On September 21, Politburo member and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed Official Dispatch No. 168/CD-TTg requesting ministries, branches and localities to strengthen the implementation of laws on decentralization, delegation of authority, and division of authority when operating local governments at 2 levels.
The dispatch clearly stated that in recent times, ministries and ministerial-level agencies have been very active, proactive, striving, promoting a sense of responsibility in advising and proposing tasks on decentralization, delegation of authority, and authority determination to promptly remove difficulties and obstacles.
The People's Committees at the provincial and commune levels have been proactive, creative, flexible in directing, operating and determined in organizing the implementation of decentralized and delegated tasks, contributing to gradually improving the efficiency, effectiveness and efficiency of the operation of local governments at both levels.
To effectively carry out decentralized and delegated tasks, immediately overcome difficulties and shortcomings, comprehensively strengthen the commune level, ensure the smooth and effective operation of local governments at both levels, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and Chairmen of People's Committees of provinces and cities focus on directing the implementation of the following key tasks:
Ministries and ministerial-level agencies should carefully review and evaluate the feasibility of performing decentralization and delegation of authority, determine authority in management, and propose appropriate handling plans.
Continue to review the specialized legal system to supplement, perfect decentralization and delegation of authority in accordance with the motto "locality decides, locality does, locality is responsible".
Continue to strengthen guidance and support localities in effectively implementing decentralized and delegated tasks, especially in improving capacity in implementation organization.
The completion time is no later than October 30.
The Ministries of Science and Technology; Construction; Culture, Sports and Tourism; Finance; Health; Agriculture and Environment; Industry and Trade have a large number of administrative procedures under their central authority (over 40%), urgently continue to review legal documents, promote decentralization and delegation of authority, associated with cutting and simplifying administrative procedures.
Ensure resources for implementation for local authorities in handling administrative procedures smoothly and effectively, reducing time and costs for people and businesses to comply with administrative procedures.
At the same time, develop tools to monitor, deploy, and control power when decentralizing and delegating power. Completion time is October 2025.
The People's Committees of provinces and cities assess the ability to implement laws on decentralization, delegation of authority, and division of authority in localities to promptly adjust, guide, amend, or propose competent authorities to amend and issue new documents in accordance with the roadmap and requirements of the Law on Organization of the Government and the Law on Organization of Local Government and in accordance with the practical situation.
Localities proactively arrange sufficient resources, especially the arrangement and use of civil servants in accordance with job position requirements, ensuring effective implementation of assigned functions and tasks according to the provisions of law on decentralization, delegation of authority, and determination of authority.
At the same time, proactively implement effective decentralization, meeting the requirements of state management in the area.
The time to complete the above tasks of the localities is in October 2025.
