With the active involvement of grassroots-level party committees and authorities, extensive dissemination work has been carried out to help residents clearly understand the purpose and meaning of the policy, thereby generating high consensus during the implementation process.

In Núa Ngam commune, public opinion collection meetings on the village rearrangement scheme were organized urgently and seriously. According to the formulated plan, Công Binh, Hát Tao, and Pá Hẹ villages will be merged and given a new name, Pa Hua village. The meeting atmosphere took place in a democratic, straightforward, and open manner.

After being briefed by commune leaders on the purpose, meaning, and vital importance of the merger, 100% of the household representatives in Công Binh village agreed with the plan to merge the three villages, reached a consensus on the new name Pa Hua, and chose the community house of Pá Hẹ village as the shared venue for community activities. Post-merger, Pa Hua village will comprise 126 households with 516 residents, predominantly from the Thai ethnic group.

Sitting in the front row to participate in the meeting, Lò Văn Pản, 70 years old, one of the first people to move and live in Công Binh village, expressed high agreement with the arrangement plan.

“Công Binh village was formed in 1991 with the first four households separating from the Pa Hua residential area on the high mountain to settle down,” shared Pản. “The residents of Pá Hẹ also relocated from there to establish their village. Now that the villages are merged back together, Pa Hua is the old village name, which I find very meaningful for people to look toward their roots, while also being favorable for development.”

To help residents understand and align with the policy, dissemination work was proactively deployed from an early stage. According to Lò Văn Chính, Head of Công Binh village, contents regarding the rearrangement of villages are regularly broadcast on the public loudspeaker system and disseminated during village meetings. Chính noted that because the people understood the general policy, they immediately concurred when commune leaders directly came down to meet and explain further, realizing that rearranging villages aims to upgrade management efficiency for the goal of sustainable development.

Under the established framework, the number of villages in Núa Ngam commune will be downscaled from 33 to 18 villages after the rearrangement, representing a reduction of 15 villages or equivalent to 45%. Among them, eight villages including Sơn Tống, Tin Lán, Huổi Hua, Na Côm, and Huổi Chanh will remain unchanged as they fully satisfy the prescribed criteria or possess specific elements regarding terrain, population, and culture. Nguyễn Thành Trung, Chairman of the Núa Ngam commune People’s Committee, affirmed that the process of gathering public opinions on rearranging villages was carried out publicly, democratically, and properly, with the vast majority of opinions showing high consensus with the general policy.

Meanwhile, in Mường Ảng, local dissemination teams have actively coordinated with villages and residential groups to gather opinions on the Scheme on arranging, reorganizing, and renaming villages. Mường Ảng commune currently has 38 villages and residential groups with over 4,193 households and 17,359 residents. According to the scheme, after implementing the rearrangement, the commune will be downscaled to 23 villages.

One of the options that received high consensus was the merger of Mánh Đanh village with Hua Ná village, taking the new village name of Mánh Đanh. The community house of Mánh Đanh village was selected as the community activity venue for the new village. This structure was built in 2024, ensuring meeting operations for more than 200 people. Lò Văn Lả, Secretary of the Party Cell of Mánh Đanh village, informed that at the opinion collection meeting, representatives from 102 households out of the village’s total 119 households participated, and 100% of the households present agreed with the commune’s merger plan.

“Our people clearly realize that this is a major policy of the whole nation and the province aimed at upgrading operational efficiency at the grassroots level,” stated Lò Văn Hương, Head of Hua Ná village. “Therefore, even though the center of Hua Ná village is nearly 2 km away from Mánh Đanh village and travel is difficult during the rainy season, the village residents all show high consensus with the arrangement plan.”

Through dissemination and opinion collection work, the residents of Mường Ảng commune basically agreed with the guidelines of the Government and the province, showing high consensus with the local scheme for arranging, merging, and renaming villages. After completing the collection of public opinions, the commune People’s Committee will summarize the results and submit them to the Standing Board of the Party Committee, the Executive Board of the Party Committee, and the People’s Council in the commune for consideration and approval according to regulations.

The rearrangement of villages is not merely about reducing the number of management focal points, but rather looks toward the goal of building residential communities with appropriate scales, creating favorable conditions for organizing social activities, mobilizing investment resources, and serving long-term development orientations.

Reality in various localities indicates that when the public is provided with complete and timely information and is allowed to participate in democratic discussions and contributions of opinions, it serves as a vital factor for the smooth rearrangement of villages. The consensus from the grassroots today will serve as a solid foundation for post-rearrangement villages to quickly stabilize their organization, maximize the strength of great national solidarity, and work with local authorities to effectively execute socio-economic development tasks in the new phase.