The Regulations stipulate the working regime, tasks, powers and responsibilities of the members of the Command Board and the standing agency; the work handling process and working relationships of the Command Board. The Command Board works under a part-time regime, ensuring the principle of democratic centralism, promoting collective intelligence, promoting the powers and responsibilities of the members of the Command Board, complying with the regulations of the Ministry of National Defense and the provisions of the Regulations.

Helicopters of the Air Defense - Air Force transport relief goods to Dien Bien people affected by flash floods and landslides, August 2025.

The head of the command committee is the Minister of National Defense; the Chief of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army assists the Head of the Steering Committee in directing a number of aspects of work related to PTDS activities; the Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army is the Standing Deputy Head of the Committee; members include the heads of the general departments: Logistics-Technology, Defense Industry, General Department II; commanders of military regions, military services, Border Guard, Vietnam Coast Guard, Hanoi Capital Command; commanders of military services and a number of department heads of the Ministry of National Defense.

The standing agency of the Command Board is the Department of Rescue and Relief (General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army), with the following tasks: Maintaining the PTDS on-call system; developing the work program of the Command Board; ensuring the operation of the Command Board; chairing ad hoc meetings to handle tasks outside the work plan of the Command Board related to PTDS tasks; urging the implementation of the Command Board's operating regulations, work plans, regular and ad hoc tasks of the Command Board. Coordinating with relevant agencies to prepare necessary conditions for the operations of the Command Board, the Command Board's working delegation to inspect and urge the response and overcoming of consequences of incidents and disasters...

In addition, the regulations also stipulate the scope of work of the Heads of Command Boards of agencies and units under the Ministry of National Defense; the working relationship between the Ministry of National Defense Command Board and the Command Boards of agencies and units; the regime of meetings, conferences, information, and reports; implementation provisions...

The decision to promulgate the regulations requires agencies and units under the Ministry of National Defense to promulgate regulations on the organization and operation of the PTDS Command Board at their level in accordance with the regulations on the organization and operation of the PTDS Command Board of the Ministry of National Defense.

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