The Ministry of Home Affairs Issues New Directive on Decentralization and Delegation under the Two-Tier Local Government Model
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Friday, Aug/29/2025 - 06:18
(L&D) - The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued Official Letter No. 6721/BNV-TCBC, requesting People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to review and report on the implementation of decentralization, delegation, and delineation of authority under the two-tier local government model.
Official Letter No. 6721/BNV-TCBC dated August 20, 2025, clearly states: In implementing the Conclusion of General Secretary of the Communist Party To Lam, Head of the Central Steering Committee on Institutional and Legal Improvement, as set out in Notice No. 08-TB/BCĐTW dated August 8, 2025, and to provide the basis for reporting to the Politburo and the Secretariat on the implementation of tasks and authorities that have been decentralized, delegated, and delineated, the Ministry of Home Affairs requests the People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to assess the feasibility, advantages, and difficulties in enforcing regulations on decentralization, delegation, and delineation of authority under Government decrees, circulars issued by Ministers and Heads of ministerial-level agencies, and other legal normative documents (particularly focusing on tasks and authorities already delegated to commune-level local authorities).
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In cases of difficulties or obstacles in implementation, provincial and centrally-run municipal People’s Committees are requested to submit written reports to the line ministries for consolidation and research to either improve regulations or provide guidance within their competence; at the same time, send such reports to the Ministry of Home Affairs for overall compilation and reporting.
Reports from provincial and centrally-run municipal People’s Committees shall be sent to the line ministries and the Ministry of Home Affairs no later than August 23, 2025, for consolidation and reporting to the competent authorities in accordance with regulations.
Earlier, in Notice No. 08-TB/BCĐTW dated August 8, 2025, General Secretary To Lam, Head of the Central Steering Committee on Institutional and Legal Improvement, assigned the Party Committee of the Government to direct the Party Committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs to take the lead and coordinate with the Party Committee of the Ministry of Justice in preparing a specialized report reviewing and proposing solutions to address difficulties and obstacles arising from legal regulations on decentralization, delegation, and delineation of authority, to be completed in September 2025.
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