The provinces and centrally run cities must send to the Ministry of Home Affairs (through the Department of Local Government) before March 10, 2025 for synthesis and reporting to competent authorities.
The work related to merging and streamlining the apparatus in the past time has been implemented quickly and drastically. Say what you say, do it immediately, do it quickly and effectively. Regarding the above content, the Ministry of Home Affairs requires localities to urgently resolve it, in the spirit of "streamlining" and "quickness".
Reviewing the number is very simple because the list of cadres and civil servants of communes, wards and towns is available. But quality review is not simple. The first basis for measuring quality is the records of cadres, including degrees, university degrees, masters, and doctoral degrees. Based on the qualifications, the quality of current commune cadres and civil servants can be assessed.
However, a degree is only a criterion for assessment, while in reality, work ethics, dynamism, creativity, sense of responsibility, attitude of serving people, and the level of task completion are other criteria. Grades and "practic" abilities sometimes do not go together.
Localities are clearly aware that in the near future, they will eliminate the district level and merge some commune-level administrative units, leading to a surplus of personnel. During the reorganization process, the selection of people to continue working and including redundant people in the streamlined list requires a database on civil servant quality to ensure publicity and fairness.
Do not let the talented people leave or the disadvantaged stay.
One thing that can be seen in advance is that the administrative apparatus will be reformed towards modernity, health and making the most of technological applications. The activities of the digitalized administrative apparatus will reduce staff to the maximum, the recruited person must have high qualifications, meeting the requirements of e-government.
Therefore, civil servants who are not qualified enough to access technology programs and only know how to work by hand will no longer be suitable. Knowing your own ability to make a "self- streamlining" decision is the smart thing.
If the district level is abolished, the work of the commune level will be more, the responsibility will be heavier. Therefore, it is necessary to select excellent and dedicated people to shoulder the responsibility.
