Nghị quyết 76/2025/UBTVQH15 sắp xếp đơn vị hành chính năm 2025 do Ủy ban Thường vụ Quốc hội ban hành

RESOLUTION

ON THE REARRANGEMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS IN 2025

STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

Pursuant to the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the National Assembly No. 57/2014/QH13 as amended by Law No. 65/2020/QH14 and Law No. 62/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of Local Government No. 65/2025/QH15;

HEREBY RESOLVES:

Chapter I

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Article 1. Scope and objectives of the rearrangement of administrative divisions in 2025

1. This Resolution provides for the rearrangement of provinces and centrally-affiliated cities (hereinafter referred to as province-level administrative divisions) and the rearrangement of communes, wards, and townships (hereinafter referred to as commune-level administrative divisions) in 2025, in accordance with the resolutions and conclusions of the Central Committee, the Politburo, and the Secretariat on the continued streamlining of the organizational structure of the political system, the rearrangement of administrative divisions, and the organization of two-level local governments.

2. The rearrangement of province-level administrative divisions under this Resolution means merging provinces with other provinces to establish new provinces, or merging provinces with centrally-affiliated cities to establish new centrally-affiliated cities, as approved by the competent authorities, in order to reduce the number of administrative divisions, increase their scale, expand development space, and maximize the potentials and advantages of each locality.

3. The rearrangement of commune-level administrative divisions under this Resolution means establishing, dissolving, merging, splitting, or adjusting the boundaries of commune-level administrative divisions to ensure an appropriate number and scale, thereby reducing the total number of commune-level administrative divisions nationwide by approximately 60% to 70% compared to the current figure, and meeting the requirements for organizing local governments at the commune level that are close to the people and operate efficiently and effectively.

In cases where wards are merged with other administrative divisions of the same level, the resulting administrative division shall be a ward; in cases where communes and townships are merged, the resulting administrative division shall be a commune.

Article 2. Principles for rearranging administrative divisions

1. Ensuring the leadership of the Party and enhancing the leadership and direction of heads of agencies and organizations in implementing the rearrangement of administrative divisions.

2. The rearrangement of administrative divisions must comply with the Constitution, be consistent with the provisions of the Law on Organization of Local Governments, and conform to this Resolution.

If the rearrangement of administrative divisions is in line with the orientations approved by the competent authorities, it shall be considered consistent with the relevant master plans already approved by the competent authorities.

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4. The formulation of plans for the rearrangement of province-level and commune-level administrative divisions must take into account factors such as natural conditions, transport infrastructure, the distribution and organization of economic spaces, to ensure the maximum exploitation of the economic development potential and advantages of each locality, mutual support to promote the overall socio-economic development of the administrative division after the rearrangement; carefully consider factors relating to the competence and management capacity of the Party committees and local authorities, the degree of digital transformation, the application of information technology by local authorities and the people; ensure requirements on national defense, security, and the building of strong defense zones in key areas, islands, archipelagos, and border regions; preserve and promote the historical, cultural, and ethnic traditions of each locality; and maintain the unity and cohesion of the residential community.

5. In cases where the rearrangement of commune-level administrative divisions results in changes to the boundaries of district-level administrative divisions, it is not necessary to carry out the procedures for adjusting the boundaries of the district-level administrative divisions to which those commune-level administrative divisions belong.

6. The rearrangement of administrative divisions shall be associated with the reform and streamlining of the organizational apparatus of the political system to ensure compactness and efficient, effective operation; the promotion of decentralization, delegation of authority, and enhancement of the autonomy and self-responsibility of local governments; the restructuring and improvement of the quality of executive officials, officials, and public employees; ensuring that local governments at the commune level are close to the people and serve them in the best manner.

7. When implementing the rearrangement of administrative divisions under this Resolution, the standards regarding the structure and level of socio-economic development, the number of subordinate administrative divisions urban classification, and the level of development of urban infrastructure shall not apply to the newly formed administrative divisions.

8. Due attention shall be paid to, and effective communication and mobilization of the people shall be carried out, in order to build consensus, support, and high unanimity on the policy of rearranging administrative divisions.

Article 3. Cases where the rearrangement of administrative divisions is not compulsory

No rearrangement shall be carried out for administrative divisions that are isolated in location or have a particularly important position relating to national defense, security, and the protection of national sovereignty.

Article 4. Orientation regarding the standards of province-level administrative divisions formed after the rearrangement

Province-level administrative divisions formed after the rearrangement shall meet the standards on natural area and population size of the corresponding administrative divisions as prescribed in the Resolution of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on the standards for administrative divisions and the classification of administrative divisions. In cases where a province has been oriented to be reorganized into a centrally-affiliated city, the province formed after the rearrangement must basically meet the standards on natural area and population size of a centrally-affiliated city.

