Ministry of Home Affairs responds to proposal to 'remove difficulties' in naming districts and communes after merger

The Ministry of Home Affairs has responded to petitions sent by voters from several localities, including requests for further guidance regarding naming districts and communes after the merger.

Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra - Photo: GIA HAN

Accordingly, Hanoi voters requested that when implementing Resolution 35/2023 of the 15th National Assembly Standing Committee on the arrangement of district-level and commune-level administrative units (merging) in the 2023-2030 period, it must be done step by step carefully and closely. Especially in personnel work, naming new units (in accordance with the people's wishes, in line with the local cultural traditions when merging) and managing public assets (including administrative headquarters)... There must be specific instructions on arranging the positions of heads, deputy heads and members of the People's Council's committees when arranging the above-mentioned administrative units.

Encourage the use of one of the existing names

Responding to this content, the Ministry of Home Affairs stated that the process of drafting and submitting to competent authorities on the continued implementation of district and commune mergers in the 2023 - 2030 period has been carefully, cautiously and closely studied by the Ministry of Home Affairs in coordination with relevant agencies and localities. On that basis, the Politburo issued Conclusion 48, the National Assembly Standing Committee issued Resolution 35 and the Government issued Resolution 117, ministries and central agencies issued early, complete and synchronous documents guiding implementation. Including step-by-step implementation in 2 phases (2023-2025 and 2026-2030). This is to facilitate central agencies and localities in the process of implementing the Party's major policy on merging districts and communes in the period of 2023 - 2030. Regarding the naming of units formed after the merger, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs, it has been specifically regulated in Resolution 35/2023. Accordingly, the naming and renaming of units formed after the arrangement shall comply with the provisions of the Law on Organization of Local Government and the resolution of the National Assembly Standing Committee on the standards of administrative units and classification of administrative units. Specifically, it must ensure national solidarity, be consistent with the historical, traditional and cultural factors of the locality and respect the opinions of the majority of voters. In the case of merging administrative units of the same level, it is encouraged to use one of the existing names of the administrative units before the merger to name the administrative unit formed after the arrangement. Also responding to the opinions of voters of Da Nang city on the issue of naming, the Ministry of Home Affairs stated that it had sent a document to the People's Committees of provinces and cities on some notes when developing and submitting the project to merge districts and communes in the period of 2023 - 2025. In which, it was noted that naming district and commune units after the merger is a particularly important task, related to historical, traditional, cultural, religious and belief factors associated with spiritual values, pride and self-respect of the ethnic community and residential community where the merger takes place. Accordingly, localities need to carefully, thoroughly, cautiously, reasonably and logically research to ensure the consensus and unity of the people in the area. In the case of merging units of the same level, it is encouraged to use one of the existing names of the units before the merger to name the unit formed after the arrangement.

There are instructions on resolving policies and regimes for redundant staff.

Regarding the arrangement and consolidation of the organizational apparatus and the settlement of redundant regimes and policies for cadres, civil servants, public employees, and workers at the units implementing the arrangement, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs, it has been specifically stipulated in Resolution 35. Along with that is a document of the Central Organizing Committee guiding the implementation of the arrangement of organizations, cadres, civil servants, and public employees of Party agencies, the Fatherland Front, and socio-political organizations in localities implementing district and commune mergers in the period 2023 - 2030. And document 4099/2023 of the Ministry of Home Affairs guiding the arrangement and consolidation of the organizational apparatus, implementation of policies for cadres, civil servants, public employees, workers, and recognition of safe zones, safe zone communes, island communes, and Heroic units of the People's Armed Forces when implementing district and commune mergers in the period 2023 - 2030. Regarding the arrangement and handling of headquarters and assets The surplus public works after the merger, the Ministry of Home Affairs informed, have been specifically regulated in Resolution 35 and documents of the Ministry of Finance guiding the implementation of district and commune mergers in the period 2023 - 2030.

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