this year, under the direction of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, the Sub-Department of Agricultural, Forestry, and Fishery Product Quality Management has strengthened the integration of the professional activities to promote and guide the organizations and individuals in the production and trading of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products to comply with the legal regulations regarding the use of chemicals, pesticides and veterinary medicines in crop cultivation, livestock farming and aquaculture. They also provide guidance to processing and manufacturing establishments on keeping the records to trace the product origins and using food additives from the approved list according to the regulations.
Hoa Binh province saw a significant rise in state budget revenue in the first two months of 2025, heard a meeting chaired by Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Quach Tat Liem.
Ha Thi Ha Chi, a 26-year-old graduate in law, has taken an unconventional path by returning to her hometown in Mai Chau district to establish the Tong Dau Cooperative, creating stable jobs for local women and bringing Thai ethnic brocade weaving to the global market.
As the Lunar New Year 2025 approached, pork prices surged, creating a profitable season for farmers in Tan Vinh commune, Luong Son district. Taking advantage of the rising demand, Can Minh Son, a farmer from Coi hamlet, sold over 30 pigs at 69,000 VND/kg, each weighing more than 100 kg. After deducting expenses, his family earned a profit of over 50 million VND.