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1. Based on the principles for the rearrangement of administrative divisions as prescribed in Article 2 of this Resolution, the provincial-level People’s Committee shall be responsible for developing and selecting plans to rearrange commune-level administrative divisions that are appropriate to the characteristics of rural areas, urban areas, islands, mountainous regions, highlands, border areas, plains, and areas inhabited by ethnic minorities, and that meet the following orientations:

a) Mountainous and highland communes formed after the rearrangement shall have a natural area reaching at least 200% and a population size reaching at least 100% of the standards of corresponding communes as prescribed in the Resolution of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on the standards for administrative divisions and their classification;

b) A commune established after the rearrangement that does not fall under point a and point d of this Clause must have a population size reaching at least 200% and a natural area reaching at least 100% of the standards applicable to the corresponding commune as prescribed in the Resolution of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on the criteria for administrative divisions and classification of administrative divisions;

c) Wards formed after the rearrangement shall have a natural area of at least 5.5 km²; wards under centrally-affiliated cities shall have a population size of at least 45,000 people; wards under provinces that are formed after rearrangement in mountainous, highland, and border areas shall have a population size of at least 15,000 people; other wards shall have a population size of at least 21,000 people;

d) The rearrangement of commune-level administrative divisions under district-level administrative divisions in island areas must ensure national defense and security requirements and must follow orientations approved by competent authorities.

2. In cases where three or more commune-level administrative divisions are rearranged into one new commune or ward, the standards specified in Clause 1 of this Article shall not be considered.

3. In cases where commune-level administrative divisions formed after rearrangement cannot meet the standards set out in Clause 1 of this Article and do not fall under Clause 2 of this Article, the Government shall report to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly for consideration and decision.

4. The Government shall direct and guide the People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-affiliated cities to develop projects on the rearrangement of commune-level administrative divisions within their territories, ensuring the reduction in the number of commune-level administrative divisions nationwide in accordance with the proportion specified in Clause 3 Article 1 of this Resolution.

Article 6. Data sources on natural area and population size of administrative divisions subject to rearrangement

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2. The population size of an administrative division shall include permanent residents and temporary residents, as provided and certified by the competent public security authority.

3. Data on natural area and population size serving as the basis for the rearrangement of administrative divisions shall be calculated as of December 31, 2024.

Article 7. Names of province-level and commune-level administrative divisions formed after rearrangement

1. The name of a province-level administrative division formed after the rearrangement shall be given according to the name of one of the pre-existing administrative divisions in conformity with the approved orientation for rearrangement.

2. The naming and renaming of commune-level administrative divisions shall be governed by the following provisions:

a) The name of a commune-level administrative division must be easy to read, easy to remember, concise, systematic, scientific, consistent with local historical and cultural factors, and supported by the local population;

b) It is encouraged to name commune-level administrative divisions by using ordinal numbers or combining the name of the (pre-rearrangement) district-level administrative division with an ordinal number to facilitate digitization and data updating;

c) The name of a commune-level administrative division must not duplicate the name of another administrative division of the same level within the same province-level administrative division or within the province-level administrative division expected to be formed after the rearrangement.

Chapter II

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Article 8. Procedures for developing and adopting the project on the rearrangement of province-level administrative divisions

1. Based on the orientations for rearrangement of province-level administrative divisions approved by competent authorities, the Government shall assign the People’s Committee of one of the province-level administrative divisions subject to the rearrangement to take the lead and coordinate with the People’s Committee(s) of the remaining province-level administrative divisions in preparing the project on the rearrangement of province-level administrative divisions.

2. The dossier of the project on the rearrangement of province-level administrative divisions shall include:

a) The submission on the rearrangement of province-level administrative divisions;

b) The project on the rearrangement of province-level administrative divisions, using the form provided in Appendix 1 issued together with this Resolution;

c) The consolidated report summarizing the opinions of the population, opinions of People’s Councils at all levels, and relevant agencies and organizations;

d) Two maps, including one map showing the current boundaries of the province-level administrative divisions subject to rearrangement and one map showing the proposed rearrangement plan of the province-level administrative divisions;

dd) Other relevant supporting documents (if any).

3. The provincial-level People’s Committees (the leading and coordinating agencies) shall organize the collection of opinions from the population on the policy of rearranging province-level administrative divisions; and shall decide on the content and methods of collecting opinions in accordance with the Government’s guidance.

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5. The Ministry of Home Affairs shall organize the appraisal of the content of the project on the rearrangement of province-level administrative divisions prepared by the localities, compile and develop the Government’s project on the rearrangement of province-level administrative divisions, and report to the Government for submission to the National Assembly.

6. The Government’s project dossier on the rearrangement of province-level administrative divisions, together with the draft resolution of the National Assembly, must be submitted to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly before May 30, 2025. The project dossier must be appraised by the Committee on Legal and Judicial Affairs of the National Assembly and commented upon by the Standing Committee of the National Assembly before being submitted to the National Assembly for consideration and decision in accordance with its competence.

7. The project dossier must be submitted to the National Assembly for consideration and adoption before June 30, 2025 to ensure its effectiveness from July 1, 2025.

Article 9. Procedures for developing and adopting the project on the rearrangement of commune-level administrative divisions

1. The provincial-level People’s Committee shall develop the project on the rearrangement of commune-level administrative divisions within its territory in accordance with the principles for rearrangement and the standards orientation prescribed in Article 2 and Article 5 of this Resolution.

2. The project dossier on the rearrangement of commune-level administrative divisions shall include:

a) The submission on the rearrangement of commune-level administrative divisions;

b) The project on the rearrangement of commune-level administrative divisions, using the form provided in Appendix 2 issued together with this Resolution;

c) The consolidated report summarizing the opinions of the population, opinions of People’s Councils at all levels, and relevant agencies and organizations;

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dd) Two maps, including one map showing the current boundaries of all relevant commune-level administrative divisions and one map showing the proposed rearrangement plan of commune-level administrative divisions;

e) Other relevant documents (if any).

