Inventory of public assets for more effective management, exploitation and use

The conference was directly guided by representatives of the leaders of the Department of Public Asset Management, relevant departments and offices, taking place over 2 days, October 11-12, at the Dong Xu Cultural Center (Hai Duong City).

Comrade Tran Duc Thang, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of Hai Duong Provincial Party Committee attended and directed the conference.

Also attending were comrades: Nguyen Tan Thinh, Director of the Department of Public Asset Management (Ministry of Finance); Tran Van Quan, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Steering Committee for the General Inventory of Provincial Assets, along with heads and accountants of Party agencies, departments, branches, units, organizations, provincial-level unions, accountants of the People's Council, People's Committee, agencies and units of localities (except for units in the education sector and commune sector).

Improve efficiency in exploiting and using public assets

Speaking at the training session, Provincial Party Secretary Tran Duc Thang emphasized that over the years, the management of public assets has always been directed by the Party, the National Assembly, the Government, and all levels and sectors. Thanks to that, the management and use of public assets has become increasingly systematic, ensuring savings and efficiency.

Inventory is one of the important contents in public asset management, which must be carried out periodically, at the end of each year. However, this is only the second time a general inventory has been carried out on a national scale. The first general inventory was in 1998 and only carried out a general inventory of assets in the administrative and public service sector.

The implementation of this general inventory of public assets is based on political, legal and practical grounds to meet the requirements of strengthening management, improving the efficiency of exploiting and using public assets, and improving State resources at the present time.

Resolution No. 39-NQ/TW dated January 15, 2019 of the Politburo on improving the efficiency of management, use, exploitation and promotion of economic resources has identified that inventorying and fully and substantially assessing economic resources is an important basis for building a socio-economic development strategy to 2030, with a vision to 2045, and medium-term and long-term development plans and projects in each period.

Therefore, this general inventory of public assets is also one of the solutions to implement the Politburo's directive in Resolution No. 39.

Pursuant to Decision No. 213/QD-TTg dated March 1, 2024 of the Prime Minister on approving the Project on General inventory of public assets at agencies, organizations, units, and infrastructure assets invested and managed by the State, in order to effectively direct the implementation of public asset inventory work at the local level, on May 7, 2024, the People's Committee of Hai Duong province issued a decision to establish a Steering Committee for General Inventory of Public Assets at agencies, organizations, units, and infrastructure assets invested and managed by the State (Steering Committee for General Inventory of Provincial Assets) and issued an implementation plan.

Identifying this as a key and important task of the province in the 2023-2025 period, Provincial Party Secretary Tran Duc Thang requested departments, branches, sectors and localities to thoroughly disseminate the above documents to each agency, organization and unit so that the inventory of public assets is effective and of high quality.

To prepare well for the inventory of public assets according to the project approved by the Central Government and the plan of the Provincial People's Committee starting from 0:00 on January 1, 2025, Provincial Party Secretary Tran Duc Thang requested departments, branches, sectors and localities to urgently direct their affiliated units to review, classify and count public assets, access the forms drafted by the Ministry of Finance according to regulations to be ready for the general inventory.

Direct affiliated agencies, organizations and units to establish teams to inventory public assets that are directly managed or temporarily managed; organize inventories to ensure progress and quality, promptly handle or report to the Department of Finance any problems or difficulties in carrying out the inventory.

For units that are focal points for synthesizing data for each group of public assets, which are infrastructure assets invested and managed by the State (Provincial Industrial Park Management Board, Departments of: Transport, Agriculture and Rural Development, Industry and Trade, Construction, Science and Technology, Information and Communications, Culture, Sports and Tourism, Natural Resources and Environment), fully review the subjects assigned to manage infrastructure assets under the management of the province, especially the business sector.

Closely coordinate with the Department of Finance in the process of developing documents guiding the inventory of public assets under the management of the province right from the preparation of the public asset inventory. Inspect, urge and take general responsibility before the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial People's Committee for the progress of synthesizing the inventory results and the completeness and accuracy of the subjects performing the inventory of the group of infrastructure assets assigned to be the focal point for data synthesis.

Provincial Party Secretary Tran Duc Thang requested Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Tran Van Quan, in his role as Head of the Provincial Asset Inventory Steering Committee, to closely direct the Department of Finance, departments, branches, and localities to strictly and fully implement relevant regulations and tasks so that the inventory can be most effective, so that after completion, the management, exploitation, and use of public assets of the province will be even more effective.

Two groups of public assets, two principles, three subjects participating in the general inventory

At the training conference, Director of the Department of Public Asset Management Nguyen Tan Thinh noted a number of contents. In particular, the goal of the general inventory is to re-evaluate the quantity, type of artifacts, and value to understand what public assets are, where they are, which unit manages them, and how much they are worth.

Through that, we can re-evaluate the management of public assets in the past, thereby finding new and more effective solutions in public asset management.

This general inventory will conduct an inventory of 2/7 groups of public assets, including public assets at agencies, organizations, and units; infrastructure assets invested and managed by the State.

The Director of the Department of Public Asset Management emphasized two principles in carrying out the general inventory. Firstly, it must be carried out synchronously and uniformly nationwide in terms of the time of closing the inventory data (0:00 on January 1, 2025); on the inventory forms and indicators (only using the system of forms and indicators issued by the Ministry of Finance); on the inventory implementation plan (following a sequence, procedure, time, ensuring the completeness, accuracy, and logic of the data). Secondly, the level that manages the assets must carry out the inventory and summarize the inventory data.

In addition, there are 3 subjects participating in the inventory: the inventory implementation unit (the last unit, with legal status, assigned to manage, use, and account for assets); the synthesis unit (the superior unit of the inventory unit, there may be one or more synthesis units); the inventory management unit (the Provincial General Inventory Steering Committee, the standing agency is the Department of Finance).

The deadline for units to conduct the inventory is March 31, 2025, and provincial-level localities must report to the Ministry of Finance before June 15, 2025.