The provincial Administrative Reform Steering Committee (ARSC) held a conference on May 7 to evaluate the results of the Public Administrative Reform (PAR) Index, the Satisfaction Index of Public Administrative Services (SIPAS), and the Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) for 2023; and to discuss ways to improve indexes for 2024 and the subsequent years. Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the ARSC Bui Van Khanh chaired the event.
Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Bui Van Khanh speaks at the event.
Seven out of the nine categories witnessed notable improvement, including administrative guidance and leadership, procedural reform, apparatus and institutional reform, and the development of e-government. Notably, feedback mechanisms such as leader-conducted surveys and citizen/organisation responses regarding service quality showed improvement. Previously lagging criteria also saw positive advancement in 2023.
In 2023, the province’s PAR Index surged to 86.76%, up 0.46% from 2022 but down 12 places in the ranking order. Specifically, seven out of the nine areas showed significant improvement, including administrative guidance and leadership, administrative procedure reform, apparatus and institutional reform, and building and development of e-government. Notably, feedback mechanisms such as leader-conducted surveys and citizen/organisation responses regarding service quality also improved. Previously lagging criteria also saw positive advancement in 2023.
Regarding the PAPI Index, Hoa Binh scored 43.55 points in 2023, placing it within the high average score group. This score represented a significant jump of 2.52 points and a 23-place climb in the national ranking compared to 2022. Improvements were observed in seven out of the eight assessed areas, including citizen participation at the grassroots level reaching 5.16 points (up 0.06 points), transparency 5.13 points (up 0.01 points), accountability to citizens 4.46 points (up 0.14 points), corruption control in the public sector 7.23 points (up 0.79 points), administrative procedures 7.35 points (up 0.7 points), environmental governance 3.88 points (up 0.45 points), and E-governance 3.15 points (up 0.56 points) compared to 2022. Public service supply was the sole category that saw a slight annual decline (down 0.2 points).
Concluding the event, Khanh urged departments, agencies, and local authorities to hold the heads of state administrative agencies accountable for reform efforts. This includes tightening administrative discipline, fostering ethical conduct in public service, and regularly monitoring the work performance and effectiveness of officials, civil servants and employees under their purview.
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.
