Removing "bottlenecks" of clean land funds

Due to various historical reasons, many poor and near-poor households currently lack land or are hampered by procedures and regulations regarding legal land ownership. Therefore, if the "bottleneck" of securing clean land is not resolved, it will significantly hinder the effective implementation of Directive No. 22-CT/TU.

Ms. Vi Thi Mien, residing in Tan Son village (Tan Phuc commune), received support from the leaders of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Lang Chanh district and Tan Phuc commune in resolving land-related procedural issues. Photo: Tran Hang

Flexibly resolve issues at the grassroots level.

The family of Ms. Vi Thi Mien in Tan Son village, Tan Phuc commune (Lang Chanh district) is classified as a poor household, living in a cramped and severely dilapidated thatched-roof house. Ms. Mien's husband was seriously ill and passed away in 2022. Currently, she has to care for her elderly and frail mother-in-law and two children. In early 2024, when the Tan Phuc commune authorities reviewed eligible recipients for housing construction support under Directive No. 22-CT/TU, Ms. Mien's family was granted support for new construction, amounting to 80 million VND. However, when she presented her land use right certificate to complete the application process for receiving the money, she was shocked to find that the name recorded on the extract was not hers, but her husband's name (Mr. Le Phi Duy, deceased) and Ms. Le Thi Thao (a complete stranger). Therefore, the local authorities have no basis to determine the personal relationship (between Ms. Mien and her husband) in order to process the inheritance of land use rights, as well as to provide financial assistance for housing construction for her family.

The family of Mr. Le Minh Thieng in Son Thuy village, Tan Phuc commune, is also classified as a household facing housing difficulties and received 40 million VND in support to build a new house according to Directive No. 22-CT/TU. However, after reviewing the planning, Mr. Thieng's family is currently living on land belonging to Team 3 (forestry land). Mr. Le Minh Thieng shared: "When I learned that my family would receive 80 million VND in government support to build a house, I was very happy because we would have a place to shelter from the sun and rain. However, my family is currently facing difficulties with land procedures because we are living on forestry land. I am very worried and don't know what to do, as we have lived here for several decades. I sincerely hope that the authorities at all levels will create conditions for us to have a house, because without support, my family will have no stable place to live."

Tan Phuc commune currently has 212 poor households, policy beneficiary households, and households still facing housing difficulties in the 2024-2025 period. Of these, 173 households have land use right certificates in their names; 39 households are facing difficulties with land procedures (not yet issued land use right certificates; or have land use right certificates but not in their names; have been issued land use right certificates but have not completed the transfer procedures). To promptly resolve these difficulties and obstacles, the Tan Phuc commune government has coordinated with the District Land Registration Office Branch and the Notary Office to guide and facilitate households currently residing on undivided land to complete procedures for gifting, inheritance, and correction as quickly as possible; at the same time, they are providing free land surveying services to ensure the set deadlines are met.

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Thao, Head of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment (TN&MT) of Lang Chanh district, said: Currently, there are 535 households in the district classified as poor households, policy beneficiary households, and households facing housing difficulties according to Directive No. 22-CT/TU. Of these, 148 households do not yet meet the conditions for obtaining land use right certificates. Currently, these households are residing on forest land or agricultural land, which is inconsistent with the general construction plan of the commune and the land use plan. Some households are residing on forest land within the traffic safety corridor, with very small remaining land plots, making it difficult to consider granting land use right certificates. To address the land bottlenecks related to the implementation of Directive No. 22-CT/TU, the locality has been focusing on implementing many solutions simultaneously, with an emphasis on disseminating information and encouraging relatives of households to exchange land, divide land, transfer land use rights, and arrange land plots in accordance with land use planning... At the same time, it has directed specialized departments to coordinate with the Land Registration Office Branch and the People's Committees of communes and towns to focus on completing dossiers to issue land use right certificates to households. In addition, the People's Committee of Lang Chanh district has compiled a list of proposals and recommendations to the province and the Department of Natural Resources and Environment for appraisal and consideration of cases facing difficulties in issuing land use right certificates.

Similarly, after a review, as of December 19, 2024, Muong Lat district still has 204 out of 480 households ineligible for land use right certificates because these households built houses on agricultural land. Mr. Ha Van Te, Head of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Muong Lat district, said: Given this situation, the local government has proposed including these households in the land use plan and submitting it to the competent authorities for consideration and approval to convert agricultural land to residential land for these individuals. Currently, the locality has approved 204 households to be included in the list for house construction and repair according to Directive No. 22-CT/TU, giai đoạn 2024-2025. “The local government's guiding principle is that households must live in safe places, unaffected by flash floods and landslides. If there are no land disputes, they are allowed to build houses to stabilize their lives, and related procedures will be resolved later,” Mr. Te affirmed.

