The Ministry of Home Affairs issued the latest instructions on the arrangement of administrative apparatus and units.

(Chinhphu.vn) - Maintaining the number of Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Committee stable during the transition period; guiding the organization of government in special zones with a population of less than 1,000 people; the process of converting and renaming villages and residential groups after the merger... are important contents in Official Dispatch No. 4168/BNV-CQDP issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on June 23, 2025.

Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra - Photo: VGP/TG

The official dispatch was signed and issued by Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra and sent to Provincial Party Committees, City Party Committees, and People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to provide guidance on a number of contents regarding the arrangement of organizational apparatus and administrative units.

The document aims to concretize the implementation of Resolution No. 203/2025/QH15 dated June 16, 2025 of the National Assembly on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Constitution; Law on Organization of Local Government No. 72/2025/QH15 and Conclusion No. 169-KL/TW dated June 20, 2025 of the Politburo and Secretariat on focusing on complete the task of organizing the apparatus and administrative units.

Maintain the number of Provincial Vice Chairmen during the transition period

A notable content is the Ministry of Home Affairs' specific guidance on the number of Vice Chairmen of People's Committees at provincial and commune levels.

Accordingly, regarding the number of Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Committee, for the 23 (new) provinces and cities formed after the arrangement according to Resolution No. 202/2025/QH15 dated June 12, 2025 of the National Assembly on the arrangement of administrative units Provincial Government: Implementing Conclusion No. 169-KL/TW of the Politburo and the Secretariat Letter, for now keep the number of Vice Chairmen of Provincial People's Committees unchanged When implementing arrangements and mergers, ensure that within 5 years the number of Deputy Directors The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee in the (new) provinces and cities is basically arranged in accordance with the regulations.

For 11 provinces and cities that do not implement the arrangement: Number of Deputy The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee shall comply with the provisions at Point a, Clause 1 and Point a. Clause 2, Article 7, Decree No. 08/2016/ND-CP dated January 25, 2016 of the Government Regulations on the number of Vice Chairmen of the People's Committee and the process and procedures for election, resignation and dismissal Appointment, dismissal, transfer, removal of members of the People's Committee (amended and supplemented at Decree No. 115/2021/ND-CP dated December 16, 2021).

For provinces and cities but in documents of competent authorities or in Laws and Resolutions of If the National Assembly stipulates the number of Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Committee, it shall be implemented. according to the provisions of documents of competent authorities or in Laws and Resolutions of the National Assembly.

Number of Vice Chairmen of Commune People's Committee: Commune People's Committee has no more than 02 Vice Chairmen.

The document also clearly states: The structure of the Provincial People's Committee members is implemented according to the provisions in Clause 1. Article 3 of Decree No. 08/2016/ND-CP dated January 25, 2016 of the Government (amended) amended and supplemented in Decree No. 115/2021/ND-CP dated December 16, 2021).

The structure of the People's Committee at the commune level includes members who are heads of agencies. professional agency under the People's Committee at the commune level, member in charge of military, member in charge of blame the police

Guidelines for organizing government in special zones with permanent population of less than 1,000 people

On the duties, powers, organization and operation of local government localities in special zones with a permanent population of less than 1,000 people (not organized) local government level), to promptly organize the special administrative region with a permanent population of less than 1,000 person as prescribed in Article 28 of the Law on Organization of Local Government No. 72/2025/QH15, the Ministry of Home Affairs guides as follows:

Regarding the organizational structure of the People's Committee of the special zone: The People's Committee of the special zone consists of a Chairman, no more than 02 Vice Chairmen of the People's Committee and the Commissioners.

Pursuant to the provisions of Decree No. 150/2025/ND-CP dated June 12, 2025, Decree No. 118/2025/ND-CP dated June 9, 2025 of the Government, the Provincial People's Committee decides on the structure of members of the Special Zone People's Committee and the professional agency organization, public administrative service center under the People's Committee Special economic zones ensure compactness, efficiency, effectiveness, and suitability to population size. Number, natural area, socio-economic characteristics and specific features of each special zone.

The appointment of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of the special economic zone is carried out according to prescribed in Clause 3, Article 2 of Resolution No. 203/2025/QH15 of the National Assembly. with the member of the People's Committee of the special zone by the Chairman of the People's Committee provincially designated.

