The Politburo and the Secretariat have just issued Conclusion 127-KL/TW on the implementation of research and proposal to continue implementing the reorganization of the apparatus of the political system.
In which, Conclusion 127-KL/TW clearly states: The Central Military Commission is assigned to preside over and coordinate with relevant agencies to direct research and develop a plan to continue to arrange the Army organization appropriately (including the organization of district-level military agencies), proactively propose a time to report to the Politburo according to the progress of this Conclusion.
According to the Ministry of National Defense's Electronic Information Portal on March 2, the Ministry of National Defense has just held a conference to assign tasks to agencies and units to study and propose local military organizations.
Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nghia - Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) - said that the draft plan of the VPA proposes to organize local military forces according to the policies of the Party and State on continuing to innovate and reorganize the apparatus of the political system to be streamlined and operate effectively and efficiently.
Based on the practical situation of geography, area, population size, current number of districts and communes and the characteristics of functions, tasks, and organizational structure of the Vietnam People's Army, the draft plan has proposed to build a local military agency appropriately.
Speaking at the conference, General Phan Van Giang - Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Minister of National Defense - requested the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army and relevant agencies to study and develop a plan for local military organization based on the viewpoint of the all-people national defense line, the all-people, all-people, and comprehensive war line of the Party.
In line with Vietnam's defense strategy and military strategy; implementing the tradition of "Invalids and farmers", the Party's view on building a strong reserve force and a widespread militia and self-defense force.
Previously, according to Lao Dong reporter's research, at the General Staff Conference in February 2025, General Nguyen Tan Cuong - Member of the Party Central Committee, Member of the Central Military Commission, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA), Deputy Minister of National Defense - mentioned this content in arranging and organizing the Army's apparatus,
To successfully complete the tasks in March, General Nguyen Tan Cuong requested agencies and units to continue implementing the contents of the Conclusion of the Central Military Commission Standing Committee on adjusting the organization of the Vietnam People's Army in the period of 2021 - 2025 and the following years.
The army adjusts 2,900 organizations, reduces 2 military groups, 37 departments
Reporting on the results of the implementation of Resolution No. 05-NQ/TW of the Politburo on the organization of the Vietnam People's Army for the period 2021 - 2030 and the following years, General Nguyen Tan Cuong said that as of February 15, 2025, the Army has adjusted nearly 2,900 organizations. In which, reduce 1 general department, 2 military groups, 37 levels of departments and equivalents, nearly 300 departments. By the end of 2024, the Vietnam People's Army organization has been basically streamlined, compact, strong, with a synchronous and reasonable organizational structure among components and forces, 1 year ahead of schedule set by Resolution No. 05-NQ/TW.