3. The provincial-level People’s Committee shall organize the collection of opinions from the population on the policy of rearranging commune-level administrative divisions; and shall decide on the content and methods of collecting opinions in accordance with the Government’s guidance.

4. After collecting the opinions of the population, the provincial-level People’s Committee shall finalize the project, submit it to the relevant People’s Councils at all levels for consideration and voting on the policy of rearranging commune-level administrative divisions, and compile and submit it to the Ministry of Home Affairs for appraisal.

5. The Ministry of Home Affairs shall appraise the content of the project on the rearrangement of commune-level administrative divisions prepared and compiled by the localities, develop the Government’s project on the rearrangement of commune-level administrative divisions of each province-level administrative division, and report to the Government for submission to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly. In cases where a province-level administrative division has an approved orientation for rearrangement, the Ministry of Home Affairs shall compile the content of the projects on the rearrangement of commune-level administrative divisions of the relevant province-level administrative divisions and develop the project on the rearrangement of commune-level administrative divisions under the province-level administrative division projected to be formed after the rearrangement.

6. The Government’s project dossier on the rearrangement of commune-level administrative divisions must be submitted to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly before May 30, 2025. The dossier must be appraised by the Committee on Legal and Judicial Affairs of the National Assembly as the basis for submission to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly for consideration and decision before June 30, 2025 to ensure its effectiveness from July 1, 2025.

Chapter III

ORGANIZATION CONSOLIDATION AND APPLICATION OF SPECIAL REGIMES AND POLICIES TO ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS AFTER REARRANGEMENT

Article 10. Rearrangement and consolidation of organizational structures of agencies and organizations after the rearrangement of administrative divisions

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2. The organization of the People’s Councils, People’s Committees, their agencies at province and commune levels after the rearrangement of administrative divisions shall comply with the Law on Organization of Local Government and the guidance of competent authorities.

3. The term of the People’s Council of the newly formed administrative division after rearrangement shall be determined as follows:

a) If the new administrative division retains the name of one of the pre-rearranged administrative divisions, the term of the People’s Council of the post-rearrangement administrative division shall continue based on the term of the People’s Council of the administrative division retaining its name;

b) If the new administrative division changes its name or the type of administrative division, the term of the People’s Council of the post-rearrangement administrative division shall be counted from the beginning (Term I) from the time of establishment.

4. In cases where the People’s Council of any pre-rearranged province-level administrative division had an Ethnic Affairs Committee, the People’s Council of the province-level administrative division after rearrangement shall continue to maintain the Ethnic Affairs Committee until the end of the 2021–2026 term. The establishment of other committees shall comply with the Law on Organization of Local Government.

5. The Office of the National Assembly Delegation and the People’s Council of the province-level administrative divisions, the specialized agencies under the province-level People’s Committees shall be merged in their entirety and organized uniformly across localities. For specialized agencies with particular characteristics under the province-level People’s Committees, their organization shall be decided by the provincial-level local governments in accordance with Government regulations.

The rearrangement of other administrative bodies under the province-level People’s Committees shall comply with Government regulations.

The organization of public sector entities providing public services within the administrative divisions after rearrangement shall follow the guidance of competent authorities.

6. The organization of central state agencies organized vertically within the administrative divisions after rearrangement shall comply with relevant legal regulations and the guidance of competent authorities.

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The local government of the province-level administrative divisions after the rearrangement shall complete the consolidation of its organizational apparatus and officially commence operation no later than September 15, 2025.

From the effective date of the resolution of the National Assembly or the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on the rearrangement of province-level and commune-level administrative divisions, the People’s Councils and People’s Committees of the pre-rearrangement administrative divisions shall continue their operation until the People’s Councils and People’s Committees of the post-rearrangement administrative divisions officially commence operation.

Article 11. Number of leaders, managers and the quantity, regimes, and policies applicable to executive officials, officials, public employees, and workers of agencies and organizations after the rearrangement of administrative divisions

1. The provincial-level People’s Committees shall arrange and assign executive officials, officials, public employees, and workers of agencies and organizations after the rearrangement of administrative divisions, ensuring the requirements of streamlining, restructuring, and improving the quality of the contingent of executive officials, officials, and public employees in accordance with local circumstances.

The arrangement and assignment of executive officials, officials, public employees, and workers of central state agencies organized vertically within the territory and of political organizations, the Vietnam Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations shall be carried out in compliance with relevant laws and the guidance of competent authorities, ensuring streamlining together with restructuring and improving quality of executive officials, officials, and public employees, in accordance with actual conditions.

2. The total number of executive officials, officials, and public employees of the province-level administrative division after the rearrangement shall not exceed the aggregate number of executive officials, officials, and public employees present in the province-level administrative divisions prior to rearrangement. The number of executive officials, officials, and public employees of the commune-level administrative divisions after rearrangement shall not exceed the aggregate number of executive officials, officials, and public employees present in the commune-level administrative divisions before rearrangement, excluding the number of province-level and district-level executive officials, officials, and public employees assigned to work at commune-level administrative divisions.

3. At the time of rearrangement, the number of Vice Chairpersons of the People’s Council, Vice Chairpersons of the People’s Committee, and deputy heads of agencies and units may exceed the numbers prescribed by regulations. No later than five years from the effective date of the resolution of the National Assembly or the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on the rearrangement of province-level and commune-level administrative divisions, the number and arrangement of leaders, managers, executive officials, officials, and public employees of agencies and organizations of the post-rearrangement administrative divisions shall comply with the regulations.

