The Steering Committee on summarizing the implementation of Resolution 18-NQ/TW of the Government has issued Document No. 24/CV-BCDTKNQ18 to the Provincial and Municipal Party Committees directly under the Central Government on orientation and suggestions on some contents on the organization of specialized agencies under the People's Committees at the provincial and district levels.
It provides directions and suggestions on the organization of specialized agencies under the district People's Committee.
For professional agencies under the People's Committee at the district level, maintain professional departments, including: Department of Justice; Department of Finance - Planning; District Inspectorate; Office of the People's Council and People's Committee at the district level.
Merge the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs and the Department of Home Affairs. The name of the department after the merger is expected to be the Department of Home Affairs and Labor.
Regarding functions and tasks: The Department of Home Affairs and Labor receives the functions and tasks of the Department of Home Affairs and the functions and tasks of labor, wages; employment; meritorious people; occupational safety and hygiene; social insurance; gender equality from the current Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.
Establish the Department of Economy, Infrastructure and Urban Areas on the basis of receiving the functions and tasks of advising on state management of construction, traffic, industry and trade at the district level from the current Department of Economy and Department of Urban Management (at districts, towns, cities), and Department of Economy and Infrastructure (at districts).
Establish the Department of Culture, Science and Information on the basis of receiving the functions and tasks of the Department of Culture - Information and the functions and tasks of science and technology from the Department of Economy (at the district, town, city), the Department of Economy and Infrastructure (at the district) currently at the district level.
Establish the Department of Agriculture and Environment on the basis of receiving the functions and tasks of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and the functions and tasks of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (at the district level) and the functions and tasks on agriculture and rural development from the Department of Economy (at the town level, city level) currently in the district, town level, and city level of the province.
In the district, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment will remain intact and take over the functions and tasks of natural disaster prevention and control from the current Department of Economics.
Health Department: Make arrangements appropriate to the situation and characteristics of the local agency as follows:
For localities that currently have a Health Department, this Department will take over the function of advising on state management in the fields of social protection, children and prevention and control of social evils from the current Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.
For localities that have merged the Health Department into the Office of the People's Council and People's Committee at the district level, based on the situation and characteristics of the local agency, the decision will be made to assign the Office to receive the function of advising on state management in the fields of social protection, children and prevention and control of social evils from the current Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.
Or it is possible to establish a Health Department to perform the functions of this department and take over the function of advising on state management in the fields of social protection, children and prevention and control of social evils from the current Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.
The Department of Education and Training takes over the functions and tasks of vocational education from the current Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.
The Ethnic Affairs Department will be implemented similarly to the provincial level.
The District People's Committee directs the Department of Home Affairs to preside over and coordinate with specialized departments to develop a project to reorganize specialized agencies under the District People's Committee and submit it to competent authorities for consideration and decision.
During the implementation period, localities will complete the reorganization of specialized agencies under the provincial and district People's Committees, ensuring synchronization with the completion of the reorganization 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).
