The Ministry of Home Affairs has responded to voters' petitions from Ninh Binh province sent after the first session of the 16th National Assembly.
Accordingly, voters proposed to soon issue regulations and guidelines on the standards for the titles of Party cell secretary, head of residential group and criteria for selecting village and residential group officials after arrangement and merger.
In which, voters are interested in the level, age, capacity to apply information technology and suit the requirements of community governance in the new period, and at the same time study to increase allowances for village and residential group officials to ensure operating conditions and improve the efficiency of task implementation at the grassroots level.
Answering this content, regarding the standards for Party cell secretaries, the Ministry of Home Affairs cited the Charter of the Communist Party of Vietnam, guiding documents of the Central Government, and Regulations of the Politburo, then the regulations and guidance on the standards for the title of Party cell secretary are under the authority of provincial and city Party committees.
Regarding the standards for village heads and residential group leaders, the Ministry of Home Affairs said that Decree 185/2026 has stipulated general standards.
In addition, the Ministry of Home Affairs said that according to the provisions of Decree 185, the state budget allocates a allowance fund for non-specialized workers in villages and residential groups, increasing the allowance level from 4.5 times the base salary and 6.0 times the base salary to 6.5 times the base salary and 8.0 times the base salary according to each type of village and residential group.
At the same time, based on the budget capacity of the locality, relevant legal regulations and the specific characteristics of villages and residential groups in the area, the provincial-level local government is allowed to stipulate a higher allowance fund level than the above regulations.
