Ministry of Home Affairs guides on personnel at people's committees, arrangements in special zones, villages, and residential groups

The Ministry of Home Affairs continues to issue guidelines on the organization and arrangement of administrative units. (Photo: PV/Vietnam+)

Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra signed and issued Official Dispatch No. 4168/BNV-CQDP dated June 23, 2025 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 on 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 completing the task of reorganizing the apparatus and administrative units.

The People's Committee at the commune level has no more than 2 vice chairmen.

In the official dispatch, the Ministry of Home Affairs provides specific instructions 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 provincial administrative units: Implementing Conclusion No. 169-KL/TW of the Politburo and the Secretariat, in the immediate future, the number of Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Committee after the arrangement and merger will be kept the same, ensuring that within 5 years, the number of Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Committee in the (new) provinces and cities will be basically arranged in accordance with regulations.

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

For provinces and cities where documents of competent authorities or Laws and Resolutions of the National Assembly stipulate the number of Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Committee, the provisions of documents of competent authorities or Laws and Resolutions of the National Assembly shall apply.

Number of Vice Chairmen of the People's Committee at the commune level: The People's Committee at the commune level 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 of Clause 1, Article 3 of Decree No. 08/2016/ND-CP dated January 25, 2016 of the Government (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 specialized agencies under the People's Committee at the commune level, members in charge of military affairs, and members in charge of public security.

Government organization in special zone under 1,000 people

Regarding the tasks, powers, organization and operation of local authorities in special zones with a permanent population of less than 1,000 people (no local government level is organized), in order to promptly organize special zone authorities with a permanent population of less than 1,000 people according to the provisions of Article 28 of the Law on Organization of Local Government No. 72/2025/QH15, the Ministry of Home Affairs provides the following guidance:

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 Members.

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 People's Committee of the special zone and the organization of specialized agencies and public administrative service centers under the People's Committee of the special zone to ensure compactness, efficiency, effectiveness, and efficiency, consistent with the population size, natural area, socio-economic characteristics and specific characteristics of each special zone.

The appointment of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of the special zone shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of Clause 3, Article 2 of Resolution No. 203/2025/QH15 of the National Assembly. Members of the People's Committee of the special zone shall be appointed by the Chairman of the People's Committee of the province.

Regarding the implementation of tasks and powers of local authorities in special zones: The People's Committee and the Chairman of the People's Committee of special zones shall perform the 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 special zones shall also perform the tasks and powers prescribed in Points c and 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 shall perform the tasks and powers specified in Clause 1, Point b Clause 2, Point b Clause 3, Clause 8, Article 21 of the Law on Organization of Local Government No. 72/2025/QH15.

The People's Committee of a province or city with a special zone shall perform the tasks and powers specified in Point a, Clause 2, Point a, Clause 3, Clause 7, Article 21 of the Law on Organization of Local Government No. 72/2025/QH15.

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

For now, keep the villages and residential groups intact.

Another important content in the Ministry of Home Affairs' guidance document is about the conversion of villages and residential groups and the renaming of villages and residential groups due to duplicate names in the newly formed commune-level administrative units after the reorganization. Accordingly, for the time being, villages and residential groups in the (new) commune-level administrative units will remain the same until there are new regulations from the Government.

The determination of the type of community organization at the commune-level administrative unit (new) is implemented according to the provisions of the Law on Implementing Democracy at the Grassroots Level No. 10/2022/QH15. Accordingly, the Ministry of Home Affairs guides the organization of villages and residential groups as follows:

- Villages are organized in communes and special zones (below communes and special zones are villages); Residential groups are organized in wards (below wards are residential groups). In case the special zone is recognized as an urban type according to the provisions of law (Phu Quoc special zone), below the special zone are residential groups.

- In case of merging or adjusting communes and towns with wards to establish (new) wards: Unify the residential groups in (new) wards;

- In case of merging and adjusting a town with a commune to establish a (new) commune: Unify the villages in the (new) commune.

Law on Organization of Local Government No. 72/2025/QH15 stipulates that the People's Council at the commune level has the authority to establish, reorganize, dissolve, name, and rename villages and residential groups (Point d, Clause 2, Article 21). On that basis, the conversion of villages and residential groups and the renaming of villages and residential groups due to duplicate names in newly formed commune-level administrative units after the rearrangement are implemented as follows:

- For the conversion of villages into residential groups or residential groups into villages: The People's Committee at the commune level (new) shall make 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 to submit to the People's Council at the same level for consideration and decision.

- For changing the name of a village or residential group due to duplicate names: The People's Committee at the commune level (new) develops a plan, consults with voters representing households in the village or residential group. If more than 50% of voters representing households agree, the People's Committee at the commune level will complete the plan and submit it to the People's Council at the commune level for consideration and decision.

According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, in cases where provinces and cities have converted villages and residential groups or renamed villages and residential groups due to duplicate names in commune-level administrative units (newly) formed after the 2025 arrangement before the Law on Organization of Local Government No. 72/2025/QH15 takes 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 document templates 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 commune-level People's Committees shall adjust, supplement and promulgate the working regulations of the commune-level People's Committees of their localities to suit the requirements of local governance, meeting the requirements of being close to the people, serving the 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./.

According to Vietnam+ (Vietnam News Agency)

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