The Hanoi People's Committee has just issued Plan 01 to review and reorganize the apparatus of specialized agencies, administrative organizations, and public service units of the city's government.

According to the plan, the Hanoi People's Committee proposed merging the Department of Planning and Investment and the Department of Finance to establish the Department of Economics - Finance and organize the arrangement of specialized departments and public service units.

Merge the Department of Natural Resources and Environment with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to establish the Department of Agriculture and Environment and organize the arrangement of specialized departments and public service units. Merge the Department of Information and Communications and the Department of Science and Technology to establish the Department of Science, Technology and Communications and organize the arrangement of specialized departments and public service units.

Hanoi architectural planning
Headquarters of Hanoi Department of Planning and Architecture. Photo: Trung Son.

Merge the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs with the Department of Home Affairs to establish the Department of Home Affairs and Labor, organize and arrange specialized departments and public service units. In particular, perform the state management function in the sectors and fields currently assigned to the Department of Home Affairs and receive the state management function in the fields of labor, wages and employment in the enterprise sector, social insurance, etc.

The Hanoi People's Committee decided to transfer the state management function of vocational education from the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs to the Department of Education and Training. Transfer the state management function of social protection, children, and prevention of social evils to the Department of Health.

Along with that, Hanoi will merge the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Office of the City People's Committee. The functions, tasks, organizational structure and staffing of the Department of Foreign Affairs will be transferred to the Office of the City People's Committee.

Merge the Management Board of Industrial and Export Processing Zones and the Management Board of Hoa Lac High-Tech Park to establish the Management Board of High-Tech Parks and City Industrial Parks and organize the arrangement of specialized departments and public service units.

As for the Department of Planning and Architecture and the Department of Construction, based on the conclusion of the Central Steering Committee on summarizing Resolution No. 18 and the decision of the competent authority to conduct review and arrangement.

The Department of Industry and Trade receives the original status of the Local Market Management Department from the Ministry of Industry and Trade and reorganizes it into the Market Management Department under the Department of Industry and Trade; and completes the internal organization accordingly.

For departments and equivalents not subject to consolidation, the departments that remain the same include: City Inspectorate, Department of Justice, Department of Culture and Sports, Department of Tourism, Department of Transport and City Public Administration Service Center.

The above units carry out the consolidation of specialized departments and affiliated public service units to ensure streamlining and efficiency, striving to reduce 15% of internal organizational units.

For press agencies under the City People's Committee, the arrangement and consolidation will be carried out after the conclusion of the Central Steering Committee on summarizing Resolution No. 18-NQ/TU and the decision of the competent authority on the arrangement of the city's press agencies.

Details of Hanoi's department merger plan after reorganization

Details of Hanoi's department merger plan after reorganization

After implementing the reorganization plan, Hanoi will have 18 departments and agencies equivalent to departments. Districts will also implement the plan to reorganize and streamline specialized departments.
Hanoi Chairman hopes that officials and civil servants do not think too much about organizational restructuring.

Hanoi Chairman hopes that officials and civil servants do not think too much about organizational restructuring.

Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Tran Sy Thanh hopes that officials and civil servants "don't think too much" about streamlining the apparatus, especially those holding leadership positions.
Hanoi reduces 5 departments after streamlining apparatus

Hanoi reduces 5 departments after streamlining apparatus

Hanoi City organized the merger of 2 Party committees under the City Party Committee, terminated the activities of 2 bloc Party committees, and merged 10 departments to reduce 5 departments.