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| Settlement of administrative procedures at the Public Administration Service Centre of Phu Xuan district, Hue city__Photo: VNA |
The Ministry of Home Affairs has recently released a draft Law on Organization of Local Administration (amended), proposing dissolving district-level administrative units and ceasing operations of district-level administration from July 1 this year.
Compared to the current law, the draft Law on Organisation of Local Administration (amended) is composed of 51 articles, including four new, four unchanged, three removed, and 43 revised ones.
Accordingly, local administration would be restructured from a three-tier system to a two-tier one, with the district level eliminated.
The provincial level would remain as currently defined, including provinces and centrally-run cities. Meanwhile, existing commune-level administrative units would be reorganised to form new ones, including communes, wards, and special zones (on islands), in accordance with the new organisational model. Special administrative-economic units would remain as currently regulated and would be established per the legislature’s decisions.
The draft law clearly defines the responsibilities and powers of each level of local administrations. Accordingly, the provincial level would focus on issuing mechanisms, policies, strategies, and master plans; and addressing inter-regional and inter-communal issues that exceed the capacity of the commune level, require high expertise, and ensure uniformity across the province.
The commune level would take charge of implementing policies (from the central and provincial levels), focusing on tasks that serve the people, directly addressing community issues, and providing essential public services to local residents. It also handles tasks that require community participation and promotes the autonomy and creativity of the commune level.
Noteworthily, the commune level would be authorised to issue legal documents to decide on matters within the ambit of its competence and management.
The draft law is scheduled to be submitted to the National Assembly for passage at its 9th session in May.- (VLLF)
