Issuing criteria to identify ethnic groups facing many difficulties in the 2026-2030 period

The Government issued Decree No. 255/2025/ND-CP dated September 29, 2025, identifying ethnic groups facing many difficulties and having specific difficulties in the 2026-2030 period.

According to the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions , the purpose of issuing this Decree is to continue institutionalizing the Party's guidelines and policies and the State's laws on ethnic affairs in order to perfect the ethnic policy system, ensure unity, synchronization, effectiveness and efficiency of the system of legal documents; develop regulations to identify ethnic groups that are still facing many difficulties, with specific difficulties to continue to prioritize investment resources, support, properly implement key and key policies, solve the most pressing and urgent issues, prioritize support for poor households and the most disadvantaged ethnic minority groups according to the provisions of Resolution No. 120/2020/QH14 dated June 19, 2020 of the National Assembly.

At the same time, protect, preserve and sustainably develop ethnic minorities in many areas of socio-economic life, contributing to narrowing the development gap between ethnic groups in ethnic minority communities.

The Decree consists of 9 articles regulating the subjects, principles, criteria and procedures for identifying ethnic groups facing many difficulties and having specific difficulties in the 2026-2030 period.

Criteria for identifying ethnic groups facing many difficulties and special difficulties in the 2026-2030 period

1. Ethnic groups that still face many difficulties are ethnic groups with a multidimensional poverty rate greater than the multidimensional poverty rate of ethnic minorities nationwide.

2. Ethnic groups with specific difficulties are ethnic groups with a national population of less than 10,000 people according to population management data and meeting at least 1 of the 2 following criteria:

- The multidimensional poverty rate is higher than the national multidimensional poverty rate of ethnic minorities;

- The national population according to population management data is lower than the national population according to the results of the 2019 Population and Housing Census.

Ethnic groups that still face many difficulties have a higher multidimensional poverty rate than the national average multidimensional poverty rate of ethnic minorities. (Photo: Xuan Tien/VNA)

The process of identifying ethnic groups still faces many difficulties, with specific difficulties in the 2026-2030 period

The Decree clearly states the process of identifying ethnic groups facing many difficulties and having specific difficulties in the 2026-2030 period as follows:

The People's Committees of communes, wards and special zones (hereinafter referred to as the People's Committees at the commune level) shall organize the review and statistical data on the total population, total number of households, number of poor households and near-poor households of each ethnic group in the locality according to Form No. 01 issued with this Decree, and send the results including 1 electronic file and 1 paper file to the People's Committees of provinces and cities (hereinafter referred to as the People's Committees at the provincial level) within 15 working days from the date the People's Committees at the provincial level direct the implementation and organization of implementation. In which:

- Population review data of each ethnic group in the locality is compiled according to population management data within 15 days from the effective date of this Decree.

- Data on the total number of households, poor households, and near-poor households of each ethnic group in the area are compiled based on the results of the review of poor and near-poor households in 2024.

Generations of child marriage in ethnic minority areas have increased poverty among people in remote and isolated areas. (Photo: Hong Diep/VNA)

After receiving the full review report from the People's Committee at the commune level, the People's Committee at the provincial level shall direct relevant agencies to synthesize, review, appraise and take full responsibility for the reported data according to Form No. 02 issued with this Decree, and send the results including 1 electronic file and 1 paper file to the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions within 30 working days from the effective date of this Decree.

Within 30 working days from the date of receiving the full report on the total population, total number of households, number of poor households, near-poor households of each ethnic group in the provinces, the Minister of Ethnic Minorities and Religions shall, based on the provisions of Article 4 of this Decree, direct the review, synthesis and issuance of a Decision approving the list of ethnic groups facing many difficulties and specific difficulties in the period 2026-2030 nationwide.

This Decree comes into force from November 15, 2025./.

(Vietnam+)

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/ban-hanh-tieu-chi-xac-dinh-dan-toc-con-gap-nhieu-kho-khan-giai-doan-2026-2030-post1067433.vnp