The Ministry of Home Affairs has just requested ministries, agencies, and localities to comprehensively review and be responsible for resolving policies for cases that have been decided to quit their jobs according to Decree 178/2024/ND-CP, amended and supplemented in Decree 67/2025/ND-CP.
The request was made after the State Audit Office discovered many errors in the process of appraising and approving personnel streamlining subjects at some agencies and localities.
Notably, in Can Tho and Ca Mau, some units did not evaluate and classify all cadres, civil servants, and public employees according to the promulgated criteria, but only evaluated those who applied for retirement to enjoy policies.
Some places resolve regimes for people working at units that do not directly implement organizational arrangements. Some resignation records due to health reasons do not have complete medical documents and professional basis.
The issues pointed out by the State Audit Office show that in some places, the policy implementation process is not guaranteed to be strict. Instead of relying on the requirements for arranging the apparatus, job positions and evaluation results to identify people subject to streamlining, some units show signs of starting from resignation applications and then completing dossiers and bases.
When streamlining is not based on objective assessment, the apparatus may reduce the number of people but may not necessarily improve the quality.
People with capacity and experience can leave, while those who do not meet job requirements still stay. Agencies after arrangement may lack professional human resources, have to recruit or retrain, incurring additional time and costs.
However, issues discovered through audits also need to be specifically considered in the review process.
It is not advisable to implicitly consider all cases of incomplete dossiers as having enjoyed wrong policies. The conclusion must be based on documents, actual conditions and regulations applicable to each person.
Therefore, this review should be carried out objectively, closely and lead to specific results. Cases with signs of not being the right subjects must be fully inspected.
If it is determined that there is an amount of money spent not in accordance with regulations, it must be recovered; and at the same time clarify the responsibilities of individuals and collectives in the process of advising, appraising and approving.
The determination of responsibility also needs to be based on the nature, severity and cause of each error. Cases of missing dossiers due to administrative negligence must be distinguished from intentionally legitimizing conditions to resolve policies.
Only then can the handling be ensured to be strict but without unfounded accusations.
The policy under Decree 178 is an important policy, supporting the process of arranging the organizational structure and ensuring the rights of those affected.
Review to the end, clarify responsibilities for incorrect expenditures, not only to detect and remedy errors but also to protect cases that have been resolved correctly, maintain strict budget discipline and ensure the goal of improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the apparatus's operation.