4. The salary regimes and position-based allowances (if any) currently enjoyed by executive officials, officials, and public employees affected by the rearrangement of administrative divisions, who remain executive officials, officials, and public employees in agencies and organizations within the political system, shall be maintained for six months from the date of issuance of the work assignment document.  After this period, the regimes, policies, and position-based allowances shall be implemented in accordance with the law.

5. Based on Government regulations, and the regulations and guidance of competent authorities, the provincial-level People’s Committees and relevant agencies and organizations shall promptly implement the regimes and policies for executive officials, officials, public employees, and workers of agencies and organizations within their management scope during the process of rearranging administrative divisions and organizational apparatus, ensuring the correct beneficiaries and the rights and interests of executive officials, officials, public employees, and workers affected by the rearrangement.

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1. The arrangement, utilization of headquarters, handling of finance and public assets after the rearrangement of administrative divisions shall comply with the Government’s regulations on rearrangement, handling of finance and public assets and the guidance of competent authorities, ensuring thrift practice, prevention of corruption, wastefulness, and negative acts.

2. The provincial-level local government where the political-administrative center of the province-level administrative division projected to be established after the rearrangement is expected to be located shall be responsible for proactively balancing and allocating the budget to invest in repairing, renovating, and upgrading the working headquarters that continue to be used for the operation of the administrative divisions after the rearrangement; giving attention to arranging official residences, means of work and travel for the contingent of executive officials, officials, public employees, and workers of the administrative divisions implementing the rearrangement to stabilize working conditions; providing guidance and facilitating the commune-level local governments after rearrangement to balance their budgets for investment, repair, renovation, and upgrading of working headquarters to ensure the working conditions of agencies, organizations, and units in the commune-level administrative divisions.

Article 13. Implementation of special regimes and policies for newly established administrative divisions after rearrangement

1. The citizens, executive officials, officials, public employees, workers, and salaried armed forces personnel within the territory of the administrative divisions after rearrangement shall continue to enjoy the special regimes and policies applied by region, area, or administrative division as before the rearrangement until there is another decision issued by a competent authority.

2. The scope, beneficiaries, and content of the regimes and policies prescribed by central and local authorities applicable to the administrative divisions before the rearrangement shall remain unchanged until another decision is issued by a competent authority.

3. If there is a change in the name of an administrative division after rearrangement, the new name shall be used to continue implementing the special regimes and policies.

Article 14. Conversion of documents and seals for individuals and organizations

1. The conversion of documents for individuals and organizations shall be carried out in accordance with Article 10 of Resolution No. 190/2025/QH15 dated February 19, 2025 of the National Assembly regulating the handling of certain matters related to the rearrangement of the state apparatus.

2. The issuance and use of seals of agencies, organizations, units, and enterprises in the administrative divisions implementing the rearrangement shall comply with regulations and the Government’s guidance.

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IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTIVENESS

Article 15. Funding for implementing the rearrangement of administrative divisions

1. The state budget shall allocate funds for the implementation of the rearrangement of administrative divisions in accordance with the Law on State Budget and the current state budget decentralization to serve the preparation of projects on the rearrangement of administrative divisions; organization of propagation, advocacy; collection of opinions from the people; settlement of regimes and policies for executive officials, officials, public employees, and workers affected by the rearrangement of administrative divisions; and other necessary tasks in the implementation of the rearrangement.

2. The funding for the implementation of the rearrangement of administrative divisions shall be guaranteed by the local budgets. Centrally-affiliated cities and provinces may use their recurrent expenditures within the allocated state budget during the budget stabilization period to cover the expenses stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article.

The central budget shall provide one-time support to provinces and centrally-affiliated cities receiving additional balancing budget allocations at the rate of VND 100 billion for each reduced province-level administrative division and VND 500 million for each reduced commune-level administrative division, sourced from the central budget’s contingency fund for 2025, in accordance with the Law on State Budget.

3. Based on the balancing capacity of the local budget and the central budget support stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article, the provincial-level People’s Committees shall decide specific expenditure tasks for organizing the implementation of the rearrangement of administrative divisions as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article and determine specific support levels for each commune-level administrative division implementing the rearrangement, and report to the People’s Council of the same level at its nearest session.

4. Funding for tasks related to the rearrangement of administrative divisions undertaken by central agencies shall be guaranteed by the central budget in accordance with the Law on State Budget.

Article 16. Responsibilities of agencies and organizations in the implementation of the rearrangement of administrative divisions

1. The Government and the Prime Minister shall be responsible for:

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b) Issuing within its competence or directing ministries and ministerial-level agencies to review, amend, and supplement within their competence the regulations and guidance on the arrangement, assignment, and settlement of regimes and policies for executive officials, officials, public employees, and workers in the course of rearranging administrative divisions; handling finance and public assets; special regimes and policies applicable to administrative divisions; and other relevant matters;

c) During the implementation process, the Government shall review and issue or authorize the issuance of documents to resolve issues arising that are not regulated in this Resolution in the course of implementing the rearrangement of administrative divisions.

2. Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and agencies under the Government, within the scope of their functions, tasks, and powers, shall guide the implementation of special regimes and policies and other relevant contents; organize and rearrange their subordinate agencies and units operating in the administrative divisions implementing the rearrangement.

