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New regulations on civil servant arrangement when merging the commune

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The arrangement of civil servants and employees when merging the commune is stipulated in the Conclusion No. 137-KL/TW of the Politburo and the Secretariat.

The Government expected the number of cadres, civil servants and officials at the commune level

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The Government said that in the immediate future, the number of cadres, civil servants and officials of the district and officials and public employees of the commune at the new commune.

The Ministry of Home Affairs proposes to dissolve districts, towns and cities under the province from July 1, 2025

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The Ministry of Home Affairs proposes to dissolve administrative units of districts, towns and cities under provinces and cities under centrally-run cities, towns and cities from July 1, 2025.

Bac Ninh, Hanoi, Dak Lak have a plan to reduce the number of communes by 50-75%

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Many provinces and cities have a plan to submit to competent authorities to reduce about 50%, even up to 75% of the number of commune-level administrative units after the merger.

New proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs on the number of commune-level civil servant positions

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The Ministry of Home Affairs proposes to keep the number of commune-level positions unchanged until the review, streamlining, restructuring and arrangement according to job positions is completed.

Expected area and population of 5,000 new communes after the reorganization

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The Ministry of Home Affairs focuses on receiving opinions from the Politburo, the Secretariat, and agencies to complete the submission and project to merge provinces and reorganize commune levels.

Proposing new criteria, reducing commune level to about 5,000 units

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The Ministry of Home Affairs proposes new criteria for reorganizing commune-level administrative units, expected to reduce the number of commune-level units to about 5,000 units.

Proposal on documents after merging provinces and communes

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It is expected that documents issued by competent authorities to individuals and organizations before the merger of provinces and communes will still be used if they have not expired.

The Ministry of Home Affairs encourages the naming of new communes according to the order

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The Ministry of Home Affairs encourages localities to name new communes after old districts with consecutive numbers to easily manage and update electronic data.

National Assembly Chairman: The whole country will reduce the number of communes by about 60-70%

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National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man said that in phase 2, the Constitution will be amended, and units at the provincial and commune levels will be reorganized, not district-level organizations.

Reasons for stopping submission of the Project to reorganize districts and communes according to the old regulations

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The suspension of the District and Commune-level Reorganization Project is to implement the orientation of the Politburo and the Secretariat on merging provinces, not district-level organizations.

History of Ba Ria - Vung Tau administrative boundaries in different periods

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Ba Ria - Vung Tau has gone through many separations and mergers since 1698. In 2025, the province merged two districts and many commune-level units.

Increasing autonomy and management capacity of commune-level government

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Promoting decentralization and empowering commune-level authorities will help improve proactiveness and creativity in local management.

Authority to decide on the establishment and dissolvement of district and commune levels

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The National Assembly Standing Committee decides to establish, dissolve, merge, divide administrative units, adjust boundaries and rename district and commune-level administrative units.

Can merge provinces with similar conditions

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Former Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Tien Dinh said that provinces with similar conditions can study mergers and consolidations accordingly.