Reduce the number of officials receiving salaries from the budget but still ensure the number of employees

Officials receiving salaries from the state budget in the education sector decreased by 6.4%.

Continuing the Question and Answer Session (morning of November 7) in the program of the 6th session of the 15th National Assembly , National Assembly Delegate Tran Kim Yen - Ho Chi Minh City Delegation said that streamlining the payroll and streamlining the apparatus to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of operations is very necessary. However, the mechanical streamlining is greatly affecting the education sector when many localities share that they are lacking a lot of teachers but recruiting teachers is extremely difficult.

Not to mention the number of teachers quitting their jobs continues to increase due to many reasons, including too much pressure and insufficient income. On the other hand, the job position project in schools does not include the position of supervisor. This is also an additional pressure for schools and teachers. "I request the Minister of Home Affairs to give us a solution to solve the above problem?", Ms. Yen asked.

reduce the number of officials receiving salaries from the budget but still have to ensure the number of workers image 1 — Scene of the question and answer session.

Responding to the question of delegate Tran Kim Yen, Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra said that in the recent period and in line with the Party's policy on restructuring the apparatus and streamlining the payroll, the entire political system has made great efforts and had initial successes in restructuring the apparatus and streamlining the payroll.

"Just in terms of streamlining the payroll for civil servants in the 2017-2021 period, we have reduced 10.01% and for public employees, we have reduced 11.67% of public employees receiving salaries from the state budget. These two concepts are different," Ms. Tra informed.

Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra further explained that among the civil servants receiving salaries from the state budget, the education sector saw a 6.4% decrease, while the entire health sector saw a 32% decrease due to the promotion of autonomy, converting that number of staff to receive autonomous salaries. Therefore, these two concepts are different.

"However, in practice, in the recent period, many localities have reduced the number of civil servants receiving salaries from the state budget, but have completely cut the payroll. Therefore, there is a shortage of people working in public service units, especially in the education sector. The Minister of Home Affairs believes that, in particular, the education sector has its own characteristics. Therefore, the ongoing shortage of regular teachers is a practical problem," said Ms. Tra.

reduce the number of officials receiving salaries from the budget but still have to ensure the number of workers image 2 — Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra.

To solve the problem as the delegate's opinion stated, the Minister of Home Affairs emphasized that some solutions need to be unified in terms of awareness. For civil servants, it is necessary to focus synchronously and drastically to reduce the number of civil servants receiving salaries from the state budget but still ensuring the number of people working for public service units; that is, promoting autonomy, how to socialize, reduce the number of civil servants receiving salaries from the state budget.

Regarding the education sector, Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra said that it is necessary to focus on perfecting a number of institutional systems. First of all, the Ministry of Education and Training should review and reconsider. And in the near future, the Law on Teachers will be issued to have solutions to ensure the most basic issues in ensuring the life, quantity and quality of the activities of educational institutions.

"In the immediate future, urgently amend Circular 06 and Circular 11 on teacher and student standards in the classroom. At the same time, amend Decree 81 to ensure the implementation of fee collection for all educational institutions, from kindergarten to university. And urgently review to have instructions to review and rearrange the appropriate school scale," Ms. Tra stated.

reduce the number of officials receiving salaries from the budget but still have to ensure the number of workers, picture 3 — National Assembly Delegate Tran Kim Yen - Ho Chi Minh City National Assembly Delegation.

Some agencies perform state management functions but have not been assigned civil servant positions.

Questioning the Minister of Home Affairs, National Assembly Delegate Nguyen Thi Thu Nguyet - National Assembly Delegation of Dak Lak province said that at the 4th Session of the 15th National Assembly, the Minister of Home Affairs answered the questions of National Assembly deputies that the situation of a number of agencies performing state management functions but not yet assigned civil servant positions will soon be resolved.

With her responsibilities in the past time, delegate Nguyet asked the Minister of Home Affairs to let her know what proposals have been made to resolve the above issue? How will the reform of salary policy for this team be implemented in the coming time?

reduce the number of officials receiving salaries from the budget but still have to ensure the number of workers, picture 4 — Delegate Nguyen Thi Thu Nguyet - National Assembly Delegation of Dak Lak province.

In response to this question, Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra said that currently, in reality, there are a number of state management agencies but the payroll of civil servants, belonging to blocks such as management, forest rangers of national parks, traffic inspectors, veterinary husbandry, animal quarantine. This has existed since before the completion of the law on cadres, civil servants and public employees. The total number of these civil servants, as of December 31, 2022, is 7,191 people.

When reporting to the Steering Committee on payroll management, the Ministry of Home Affairs reported this situation as a historical existence, and it is necessary to convert the position of civil servants into public employees to ensure rights and benefits for these subjects.

After the 4th Session, the Ministry of Home Affairs reported to the Government Party Committee to report to the Central Steering Committee on staff management. Currently, the Central Steering Committee is considering transferring these officials, who are performing state management functions, to return them to civil servants and properly implement policies for these subjects.

In the near future, the Ministry of Home Affairs will also propose to the Central Steering Committee on payroll management to quickly resolve the issue to ensure the implementation of salary policy reform for civil servants performing state management tasks.

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