The Hoa Binh provincial Social Security held a conference on January 10 to review the performance in 2023 and launch tasks for this year. Nguyen Van Toan, member of the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board and Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, attended and gave directions at the event.
The Director of the provincial Social Security
presents the insignia of "For the cause of Vietnam Social Security” to the
individuals with substantial contributions to social security development in
the country.
In 2023, the Hoa Binh Social Security promoted
submitting proposals to local Party committees and administrations, and
coordinated with relevant agencies to carry out social and health insurance
policies.
During the year, nearly 82,900 people
participated in compulsory social insurance (equivalent to 100.3% of the
target) and nearly 18,200 others in voluntary one (105.5%). Meanwhile, more
than 74,700 people joined the unemployment insurance (101.4% of the target) and
840,451 in health insurance (100.2%), raising the health insurance coverage to
95.23% of the province’s population, 0.03% higher than the target for 2023.
More than 2.4 trillion VND (98 billion USD) in
social, health, and unemployment insurance premiums was collected, representing
101.3% of the target. Besides, the agency gave social insurance benefits to an
additional 44,687 people. It paid over 2.6 trillion VND in social and
unemployment benefits and another 674.9 billion VND in health insurance
benefits.
It ensured safe, sustainable, and effective
control, management, and use of the social, unemployment, and health insurance
funds. Communications were also stepped up and reformed to promote people’s
access to information about social and health insurance policies and laws.
At the conference, the provincial Social Security
set eight focal tasks for 2024.
In his remarks, Vice Chairman of the provincial
People’s Committee Nguyen Van Toan asked the sector to push ahead with advising
all-level Party committees and administrations about insurance affairs,
actively implement and coordinate with relevant agencies to implement
communications to raise public awareness of social and health insurance
policies, comprehensively and flexibly take measures for collecting insurance
premiums and arrears, and strictly manage the provision of social insurance
benefits.
On behalf of the Vietnam Social Security, the
provincial Social Security presented the insignia of "For the cause of Vietnam
Social Security” to eight individuals of Hoa Binh and two others of the
provincial agency who have made substantial contributions to social security
development in Vietnam.
The Director of the provincial Social Security
also presented certificates of merit to 16 collectives and 13 individuals
outside the sector in recognition of their outstanding achievements in
coordinating with the agency to carry out social and health insurance policies
in 2023.
Playing a key role in Hoa Binh province’s economic development, Luong Son district has been focusing on science and technology development, innovation, and digital transformation.
Identifying the application of online public services as a key step in administrative procedure reform and e-government building, Kim Boi district has proactively provided services and supported residents and businesses in accessing and utilising full-process online public services promptly and efficiently. The locality aims to lift the rate of end-to-end online public services to over 90%, with all officials and civil servants handling tasks in the digital environment.
Nguyen Anh Tuyet, hailing from a family steeped in the ancient art of herbal medicine, is transforming local medicinal herbs into high-value concentrated extracts, elevating their worth and healing potential.
Nguyen Phi Long, an alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee, and head of the steering committee for the province's key projects, chaired a conference on March 25 to discuss measures for implementing the project on constructing the Hoa Lac - Hoa Binh road and upgrading the Xuan Mai - Hoa Binh section of National Highway 6 under the public-private partnership (PPP) model.
Administrative reform has been identified as a key priority in enhancing state governance, improving the business environment, and facilitating services for citizens and enterprises.
The Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee met on March 18 to review and guide major investment projects aimed at boosting local socio-economic development.
