Continue to implement the purchase and reading of Party newspapers and magazines.

Comrade Vo Thanh Binh, member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission chaired the meeting. Attending the meeting were representatives of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Committee, the Provincial Party Committee Office, the Department of Finance, the Department of Ethnic Minorities and Religions, Lam Dong Newspaper and Radio and Television, and the Provincial Post Office .

Leaders of the Propaganda, Press - Publishing Department, Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Committee of the Provincial Party Committee reported on the implementation status of Central Directive 11.

At the meeting, delegates assessed the current situation of purchasing and reading Party newspapers and magazines before the merger of administrative units in the three provinces of Lam Dong, Binh Thuan and Dak Nong.

Representatives of Lam Dong Newspaper and Radio and Television leaders informed about the current situation of Lam Dong Newspaper subscription in localities.

Accordingly, the implementation of Conclusion Notice No. 173-TB/TW, dated April 6, 2020 of the Secretariat on continuing to implement Directive No. 11-CT/TW of the 8th Politburo on purchasing and reading Party newspapers and magazines in the 3 provinces has achieved remarkable results.

Representatives of the Department of Finance discussed the current status of financial decentralization in implementing the subscription of Party newspapers and magazines.

However, after merging provinces and implementing two-level local government, the number of newspapers that government agencies need tends to decrease sharply. Some agencies have subscribed to newspapers, but the number is not commensurate with the total number of existing Party cells and Party committees.

Representatives of the Provincial Party Committee's Organizing Committee discussed the plan to include the criterion "Implementing reading, studying and following the Party's newspapers and magazines" in the system of criteria for evaluating and classifying clean and strong Party organizations annually.

The main reason is that units have not been allocated funding when implementing a two-level government; communes and wards have not subscribed to newspapers or have not subscribed to many because they have to review the list of 40-year Party members; agencies have to rebalance funding sources because Lam Dong Newspaper changed its publishing plan and doubled the price of the newspaper...

Representatives of the Provincial Party Committee Office discussed the allocation method and funding.

At the meeting, representatives of the departments and branches agreed to continue implementing the purchase and reading of Party newspapers and magazines. At the same time, they discussed feasible plans to advise the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee to direct the implementation of Directive No. 11-CT/TW of the 8th Politburo on purchasing and reading Party newspapers and magazines.

The representative of the Provincial Post Office leadership informed about the placement of press publications in the province.

The discussion focused on identifying the subjects who are entitled to receive free Party newspapers and magazines, and on the quantity; distribution methods; funding sources, etc. The departments and branches agreed to assign one focal unit to carry out the distribution of Party newspapers and magazines to the grassroots level.

Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission Vo Thanh Binh delivered a concluding speech at the meeting.

Concluding the meeting, comrade Vo Thanh Binh, member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission, emphasized a number of contents that need to be implemented in the coming time.

In particular, advising the Provincial Party Standing Committee to direct the implementation of Directive No. 11-CT/TW of the 8th Politburo on purchasing and reading Party newspapers and magazines, the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission assigned the Propaganda, Press and Publishing Department to advise on a specific draft for the Commission to submit to the Standing Committee so that the directive on purchasing and reading Party newspapers and magazines can be issued soon for application in the province. Before submitting, the opinions of relevant agencies will be sought.

Regarding the issuance and distribution of newspapers to prestigious people, the Department of Ethnic Minorities and Religions continues to implement.

The Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department requested relevant agencies to rebuild the content of their units to advise the Standing Committee to re-issue regulations and plans to provide free newspapers to the subjects.

On that basis, the 2025 plan continues to be implemented according to the previous 3 provinces. The allocation method when the district level is abolished will be assigned to communes, wards, and special zones based on statistics of beneficiaries in the area according to regulations; communes and wards of special zones will prepare annual budget estimates, and the Department of Finance will balance to allocate funds.

From 2026 onwards, the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department will advise in the following direction: for those with 30-40 years of Party membership, depending on the specific number, it will be submitted to the Standing Committee for consideration; for those with 40 years of Party membership or more, the provision and distribution of Party newspapers and magazines will still be free.

During this time, the Provincial Newspaper, Provincial Broadcasting and Post Office must still ensure delivery of newspapers to previously distributed subjects until the end of 2025.

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