Commune and ward level issue "red books"

In recent years, the procedures for granting land use right certificates have always received the attention of many people. Because the procedures in this field are often complicated and difficult, people often have to go back and forth many times, to many levels and many places to complete the procedural documents. A good thing is that right after implementing the 2-level local government model, the Government issued a decree regulating the decentralization and delegation of power to the commune, ward and special zone levels to issue "red books". The decree has received the consensus and support of the people and public opinion.

According to Decree 151/2025/ND-CP dated June 12, 2025 regulating the decentralization of authority of two-level local authorities, decentralization and decentralization in the land sector, from July 1, 2025, the authority of the District People's Committee as prescribed by the Land Law is transferred to the Chairman of the Commune People's Committee, including: Issuing certificates of land use rights and ownership of assets attached to land as prescribed in Point b, Clause 1, Article 136 and Point d, Clause 2, Article 142 of the Land Law; Redetermination of residential land area and issuance of certificates of land use rights and ownership of assets attached to land as prescribed in Clause 6, Article 141 of the Land Law; Recording land prices in decisions on land allocation, land lease, permission to change land use purposes, land use extension, land use term adjustment, land use form change under the authority of the commune-level People's Committee Chairman in cases of applying land prices in the land price table to calculate land use fees and land rent; issuing land price decisions under the authority of the commune-level People's Committee Chairman in cases of determining specific land prices as prescribed in Clause 4, Article 155 of the Land Law...

From July 1, 2025, the issuance of "red books" will be assigned to the commune, ward, and special zone levels.

Implementing Decree 151/2025/ND-CP of the Government, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment issued Decision 2304/QD-BNNMT dated June 23, 2025 on promulgating land administrative procedures under the state management scope of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

Accordingly, there are 6 procedures on "red books" carried out by the commune level, including: Re-determining the residential land area of ​​households and individuals who were granted certificates before July 1, 2004; Correcting the first issued certificates with errors; Revoking certificates that were issued in violation of the provisions of the land law as discovered by land users and owners of assets attached to land and re-issuing certificates after revocation; Registering land and assets attached to land, issuing certificates of land use rights and ownership of assets attached to land for the first time to organizations using land; Registering land and assets attached to land, issuing certificates of land use rights and ownership of assets attached to land for the first time to individuals, residential communities, households, and people of Vietnamese origin residing abroad; Register and grant certificates of land use rights and ownership of assets attached to land in cases of donating land use rights to the State or residential communities or expanding roads.

The procedural sequence has also been significantly shortened, people prepare documents according to the prescribed form, submit directly at the place of receiving documents according to regulations or through the public service portal. After receiving, the land officer checks the field, compares the documents, and determines the current land use status. In particular, there is no longer a requirement for a "no dispute" certificate, because the responsibility for verification and post-inspection belongs to the local government. In case of eligibility, the chairman of the People's Committee at the commune level signs and issues the red book within a maximum of 3 working days from the completion of financial obligations. The total time for processing the first land registration application is limited to 17 working days, significantly shortened compared to the old process.

It can be said that the change in the issuance of "red books" is assessed to help people in localities shorten the procedural process, save time, costs, and increase transparency. On the part of local authorities, land management will be closer to reality and more effective. This is a policy that is consistent with the 2-level local government organization model, as well as in accordance with the wishes of the people.

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