Latest methods for announcing planning in Vietnam

Latest methods for announcing planning in Vietnam (Internet image)

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1. Latest methods for announcing planning in Vietnam

Methods for announcing planning in Vietnam according to Article 5 of Decree 37/2019/ND-CP are as follows:

-  In addition to complying with Clause 1 Article 40 of the Law on Planning 2017, planning is announced according to the methods specified in Clauses 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Article 5 of Decree 37/2019/ND-CP and regulations of law on protection of state secrets.

- Announce planning via mass media by adopting the following methods:

+ Publish national planning and regional planning on the channels and news of national television and radio station or provincial planning on those of the provincial television and radio stations regarding summary of the written decision or approval for planning and list of prioritized projects during the planning period;

+ Publish summary of the planning at least one time on the front page of a printed newspaper or home page of an online newspaper for at least 30 days.

- Announce planning by presenting planning models, diagrams, maps and database according to the following methods:

+ Organize exhibitions to introduce planning;

+ Present planning diagrams and maps, planning decision or written approval, and planning models and database at the authority organizing formulation of the planning or planning authority.

- Organize conferences and seminars to disseminate planning contents and planning implementation plans.

- Release publications including books, atlases and videos that introduce planning contents, planning implementation plans and list of prioritized projects during the planning period.

2. Criteria for assessment of planning implementation in Vietnam

Criteria for assessment of planning implementation in Vietnam according to Article 7 of Decree 37/2019/ND-CP are as follows:

- Carry out overall assessment of fulfillment of planning objectives according to the following criteria:

+ Fulfillment of economic development objectives;

+ Fulfillment of social development objectives;

+ Fulfillment of objectives for sustainable use of resources, environmental protection, natural disaster management and resilience to climate change;

+ Fulfillment of objectives for national defense and security assurance;

- Carry out assessment of execution of prioritized projects during the planning period according to the following criteria:

+ List of, plans for and progress in investment in public investment projects that have been executed;

+ List of, plans for and progress in investment in executed projects funded by sources other than public investments;

+ List of prioritized projects during the planning period, which have not yet been executed, reasons for failure to execute;

+ List of projects that have been put into operation and economic, social and environmental effectiveness they achieve.

- Carry out assessment of use of resources during implementation of planning according to the following criteria:

+ Land use; land use efficiency compared to that during the previous planning period and that in the planning objective; solutions for economizing on land and increasing land use efficiency that have been adopted during implementation of planning;

+ Use of water resources, mineral resources, forest resources, marine resources and other resources; resource use efficiency compared to that during the previous planning period and that in the planning objective; solutions for economizing on resources and increasing resource use efficiency that have been adopted during implementation of planning;

+ Technical and managerial solutions that have been adopted to reduce adverse effects on environment that are produced from use of land and other natural resources during implementation of planning.

- Carry out assessment of policies and solutions for organizing the implementation of planning according to the following criteria:

+ Policies and solutions for investment attraction, human resource development, science and technology development, social security assurance, environmental protection, financial resource distribution and defense and security assurance that have been introduced to implement planning;

+ Effect and effectiveness of policies and solutions that have been introduced to implement planning;

+ Conformity of detailed planning, urban planning and rural planning pertaining to the planning whose implementation is assessed according to the Law on Planning 2017;

+ Settlement of complaints and denunciations and actions against violations related to the process of formulating, appraising, approving, implementing and adjusting planning during its implementation;

+ Difficulties that arise during the process of organizing implementation of planning and proposed remedial measures.

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