Reader Dinh Minh asked: What are the latest regulations on the number of deputies of the head of the department specifically?
Regarding this content, the Government Electronic Information Portal said that the Government issued Decree No. 83/2024/ND-CP which amends the regulations on the number of deputies of agencies and units.
Regarding the number of deputies of the head of a branch of a department under the ministry, according to current regulations in Decree No. 123/2016/ND-CP stipulating the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry, Ministerial-level agencies have amended and supplemented a number of articles according to Decree No. 101/2020/ND-CP:
The branch has from 1 to 3 rooms and is assigned 1 deputy; There are 4 or more departments with no more than 2 deputies;
Branches without rooms are assigned no more than 2 deputies.
In addition to the above contents, Decree No. 83/2024/ND-CP supplements the regulation: Ministers and heads of ministerial-level agencies decide or decentralize to decide on the number of deputies of the head of the branch, ensuring On average, there are no more than 3 people per branch when the branch meets one of the following criteria:
To carry out the task of handling administrative procedures 24/24 hours a day according to the provisions of law, civil servants (including department leaders) must be arranged to work 3 shifts/day and assigned from 60 payrolls. civil servant or higher;
Assigned to manage inter-provincial and inter-district areas and have 9 or more departments or equivalent organizations within the branch's organizational structure according to the provisions of law.
Regarding the number of deputies of heads of departments, bureaus, inspectorates, and offices of general departments under the ministry, Decree No. 83/2024/ND-CP amending Points a and b, Clause 5, Article 22 of Decree No. 123/ 2016/ND-CP has been amended and supplemented in Clause 12, Article 1 of Decree No. 101/2020/ND-CP as follows:
a) Departments under the General Department have from 15 to 20 civil servant staff, departments (except local departments), inspectorates, and offices under the General Department have less than 4 organizations with no more than 2 deputy levels;
b) The department under the general department has more than 20 civil servants ; Departments (except for local departments), inspectorates, and offices under the General Department with 4 or more organizations, the Minister and Head of ministerial-level agencies shall decide on the number of deputies of each unit, ensuring equality. No more than 3 people per unit.
