On November 14, the National Assembly Standing Committee considered and decided on the arrangement of district and commune-level administrative units for the 2023-2025 period of 12 provinces and cities: An Giang, Dong Thap, Ha Nam , Hanoi, Ha Tinh, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Tho, Son La, Quang Ngai, Quang Tri, Tra Vinh, Vinh Phuc.
Reporting at the meeting, Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra said that An Giang will rearrange 2 commune-level units to form 1 new ward. After the rearrangement, 1 commune-level unit will be reduced. Dong Thap will rearrange 4 commune-level units to form 2 new commune-level units. After the rearrangement, 2 commune-level units will be reduced. Ha Nam will establish 1 town on the basis of the status quo of 1 district (Kim Bang town) and rearrange 29 commune-level units to form 18 new commune-level units. After the rearrangement, the number of district-level units will be kept the same, and 11 commune-level units will be reduced.
According to Ms. Tra, Hanoi arranged 109 commune-level units to form 56 new commune-level units. After the arrangement, 53 commune-level units were reduced. Ha Tinh arranged 4 district-level units and 23 commune-level units to form 3 district-level units and 16 new commune-level units. After the arrangement, 1 district-level unit and 7 commune-level units were reduced. Ho Chi Minh City arranged 80 wards to form 41 new wards. After the arrangement, 39 wards were reduced.
According to Ms. Tra, Phu Tho arranged 31 commune-level units to form 13 new commune-level units. After the arrangement, 18 commune-level units were reduced. Quang Ngai arranged 9 commune-level units to form 6 new commune-level units. After the arrangement, 3 commune-level units were reduced. Quang Tri arranged 13 commune-level units to form 7 new commune-level units. After the arrangement, 6 commune-level units were reduced.
Ms. Tra also informed that Son La established a town on the basis of the original district (Moc Chau town) and arranged 30 commune-level units to form 26 new commune-level units. After the arrangement, the number of district-level units remained the same and 4 commune-level units were reduced. Tra Vinh arranged 3 wards to form 1 new ward. After the arrangement, 2 wards were reduced. Vinh Phuc arranged 28 commune-level units to form 13 new commune-level units. After the arrangement, 15 commune-level units were reduced.
“The Government proposes to reorganize and establish 6 district-level units and 361 commune-level units to form 5 new district-level units and 200 commune-level units in 12 provinces and cities. After the reorganization, 1 district-level unit and 161 commune-level units will be reduced,” said Ms. Tra, adding that after the merger, the number of redundant cadres, civil servants, public employees, and non-professional workers at the district level is 136 people, and at the commune level is 3,342 people. Localities have developed detailed plans to arrange, reorganize, and deal with this surplus.
Examining the above issue, Mr. Hoang Thanh Tung, Chairman of the National Assembly's Law Committee, said that the Committee basically agrees with the merger projects at the district and commune levels of 12 provinces and cities as submitted by the Government.
According to Mr. Tung, the Projects were prepared seriously and elaborately by the Government, basically ensuring quality, complete components of records, documents and content according to regulations.
Mr. Tung also assessed that, basically, the administrative units subject to rearrangement have been carefully considered and evaluated by the Government and local authorities to develop rearrangement plans or have specific explanations, thereby proposing to rearrange a large number of commune-level administrative units subject to rearrangement in the period of 2023-2025 (225/483 = 46.58%), combined with the rearrangement and adjustment of boundaries of other administrative units in the area to meet the requirements of local socio-economic management and development.
At the meeting, with 100% of members present voting in favor, the National Assembly Standing Committee approved the plan to merge district and commune levels of 12 provinces and cities.
The effective date of the resolutions is from January 1, 2025. As for the resolution of Son La province, it is from February 1, 2025.
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