Merge the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs and the Ministry of Home Affairs into the Ministry of Home Affairs and Labor; merge the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Construction into the Ministry of Infrastructure and Urban Areas.
According to the direction of the Central Steering Committee on summarizing the implementation of Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW, after the arrangement and merger, the Government's apparatus will be reduced by 5 ministries and 4 government agencies.
Thus, the Government apparatus will be streamlined from 30 to 21 focal points (9 focal points reduced) including: 13 ministries, 4 ministerial-level agencies and 4 agencies under the Government.
Specifically, the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance will be merged. The name of the Ministry after the arrangement is expected to be the Ministry of Finance and Development Investment or the Ministry of Economic Development.
Merge the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Construction. The proposed name of the ministry after the arrangement is the Ministry of Infrastructure and Urban Areas.
Merge the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The proposed name of the ministry after the arrangement is the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Environment.
The merger of these two ministries will overcome some overlaps in the implementation of management tasks on water resources, river basins and biodiversity.
Merge the Ministry of Information and Communications and the Ministry of Science and Technology. The proposed name of the ministry after the arrangement is the Ministry of Digital Transformation and Science, Technology or the Ministry of Digital Transformation, Science, Technology and Information.
Merge the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs and the Ministry of Home Affairs into the Ministry of Home Affairs and Labor and transfer the state management function of vocational education to the Ministry of Education and Training, and transfer the state management function of social protection, children, and prevention of social evils to the Ministry of Health.
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