The Hanoi Party Committee has identified 10 big tasks that it set for the city’s comprehensive development in the next five years.

Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Vuong Dinh Hue at the meeting on March 11. Photo: Thanh Hai/Kinhtedothi

At the committee’s 3rd meeting [of the 17th term] on March 11, municipal top leaders discussed the specific targets and the roadmap for the implementation in the 2021-2025 term.

Issued in November 2020, the committee’s 10 programs are expected to raise the Hanoi’s connection and competitiveness in the global integration, greatly enabling the city to increase its gross regional domestic product (GRDP) per capita from current US$5,200 to US$8,5000 by 2025.

Overview of the meeting on March 11. Photo: Thanh Hai/Kinhtedothi

Program No.1 Reinforcing the Party and city political system, and promoting the administrative reforms. It targets to admit roughly 10,000 people to the Party per year, abolish 20% of administrative procedures by 2025, have at least 20% of state bodies becoming self-financed, and raise the city’s Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) by five grades annually.

Program No.2 Focusing on economic growth and restructuring, international integration, and competitiveness.

Program No.3 Pushing up urban refurbishment and socio-economic growth as well as ensuring urban development and sustaining urban economy. This is the new program aiming to boost urbanization together with developing urban economy to make the city’s areas enjoy the pretty equal development rate.

Program No.4 Promoting the implementation of the national program on new-style rural areas and agricultural restructuring for better living standards of people in rural areas. This goal covers the agro-forestry-fisheries growth rate of 2.5-3% annually, 70% of hi-tech farm produce, and per capita income in rural areas of VND80 million (US$3,478)/year.

Program No.5 Improving planning, management, the use of natural resource and environment protection, natural disaster respond, and climate resilience.

Program No.6 Concentrating on improving cultural development and human resources, and maintaining the style of elegant Hanoians.

Program No.7 Boosting the development of science and technology and creativeness. This new target is expected to serve the city’s digitalization.

Program No.8 Improving social welfare and living standards of local residents. This new program covers a wide range of issues with an aim to improve local residents’ living standards.

Program No.9 Putting the focal point on increasing defense and security capacity for the next five years.

Program No.10 Enhancing combat against corruption, maintaining thrift and preventing wastefulness.