3. The Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuracy, within their functions, tasks, and powers, shall be responsible for arranging and consolidating the organizational apparatus, staffing of officials, and workers of the provincial-level People’s Courts and People’s Procuracies in accordance with the law ensuring synchronization with the roadmap for the rearrangement of administrative divisions.

4. The People’s Councils and People’s Committees of the province level shall be responsible for:

a) Organizing dissemination, advocacy, and providing full and timely information to executive officials, officials, public employees, workers, and the People on the rearrangement of administrative divisions;

b) Organizing the development of projects on the rearrangement of administrative divisions, ensuring consistency with the principles and orientation of standards and requirements of the administrative divisions formed after the rearrangement in accordance with this Resolution; organizing the collection of public opinions on the projects; approving the projects in accordance with this Resolution;

c) Organizing the arrangement and consolidation of the organizational apparatus of province and commune-level local governments, agencies and organizations under the People’s Councils and People’s Committees of the province level; proactively developing plans for the arrangement of province- and commune-level leaders and managers to meet task requirements; arranging the contingent of executive officials, officials, public employees, and workers of agencies and organizations in localities; stabilizing the livelihoods of the People, ensuring national defense, security, and socio-economic development in the administrative divisions after implementation of the rearrangement;

d) Based on the financial capacity of the local budget, issuing mechanisms and policies to support travel and working conditions for executive officials, officials, public employees, and workers of agencies and organizations in administrative divisions implementing the rearrangement to perform their duties at the administrative centers of the province-level and commune-level administrative divisions after rearrangement.

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6. The Ethnic Council, the Committees of the National Assembly, the Delegations of National Assembly deputies, National Assembly deputies, People’s Councils, and People’s Council deputies at all levels, within their functions, tasks, and powers, shall supervise the implementation of this Resolution.

Article 17. Entry into force

1. This Resolution shall come into force from April 15, 2025.

2. Resolution No. 35/2023/UBTVQH15 dated July 12, 2023 of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on the rearrangement of district- and commune-level administrative divisions in the period 2023–2030, and Resolution No. 50/2024/UBTVQH15 dated August 22, 2024 of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly regulating certain issues related to ensuring urban classification requirements and standards of administrative divisions for the rearrangement of district- and commune-level administrative divisions in the period 2023–2025, shall cease to have effect from the effective date of this Resolution.

This Resolution was passed by the Standing Committee of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, 15th Legislature, at its 44th session on April 14, 2025.

ON BEHALF OF ON BEHALF OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
PRESIDENT




Tran Thanh Man

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(Enclosed with Resolution No. 76/2025/UBTVQH15 of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on the rearrangement of administrative divisions in 2025)

Appendix 1

Template for the Project on rearrangement of province-level administrative divisions

PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE
OF …… PROVINCE (CENTRALLY-AFFILIATED CITY)
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THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No. …/DA-UBND

[Location]…, [date]……………..

PROJECT

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Pursuant to Resolution of the 11th Plenum of the Central Committee, Conclusions of the Politburo and the Secretariat: ………..; the Law on the Organization of Local Government No. ……….; Resolution No. 76/2025/UBTVQH15 of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on the rearrangement of administrative divisions in 2025; Resolution No. .../NQ-CP dated ... of the Government promulgating the Plan for implementing the rearrangement of administrative divisions and building the model of two-level local government; after coordination with the provinces (cities)...., the People’s Committee of … province (city) hereby submits to the Government the Project on the rearrangement of province-level administrative divisions as follows:

Section I

POLITICAL, LEGAL BASES AND NECESSITY FOR THE REARRANGEMENT OF PROVINCE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

I. POLITICAL AND LEGAL BASES

1. The Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam 2013.

2. Resolution No. 60-NQ/TW dated 12 April 2025 of the 11th Plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee.

3. Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW dated 25 October 2017 of the 12th Party Central Committee on a number of issues regarding continuing renovation and streamlining of the organizational apparatus of the political system to be compact, operate effectively and efficiently.

4. Conclusion No. 127-KL/TW dated 28 February 2025 of the Politburo and the Secretariat on the implementation of research and proposals for continued rearrangement of the organizational apparatus of the political system; Conclusion No. 137-KL/TW dated 29 March 2025 of the Politburo and the Secretariat on the project for rearrangement and reorganization of administrative divisions at all levels and establishment of a two-level local government model; …………

5. Law on the Organization of Local Government No. 65/2025/QH15.

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7. Resolution No. 74/NQ-CP dated 07 April 2025 of the Government promulgating the Plan for implementing the rearrangement of administrative divisions and building the model of two-level local government.

II. NECESSITY FOR THE REARRANGEMENT OF PROVINCE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

Section II

HISTORY OF ESTABLISHMENT AND CURRENT STATUS OF THE PROVINCE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

I. OVERVIEW OF THE HISTORY OF ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROVINCE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS SUBJECT TO REARRANGEMENT

II. CURRENT STATUS OF THE PROVINCE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS SUBJECT TO REARRANGEMENT

This section provides an overview of the following contents:

1. Geographical location

2. Natural area, population scale, and number of subordinate administrative divisions

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4. Socio-economic development situation, national defense, and security

5. Currently applicable special policies

6. Organizational apparatus and staffing of executive officials and officials within the political system in the locality

Section III

PLAN FOR THE REARRANGEMENT OF PROVINCE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

I. PLAN AND OUTCOME OF THE REARRANGEMENT OF PROVINCE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

1. Plan

a) Establishment of a province/centrally-affiliated city on the basis of rearranging the following province-level administrative divisions: ……

b) Grounds and reasons for proposing the plan, selection of the name, and designation of the political-administrative center of the province-level administrative division formed after the rearrangement

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- The province-level administrative division formed after the rearrangement (name) has a natural area of ... km² (accounting for ...% compared to the standard), a population size of ... people (accounting for ...% compared to the standard), and ...  subordinate administrative divisions.

