Proposal to maintain the model of 703 land registration office branches

VTV.vn - Many experts have proposed maintaining the model of 703 land registration office branches to ensure stability, data consistency and avoid interruptions in the digitization process.

At the seminar "Should we maintain the model of 703 land registration office branches nationwide?" organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Institute of Natural Resources and Environment Economics on October 24, experts all agreed that maintaining the current model is consistent with reality and legal regulations.

Maintain the model of 703 land registration office branches: Ensure unity, transparency and effective service to the people

Dr. Pham Viet Thuan - Director of the Institute of Natural Resources and Environment Economics of Ho Chi Minh City - said that all 34/34 provinces and cities have provincial land registration offices with 703 affiliated branches, operating stably and with unified expertise. This network is a vertical professional hub, ensuring measurement, adjustment of changes and management of land data in connection with tax, justice, notary and banking.

According to Dr. Thuan, if the task is transferred to the commune level when the national database is not yet completed (expected in 2027), it will lead to the risk of information flow disruption, document errors and data insecurity. While people are used to submitting and receiving documents at the branch, bringing them to the commune level when the infrastructure and personnel are not ready can cause administrative congestion.

Mr. Do Duc Doi - former Deputy Director of the Department of Land Registration and Statistics ( Ministry of Agriculture and Environment ) - affirmed: "The branch of the land registration office is a professional unit under the provincial People's Committee according to the 2024 Land Law. If it is transferred to the commune level, it is illegal and goes against the policy of specialization".

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dinh Tuan, former Principal of the University of Natural Resources and Environment, also said that in the current transition period, maintaining the model is reasonable to avoid bloating the apparatus and reducing management efficiency.

Lawyer Hoang Thi Thu, Director of HTVN Law Firm, commented that the current land registration office system operates effectively, is financially autonomous and serves the people well. "If transferred to the commune level, regular expenses will increase, the apparatus will swell and professional errors will easily arise," she said.

Experts agree that maintaining the current 703-branch model is necessary to ensure the stability, consistency and security of national land data during the digital transformation period.

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