Stepping up accountability to expedite public investment disbursement

On the morning of July 9, the Standing Board of the Dak Lak Provincial Party Committee convened a meeting to review progress in public investment capital disbursement province-wide.

Comrade Luong Nguyen Minh Triet, Secretary of the Dak Lak Provincial Party Committee, delivering directives at the meeting.
Comrade Luong Nguyen Minh Triet, Secretary of the Dak Lak Provincial Party Committee, delivering directives at the meeting.

According to a report presented at the meeting, Dak Lak's public investment plan for 2026 totals more than 10.875 trillion VND, with over 9.593 trillion VND, or 88.21%, has been allocated in detail. Regarding public investment capital carried forward from 2025, more than 1.217 trillion VND has been disbursed, equivalent to 21.63% of the approved allocation. As of July 7, 2026, Dak Lak's overall disbursement rate had reached 30.48% of the provincial plan and 30.40% of the target assigned by the Prime Minister.

Representatives from provincial departments, agencies, local authorities, together with project owners recording low disbursement rates, reported on implementation progress, clarified existing obstacles, proposed remedial measures and pledged to accelerate implementation, fulfil scheduled milestones while taking full responsibility for project performance.

Addressing the meeting, comrade Luong Nguyen Minh Triet, Secretary of the Dak Lak Provincial Party Committee, stressed that public investment disbursement is a key political task with strategic significance for achieving provincial growth targets. He instructed the PPC to develop detailed disbursement scenarios for every investor and project, closely monitor progress on a daily basis, then promptly remove emerging obstacles. He also called for a comprehensive review to determine causes of delayed disbursement, particularly bottlenecks related to land clearance. Capital allocated to projects unable to meet disbursement schedules should be decisively reallocated to those demonstrating stronger implementation capacity. Simultaneously, relevant authorities were further urged to expedite project settlement procedures while mobilising all available resource to accelerate capital disbursement.

Dak Lak PPC Chairman, comrade Do Huu Huy addressing the meeting.
Dak Lak PPC Chairman, comrade Do Huu Huy addressing the meeting.

Concluding the meeting, comrade Do Huu Huy, Dak Lak PPC Chairman, instructed provincial departments, agencies, local authorities, along with project owners, to promptly translate directives issued by the Provincial Party Standing Board into weekly implementation plans, clearly defining implementation schedules, outstanding issues and responsibilities for each project. He required all issues falling within the competence of relevant agencies to be fully resolved before July 15, 2026, while calling for stronger coordination in land clearance, completion of investment procedures, payment settlement, final account verification, together with timely adjustments to capital allocation plans whenever necessary. The Department of Finance was assigned to monitor and publicly disclose disbursement results, advise the PPC on implementation, as well as assess the performance and accountability of agency heads based on disbursement outcomes.

The PPC Chairman reaffirmed that public investment disbursement remains one of the provincial foremost political priorities and is closely linked to economic growth targets. Agencies along with project owners failing to meet implementation schedules will be subject to review, with their performance evaluated in accordance with prevailing regulations.

Translated by HAI LOAN 

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