Building a system to evaluate land management and use at the local level

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has just assigned the Department of Land Management to develop and submit a draft Circular on criteria for monitoring and evaluating land management and use in provinces and cities to specify criteria for "scoring" - evaluating land management and use in localities.

According to Mr. Bui Van Hai, Deputy Director of the Department of Land Management, monitoring and evaluating land management was once regulated in the 2013 Land Law. However, in the context of the national land information system not being synchronized, the old regulations also lacked legal and technical tools for effective implementation.

Therefore, according to the provisions of the 2024 Land Law, the monitoring and evaluation mechanism has been specified and detailed in Decree No. 102/2024/ND-CP. This is an important new point that can implement modern management thinking, towards building a transparent and data-based land management system.

“The system for monitoring land management and use in localities aims to evaluate the organization of law enforcement, land use efficiency, and the operation of land policies and laws on the economy, society, and environment,” the representative of the Department of Land Management emphasized, adding that on this basis, the state management agency will evaluate the contents of law dissemination, cadastral mapping, granting land use right certificates, building databases, handling violations, adjusting land price lists, and administrative procedures.

For land users, the system will evaluate the implementation of obligations to use the land for the right purpose, correct boundaries, main financial obligations and violations such as encroachment, misuse, failure to put land into use or slow progress in investment projects.

For large-scale projects and organizations using large areas, the 2024 Land Law also stipulates the responsibility to report on land use, with detailed content on the items of proper use, improper use or abandonment, dispute status and illegal use expressions.

A highlight of the 2024 Land Law is the clear reporting process, from land users to government levels, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment. This process not only ensures that data is collected and processed appropriately over time, but also helps increase connectivity between management levels, towards building the most comprehensive national land information system.

The time for localities to report is specifically determined by each level of government, with the deadline being March 1 of the following year for the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to synthesize with the Government. During the time when the electronic system is not yet complete, reporting can be done through written instructions.