The Ministry of Home Affairs has just informed about continuing to research and provide specific guidance on decentralization, completing decentralization and mechanisms for performing tasks at the commune level. At the same time, advising the Government on regulations on regimes, policies, and salaries for cadres, civil servants and non-specialized cadres after arranging the administrative apparatus, the Government Electronic Information Portal said on January 11.
Regarding the content of decentralization and delegation of power, the Ministry of Home Affairs said that implementing Official Dispatch No. 137/CV-BCD dated September 28, 2025 and Official Dispatch No. 174/CV-BCD dated December 2, 2025 of the Steering Committee for arranging administrative units at all levels and building a 2-level local government organization model of the Government; based on reports from localities, the Ministry of Home Affairs has reported to the Prime Minister on the opinions of localities on the feasibility assessment of tasks that have been decentralized and delegated from the Central Government to local authorities for implementation and proposed to the Prime Minister solutions to improve the law, guide and adjust the content to ensure that decentralization and delegation of power are implemented synchronously, effectively, and smoothly.
In the coming time, ministries and sectors will continue to issue guidelines and adjust contents related to decentralization and delegation of power under management to meet the requirements of operating the 2-level local government model in the current period.
Regarding the regime and policies for cadres, civil servants, public employees and non-specialized officials after arranging the organizational structure, the Ministry of Home Affairs has issued Circular No. 24/2025/TT-BNV dated December 24, 2025 amending and supplementing Circular No. 09/2005/TT-BNV dated January 5, 2005 of the Minister of Home Affairs guiding the implementation of the special allowance regime for cadres, civil servants, public employees and armed forces and Circular No. 23/2025/TT-BNV dated December 24, 2025 amending and supplementing a number of contents of Joint Circular No. 11/2005/TTLT-BNVBTCBLDTBXH-UBDT dated January 5, 2005 on guiding the implementation of the regional allowance regime.
Notably, the Ministry of Home Affairs said that this agency is submitting to the Government for consideration and promulgation a Decree amending Decree No. 204/2004/ND-CP dated December 14, 2004 of the Government on the salary regime for cadres, civil servants, public employees and armed forces.
The Ministry of Home Affairs also said that it is presiding over and coordinating with ministries, branches, and localities to study and develop a draft Decree of the Government on the organization of activities of villages and residential groups and a number of regimes and policies for non-specialized workers suitable to the organization of the 2-level local government model, and report to competent authorities for consideration and decision.
This is to implement Decision No. 1589/QD-TTg dated July 24, 2025 of the Prime Minister promulgating the Plan to implement the Law on Organization of Local Government No. 72/2025/QH15.
