Authority of local government at 2 levels in the field of population

(Chinhphu.vn) - The Ministry of Health issued Circular No. 17/2025/TT-BYT defining the authority of two-level local authorities in the field of population.

Budgeting for implementing support policies

According to the Circular, the authority to prepare budget estimates for implementing support policies is stipulated in Point b, Clause 2, Article 10 of Joint Circular No. 07/2016/TTLT-BYT-BTC-BLDTBXH dated April 15, 2016 of the Minister of Health, Minister of Finance , Minister of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs detailing Decree No. 39/2015/ND-CP dated April 27, 2015 of the Government stipulating support policies for poor women who are ethnic minorities when giving birth in accordance with the population policy, as amended and supplemented in 2018, implemented by the People's Committees at the commune level.

Summary of budget estimates for implementing support policies

The authority to synthesize the state budget estimates for implementing support policies established by the commune level is stipulated in Clause 2, Article 8 of Joint Circular No. 07/2016/TTLT-BYT-BTC-BLDTBXH, amended and supplemented in 2018, and implemented by the Provincial People's Committee.

Allocating funds to implement support policies

The authority to allocate funds to implement support policies for commune level is stipulated in Point c, Clause 2, Article 10 of Joint Circular No. 07/2016/TTLT-BYT-BTC-BLDTBXH, amended and supplemented in 2018, implemented by the Provincial People's Committee.

According to the Circular, the authority to receive reports on the implementation of support policies prescribed in Point b, Clause 2, Article 9 of Joint Circular No. 07/2016/TTLT-BYT-BTC-BLDTBXH, amended and supplemented in 2018, is implemented by specialized health agencies under the People's Committees of the provincial level.

The procedure for receiving reports is as follows: Before October 15 every year, the People's Committee at the commune level shall prepare a report and send it to the specialized health agency under the People's Committee at the provincial level.

Encourage the steady maintenance of replacement fertility levels for the population

The Circular clearly states that the authority to reward the cases specified in Section 2, Point a, Clause 1, Article 3 of Circular No. 01/2021/TT-BYT dated January 25, 2021 of the Minister of Health guides a number of contents for localities to promulgate reward and support policies for collectives and individuals who perform well in population work performed by the People's Committees at the commune level.

The authority to reward cases specified in Section 3, Section 4, Point a, Clause 1, Section 1, Point a, Clause 2, Article 3 of Circular No. 01/2021/TT-BYT is implemented by the Provincial People's Committee.

Encourage the control of gender imbalance at birth for the community

The authority to award rewards for the cases specified in Clause 1, Article 4 of Circular No. 01/2021/TT-BYT is implemented by the Provincial People's Committee.

Encourage contribution to improve population quality

The authority to award rewards for the cases specified in Section 1, Point a, Clause 2, Article 5 of Circular No. 01/2021/TT-BYT is implemented by the Provincial People's Committee.

Population specialized statistical reporting mode

According to the Circular, the authority to receive specialized population statistical reports at the commune level is stipulated in Point d, Clause 1, Article 4 of Circular No. 01/2022/TT-BYT dated January 10, 2022 of the Minister of Health regulating the initial recording and reporting regime of specialized population statistics by specialized health agencies under the People's Committees of the provincial level.

The authority to receive specialized population statistical reports of medical facilities providing population services in the commune as prescribed in Section 1, Point d, Clause 2, Article 4 of Circular No. 01/2022/TT-BYT is implemented by the People's Committee at the commune level.

The authority to receive specialized population statistical reports of the focal unit performing population work at the commune level specified in Point a, Clause 1, Article 4 and medical facilities (including non-public medical facilities) providing population services specified in Section 2, Point d, Clause 2, Article 4 of Circular No. 01/2022/TT-BYT in the province is implemented by the specialized health agency under the Provincial People's Committee.

This Circular takes effect from July 1, 2025 and expires from March 1, 2027./.

Source: https://baochinhphu.vn/phan-dinh-tham-quyen-chinh-quyen-dia-phuong-2-cap-linh-vuc-dan-so-102250620173848101.htm