- Location of the political-administrative center of the newly established administrative division after rearrangement: …

II. EXPLANATION IN CASE THE PROVINCE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION FORMED AFTER THE REARRANGEMENT FAILS TO MEET THE PRESCRIBED STANDARDS OF NATURAL AREA OR POPULATION SIZE (if any)

Section IV

IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF IMPLEMENTATION

I. IMPACT ASSESSMENT WHEN IMPLEMENTING THE REARRANGEMENT OF PROVINCE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

1. Positive impacts

2. Negative impacts

(Assessment of impacts on aspects  such as state management activities, socio-economic development, national defense and security, etc. (if any))II. PLAN FOR REARRANGING THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, DEPLOYING PERSONNEL INCLUDING EXECUTIVE OFFICIALS, OFFICIALS, PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, WORKERS, AND HANDLING REGIMES AND POLICIES UPON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REARRANGEMENT OF PROVINCE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

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2. Plan and roadmap for assigning and arranging executive officials, officials, public employees, and workers after the rearrangement of administrative divisions

3. Plan and roadmap for settling regimes and policies for executive officials, officials, public employees, and workers after the rearrangement of administrative divisions

III. PLAN AND ROADMAP FOR ARRANGING AND HANDLING OFFICES AND PUBLIC ASSETS AFTER THE REARRANGEMENT OF PROVINCE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS (This includes the plan for arranging working conditions, facilities, repairing, renovating, and upgrading working offices; arranging official residences and transportation (from the old province to the new political-administrative center) for executive officials, officials, public employees, and workers of the administrative divisions being rearranged to ensure stable working conditions in the newly established administrative division.)

IV.  PLAN AND ROADMAP FOR IMPLEMENTING SPECIAL REGIMES AND POLICIES APPLICABLE TO THE PROVINCE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION FORMED AFTER THE REARRANGEMENT (IF ANY)

V. PLAN, ROADMAP FOR IMPLEMENTATION, AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND UNITS IN THE REARRANGEMENT OF PROVINCE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

VI. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, PROPOSALS

1. Conclusions

2. Recommendations and proposals

The above is the Project on the Rearrangement of Province-Level Administrative Divisions of ……… The People’s Committee of … province (city) respectfully submits it to the Government for consideration and submission to competent authorities for decision./.

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ON BEHALF OF ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE
CHAIRPERSON

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1 Specify the names of provinces and centrally-affiliated cities subject to rearrangement.

PROVINCE (CITY): ……

Appendix 1.1

STATISTICS ON THE CURRENT STATUS OF PROVINCIAL-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS BEFORE REARRANGEMENT AND RESULTS AFTER REARRANGEMENT OF PROVINCE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

(Enclosed with the Project for rearrangement of province-level administrative divisions)

...

...

...

Name of administrative division

Natural area

Population size

Economic scale

Number of commune-level administrative divisions before rearrangement

Number of subordinate grassroots administrative divisions

Specific characteristics (if any)

Area (km²)

Percentage (%)

...

...

...

Percentage (%)

GRDP

Total state budget revenue

Per capita income

Commune

Ward

Total

...

...

...

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

...

...

...

11

12

13

I

Current status

...

...

...

1

Province-level division 1

...

...

...

...

...

...

2

Province-level division 2

...

...

...

3

……

...

...

...

...

...

...

Outcome

...

...

...

New province-level division

...

...

...

Notes:

- Data is calculated up to December 31, 2024.

...

...

...

PROVINCE (CITY): ……

Appendix 1.2

NUMBER OF EXECUTIVE OFFICIALS, OFFICIALS, AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES OF PROVINCE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS AFTER REARRANGEMENT

(Enclosed with the Project for rearrangement of province-level administrative divisions)

No.

Category

Quantity as per assigned norms

Current quantity (present headcount)

Quantity reorganized and streamlined according to current regulations (pursuant to Decree No. 178, Decree No. 67, etc., and local policies)

...

...

...

1

2

3

4

I

Name of province-level division 1

...

...

...

Executive officials

2

Officials

...

...

...

Public employees

II

Name of province-level division 2

...

...

...

…

TOTAL

...

...

...

PROVINCE (CITY): ……

Appendix 1.3

PLAN FOR HANDLING PUBLIC OFFICE PREMISES EXPECTED TO BE DISCONTINUED AFTER REARRANGEMENT OF PROVINCE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

(Enclosed with the Project for rearrangement of province-level administrative divisions)

No.

Name of province

Quantity

Plan for arrangement and handling

Timeline

...

...

...

Quantity to be discontinued

Other plans

2025

2026

2027

2028

2029

1

Province-level division 1

...

...

...

2

...

...

...

...

...

...

….

...

...

...

TOTAL

...

...

...

