Contributing opinions to the draft Law, the Delegation of National Assembly Deputies of Vinh Long province said that Directive No. 21/CT-TTg dated May 20, 2026 of the Prime Minister on arranging, organizing villages, residential groups and arranging, using, regimes, and policies for non-specialized workers at the commune level, in villages, residential groups stipulates that activities for non-specialized workers at the commune level will end before May 31, 2026 and complete the arrangement of villages and residential groups before June 30, 2026.
According to the National Assembly Delegation of Vinh Long province, the removal of regulations on commune level, in villages, and residential groups in the draft Law is not in line with the spirit of Directive 21/CT-TTg and Decree 185/ND-CP.
This unit proposes to adjust this regulation as follows:
Non-specialized workers in villages and residential groups receive allowances from the state budget".
With the same content, the Local Government Department (Ministry of Home Affairs) also proposed to amend the subjects participating in compulsory social insurance from "non-specialized workers at the commune level, in villages and residential groups" to "non-specialized workers in villages and residential groups receiving allowances from the state budget".
The amendment aims to ensure consistency with the Central Government's policy on ending the use of non-specialized personnel at the commune level from May 31, 2026, and at the same time be consistent with Decree No. 185/2026/ND-CP of the Government on the organization and operation of villages and residential groups.
Regarding the above comments, the Ministry of Home Affairs said it did not accept them. According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, based on the comments of agencies, the draft Law is redesigned in the direction of stipulating that the subjects participating in compulsory social insurance are: "Non-specialized personnel enjoying allowances from the state budget according to the provisions of the law on local government" to ensure consistency with the provisions of the Law on Organization of Local Government No. 72/2025/QH15.
According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Law on Social Insurance needs to be regulated corresponding to the Law on Organization of Local Government, not based on the provisions of the Decree because if the Decree is amended by the Government later, it will affect the provisions of the Law on Social Insurance.
According to the Ministry of Documents appraising the latest draft Law on Social Insurance, the drafting agency amended the regulations on compulsory social insurance participants from "Non-specialized workers at the commune level, in villages, residential groups" to "Non-specialized workers receiving allowances from the state budget according to the provisions of the law on local authorities".
The Ministry of Home Affairs said that the adjustment is carried out based on Conclusion No. 137-KL/TW and Conclusion No. 163-KL/TW of the Politburo, the Secretariat on ending the use of non-specialized personnel at the commune level and studying the roadmap to extend the use of non-specialized personnel in accordance with the time of rearranging villages and residential groups.
According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the amendment of regulations on subjects participating in compulsory social insurance for non-specialized workers is to ensure compliance with the policy on ending the use of non-specialized workers at the commune level and in accordance with the terminology according to the provisions of the Law on Organization of Local Government.
