Phu Tho: Expected to have 66 commune-level administrative units after rearrangement and merger

baophutho.vnOn April 17, the Steering Committee for the implementation of the arrangement and reorganization of administrative units at all levels of Phu Tho province met and gave opinions on the draft project to merge 3 provinces: Phu Tho, Vinh Phuc, Hoa Binh and the project to arrange administrative units at the commune level of Phu Tho province. Comrade Bui Minh Chau - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, Head of the Steering Committee chaired the meeting.

Provincial Party Secretary Bui Minh Chau delivered a concluding speech at the conference.

Attending the conference were comrades: Bui Van Quang - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Phung Khanh Tai - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; comrades of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, members of the Steering Committee.

According to the draft project to merge the three provinces of Phu Tho, Vinh Phuc, and Hoa Binh, to establish Phu Tho province on the basis of merging the entire natural area, population size, and commune-level administrative unit system of the three provinces. After the merger, Phu Tho province (new) has a natural area of over 9,400km2; population size of about 3.6 million people; administrative - political center in the current city of Viet Tri.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Van Quang speaks at the conference

Regarding the draft Project on the arrangement of commune-level administrative units in Phu Tho province, there are currently 207 commune-level administrative units in the province (including 180 communes, 15 wards, and 12 towns). It is expected that after the arrangement and merger, there will be 66 commune-level administrative units, a reduction of 141 commune-level administrative units (by 68.1%). The administrative center and office of the new commune-level administrative unit must ensure a favorable geographical location, synchronous socio-economic infrastructure, traffic connecting with areas within the commune-level administrative unit, and space for future development to ensure harmony and rationality, avoiding imbalance between localities, and ensuring national defense and security. Transfer 100% of the existing district payroll to the commune level, keeping the payroll before the arrangement, reviewing and streamlining for 5 years according to regulations, with a total expected number of 32 payrolls/commune, ward (excluding party and mass organizations); End the use of part-time workers at the commune level; keep schools and health stations intact and reorganize them to suit the new administrative unit.

Conference delegates

According to the plan, before April 25, 2025, the organization will collect voters' opinions (representatives of households) on the Project to rearrange and reorganize commune-level administrative units and the Project to merge the three provinces of Phu Tho, Vinh Phuc, and Hoa Binh; before April 26, 2025, the People's Councils at district and commune levels will consider and issue a Resolution approving the policy to rearrange provincial and commune-level administrative units; on April 29, 2025, the Provincial People's Council will pass a Resolution on the Project to rearrange and reorganize commune-level administrative units; the Project to merge the three provinces of Phu Tho, Vinh Phuc, and Hoa Binh; before May 1, 2025, complete the Project dossier and the Provincial People's Committee's Submission to the Ministry of Home Affairs for appraisal and submission to the Government.

Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Organizing Committee Bui Dinh Thi spoke at the conference.

From July 1, 2025, the operation of 13 district-level administrative units in the province will end; before August 15, 2025, new commune-level administrative units will officially come into operation; before September 15, 2025, new provincial-level administrative units will officially come into operation.

Secretary of Viet Tri City Party Committee Duong Hoang Huong speaks at the conference

Comrade Trinh The Truyen - Director of the Department of Home Affairs presented the Project on rearranging commune-level administrative units in Phu Tho province.

Concluding the conference, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Bui Minh Chau emphasized: To ensure the progress of the project to merge the three provinces of Phu Tho, Vinh Phuc, Hoa Binh and the project to rearrange commune-level administrative units in Phu Tho province, the Steering Committee and departments, branches, agencies, units and localities need to focus highly and urgently implement the steps according to regulations. The Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee agreed on the number of commune-level administrative units in the province after the rearrangement and merger is 66 commune-level administrative units; regarding the names of the new commune-level administrative units, it is encouraged to choose names associated with the historical and cultural factors of the locality. The departments, branches, Party building committees, agencies and units were assigned to coordinate with the departments, branches, Party building committees, agencies and units of the two provinces of Vinh Phuc and Hoa Binh to urgently develop a plan to merge the three localities. Districts, cities and towns develop plans to arrange district-level cadres and civil servants to commune-level after the reorganization and merger; develop plans to reorganize public service units, ensuring that immediately after being approved by the National Assembly Standing Committee, new commune-level administrative units quickly go into stable operation, without interrupting work, especially work directly related to the people. During the implementation process, if there are any problems, promptly report to the Steering Committee for consideration and resolution, ensuring the set progress.

Delegates attending the conference listened to the Project on rearranging commune-level administrative units in Phu Tho province.