Appendix 2

Template of the Project for rearrangement of commune-level administrative divisions within provinces and centrally-affiliated cities

PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE
PROVINCE (CITY)….
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THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No. …/DA-UBND

[Location]…, [date]……………..

...

...

...

FOR REARRANGEMENT OF COMMUNE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS OF PROVINCE (CITY)…  IN 2025

Pursuant to Resolution of the 11th Plenum of the Central Committee, Conclusions of the Politburo and the Secretariat: ………..; the Law on Organization of Local Government No………; Resolution No. 76/2025/UBTVQH15 of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on rearrangement of administrative divisions in 2025; Resolution No. .../NQ-CP dated ... of the Government promulgating the Plan for rearrangement of administrative divisions and establishment of the two-level local government model, the People’s Committee of province (city) ... hereby formulates the Project for rearrangement of commune-level administrative divisions in 2025 as follows:

Section I

POLITICAL, LEGAL GROUNDS AND THE NECESSITY FOR THE REARRANGEMENT OF COMMUNE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

I. POLITICAL AND LEGAL BASES

1. The Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam 2013.

2. Resolution No. 60-NQ/TW dated 12 April 2025 of the 11th Plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee.

3. Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW dated 25 October 2017 of the 12th Party Central Committee on a number of issues regarding continuing renovation and streamlining of the organizational apparatus of the political system to be compact, operate effectively and efficiently.

4. Conclusion No. 127-KL/TW dated 28 February 2025 of the Politburo and the Secretariat on the implementation of research and proposals for continued rearrangement of the organizational apparatus of the political system; Conclusion No. 137-KL/TW dated 29 March 2025 of the Politburo and the Secretariat on the project for rearrangement and reorganization of administrative divisions at all levels and establishment of a two-level local government model; …………

...

...

...

6. Resolution No. 76/2025/UBTVQH15 of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on the rearrangement of administrative divisions in 2025.

7. Resolution No. 74/NQ-CP dated 07 April 2025 of the Government promulgating the Plan for implementing the rearrangement of administrative divisions and building the model of two-level local government.

II. NECESSITY FOR THE REARRANGEMENT OF COMMUNE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS IN … PROVINCE/CITY

Section II

CURRENT STATUS OF ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS OF … PROVINCE/CITY

I. CURRENT STATUS OF ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS AT ALL LEVELS IN … PROVINCE/CITY

1. The province/city:

1.1. Natural area (km²)

1.2. Population size (persons)

...

...

...

1.4. Number of commune-level administrative divisions (including communes, wards, townships)

(Data on natural area and population size as of 31 December 2024)

2. Number of commune-level administrative divisions subject to rearrangement:

3. Number of commune-level administrative divisions not subject to rearrangement:

Total: …, of which: …  .... divisions meeting the prescribed standards; … divisions with specific characteristics (detailed explanation of the specific characteristics).

Section III

PLAN FOR THE REARRANGEMENT OF COMMUNE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS IN … PROVINCE/CITY

I. PLAN FOR THE REARRANGEMENT OF COMMUNE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

1. Establishment of communes/wards on the basis of the merger/adjustment of … commune-level administrative divisions….

...

...

...

- The commune-level administrative division (name) has a natural area of … km² (reaching …% of the prescribed standard), a population size of … persons (reaching …% of the prescribed standard).

- Adjacent commune-level administrative divisions:

- Location of the working office of the administrative division: …

b) Grounds and reasons for the rearrangement (plan, name, location of the office)

2. ……………….

III. RESULTS AFTER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REARRANGEMENT OF COMMUNE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS IN PROVINCE/CITY

Before rearrangement, the province/city had …  commune-level administrative divisions (including …).  After rearrangement, the province/city has …  commune-level administrative divisions (including … wards and … communes); a reduction of …  commune-level administrative divisions (including …).

IV.  PLAN FOR REORGANIZING THE APPARATUS, DEPLOYING PERSONNEL INCLUDING EXECUTIVE OFFICIALS, OFFICIALS, PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, WORKERS, AND HANDLING REGIMES AND POLICIES UPON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REARRANGEMENT OF COMMUNE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

1. Plan and roadmap for reorganizing and consolidating the apparatus of agencies and organizations after the rearrangement of administrative divisions

...

...

...

3. Plan and roadmap for settling regimes and policies for executive officials, officials, public employees, and workers after rearrangement.

VI. PLAN AND ROADMAP FOR ARRANGING AND HANDLING OFFICES AND PUBLIC ASSETS AFTER THE REARRANGEMENT OF COMMUNE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

VII. PLAN AND ROADMAP FOR IMPLEMENTING SPECIAL REGIMES AND POLICIES FOR COMMUNE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS FORMED AFTER REARRANGEMENT (IF ANY)

VIII. RESPONSIBILITIES OF AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND DIVISIONS IN THE REARRANGEMENT OF COMMUNE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

IX. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, PROPOSALS

1. Conclusions

2. Recommendations and proposals

The above is the Project for the Rearrangement of Commune-Level Administrative Divisions in … Province/City in 2025, which the People’s Committee of … Province/City respectfully submits to the Government for consideration and submission to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly for consideration and decision./.

...

...

...

ON BEHALF OF ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE
CHAIRPERSON

PROVINCE (CITY): ……

Appendix 2.1

STATISTICS 2 ON COMMUNE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS SUBJECT TO REARRANGEMENT IN 2025

No.

Name of administrative division

Natural area

Population size

...

