Thông tư 15/2025/TT-BNV quy định biện pháp để tổ chức, hướng dẫn Luật Thi đua khen thưởng và Nghị định 152/2025/NĐ-CР quy định về phân cấp, phân quyền trong lĩnh vực thi đua, khen thưởng; hướng dẫn Luật Thi đua khen thưởng do Bộ trưởng Bộ Nội vụ ban hành

CIRCULAR

Providing regulations on measures for organizing and guiding the implementation of the Law on Emulation and Commendation and Government’s Decree No. 152/2025/ND-CP dated June 14, 2025 on delegation and devolution in the field of emulation and commendation; providing detailed provisions and guidelines for the implementation of certain articles of the Law on Emulation and Commendation

Pursuant to the Law on Emulation and Commendation dated June 15, 2022;

Pursuant to Decree No. 152/2025/ND-CP dated June 14, 2025 on delegation and devolution in the field of emulation and commendation; providing detailed provisions and guidelines for the implementation of certain articles of the Law on Emulation and Commendation;

Pursuant to Decree No. 25/2025/ND-CP dated February 21, 2025 of the Government on functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Home Affairs of Vietnam;

At the request of the Chief of Central Committee for Emulation and Commendation;

The Minister of Home Affairs hereby promulgates a Circular providing regulations on measures for organizing and guiding the implementation of the Law on Emulation and Commendation and Government’s Decree No. 152/2025/ND-CP dated June 14, 2025 on delegation and devolution in the field of emulation and commendation; providing detailed provisions and guidelines for the implementation of certain articles of the Law on Emulation and Commendation.

Article 1. Scope

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Article 2. General provisions on emulation and commendation

1. For individuals, collectives and households with outstanding achievements, the heads of Ministries, central authorities, local authorities and provincial authorities shall provide commendations within their jurisdiction. In cases where they get an outstanding exemplary achievement that has an impact within a Ministry, central authority, local authority, provincial authority, or within a specific field managed by the Ministry, central authority, local authority, provincial authority, or nationwide, it is proposed to recommend state-level commendation in accordance with the prescribed standards.

2. For a collective without any CPV organization and union, when recommending commendation in the Performance Report, it must be clearly stated that the collective does not have any CPV organization and union.

3. The heads of ministries, central authorities, local authorities and provincial authorities shall, when reviewing and summarizing the emulation movements within their respective ministries, central authorities, local authorities and provincial authorities, recommend commendations within their jurisdiction. Ministries, central authorities and local authorities shall not recommend state-level commendations for entities not managed by ministries, central authorities and local authorities under vertical organizational structure.

When summarizing and reviewing emulation movements, ministries, central authorities, local authorities and provincial authorities shall, in addition to bestowing commendations within their jurisdiction, select individuals and collectives with outstanding exemplary achievements to recommend for the Prime Minister's Certificates of Merit (for emulation movements lasting three years or more); and select individuals and collectives with exceptionally outstanding achievements, recommend them to the Prime Minister for considering and proposing the President’s bestowal of the Third-class Labor Order (for emulation movements lasting five years or more).

4. When ministries, central authorities, local authorities and provincial authorities make interim reports and final reports on the implementation of laws, ordinances and decrees, the provision of services for conferences, seminars, or international and regional forums, commendations excluding state-level commendations shall be conferred within their jurisdiction, except for achievements serving the political tasks of the CPV and the State directed by the CPV and State leadership.

5. The evaluation for the titles of “Advanced Laborer” and “Advanced Fighter” in certain specific cases is conducted as follows:

a) Individuals who participate in combat, serve in combat, or perform acts of bravery to save people or protect state or public property, resulting in injuries that require treatment or convalescence as determined by a hospital or a regional medical center or higher, shall have the time spent on treatment and convalescence counted towards consideration for the titles of "Advanced Laborer" and "Advanced Fighter";

b) Individuals appointed to participate in short-term training programs for less than one year, who comply with the regulations of the training institution, shall have the study period counted as part of their service time at the agency, organization or unit for consideration for the titles of “Advanced Laborer” and “Advanced Fighter”.