On the implementation of tasks and powers of local authorities in Special Zone: The People's Committee and Chairman of the People's Committee of the special zone perform the following tasks and powers: prescribed in Articles 22 and 23 of the Law on Organization of Local Government No. 72/2025/QH15. The People's Committee of the special economic zone is also authorized to perform the prescribed tasks and powers. specified in points c, d, clause 2; points c, d, dd, clause 3, clause 4, clause 5, clause 6 and Clause 9, Article 21 of the Law on Organization of Local Government No. 72/2025/QH15.

The People's Council of a province or city with a special zone performs the following tasks and powers: prescribed in Clause 1, Points b Clause 2, Point b Clause 3, Clause 8 Article 21 of Law on Organization of Local Government No. 72/2025/QH15.

The People's Committee of the province or city with special economic zones performs the following tasks and powers: prescribed in Point a Clause 2, Point a Clause 3, Clause 7 Article 21 of the Law on Organization Local Government No. 72/2025/QH15.

On the basis of implementing 2-level local government from July 1, 2025 According to the Law on Organization of Local Government No. 72/2025/QH15, documents of the level competent, Central Steering Committee and relevant Central agencies; from local practice, the Ministry of Home Affairs will advise the Government to issue a Decree regulating defining the tasks, powers, organization and operation of the People's Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee, and agencies specialized agencies, other administrative organizations under the People's Committee of the special economic zone with a population permanent residence under 1,000 people.

Another important content is the Ministry of Home Affairs' guidance on converting villages and residential groups and renaming villages and residential groups due to duplicate names in newly formed commune-level administrative units after the rearrangement.

In the immediate future, maintain the villages and residential groups in commune-level administrative units. (new) until further Government regulations.

Determining the type of community organization at the commune-level administrative unit (new) implemented according to the provisions of the Law on Implementing Democracy at Grassroots Level 10/2022/QH15. Accordingly, the organization of villages and residential groups is implemented as follows:

Villages are organized in communes and special zones (below communes and special zones are villages); Residential groups organized at the ward level (below the ward is the residential group). In the case of special zones, recognition of urban type according to the provisions of law (Phu Quoc special zone) then under special zone is residential area

In case of merging and adjusting communes and towns with wards to establish Ward (new): Unified organization of residential groups in the ward (new);

In case of merging or adjusting a town with a commune to establish a (new) commune: Unified organization of villages in the commune (new).

Law on Organization of Local Government No. 72/2025/QH15 stipulates The People's Council at the commune level has the authority to establish, reorganize, dissolve, name, and rename village, residential group (point d, clause 2, Article 21). On that basis, the conversion Villages, residential groups and renaming villages and residential groups due to duplicate names at new commune-level administrative units The following arrangement is formed:

For the conversion of villages into residential groups or residential groups into Village: The People's Committee at the commune level (new) makes a list of villages that need to be converted into residential groups or a list of residential groups that need to be converted into villages and submits it to the People's Council together. review and decision level.

For changing the name of a village or residential group due to duplicate names: Commune-level People's Committee (new) build a plan, get opinions from voters who are representatives of households in the village, residential group, if more than 50% of voters representing the household agree, the People's Committee The commune level completes the plan and submits it to the People's Council at the commune level for consideration and decision.

In case provinces and cities have implemented the conversion of villages and residential groups renaming of villages or residential groups due to duplicate names in commune-level administrative units (new) established after 2025 before the Law on Organization of Local Government No. 72/2025/QH15 comes into effect, the above contents will not be re-implemented.

In addition, the Ministry of Home Affairs also provides guidance on the model working regulations and sample documents for the newly formed commune-level People's Committees after the reorganization. Based on the characteristics and practical situation of each commune-level locality, the People's Committees at the commune level The commune adjusts, supplements and promulgates the Working Regulations of the People's Committee at the commune level. locality to suit local governance requirements, meet the requirements bridge close to people, close to people, serve people better.

The Ministry of Home Affairs requests that the People's Committees of provinces and cities proactively implement the guidance contents, promptly report and reflect difficulties and problems to the Ministry for synthesis and submission to competent authorities for consideration and resolution.

Thu Giang

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