We need a more coordinated and decisive approach.

According to the report on the implementation results of the housing support campaign under Directive No. 22-CT/TU in the two years 2024-2025 by the Steering Committee for the housing support campaign for poor households, policy-beneficiary households, and households still facing housing difficulties in the province in the two years 2024-2025, as of December 10, 2024, the entire province still has 3,247 out of 15,438 households that have land use right certificates but are not the registered owners; 2,654 out of 15,438 households have long-term residential land but do not have land use right certificates; and 1,187 out of 15,438 households do not have residential land, or have stable residential land but it is not included in the residential land planning (residential land in production forest land, forestry land, land within the traffic safety corridor planning).

The Youth Union of Tam Chung commune (Muong Lat district) is supporting the construction of houses for poor households, policy beneficiary households, and households still facing housing difficulties in accordance with Directive No. 22-CT/TU in the area.

In response to the above situation, on December 10, 2024, the Provincial People's Committee issued Document No. 18323/UBND-NN on accelerating the issuance of land use right certificates to beneficiaries under Directive No. 22-CT/TU. This document requires the People's Committees of districts, towns, and cities to urgently review households eligible for housing construction support under Directive No. 22-CT/TU who are currently using land but have not yet been issued land use right certificates, in order to classify and resolve the issue. For cases that meet the conditions for issuing land use right certificates, timely guidance and support should be provided to households and individuals in preparing the necessary documents for issuance according to regulations. Officials and staff from relevant departments and units should be mobilized to work overtime to expedite the process of issuing land use right certificates to poor households, policy beneficiary households, and households facing housing difficulties in the area. The goal is to complete the issuance of land use right certificates to households before December 31, 2024. For cases that do not yet meet the conditions for issuing land use right certificates, a list should be compiled, categorized according to the cases, and proposed solutions submitted to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

Furthermore, the Provincial People's Committee requested the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to promptly guide the People's Committees of districts, towns, and cities, and the Thanh Hoa Land Registration Office in resolving difficulties and obstacles arising during the process of granting land use right certificates to poor households, policy beneficiary households, and households facing housing difficulties in the province. At the same time, it directed the Thanh Hoa Land Registration Office to closely coordinate with the People's Committees of districts, towns, and cities to immediately carry out related tasks according to their functions and duties to expedite the processing of applications for land use right certificates for poor households, policy beneficiary households, and households facing housing difficulties...

According to Dao Ngoc Duc, Director of the Land Registration Office: Based on the assigned functions and tasks and in accordance with the law, on December 13th, the Land Registration Office sent a document to districts, towns, and cities requesting: For cases that meet the conditions for granting land use right certificates, please review and compile a list and send it to the district-level Land Registration Office branch to prepare extracts and survey land parcels. The Department of Natural Resources and Environment and the People's Committees of communes, wards, and towns should coordinate with the district-level Land Registration Office branch in the process of preparing extracts and survey land parcels. For cases involving land registration changes (issuance of new land use right certificates, re-issuance of new certificates, transfer of land use right certificates, changes in land user information, etc.), the District People's Committee is requested to review and compile a list to send to the District Land Registration Office Branch to guide users in completing the dossiers and carrying out land registration changes... Mr. Dao Ngoc Duc also affirmed: Households eligible for support under Directive No. 22-CT/TU, when carrying out procedures for issuing land use right certificates, are exempt from dossier appraisal fees and land use right certificate issuance fees according to Resolution No. 28/2024/NQ-HĐND, dated July 10, 2024, of the Provincial People's Council, and the Thanh Hoa Land Registration Office is exempt from fees for preparing extracts and surveys.

It can be said that, in order to promptly resolve land-related "bottlenecks" and contribute to achieving housing targets in accordance with Directive No. 22-CT/TU, a synchronized, decisive, and responsible effort from all levels, sectors, and localities is essential. Along with this, it is crucial to maximize the spirit of solidarity and mutual support to create additional resources to help poor households, policy beneficiary households, and households facing housing difficulties in the province to soon have a solid, safe home and feel secure in their living and working.

Tran Hang

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