Directive No. 26/2000/CT-TTg On Improving the Quality of Building Five-Year Socio-Economic Development Plans for 2001-2005 of Ministries, Sectors, and Localities

DIRECTIVE OF THE PRIME MINISTER

On improving the quality of developing the five-year socio-economic development plan for 2001-2005

of ministries, sectors, and localities

On September 19, 2000, the Prime Minister issued Directive No. 16/2000/CT-TTg on the development of the five-year socio-economic development plan for 2001-2005. Through meetings between the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Ministers with some ministries, sectors, and localities, although there have been many efforts and some places have prepared quite well, many places still implement inadequately and fail to meet requirements, as reflected in several aspects below:

1. The summary and assessment of the implementation of the five-year socio-economic development plan from 1996 to 2000 focuses mainly on achievements, without fully and deeply pointing out weaknesses, causes, and responsibilities at each sector and level, thereby failing to draw lessons for the preparation and organization of the implementation of the upcoming five-year plan.

2. The draft of the five-year socio-economic development plan for 2001-2005 in many fields does not closely adhere to the Party's reform policies and viewpoints, the Strategic Plan for Socio-Economic Development for 2001-2010, and the orientation and tasks of the five-year socio-economic development plan for 2001-2005 of the Central Committee, thus failing to apply them appropriately to the realities of each sector and locality. It lacks inter-sectoral and inter-regional coordination and close cooperation in preparing sectoral, regional, and territorial plans.

Projections of balances and calculations of development resources in each sector, region, and locality are incomplete or lack authenticity. The construction and arrangement of planning scenarios are unclear, lacking scientific basis and feasibility; many figures contradict each other...

Determining development goals and tasks for each sector, field, and territorial area in the five-year plan lacks specificity, lacks a proactive spirit, shows weak self-reliance, and fails to clearly identify and propose practical solutions to leverage the potential advantages of each sector and locality.

The main reason why the preparation of the five-year plan for 2001-2005 by many ministries, sectors, and localities has not met requirements is that their leaders have not thoroughly grasped Directive No. 16/2000/CT-TTg dated September 19, 2000, of the Prime Minister on the development of the five-year socio-economic development plan for 2001-2005. Key leaders of some ministries, sectors, and localities have not directly and genuinely focused on directing research and plan development work for the 2001-2005 period, instead delegating it entirely to functional agencies.

To prepare well for the development of the five-year socio-economic development plan for 2001-2005 nationwide and contribute significantly to serving the content of the Party Congresses at all levels, the Prime Minister requests:

1. Chairmen of People's Committees of provinces and centrally-administered cities must allocate appropriate time to this work, directly direct departments and sectors to review the contents of their own five-year socio-economic development plans for 2001-2005 based on Directive No. 16/2000/CT-TTg dated September 19, 2000, of the Prime Minister; clearly define development goals, economic structure, priority areas; forecast and calculate the exploitation capacity of local resources, compile a list of investment projects for development... Each locality's five-year socio-economic development plan must align with the Strategic Plan for Socio-Economic Development for 10 years and the orientation and tasks of the five-year socio-economic development plan for 2001-2005 nationwide, promote the spirit of self-reliance, maximize every potential of each locality; proposed measures must be specific, realistic, and highly feasible.

2. Heads of central ministries and sectors must directly direct research and plan development agencies and consolidate plans from grassroots levels; establish lists of investment projects; determine priority targets, priority areas, and products, carefully calculate balances, especially capital balances.

3. Ministries, sectors, and localities have the responsibility to cooperate with each other in plan development, closely combine sectoral and territorial plans to maximize comparative advantages for rapid and sustainable development.

4. The Minister of Planning and Investment is responsible for monitoring, urging implementation, and providing specific recommendations and guidance to ensure the content and progress of the development of the five-year socio-economic development plan for 2001-2005 as outlined./.