Nearly 130,000 provincial and communal level officials and civil servants reduced after reorganization and merger

General Secretary To Lam chaired a meeting to give opinions on the progress of reorganizing the apparatus and administrative units at all levels. Photo: VNA

On the morning of May 3, at the Party Central Committee Headquarters, the Politburo and the Secretariat met to give opinions on the situation and progress of implementing the Resolution of the 11th Central Committee, the 13th tenure, and the conclusions of the Politburo and the Secretariat on the reorganization of the apparatus and administrative units at all levels. General Secretary To Lam chaired the meeting.

According to VNA, based on the summary report of the Central Organizing Committee and through monitoring and grasping the situation and progress of implementation of Party Committees, Provincial Party Committees, and Municipal Party Committees directly under the Central Committee, the Politburo and the Secretariat have basically agreed and acknowledged a number of achieved results.

Localities have proactively monitored and updated orientation policies, closely followed the progress and requirements of competent authorities to proactively implement, and carefully prepared plans for the arrangement of administrative units at all levels.

The report at the meeting said that the provincial level will reduce more than 18,440 positions of officials and civil servants compared to the number of positions assigned by competent authorities in 2022. In the photo: General Secretary To Lam attends the meeting. Photo: VNA

Ending the activities of about 120,500 part-time activists at the commune level

The process of developing the Project was closely coordinated by the localities in the merger area, following the correct procedures and ensuring progress according to regulations. Up to now, the collection of public opinions on the provincial and communal level arrangement and merger projects has been completed with an average consensus rate of about 96%. All district, communal and provincial People's Councils nationwide have issued Resolutions approving the Projects with a majority consensus rate of 100%.

Based on the synthesis of projects of localities, it shows that, in terms of the number of commune-level administrative units, after the rearrangement, the whole country is expected to reduce from 10,035 to more than 3,320 units (equivalent to 66.91%). In which, the locality with the highest reduction rate is 76.05%, the locality with the lowest reduction rate is 60%.

Regarding local party organizations, it is expected that the provincial level will reduce 29 provincial and municipal party committees (from 63 to 34 provincial and municipal party committees); reduce more than 260 agencies and units directly under the provincial party committee. End the operations of 694 district party committees and more than 4,160 agencies and units directly under the district party committee. Establish more than 3,320 new commune party committees (2,595 communes, 713 wards, special zones), establish a maximum of 10,660 agencies and units directly under the commune party committee.

Regarding the number of provincial and communal-level cadres and civil servants (including the Party, mass organizations and government sectors), it is expected that after the reorganization: the provincial level will reduce more than 18,440 positions of cadres and civil servants compared to the number of positions assigned by competent authorities in 2022.

The communal level (commune, ward, special zone) will reduce more than 110,780 staff and civil servants compared to the total number of staff at district and commune levels in 2022 due to job placement, staff streamlining, and retirement according to regulations. The activities of about 120,500 part-time workers at the communal level nationwide will end.

Transferring more than 22,350 staff from district level to work at commune level

According to the Project on streamlining the Vietnam Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations, and mass organizations assigned tasks by the Party and the State (central, provincial, and communal levels), it is expected that after the streamlining of the organization and apparatus, the activities of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and organizations will be closer to the people; initially overcoming the situation of overlapping functions, tasks, and the "inverted pyramid" apparatus.

Regarding the organizational structure, it is expected to reduce 90 central department-level focal points; 344 provincial department-level focal points; 1,235 provincial room-level focal points; for mass organizations assigned tasks by the Party and State, 215/284 internal focal points will be streamlined (reduced by 43%); more than 22,350 staff members will be transferred from the district level to work at the commune level, contributing to the implementation of the new administrative model and the policy of strongly orienting activities towards the grassroots and residential areas.

Source: https://laodong.vn/thoi-su/giam-gan-130000-bien-che-can-bo-cong-chuc-cap-tinh-cap-xa-sau-sap-xep-sap-nhap-1500891.ldo