The Ministry of Home Affairs works through the holidays to complete the dossier of the Project to rearrange administrative units at the provincial and communal levels.

The Ministry of Home Affairs will work throughout the holiday to preside over and coordinate with localities to complete the dossier of the Project on rearranging administrative units at the provincial and communal levels to promptly submit to the relevant levels according to regulations.

On April 24, Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra, Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Government's Steering Committee for the Arrangement of Administrative Units at All Levels and the Development of a Two-Level Local Government Organization Model, issued Official Dispatch No. 05/CV-BCĐ to the Secretaries of Provincial and Municipal Party Committees and Chairmen of the People's Committees of centrally-affiliated provinces and cities on the development and submission of Projects for the arrangement of administrative units at the provincial and communal levels.

Accordingly, implementing Resolution No. 60-NQ/TW dated April 12, 2025 of the 11th Conference of the 13th Party Central Committee, Resolution No. 76/2025/UBTVQH15 dated April 14, 2025 of the National Assembly Standing Committee on the arrangement of administrative units in 2025 and to ensure the progress and quality requirements of the development of the Project on the arrangement of administrative units at the provincial and communal levels according to the direction of the Central Government, the National Assembly, and the Government, the Government's Steering Committee requests the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, the City Party Committee and the Chairman of the People's Committee of the province or centrally-run city to pay attention to directing the implementation of the following tasks:

Regarding the data in the Projects, localities are requested to review and ensure the accuracy and consistency of the data in the Projects and attached appendices, including: For data on natural area and population size, implement according to the provisions of Resolution No. 76/2025/UBTVQH15 dated April 14, 2025 of the National Assembly Standing Committee.

For data on gross regional domestic product (GRDP), total state budget revenue, and average income per capita of provinces and centrally run cities: Agree to use 2024 data provided by the Ministry of Finance.

Localities urgently complete the Project

For 11 localities that do not implement the arrangement of provincial-level administrative units in 2025 (including: Hanoi City, Hue City, Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Son La, Lang Son, Quang Ninh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Cao Bang), it is recommended to urgently complete the process and procedures according to regulations, develop the Project dossier and send it to the Ministry of Home Affairs as soon as possible (before May 1, 2025) so that the Ministry can promptly appraise and complete the dossier to submit to the Government for submission to the National Assembly Standing Committee for consideration and decision (it is expected that the Ministry of Home Affairs will submit it to the Government before May 5, 2025).

For 52 localities implementing the arrangement of provincial-level administrative units in 2025 (including: 4 centrally-run cities: Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Can Tho and 48 provinces: Ha Nam, Hung Yen, Vinh Phuc, Bac Ninh, Thai Binh, Hai Duong, Nam Dinh, Ninh Binh, Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen, Phu Tho, Bac Giang, Hoa Binh, Tuyen Quang, Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Ha Giang, Ninh Thuan, Quang Tri, Phu Yen, Quang Binh, Quang Ngai, Khanh Hoa, Dak Nong, Tay Ninh, Binh Duong, Binh Thuan, Binh Phuoc, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Ben Tre, Bac Lieu, Vinh Long, Hau Giang, Tra Vinh, Tien Giang, Soc Trang, Dong Thap, An Giang, Long An, Ca Mau, Quang Nam, Binh Dinh, Dak Lak, Dong Nai, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Lam Dong and Kien Giang).

The Steering Committee requests that the Standing Committees of provincial and municipal Party Committees assigned to preside over the development of the Project on the arrangement of provincial-level administrative units proactively coordinate with the Standing Committees of provincial and municipal Party Committees to jointly arrange and collect a complete set of documents (including 01 Project on the arrangement of provincial-level administrative units and Projects on the arrangement of commune-level administrative units of provinces and cities to be arranged and merged) to send to the Ministry of Home Affairs (at the same time) no later than May 1, 2025 for the Ministry to appraise, synthesize and develop a general Project on the arrangement of provincial and commune-level administrative units to submit to the Government for submission to the National Assembly and the National Assembly Standing Committee for consideration and decision (it is expected that the Ministry of Home Affairs will submit to the Government before May 6, 2025).

The Ministry of Home Affairs will base on the Project documents of the provinces and cities to appraise, synthesize and develop a common Project during the holiday period (from April 30 to May 4, 2025) to promptly submit to the levels according to regulations.

The Ministry of Home Affairs requests that provinces and cities arrange a Standing Team in the province during the holiday period, led by the Director of the Department of Home Affairs, to promptly exchange information and content related to the project to rearrange local administrative units (when necessary) so that the Ministry can complete the General Project dossier to ensure quality and progress in accordance with the instructions of competent authorities.

During the implementation process, if there are any difficulties or problems, the provinces and cities are requested to promptly report to the Ministry of Home Affairs (the standing agency of the Steering Committee) for guidance and resolution according to regulations.

Thu Giang

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