The Central Steering Committee on summarizing Resolution 18 has issued Plan No. 47 on the implementation of the arrangement and merger of provincial and commune-level administrative units and the organization of the two-level local government system.
The plan clearly states the contents and tasks of implementing the arrangement and merger of administrative units (ADUs) at the provincial and commune levels and building a system of local governments at 2 levels. The expected completion time is mainly concentrated in 2025.
The plan clearly states the duties of the National Assembly Party Committee to lead and direct the National Assembly, the National Assembly Standing Committee issued a Resolution of the National Assembly Standing Committee on the arrangement of administrative units.
Issue a Resolution on handling issues related to the arrangement and merger of provincial-level administrative units, non-district-level organizations, commune-level mergers and two-level local government organizations (if necessary), (ending June 30, 2025).
Issue resolutions on the arrangement and merger of provincial and commune-level administrative units (up to June 30, 2025).
At the 44th session of the National Assembly Standing Committee, the National Assembly Standing Committee issued a Resolution on the arrangement of administrative units in 2025.
This Resolution stipulates the arrangement of provinces and centrally run cities and the arrangement of communes, wards and towns in 2025 according to the resolutions and conclusions of the Central Executive Committee, Politburo and Secretariat on continuing to reorganize the apparatus of the political system, reorganize administrative units and organize local governments at 2 levels.
Notably, Article 7 of this Resolution mentioned the names of provincial and commune-level administrative units formed after the reorganization.
Accordingly, the name of the provincial administrative unit formed after the arrangement is named after one of the administrative units before the arrangement in accordance with the arrangement orientation approved by competent authorities.
The naming and renaming of commune-level administrative units is regulated as follows:
The names of commune-level administrative units need to be easy to read, easy to remember, concise, ensuring systematicity, science, in accordance with local historical and cultural traditions and supported by local people;
Encourage the naming of commune-level administrative units according to the order number or the name of district-level administrative units (before the arrangement) associated with the order number to facilitate the digitization and updating of information data;
The name of the commune -level administrative unit must not coincide with the name of the administrative unit of the same level within the range of administrative units at the provincial level or within the provincial administrative unit expected to be formed after the arrangement.
