Prevent individuals from collecting rice fields for speculation

On the morning of November 3, the National Assembly discussed in the hall a number of contents with different opinions of the draft revised Land Law.

Regarding the regulation on individuals not directly involved in agricultural production receiving the transfer of rice-growing land (Clause 7, Article 45), in the presentation of the report on receiving, explaining and revising the draft Law, Chairman of the National Assembly's Economic Committee Vu Hong Thanh said that many opinions suggested that for rice-growing land, individuals must establish an organization with a plan for using accumulated land to report to the Provincial People's Committee for approval, and that land must not be collected to wait for conversion of land use purposes to ensure that localities can keep rice-growing land for the purpose of socio-economic development.

Regarding this content, the draft Law designs 3 options related to conditions for individuals who do not directly produce agriculture when receiving the transfer of rice-growing land, which are:

Option 1: Must establish an economic organization and have a plan to use rice land in all cases. Option 2: No restrictions on conditions. The Government proposed this direction in Report No. 589/BC-CP.

Option 3: An economic organization must be established and a plan must be made for using rice-growing land when an individual who is not directly involved in agricultural production receives a transfer of rice-growing land exceeding the limit prescribed in Clause 1, Article 177.

Ngăn chặn trường hợp cá nhân thu gom đất trồng lúa để đầu cơ - 1 — National Assembly delegates suggested that there should be regulations to prevent individuals from collecting rice-growing land for speculation (Illustration: Ha Phong).

Discussing this content, National Assembly delegate Nguyen Huu Chinh (Hanoi National Assembly delegation) agreed with option 1. According to Mr. Chinh, regulations in this direction will ensure strict and tight management of rice-growing land, avoiding cases of individuals collecting rice-growing land for speculation, affecting development.

In addition, to meet the conditions for receiving the transfer, individuals who are not directly involved in production must have a land use plan and a plan for using rice land in accordance with current conditions, avoiding the situation of not being able to manage the land fund.

Speaking in the debate afterwards, delegate Dang Hong Sy (Binh Thuan delegation) expressed his disagreement with delegate Nguyen Huu Chinh.

Specifically, the content on the transfer of rice-growing land. Accordingly, Mr. Sy disagrees with options 1 and 3 in Article 45 of the draft law. Such regulations do not ensure citizens' equal rights in accessing land resources.

Mr. Sy said that in reality, there are many cases where people who do not produce agriculture still need to use rice land, for example, buying agricultural land or rice land for family consumption, so this should not limit rights.

Therefore, Mr. Sy suggested keeping the second option of this draft law. "This is mainly to manage the purpose of use, not to limit citizens' rights in accessing land resources," Mr. Sy emphasized.

Regarding the conditions for individuals who are not directly involved in agricultural production when receiving the transfer of rice-growing land, the draft is designing 3 options. Delegate Ha Sy Dong (Quang Tri National Assembly Delegation) - said that option 3: must establish an economic organization and have a plan to use rice-growing land when individuals who are not directly involved in agricultural production receive the transfer of rice-growing land exceeding the limit according to Clause 1, Article 177 to ensure more harmony.

"Without limits on conditions, it will be difficult to manage and can easily lead to unwanted problems," Mr. Dong commented.

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