At the session, Phu Tho Provincial Party Committee Secretary Pham Dai Duong, together with leaders of the provincial People’s Council, People's Committee, and Fatherland Front Committee, reported on the leadership and direction regarding the oversight activities of the provincial National Assembly delegation and the provincial People’s Council for the 2021–2026 term.
According to the report, Phu Tho has implemented innovative practices, such as real-time oversight in the digital environment, while strictly adhering to Party guidelines and issuing 40 direct guiding documents. The province also focuses on coordinating inspection, audit, and review programs to avoid overlap and reduce the administrative burden on local-level authorities.
Speaking at the working session, Mr Do Van Chien emphasised that the oversight activities of People’s Councils, the Fatherland Front, and socio-political organisations must align with the goal of fostering development and facilitating the completion of key local tasks, without creating obstacles or becoming merely perfunctory exercises.
Regarding votes of confidence and questioning sessions for officials elected by People’s Councils, Chien noted the varying levels of work pressure across different sectors — particularly in finance, natural resources and environment, construction, and ethnic affairs. Therefore, the information used for evaluation must be objective, fair, and based on specific criteria.
He proposed considering additional regulations to, when necessary, empower the Standing Committee of the People’s Council to request information in accordance with Party regulations and the law, thereby ensuring accurate and comprehensive evaluations.
He expressed the view that practical local experiences — particularly those from Phu Tho — would assist the steering committee in distilling insights to refine the project proposal. This proposal would then be submitted to the Political Bureau for the issuance of a unified central directive, establishing a synchronised framework to substantively enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of oversight activities by the National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels in the new era.
