Hai Duong strives to complete the arrangement of commune-level administrative units in the 2023-2025 period before March 2024.

According to the plan, the new administrative unit after the arrangement will officially operate from July 1, 2024. In the photo, people of Lai Vu commune handle administrative procedures at the commune's "one-stop" department.

The new administrative unit after the arrangement will officially operate from July 1, 2024.

According to the plan, in 2023, the People's Committees at the district and commune levels will develop a Master Plan and a Project for arranging administrative units at the commune level that must be arranged according to regulations. Based on the Master Plan and the Project for arranging administrative units at the commune level of the People's Committees at the district level, the Provincial People's Committee will develop a Master Plan and a Project for arranging administrative units at the commune level in the province, carry out the procedures for reporting to the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial People's Council, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Government and the Standing Committee of the National Assembly according to regulations on arranging administrative units at the commune level.

In 2024, complete the arrangement of commune-level administrative units for the period 2023-2025 according to the Plan. The new administrative units after the arrangement will officially operate from July 1, 2024. Arrange and consolidate the organizational structure, arrange the staff, civil servants, public employees, and workers at agencies, organizations, and units in commune-level administrative units to implement the arrangement for the period 2023-2025.

Focus on thoroughly resolving redundant regimes and policies at agencies, organizations, and units at commune-level administrative units that have implemented the 2019-2021 arrangement; Resolve redundant regimes and policies at agencies, organizations and units at commune-level administrative units implementing the 2023-2025 restructuring. Rearrange and handle headquarters and public assets of agencies, organizations and units at commune-level administrative units implementing the 2023-2025 restructuring. Revoke old seals, engrave new seals of agencies, organizations and units and convert related documents of individuals, organizations and enterprises due to changes in boundaries and names of commune-level administrative units implementing the 2023-2025 restructuring. Implement specific regimes and policies at commune-level administrative units formed after the 2023-2025 restructuring.

In 2025, successfully organize party congresses at all levels for the 2025 - 2030 term (including administrative units formed after the 2023 - 2025 period). Continue to resolve redundant regimes and policies at agencies, organizations, units and redundant people after the commune-level party congress for the 2025 - 2030 term at commune-level administrative units formed after the 2023 - 2025 period. Continue to rearrange and handle headquarters and public assets of agencies, organizations and units at commune-level administrative units implementing the 2023 - 2025 period. Complete the conversion of related documents of individuals, organizations and enterprises due to changes in boundaries and names of commune-level administrative units implementing the 2023 - 2025 period. Continue to implement specific regimes and policies at commune-level administrative units formed after the 2023 - 2025 period. Deploy the work of establishing new, editing and supplementing records and boundary maps of administrative units at all levels according to the Resolution of the National Assembly Standing Committee on the arrangement of each commune-level administrative unit in the period 2023 - 2025. Preliminary summary of the implementation of the arrangement of commune-level administrative units in the period 2023 - 2025.

Implementation roadmap

The Provincial People's Committee organizes conferences to disseminate and implement the policies and resolutions of the Central and the province on the arrangement of commune-level administrative units in the province for the period 2023 - 2025. Time: August 2023.

The District People's Committee shall base on the data on natural area and population size of each commune-level administrative unit (provided by the competent Public Security agency as prescribed in Clause 2, Article 5 of Resolution No. 35/2023/UBTVQH15 of the National Assembly Standing Committee) and the actual situation of the locality to develop a Master Plan for arranging local commune-level administrative units for the period 2023 - 2025, submit it to the Standing Committee of the same level, complete it and send it to the Provincial People's Committee (via the Department of Home Affairs) for synthesis. Time before August 25, 2023.

Based on the overall plan for arranging communal-level administrative units for the period 2023 - 2025 developed by the District People's Committee, the Department of Home Affairs synthesizes and develops the overall plan for arranging communal-level administrative units for the period 2023 - 2025 in the province and reports to the Provincial People's Committee and the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee. Time before September 10, 2023.

Pursuant to the Notice of conclusion of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee; The Provincial People's Committee completes the Master Plan for arranging communal-level administrative units for the period 2023 - 2025 in the province and reports to the Ministry of Home Affairs for comments. Before September 30, 2023.

