Many solutions to limit the surplus and shortage of commune-level officials

Since July 1, the two-level local government model has officially come into operation, opening up expectations for a streamlined, effective and efficient apparatus. However, the reality in many localities shows that there is an imbalance in personnel, with some places having excess staff and others lacking staff, especially in specialized positions such as land, finance - accounting, and basic construction.

Staff of the Public Administration Service Center of My Hao Ward ( Hung Yen Province) perform administrative procedures for people.

Hung Yen province is urgently reviewing and rearranging its staff, transferring human resources according to their capacity, organizing additional recruitment and retraining of staff in areas where there are shortages. Proactively and early solutions not only help stabilize the operations of the local government but also create an important foundation for the new model to truly be effective in the next phase.

Urgent transfer of cadres and civil servants

Le Loi commune (Hung Yen province) was allocated 37 staff positions, but currently has only 31 (lower than the minimum required number). This shortage of staff is affecting the process of serving the people. This is not the only locality lacking staff and civil servants after the restructuring of the administrative apparatus. In Hung Yen province, 19 communes are currently lacking staff and civil servants according to regulations.

Mr. Phan Van Duong, Secretary of the Party Committee of Le Loi commune, hopes that the province will have specific and feasible solutions to thoroughly address the issue, ensuring that each commune and ward has enough qualified officials and civil servants to meet future tasks.

Director of the Department of Home Affairs of Hung Yen province Dao Hong Van said that after the two-level local government came into operation from July 1, the province had 4,469 commune-level officials and civil servants temporarily assigned according to Decision No. 922/QD-UBND dated September 11, 2025 of the Provincial People's Committee. The current number of officials is 3,940 (an average of about 38 officials and civil servants per commune and ward). As of December 2, 2025, the province had 85 communes with 32 or more officials and 19 communes with less than 32 officials (42 people short). The number of officials and civil servants missing compared to the number temporarily assigned in Decision No. 922/QD-UBND dated September 11, 2025 of the Provincial People's Committee was 529 people. To address this situation, the Department of Internal Affairs of Hung Yen province advised the Provincial People's Committee to transfer 5 civil servants from communes with more than 32 civil servants to communes lacking qualified and specialized civil servants. Furthermore, the province reinforced 26 provincial-level civil servants and public employees to communes and wards, including 9 who were assigned to 8 communes with fewer than 32 staff positions.

The province has received 9 officials from provincial-level public service units who meet the standards and conditions to work as commune-level civil servants; and transferred 47 provincial-level civil servants to commune-level and between communes. Currently, the Provincial People's Committee is continuing to direct the Department of Home Affairs to review and transfer about 40 civil servants and public employees to work at commune level, with priority given to communes with less than 32 staff. The Provincial People's Committee continues to direct the Department of Home Affairs to coordinate with the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Board to regularly balance and regulate the number of civil servants with similar professional qualifications but with a large number in the same commune to neighboring communes with shortages to ensure the right person, right job, right expertise and profession, Mr. Dao Hong Van stated.

Fairness in adding more staff to the commune level

Clarifying the allocation and arrangement of commune-level officials, Mr. Pham Quang Ngoc, Chairman of the People's Committee of Hung Yen province, said that after a comprehensive review of the management and use of commune-level officials in the province, the province will plan to recruit more officials to work as civil servants in communes. During the recruitment process, the Provincial People's Council and voters will supervise to ensure transparency, fairness, and equality. The province is considering prioritizing those with local experience. At the same time, the province will strengthen training, guidance, and instruction through various solutions, focusing on practical issues facing commune-level officials, thereby concentrating on resolving and improving the organizational structure of public units at the commune level.

On the other hand, for communes that have ensured enough assigned civil servants but still lack some specialized fields, Mr. Dao Hong Van, Director of the Department of Home Affairs of Hung Yen province, informed that the Department will guide communes to sign labor contracts with people with expertise and skills to immediately meet requirements and tasks. In particular, Hung Yen province directs communes to prioritize specialized fields of information technology, land administration, construction, etc., ensuring compliance with regulations and instructions of all levels.

Previously, the province also had a solution to overcome the shortage of cadres at the commune level by mobilizing and seconding civil servants and public employees from departments and branches assigned by competent authorities to work at the People's Committees at the commune level for a period of 3 years. Accordingly, cadres and civil servants will receive salaries and allowances according to their job positions before being mobilized. In addition, each case will receive a one-time subsidy equal to 10 months of basic salary at the time of receiving the assignment.

After successfully completing their assigned duties, civil servants and public employees will be reinstated to their sending agency or assigned to a suitable position, no lower than their previous position. They will be considered for a salary increase (the time at which they hold the new salary level will be continuous with the time at which they held the old salary level) if they have not yet reached the highest salary level of their current rank or position.

Regarding the stability and smooth operation of commune-level authorities, Mr. Nguyen Huu Nghia, Secretary of the Hung Yen Provincial Party Committee, directed that the spirit is to focus on the grassroots, support, accompany and create the best conditions in terms of means, especially resources for commune-level administrative units to operate stably. The goal is to ensure the number and structure of cadres, rearrange surplus and shortage areas to balance cadres for commune level. After the rearrangement, if the commune level still lacks human resources, the province will transfer department-level cadres to the grassroots. From now until the end of 2025, the province will focus maximum resources to support and strengthen the effectiveness of commune-level authorities.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/xa-hoi/nhieu-giai-phap-han-che-tinh-trang-thua-thieu-can-bo-cap-xa-20251209152216441.htm