Will screen and standardize officials so that the two-level local government can operate effectively

(Chinhphu.vn) - After one month of operating the two-level local government, many positive changes have been initially recorded. However, in order for the apparatus to operate truly effectively, Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra emphasized the need to screen and standardize the team of cadres and civil servants to meet the requirements of operating the new model.

Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra speaks at the Conference - Photo: VGP

On the afternoon of July 28, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a conference to evaluate the results of the internal organizational arrangement of ministries and branches and to review one month of operating two-level local governments.

Opinions all agree that after nearly 1 month of implementation, in the context of a large amount of work, urgent time, and wide impact, the operation of the two-level government has initially achieved many important results.

Reporting at the Conference, Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra said that immediately after the policy on organizing two-level local government was issued, the Government and the Prime Minister strongly directed relevant ministries and branches to develop and promulgate legal documents as a legal basis for the operation of the new model.

In particular, from June 1, 2025 to July 27, 2025, the Government issued 98 decrees and resolutions on legal regulations related to the arrangement of administrative units, adjusting the functions, tasks and powers of two-level local governments (including 30 decrees on decentralization, delegation and assignment of authority in various fields).

The Prime Minister has issued Decisions, Official Dispatches, and Directives to direct the implementation and remove obstacles in the implementation of the arrangement of administrative units at all levels and the organization of two-level local governments. Ministries and branches have also issued 65 circulars to specify these regulations.

At the same time, to promptly grasp and resolve difficulties and problems in operating two-level local governments, the Government, ministries and ministerial-level agencies have established hotlines and channels to receive feedback. Government leaders have organized working groups to inspect and provide guidance in a number of localities.

In localities, the Standing Committees of provinces and cities have established Working Groups, assigned members of the Standing Committee, members of the Executive Committee of the provincial and municipal Party Committees, and leaders of provincial departments, branches and sectors to directly direct and inspect the operation of the Party Committees, People's Councils and People's Committees at the commune level.

Localities maintain a regular and continuous monitoring, urging, inspection and evaluation regime; promptly coordinate to support and resolve issues arising during the implementation process.

Regarding organizational restructuring, localities have completed the arrangement and restructuring of People's Councils and People's Committees at provincial and communal levels and basically completed the establishment of specialized agencies, administrative organizations, and public service units at provincial and communal levels.

Nationwide, 465 specialized agencies have been established under the provincial People's Committees (including 12 unified specialized agencies in 34 provinces and cities and 56 specialized agencies in some localities). Over 9,900 specialized departments at the commune level have been established in over 3,320 communes, wards, and special zones.

Regarding receiving and handling administrative procedures, localities have focused on arranging headquarters for public administrative service centers at provincial and communal levels; establishing and connecting software systems and databases between central and local ministries and branches and between pre-arranged localities; initially receiving and handling all administrative procedures for people and businesses in the area.

The Public Administration Service Centers operate effectively, many places have applied information technology, operated software to handle administrative procedures and connected with the National Public Service Portal and national database. Many localities have creative ways of arranging civil servants and public employees with experience in information technology at the Centers. The number of online records has increased significantly.

More than 41,000 laid-off officials and civil servants have received support money.

The settlement of policies and regimes for cadres, civil servants, public employees and workers after the reorganization has been of interest to localities, who have grasped their thoughts and aspirations to promptly resolve them according to regulations.

As of July 25, 2025, the total number of people who have decided to quit their jobs is over 85,580 people. The total number of people who have quit their jobs (retired and quit) is nearly 78,400 people. The total number of people who are submitting to competent authorities for approval of funding and have been approved is over 75,000 people (of which nearly 41,800 people have received support money).

For part-time workers, localities are making a list to resolve policies and regimes or arrange suitable jobs if they wish to continue working and the agency or unit has a need.

Regarding the arrangement, disposition and handling of headquarters and public assets, localities have actively implemented legal regulations, instructions of the Politburo, Secretariat, Government, Prime Minister, instructions of the Ministry of Finance, ministries managing sectors and fields to carry out the arrangement, disposition and handling of headquarters and public assets when rearranging administrative units.

According to the report of the Ministry of Finance, as of July 24, the total number of surplus housing and land facilities that need to be further processed by localities is over 9,000 facilities (including both provincial and communal levels).

The work of archiving, digitizing records, digitizing documents, handing over documents and databases after arrangement is carried out in accordance with regulations, ensuring strictness and safety.

The security, political situation, and social order and safety in the whole country are maintained, without major and complicated problems. Local authorities at all levels are determined in directing and operating, and the staff and civil servants strive to perform their tasks. People and businesses basically appreciate the results of operations and trust the policies of the Party and State.

Besides the positive results, Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra frankly stated that one of the major problems at present is the staff, civil servants and public employees of the two-level local government.

Currently, the staff at the commune level are mainly former commune level officials (accounting for about 70%), the remaining 30% are transferred from the (old) provincial and district levels. This leads to a lack of uniformity in qualifications and skills and causes difficulties in arranging suitable personnel.

“In the near future, there will be a document to direct localities to review, synthesize, and evaluate the arrangement and organization of cadres, civil servants, and public employees, thereby classifying and screening cadres and civil servants according to specific criteria and standards. On that basis, a solution will be developed, while at the same time opening up new recruitment and recruitment opportunities to meet task requirements,” the Minister emphasized.

To solve the fundamental problem, the Ministry of Home Affairs will soon advise the Government to issue a Decree on determining job positions, which will serve as a basis for arranging, screening and restructuring the staff, especially at the commune level. At the same time, training courses will be organized to improve the capacity to perform tasks in the new context.

The Minister also suggested that in the coming time, ministries and branches continue to proactively review and adjust specialized legal documents that have overlapping, inappropriate or lacking specific regulations, especially in the fields of land management, construction, finance - budget, population, civil status, education and health, ensuring clear division of functions and tasks between provincial and communal levels, and consistency of the legal system.

Prioritize handling problems related to organizational structure, staff management, task decentralization, budget allocation, use of facilities, connection of information technology infrastructure, population and civil status data; promote digital transformation, digital government, digital society, digital citizens to ensure operational requirements for two-level local governments.

Strengthen inspection, supervision, and evaluation of implementation results, develop specialized inspection plans, and periodically conduct internal self-inspections to detect shortcomings and propose adjustments...

Thu Giang

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