All administrative procedures on agriculture to be connected with National Single Window
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) expects to complete the connection of 100 percent of its administrative procedures with the National Single Window (NSW) system in the first quarter of 2022.
Lorries carrying farm produce through Mong Cai International Border Gate in Quang Ninh province (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment (MARD) expects to complete the connection of 100 percent of its administrativeprocedures with the National Single Window (NSW) system in the first quarter of2022.
To carry out the national and ASEAN single window mechanisms, the MARDhas connected 29 of the 33 administrative procedures at its subordinate unitsand granted digital licences to over 1.4 million dossiers via the NSW, said deputyhead of the MARD’s division for organisational and personnel affairs Nguyen Xuan An at theministry’s meeting on January 11.
In termsof administrative reform, in 2021, the ministry updated and publicised 119administrative procedures on the National Public Service Portal, abolished 58others, and simplified three procedures related to natural disaster preventionand control.
It proposed429 of the 2,559 regulations on business activities be removed or simplifiedwhile reducing nearly 219 billion VND, or 13.2 percent, of the compliance costrelated to business activities, he noted.
Regarding administrativemodernisation, An said the MARD stepped up IT application to its operations,completed its information and reporting system which was also linked with theone of the Government, and applied digital signatures to all documents.
In 2022,it will push ahead with handling administrative procedures online to enhance transparencyand save time and cost; dealing with people and businesses’ opinions aboutproblems related to the mechanisms, policies, and procedures within its remit;and overhauling the institutional system on agriculture and rural development,according to the official./.
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Lorries carrying farm produce through Mong Cai International Border Gate in Quang Ninh province (Photo: VNA) 
