Some departments in the central highlands province of Gia Lai have the same or more managers than there are employees.
The mountainous province of Gia Lai largely relies on agriculture. The province is so poor it often receives government subsidised rice. But these issues haven’t stopped the province of employing large numbers of people in top positions within the province’s civil service.
Speaking to DTINews, Nguyen Cong Phuong, office manager of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said that the department employed 45 people, including one director; five deputy directors and 15 head and deputy heads of divisions.
Gia Lai Province's Department of Internal Affairs
Meanwhile, under the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ regulations, all departments of culture, sports and tourism nationwide are allowed to have one director and three deputy directors.
The Department of Construction has 33 people, but 17 are managers, comprising one director, four deputy directors and 12 head and deputy heads of divisions.
Regarding the designation of management positions against the Ministry of Internal Affair’s regulations, a representative from the Department of Construction said that this is in charge of the provincial standing committee of the party and the Department of Internal Affairs.
Speaking to a DTI News reporter, Huynh Van Tam, Director of Gia Lai Province’s Department of Internal Affairs, denied the regulation violation in the appointment of mangers at local state agencies. He also refused to answer the reporter’s questions about the issue.
The same problem is also seen in some localities. For instance, Nghe An Province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has six deputy directors against the regulated number of three.
The figure is seven for the same department in Thanh Hoa Province.
Attempting to answer the question Thanh Hoa agriculture department, Director Ho Ngoc Sy said that some deputy directors had been appointed before the Ministry of Internal Affair’s regulation came into effect.
Sy also added that the additional appointed deputy directors was in preparation for for those who are going to retire in the near future.