The development of the project to arrange communal-level administrative units for the period 2023 - 2025, based on the Master Plan to arrange communal-level administrative units in the province for the period 2023 - 2025, which has been commented on by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Central agencies, the People's Committees at the district level proactively direct the development of the Project to arrange communal-level administrative units in the district, town, and city according to the guidance form of the Department of Home Affairs. Time before October 15, 2023.

The Department of Home Affairs coordinates with the District People's Committee to review the basic contents of the Project on the arrangement of administrative units at the commune level that the People's Committees of districts, towns and cities have developed; guide the People's Committees of districts, towns and cities to post documents serving the purpose of collecting voters' opinions on the electronic information portals of the province and districts and post them at the headquarters of the People's Committees of communes, community activity points in villages and residential areas in communes, wards and towns subject to arrangement. Time before October 15, 2023.

The Department of Home Affairs shall preside over and coordinate with the Consulting Unit to develop a Master Plan for the arrangement of commune-level administrative units in the province. Time limit before October 15, 2023.

The district-level People's Committee directs the People's Committees of communes, wards and towns within the scope of the arrangement to compile and post the voter list according to regulations; print ballots to collect voters' opinions. Organize to collect voters' opinions in the commune-level administrative units related to the Project. Time for posting the voter list and time for collecting voters' opinions, the People's Committees of communes, wards and towns must complete the posting of the voter list before October 15, 2023; complete the collection of voters' opinions before November 20, 2023.

After completing the collection of voters' opinions, if more than 50% of voters agree, the People's Committee at the commune level will complete the dossier, submit it to the People's Council at the same level for consideration and approval of the basic contents of the project related to their commune and report to the People's Committee at the district level before November 25, 2023. On the basis of the completed dossier of the commune level, the People's Committees of districts, towns and cities will complete the dossier, the Project, synthesize the report to submit to the People's Council at the same level for consideration and approval; then complete the dossier, the project and submit it to the Department of Home Affairs for appraisal and report to the Provincial People's Committee. Time before November 30, 2023. On the basis of the report, submission and dossier of the People's Committees of districts, towns and cities, the Department of Home Affairs will preside over and coordinate with relevant agencies, units and consulting units to organize the appraisal, synthesize into a common Project of the province, and report to the Provincial People's Committee.

The Provincial People's Committee reports and asks for opinions from the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee; completes the dossier to submit to the Provincial People's Council for consideration and approval. The Provincial People's Council regular session in December 2023. Completes the dossier and Project to report to the Central Government. Based on the Resolution of the Provincial People's Council approving and issuing a resolution on the overall project to arrange communal-level administrative units for the period 2023 - 2025, the Department of Home Affairs advises the Provincial People's Committee to complete the dossier, Project, and Submission to send to the Ministry of Home Affairs and central agencies for appraisal and submission to the competent authorities of the Central Government for consideration and approval. Before March 2024. Announces the Resolution of the National Assembly Standing Committee and completes the organizational structure of agencies and units after the establishment of administrative units. No later than 30 days after the Resolution of the National Assembly Standing Committee is issued, localities shall organize a ceremony to announce the Resolution; complete and arrange the organizational structure of agencies of the new administrative units.

For districts, towns and cities without commune-level administrative units subject to rearrangement, the People's Committees of districts, towns and cities shall direct specialized agencies to urgently develop a project to merge schools of the same level or merge primary and secondary schools before the new school year 2024 - 2025 begins. For districts, towns and cities with commune-level administrative units subject to rearrangement, the People's Committees of districts, towns and cities shall direct specialized agencies to coordinate with the People's Committees of communes, wards and towns subject to rearrangement to develop a project to merge schools of the same level in the new commune-level administrative unit after the Resolution of the National Assembly Standing Committee on the rearrangement for each administrative unit takes effect.

Naming the new administrative unit after the arrangement is based on historical factors, the Standing Committee of the district, town and city Party Committees discusses and agrees with the Party Committees of relevant communes, wards and towns to select the appropriate name of the new administrative unit to include in the Project and pass to the People's Councils at all levels. Regarding the plan to select and arrange the working headquarters of the new administrative unit, the Standing Committee of the district, town and city Party Committees discusses and agrees with the relevant Party Committees of communes; initially, the old headquarters of one of the administrative units will be used to carry out the arrangement; the People's Committee at the district level has a plan to direct the renovation and repair so that after the new administrative unit is established, it will be convenient for cadres and civil servants to work and for people to contact and transact; at the same time, there will be a plan to manage and use the working headquarters of the old administrative unit appropriately and effectively.

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