The Ministry of National Defense received a petition from voters in Lam Dong province transferred by the National Assembly's Committee for Petitions and Supervision.
Voters proposed to consider allowing people with meritorious services to the revolution who have received one-time allowances according to the provisions of Decision No. 62/2011/QD-TTg, Decision No. 49/2015/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister to continue to enjoy monthly benefits.
At the same time, it is proposed that the State pay attention to and allow the families of the main relatives of people with meritorious services (referred to as main relatives) to continue to enjoy policies for main relatives when this main relative is no longer there.
Responding to this content, the Ministry of National Defense said that Decisions No. 62/2011/QD-TTg, Decision No. 49/2015/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister were issued to resolve regimes and policies for former soldiers who participated in the resistance war, the war to protect the Fatherland and perform international duties.
The regulation of subjects and conditions to enjoy monthly allowances or one-time allowances according to the above decisions has been carefully studied by ministries and sectors, reported to the Party Committee of the Government, and submitted to the Politburo for policy approval; the Prime Minister issued a Decision on implementing the regime and policies; in accordance with the socio-economic conditions of the country and the ability to ensure the State budget; and at the same time, balancing generally with the promulgated regimes and policies.
For cases that have already received one-time allowances according to the above decisions, the implementation of the regime has been completed in accordance with regulations.
Currently, there is no legal basis to consider transferring from the one-time allowance regime to enjoying monthly allowances for this subject. The research, amendment, and supplementation of policies (if any) needs to be considered comprehensively in the system of policies for people with meritorious services and social security policies, in order to ensure fairness between groups of subjects and suit the state budget balance capacity.
Therefore, voters' request to consider allowing people with meritorious services to the revolution who have received one-time allowances to continue to enjoy monthly benefits will create policy inadequacies for subjects participating in the resistance war against France and the US who have enjoyed regimes and policies according to Decision No. 47/2002/QD-TTg; Decision No. 290/2005/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister; not ensuring fairness between subjects with actual service time in the Army under 15 years and over 15 years.
According to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 3 of the Ordinance on preferential treatment of people with meritorious services to the revolution No. 02/2020/UBTVQH14 of the National Assembly Standing Committee: "Familiars of people with meritorious services to the revolution include biological fathers, biological mothers, spouses, children (biological children, adopted children), people with meritorious services raising martyrs".
Therefore, there is no legal basis to allow the family of the main relative to continue to enjoy policies for the main relative when the main relative is no longer there.
The amendment of the Ordinance on preferential treatment for people with meritorious services to the revolution is presided over by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Ministry of National Defense fully acknowledges the content of voters' recommendations. The Ministry of National Defense will summarize, study and contribute opinions in the process of building and amending policies and laws for people with meritorious services in the coming time.
