In Document No. 24 recently issued, the Government's Steering Committee on summarizing the implementation of Resolution 18-NQ/TW clearly stated a number of timelines for reorganizing specialized agencies under the provincial People's Committees.
In this document, the Government Steering Committee provides orientations and suggestions for merging some departments and branches similar to the arrangement of ministries at the central level; orientations and suggestions for the structure and arrangement of specific departments; orientations and suggestions for the arrangement of public service units at the provincial level; orientations and suggestions for the structure, arrangement and reorganization of other specialized Departments similar to the arrangement of ministries at the central level and departments and branches at the provincial level.
Based on the above directions and suggestions, the Government Steering Committee requests Party committees and organizations at all levels to lead and direct local agencies and units to develop a Project to rearrange and streamline the apparatus in accordance with the direction of the Central Committee, the Politburo, the Central Steering Committee and the directions and suggestions of the Government Steering Committee;
In which, carefully prepare the personnel plan, policies, headquarters, finance, assets, equipment, seal and other conditions to ensure implementation immediately after the Central and National Assembly approve (it is expected that the Central and National Assembly will meet in February 2025).
Localities direct specialized agencies at provincial and district levels to proactively coordinate with relevant agencies to draft a Decision regulating the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of their agencies to submit to competent authorities for promulgation immediately after receiving unified instructions from the Government, ensuring conditions for holding Party congresses at all levels.
With the above timelines, the Government Steering Committee requests localities to complete the organization of specialized agencies under the Provincial and District People's Committees, ensuring synchronization with the completion of the organization and streamlining of the Government apparatus (expected to be completed before February 20, 2025 and report the results to the Ministry of Home Affairs before February 28, 2025).
During the period from now until the implementation of the reorganization of specialized agencies under the Provincial and District People's Committees, the Ministry of Home Affairs will base on the direction of the Central Steering Committee and the Government Steering Committee to continue to guide and ensure that the reorganization of the state administrative apparatus is synchronous, unified and suitable to practical requirements in the new situation.
Localities are requested to strictly perform assigned tasks in accordance with the requirements of the Central Steering Committee and proactively develop plans to reorganize specialized agencies under the People's Committees at provincial and district levels according to the orientation and suggested arrangements in Document No. 24.