...

...

Island area

Specific characteristics (if any)

Subject to rearrangement

Area (km²)

Percentage (%)

Population size (persons)

Percentage (%)

...

...

...

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

...

...

...

10

I

District-level Division 1

...

...

...

1

Communes and townships:

...

...

...

1.1

…

...

...

...

1.2

...

...

...

...

2

Wards:

...

...

...

2.1

...

...

...

...

II

District-level Division 2

...

...

...

….

...

...

...

Notes:

- Data on natural area and population size are as of 31 December 2024.

- The percentages of natural area and population size of communes/townships are calculated according to the standards for corresponding communes specified in the Resolution of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on standards and classification of administrative divisions; for wards, the calculation follows the standards for corresponding wards specified in the Resolution of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on standards and classification of administrative divisions.

PROVINCE (CITY): ……

Appendix 2.2

STATISTICS ON COMMUNE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS NOT SUBJECT TO REARRANGEMENT

...

...

...

No.

Name of administrative division

Natural area

Population size

Mountainous/highland area

Island area

Other specific characteristics (if any)

Area (km²)

Percentage (%)

...

...

...

Percentage (%)

1

3

4

5

...

...

...

7

8

9

I

District-level Division 1

...

...

...

1

Communes:

...

...

...

1.1

...

...

...

...

1.2

…

...

...

...

Wards:

2.1

...

...

...

II

District-level Division 2

...

...

...

....

...

...

...

Notes:

- Data on natural area and population size are as of 31 December 2024.

- The percentages of natural area and population size of communes and wards are calculated according to the standards for corresponding communes and wards specified in the Resolution of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on standards and classification of administrative divisions.

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...

...

Appendix 2.3

STATISTICS ON THE PLANS FOR REARRANGEMENT OF COMMUNE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS IN 2025

(Attached to the Project for the Rearrangement of Commune-Level Administrative Divisions in 2025)

No.

Name of newly formed commune-level administrative division

Plan

Number of commune-level divisions reduced

Natural area

Population size

...

...

...

Island area

Specific characteristics (if any)

Area (km²)

Percentage (%)

Population size (persons)

Percentage (%)

...

...

...

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

...

...

...

I

District-level Division 1

...

...

...

1

Communes:

...

...

...

1.1

Name of new commune

Merger (or partial) of commune/township … and commune/ward (or partial) …

...

...

...

1.2

…

...

...

...

2

Wards (if any):

...

...

...

2.1

Name of new ward

Merger (or partial) of commune/ward … and ward (or partial) …

...

...

...

2.2

…

...

...

...

II

...

...

...

...

...

...

....

...

...

...

The percentages of natural area and population size of communes/wards formed after the rearrangement are calculated in accordance with the provisions of this Resolution.

PROVINCE (CITY): ……

Appendix 2.4

TABLE OF STATISTICS ON THE NUMBER OF COMMUNE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS OF THE PROVINCE (CITY)…

(Attached to the Project for the Rearrangement of Commune-Level Administrative Divisions in 2025)

Commune-level administrative divisions

Number of current administrative divisions

Number of divisions meeting standards and not subject to rearrangement

...

...

...

Number of divisions subject to rearrangement

Number of divisions after rearrangement

Number of divisions after rearrangement failing to meet standards due to specific characteristics

Number of divisions reduced after rearrangement

Commune

...

...

...

Ward

...

...

...

Total

...

...

...

Appendix 2.5

STATISTICS ON THE NUMBER OF DISTRICT-LEVEL AND COMMUNE-LEVEL EXECUTIVE OFFICIALS, OFFICIALS, PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, AND THE PLAN FOR ARRANGEMENT AND DEPLOYMENT AFTER REARRANGEMENT OF COMMUNE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS

(Attached to the Project for the Rearrangement of Commune-Level Administrative Divisions in 2025)

No.

Name of administrative division

Quantity as per assigned norms

Current quantity

Quantity to be arranged/reduced in accordance with current regulations (under Decree No. 178, Decree No. 67, Decree No. 29... and local policies)

...

...

...

Official

Public employee

Part-time official

Executive official

Official

Public employee

Part-time official

Executive official

Official

...

...

...

Part-time official

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

...

...

...

9

A

COMMUNE LEVEL

...

...

...

...

...

...

District-level divisions

...

...

...

1

Communes:

...

...

...

1.1

…

...

...

...

...

...

...

1.2

…

...

...

...

2

Wards:

...

...

...

...

...

...

…

...

...

...

2.2

…

...

...

...

II

District-level divisions

...

...

...

...

...

...

…

...

...

...

B

DISTRICT LEVEL

...

...

...

...

...

...

Number of district-level executive officials, officials, and public employees deployed to commune level

-

-

-

-

...

...

...

-

C

TOTAL (District & Commune level)

...

...

...

PROVINCE (CITY): ……

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...

PLAN FOR USE OF PUBLIC HEADQUARTERS IN COMMUNE-LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS AFTER REARRANGEMENT

(Attached to the Project for the Rearrangement of Commune-Level Administrative Divisions in 2025)

No.

Name of commune-level administrative division

Quantity

Plan for arrangement and handling

Timeline

To be continued for use

Not to be continued for use

...

...

...

2025

2026

2027

2028

2029

1

Commune-level Division 1

...

...

...

2

Commune-level Division 2

...

...

...

…..

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...

...

...

...

...

...

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