The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Home Affairs has just submitted to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee a plan to reorganize the administrative apparatus, specialized agencies and public service units, in order to streamline and improve the effectiveness of state management.

According to the new proposal, Ho Chi Minh City will reduce the number of specialized agencies under the City People's Committee from 21 to 16.

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Building of People's Committee and People's Council of Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Thanh Tung

Specifically, the Department of Traffic and Public Works was established on the basis of the organization of the Department of Transport, receiving the Standing Office of the Traffic Safety Committee and some infrastructure management functions from the Department of Construction.

At the same time, some state management tasks on testing and granting of road motor vehicle driving licenses of the Department of Transport will be transferred to the City Police for implementation.

The Department of Finance was merged from the Department of Planning and Investment, the Department of Finance and received the Enterprise Management Innovation Board.

The Department of Home Affairs was reorganized on the basis of merging the Department of Home Affairs and the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, taking over the functions and tasks of state management of labor, wages, employment; meritorious people; occupational safety and hygiene; social insurance; and gender equality from the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs.

The Department of Science and Technology was merged from the Department of Science and Technology and the Department of Information and Communications.

The Department of Ethnic Minorities and Religions was established on the basis of merging the Department of Religion (under the Department of Home Affairs) into the Department of Ethnic Minorities.

The Department of Construction was formed from the merger of the Department of Construction and the Department of Planning and Architecture.

The Department of Natural Resources and Environment is reorganized on the basis of merging the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Department of Food Safety continues to be maintained according to the pilot model of Ho Chi Minh City, with a more streamlined organizational structure according to Resolution 98/2023/QH15 of the National Assembly.

In addition to the above departments, the remaining units include: Department of Culture and Sports, Department of Tourism, Department of Health, Department of Education and Training, Department of Justice, Department of Industry and Trade, Office of the City People's Committee, City Inspectorate.

In addition to streamlining departments, some state management functions will be transferred to the Ho Chi Minh City Police, including: Management of drug addiction treatment and post-treatment from the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs; management of criminal records and issuance of criminal records from the Department of Justice; testing and issuance of driving licenses from the Department of Transport; security and network information safety from the Department of Information and Communications.

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