On November 14, the People's Council of Kien Giang province approved a draft resolution on land policy regulations for ethnic minorities living in the area.
Scope of regulation This Resolution regulates land policies for ethnic minorities living in Kien Giang province. Subjects of application are state agencies exercising the powers and responsibilities of representing the entire people's ownership of land, performing the task of unified state management of land, agencies performing the function of state management of ethnic affairs, ethnic minorities without land for community activities, individuals who are ethnic minorities belonging to poor households, near-poor households in ethnic minority areas, other subjects related to land management and use; ethnic affairs.
The principle of support is that individuals who are exempted or have their land use fees and land rent reduced must live and permanently reside in the district where the land is allocated, has its land use purpose changed, or is leased; and have not received land support from programs and policies as prescribed by law.
Determination of ethnic minority areas; individuals who are ethnic minorities and are poor or near-poor households according to current law. The arrangement of land for community activities and land allocation and leasing is based on the existing land conditions of each district-level area. Ensuring publicity, transparency, and the right subjects.
District-level People's Committees, based on local customs, practices, beliefs, cultural identities and actual conditions, must prioritize ensuring that land funds meet the prescribed standards and norms and must determine the criteria for using land for community activities in district-level land use planning and plans to build community activities for ethnic minorities.
Regarding the first land support policy for individuals who are ethnic minorities and belong to poor households or near-poor households in ethnic minority areas, it is stipulated that individuals who do not have residential land will be considered by the State for land allocation within the land allocation limit prescribed by the Provincial People's Committee and will be exempted from land use fees. The allocation of residential land must be associated with a housing construction plan on the allocated area.
Individuals, if in need, will be considered by the State for permission to change the land use purpose to residential land within the residential land allocation limit prescribed by the Provincial People's Committee and will be exempted from land use fees for land whose origin is allocated, leased, recognized by the State or inherited, donated, or received as a transfer of land use rights according to the provisions of law.
Individuals who do not have agricultural land shall be considered by the State for allocation of agricultural land within the limits prescribed in Clauses 1, 2 and 3 of Article 176 of the Land Law and shall not be subject to land use fees.
If individuals have a need, the State will consider leasing non-agricultural land that is not residential land for production and business purposes in an area suitable to the local land fund and production and business sectors, including a 50% reduction in land rent for a maximum area of not more than 300m2 for rural areas (communes) and not more than 200m2 for urban areas (wards and towns).
The funding for implementation is allocated from the local budget and other legal sources. In case the locality cannot balance its own budget, the Provincial People's Committee shall report to the Ministry of Finance for submission to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision. The land fund for implementation is allocated from the land fund managed by State agencies and organizations or from the land fund recovered according to the provisions of the Land Law.
