Hanoi, July 1 -- Sectoral and provincial planning schemes must concretise and conform to national and regional master plans, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed while chairing a meeting of the Government Party Committee's Standing Board on July 1 to discuss the draft Law on amendments and supplements to several articles of the Planning Law. According to a report by the Ministry of Finance, in addition to the Planning Law, there are currently 60 other laws and ordinances related to planning activities. The whole country has 108 out of 110 master plans approved. However, a number of challenges have emerged during the enforcement and review of the Planning Law. At the meeting, participants agreed that amending the law is necessary to ens...