This orientation was stated by Politburo Member, Standing Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh at the 2025 year-end conference, deploying the 2026 plan of the Ministry of Home Affairs held on the afternoon of December 29.
The Standing Deputy Prime Minister said that the event summarizing the work of the Ministry of Home Affairs takes place at a very important time, closing a year that has made historical events.
The important thing is that we do very well the tasks assigned by the Party, State, and Government" - the Standing Deputy Prime Minister summarized.
2026 is identified as a particularly important time, marking the beginning of a new term and a new era of development for the country with many great expectations.
To prepare baggage for this period, the Standing Deputy Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Home Affairs to focus on implementing a number of key tasks.
First of all, it is to operate effectively and streamline the government apparatus after arrangement. The core task is to organize the operation of the apparatus smoothly, effectively, and efficiently; in which, people's satisfaction must be considered the most important measure to evaluate the operational efficiency of all levels of government.
The Central Government needs to continue to review and improve institutions, promptly overcome inadequacies in decentralization and delegation of power; models being piloted need to be summarized and evaluated for early legalization.
Regarding the organizational structure of local government at the commune level, the Standing Deputy Prime Minister noted that it should not be rigidly and mechanically applied, but it is necessary to ensure flexibility and suitability to the actual conditions of each locality.
The organizational structure at the commune level needs to follow the general framework of the Central Government, and the specific arrangement of how many rooms is assigned to the locality to decide.
Some communes can organize 5 rooms, but some communes only need 2 rooms, not necessarily all 5 rooms, depending on the nature of the work, population level and local needs" - the Standing Deputy Prime Minister emphasized.
In addition, the Standing Deputy Prime Minister requested to improve governance capacity at the grassroots level. Accordingly, it is necessary to change the management thinking of commune-level authorities to suit the new legal status.
In addition to serving the people, the current commune-level government also has to play an important role in governance and socio-economic development in the locality, from planning, project management to site clearance. That is a big challenge.
Regarding the task of organizing the election of National Assembly Deputies of the XVI term and People's Council deputies at all levels for the 2026 - 2031 term, the Standing Deputy Prime Minister emphasized the requirements for the general election to be successful, in which it is necessary to ensure the important criterion of selecting personnel with enough heart and stature.
The Ministry of Home Affairs advises and develops policies to attract, use and retain talented people. The assessment must be accurate to be able to use and arrange talents reasonably and effectively. This content is inherently a weakness that has existed for a long time in the system.
How to make talented people, so that cadres are promoted with conviction and conviction, to avoid those who do nothing, do not collide, just sit and wait, worry about good relationships, then overcome while the contributors are not recognized" - the Standing Deputy Prime Minister emphasized.
