Dien Bien is one of 11 provinces and cities not subject to provincial mergers, so it has more advantages than other provinces in advising on organizational arrangement.
After the arrangement and streamlining of the apparatus, the number of specialized agencies has been reduced from 19 to 14 specialized agencies (a reduction of 26.3%); there are 83 departments (a reduction of 29.1%), reduced from 10 branches to 07 branches and equivalents (a reduction of 03 units), and 31 departments and equivalents under branches (a reduction of 04 departments and equivalents), reduced from 97 units to 80 public service units under the Department (a reduction of 17.5%);
Regarding administrative units, Dien Bien has reduced from 129 communes, wards and towns to 45 communes and wards (a reduction of 84 communes reached a reduction of 65.1%).
Although there are still difficulties, up to now, the departments, branches and commune-level authorities in the province have been put into stable operation, and the team of cadres, civil servants and public employees are basically assured of their work.
To continue adjusting and perfecting legal regulations to serve the model of local governments at both levels operating smoothly, effectively and efficiently, the Department of Home Affairs of Dien Bien province has a number of opinions and recommendations to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Accordingly, the Department proposed that the Ministry of Home Affairs advise the Government to issue a Decree regulating the job position and staffing norms under the People's Council and People's Committee at the commune level.
Promptly issue detailed and complete instructions on the process of handling confidential documents and handing over them in the process of reorganizing the administrative apparatus at all levels; guide the review, updating, and issuance of a unified system of forms nationwide to serve the work of digitalization, making records, sealing documents and handing over archival documents, ensuring synchronization and convenience in the implementation and inspection and supervision process.
The Department also recommends developing new program content and training documents for cadres and civil servants, close to grassroots management practices, especially in the fields of: State management by job position; leadership and management skills; digital transformation and administrative reform;
Skills in receiving citizens, handling complaints and denunciations and organizing training and fostering in flexible and modern forms; combining focused training with online training, creating conditions for cadres and civil servants in remote areas to participate in training and fostering;
Coordinate with the Government Office to advise on amending Decree No. 118/2025/ND-CP dated June 9, 2025 in the direction of regulating the criteria for establishing a Public Administration Service Center at the commune level and assigning localities based on reality and criteria to decide on establishing it in communes and wards accordingly, ensuring effective promotion, avoiding waste of resources (some communes with a small population, the number of transactions to resolve administrative procedures is not large, so the Public Administration Service Center may not be established separately but only arrange a reception and return department under the Office of the People's Council and People's Committee of the commune).
