There are up to 1,055 documents, reflecting the scale and depth of the current legal system in the fields of agriculture and environment.
According to Minister Do Duc Duy, in the context that the whole country is strongly implementing the two-level local government model, aiming for a streamlined, effective and efficient administrative apparatus, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has affirmed its pioneering role in perfecting the mechanism of decentralization, delegation of power and clearly defining the authority between government levels to improve management efficiency and serve people and businesses.
Three fundamental decrees
The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment reviewed up to 1,055 documents, reflecting the scale and depth of the current legal system in the fields of agriculture and environment. On that basis, the Ministry has compiled, classified and clearly identified 141 authorities of the Government and the Prime Minister , 500 authorities under the responsibility of the Minister of Agriculture and Environment, along with more than 1,000 authorities and tasks of local authorities.
Minister Do Duc Duy said that this is an important basis for the ministry to create a management system that clearly defines people, work, and responsibilities, while eliminating cumbersome, overlapping, and inappropriate procedures.
Based on those results, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has submitted to the Government for promulgation three fundamental decrees: Decree No. 136/2025/ND-CP dated June 12, 2025 regulating decentralization and decentralization of state management in the fields of agriculture and environment; Decree No. 131/2025/ND-CP dated June 12, 2025 regulating the decentralization of authority of two-level local governments in the fields of agriculture and environment; Decree No. 151/2025/ND-CP dated May 12, 2025 regulating the decentralization of authority of two-level local governments and decentralization and decentralization in the field of land.
Along with that, 18 circulars are being urgently completed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to specify regulations on administrative procedures, records, and forms for each level of government.
Through the review and revision work, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has clearly demonstrated its political determination in proactively creating a legal system suitable for the two-level local government organization model, contributing significantly to creating conditions for the new apparatus to operate smoothly, effectively, efficiently, comply with the law and be close to the people.
This is the necessary foundation to ensure the success of the process of transforming the government apparatus in the fields of agriculture and environment in particular and the state management system in general in the new period, Minister Do Duc Duy emphasized.
Regarding the principles of decentralization, delegation of power, and assignment of authority in the agricultural and environmental sectors, Minister Do Duc Duy said that the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment builds decentralization based on four key principles. First, decentralization, delegation of power, and assignment of authority are organized in a way that clearly distinguishes between the central government's policy-making and strategic planning functions and the locality's right to carry out specific tasks.
Second, the decentralization, delegation, and assignment of authority in the fields of agriculture and environment are designed in sync with related management fields such as investment, construction, population, finance, budget, etc. to ensure consistency in the legal system, not creating a break in authority between sectors and levels.
Third, decentralization, delegation, and assignment of authority ensure feasibility and effectiveness when decentralizing and delegating authority. The transfer of authority is always associated with specific implementation conditions regarding human resources, budget, technical infrastructure, and databases at each level. Absolutely avoid the situation of "formal decentralization", decentralization but still asking for opinions or assigning work without delegating authority and not allocating enough resources, causing locality to be confused and passive.
Fourth, clearly define the authority between the People's Committee and the Chairman of the People's Committee at all levels in the direction of shifting from general authority to specific authority for the implementation of administrative procedures. This is a change in the management method, aiming to increase the responsibility of the head, shorten the time to process administrative procedures, reduce compliance costs, and at the same time create transparency and clarity in the assignment and evaluation of implementation efficiency, creating the highest convenience for people and businesses in the process of implementing administrative procedures and accessing public services.
According to Minister Do Duc Duy, Decree No. 136/2025/ND-CP and Decree No. 151/2025/ND-CP have decentralized and delegated 68 authorities and tasks from the Government to the Minister of Agriculture and Environment; 48 authorities and tasks from the Prime Minister to the Minister of Agriculture and Environment; 17 authorities and tasks from the Government and Prime Minister to local authorities; 166 authorities and tasks from the Minister of Agriculture and Environment to local authorities; 11 authorities and tasks from provincial authorities to commune authorities.
Decree No. 136/2025/ND-CP has stipulated the procedures for implementing decentralized and delegated powers and tasks, specifically 131 administrative procedures with 111 procedures for implementing regulations. The Decree has reduced 987/3,175 days, equivalent to 31.08% of the time to handle administrative procedures.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment plans to issue 18 circulars amending and supplementing specialized circulars to take effect from July 1, 2025; in which it will set a goal of reducing over 30% of time, dossier components and costs of administrative procedure compliance.
Decree No. 131/2025/ND-CP and Decree No. 151/2025/ND-CP aim to clearly define the tasks between the provincial and communal levels in the absence of district-level organizations, in which 192 powers and tasks are assigned from the district-level government to the new commune-level government and partly to the provincial level. Specifically, 14 powers and tasks are transferred from the district level to the provincial level; 178 powers and tasks are transferred from the district level to the communal level.
Decree No. 131/2025/ND-CP redesigns the procedures for implementing 33 administrative procedures corresponding to the assigned tasks, reducing 492/1,039 days of 33 administrative procedures with assigned authority; correspondingly, it has cut 47.35% of the time to handle administrative procedures.
Decree No. 151/2025/ND-CP redesigns the procedures for implementing 55 administrative procedures and reduces 165 days for administrative procedures. In particular, this decree has eliminated 11/66 (equivalent to 16.67%) of land-related administrative procedures; eliminated 8/24 conditions for performing services in the land sector (equivalent to 33.33%); eliminated 8 types of documents such as the application for the first Certificate of Eligibility, eliminating the confirmation documents of competent authorities on the eligibility of housing and constructions; eliminated 29/73 forms, and at the same time eliminated a number of information fields in a number of forms/templates associated with the requirement to fully exploit the land database and create the most favorable conditions for people...
According to Minister Do Duc Duy, all these transfers are accompanied by a clear roadmap, specific implementation conditions and appropriate inspection and supervision mechanisms. In order for legal regulations to truly come into practice, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment focuses on detailing the order and procedures for implementing decentralized powers. From records, forms to processing times, every step is standardized and transparent. The application of digital technology is promoted in receiving, processing and returning results, helping to shorten time, minimize negativity and create maximum conditions for people and businesses.
According to Minister Do Duc Duy, this is an important and strategic step to build a modern, streamlined, effective, efficient administration that is close to the people and serves them better. Decentralization and delegation of power are not only objective requirements of the innovation process, but also a breakthrough solution to free up resources and maximize the potential and advantages of each locality.
Do Huong
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