Reorganizing and rearranging administrative units: Requires consensus and high determination

(QBĐT) - At the first meeting of the Provincial Steering Committee (SC) on the arrangement and reorganization of administrative units (AUD) at the district and commune levels, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the SC Le Ngoc Quang emphasized: Not organizing at the district level and continuing to merge AUD at the commune level is a historic step, requiring consensus and high determination of the entire political system and people. The SC at all levels and the entire political system must immediately start implementing, ensuring the right progress and direction of the Central Government, in accordance with local conditions.

It is necessary to establish a District Steering Committee.

According to the report of the Department of Home Affairs, Quang Binh province currently has 8 district-level administrative units (including 6 districts, 1 city and 1 town). The total number of commune-level administrative units includes 145 units (122 communes, 15 wards and 8 towns).

As of March 1, 2025, after the reorganization, the district, town, and city levels (referred to as district level) have 81 specialized agencies left (reduced by 18/99 agencies) with 633 civil servants; there are 550 public service units with 14,952 officials; the commune level has 2,899 cadres and civil servants (1,527 civil servants and 1,372 public employees).

In Official Dispatch No. 382/UBND-NCVX, dated March 12, 2025, on urgently developing a plan to arrange commune-level administrative units, the Provincial People's Committee oriented: The criteria for determining the arrangement plan are based on historical factors, traditions, culture, ethnicity, religion, beliefs, customs, and practices; geographical location, natural conditions, sub-regional connectivity; scale, level of economic development; national defense, security, politics, social order; traffic infrastructure and information technology. In the process of arranging commune-level administrative units, it is encouraged to merge the status quo, minimizing the adjustment of part of the administrative boundaries (ADB) of one commune to another to form a new grassroots administrative unit.

Ensure no waste of public offices after the merger (in the photo: Quan Hau town headquarters after merging with Luong Ninh commune has been used reasonably).

In order to ensure the right time and progress according to the Central's requirements of "running and lining up at the same time", the process of arranging administrative units, Provincial Party Secretary Le Ngoc Quang requested: The Standing Committees of District Party Committees and City Party Committees must urgently establish the District-level Steering Committee, develop a plan for merging commune-level administrative units according to scientific and reasonable principles; directly direct the work of reviewing and developing a plan for merging commune-level administrative units in their localities. The People's Committees of districts, towns and cities proactively coordinate with the Department of Home Affairs to deploy work contents, ensuring that they are suitable to the reality of each locality and consistent throughout the province.

According to Provincial Party Secretary Le Ngoc Quang, in the process of developing the plan, special attention should be paid to the following principles: Merging and reorganizing communes and towns into new commune clusters with larger natural areas and populations than current standards, in accordance with local characteristics, natural conditions, and geographical location. Encouraging the original status quo, minimizing the adjustment of administrative boundaries from one commune to another, except in necessary cases, to facilitate management work.

The Department of Home Affairs shall preside over and coordinate with relevant agencies to develop a detailed implementation plan and schedule, submit it to the Provincial Steering Committee for approval, and ensure that the schedule is followed. The District Steering Committee shall closely follow the provincial plan, strictly organize its implementation, and ensure the quality and schedule set forth. Regularly inspect and supervise the implementation, and promptly remove difficulties and obstacles during the implementation process.

Highest political determination

According to Provincial Party Secretary Le Ngoc Quang: Streamlining the administrative apparatus must go hand in hand with improving the effectiveness and efficiency of state management, focusing on the convenience of people and businesses. The requirement is to be proactive, one step ahead, prepare thoroughly, implement methodically, and ensure the arrangement process goes smoothly, effectively, and in the right direction.

This is a "revolution" with profound and comprehensive impacts on the entire social life, requiring the highest political determination and drastic and synchronous actions in accordance with the Central's directive spirit.

Ensure that all transactions of people and businesses take place normally during the process of merging commune-level administrative units.

The process of reorganizing the new apparatus inevitably leads to a surplus of cadres, civil servants and public employees. Therefore, localities need to prioritize retaining cadres with good capacity, good qualities and a spirit of innovation. Retrain and reassign suitable jobs, ensuring that there is no disruption to the operations of local governments. Develop appropriate support policies for redundant cadres, civil servants and public employees.

Party committees, authorities, and the political system must do a good job in political, ideological, and communication work, organize dialogues with the people, and control information well to avoid being taken advantage of by bad forces to disrupt public opinion and affect the common political tasks.

In addition to emphasizing a number of contents to speed up the process of arranging administrative units at the commune level, such as: Determining the responsibilities and tasks of each member of the Steering Committee at all levels, local and unit leaders; closely following the Central's directive documents... Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Deputy Head of the Provincial Steering Committee Tran Phong suggested: During the arrangement process, agencies, units and localities need to do a good job of managing and preserving records and documents, especially documents and papers on land, to avoid loss, damage, affecting the activities, rights and interests of people and businesses after the merger.

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Source: https://www.baoquangbinh.vn/chinh-tri/202503/sap-xep-to-chuc-lai-cac-don-vi-hanh-chinh-can-su-dong-long-quyet-tam-cao-2225198/