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c) For individuals who are transferred, seconded or assigned to another agency, organization or unit for a specified period, the evaluation for the titles “Advanced Laborer” or “Advanced Fighter” shall be conducted by the agency, organization or unit authorized to recognize the level of task completion (for individuals who are cadres, civil servants or public employees) or by a new agency, organization or unit (for individuals who are not cadres, civil servants or public employees). In cases where the period of service at the previous agency is six months or longer, an evaluation from the previous agency must be provided;

d) The titles of "Advanced Laborer" and "Advanced Fighter" shall not be awarded to individuals who have been newly recruited for less than six months.

Article 3. Forms of emulation organization

1. Regular emulation is a form of competition based on the functions and assigned tasks of individuals and collectives, organized to motivate and ensure the effective performance of daily, monthly, quarterly and annual tasks of agencies, organizations and units. Subjects of regular emulation are individuals within a collective, collectives within the same agency, organization or unit, or between agencies, organizations and units that have similar functions, duties and nature of work, classified according to emulation blocks or emulation clusters.

It is required to clearly define the purpose, requirements, objectives and specific targets when organizing regular emulation movements, and such movements must be organized within agencies, organizations, units, or according to emulation clusters or blocks in order to facilitate the launch of the such emulation movements and the conclusion of emulation agreements. At the end of the working year, heads of agencies, organizations, units and leaders of emulation clusters and blocks shall make final reports and assess emulation titles.

2. Thematic emulation is a form of competition aimed at effectively accomplishing the key task or a focus area identified within a certain period in order to strive to complete the urgent and central duties of an agency, organization or unit. Thematic emulations should only be launched after clearly defining the time frame, purposes, requirements, targets, content, and specific solutions.

Article 4. Content of organizing emulation movements

The head of an agency, organization or unit is responsible for implementing and organizing the emulation movement under their management as follows:

1. Organizing the emulation movement associated with the functions and assigned tasks or the objectives, orientations and development strategies of the agency, unit or organization. The emulation movement must have a theme and a name that are easy to remember and understand, with specific targets, content, plans, practical and concrete methods of emulation, appropriate to the conditions and participation capacity of individuals, collectives, and households.

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3. Providing a final report on the emulation movement which must include accurate assessments of the results, effectiveness and impact; indicate existing shortcomings and their causes; and simultaneously point out lessons learned from the organization of the emulation movement. Adhering to the principles of accuracy, transparency, openness and fairness upon evaluation and recognition of emulation titles and forms of commendation; timely conferring commendations on exemplary individuals, collectives and households; encouraging the commendation of individuals such as fishermen, ethnic minorities, farmers, workers, vulnerable persons, and people with disabilities; as well as collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in labor, production, study and work; and cadres, civil servants and public employees who are proactive, creative, daring to think, daring to act and willing to make breakthroughs for the common good.

Article 5. Implementing the organization of emulation movements

1. Ministers, heads of ministerial agencies, government agencies, leaders of central authorities, local authorities, organizations, chairpersons of People's Committees at all levels and leaders of agencies, organizations and units shall take charge and cooperate with political organizations, socio-political organizations, socio-political-professional organizations, and professional-social organizations at the same level to organize, launch and direct the implementation of emulation movements under their management; proactively identify and select individuals, collectives and households with deserving achievements for commendation or propose for the recommendation by superior authorities; promote, honor and expand exemplary models and create conditions for individuals, collectives and households receiving State-level commendations to exchange, share experiences and disseminate initiatives, exemplary models, creative approaches and effective practices.

2. Agencies, organizations and units that provide advice and assistance in the work of emulation and commendation at all levels and sectors shall, based on the specific tasks and targets of the annual and five-year socio-economic development plans and the political missions assigned to their respective agencies, organizations and units, provide advice and proposals to the CPV committees and authorities regarding guidelines, contents, programs, plans and measures for emulation. Special attention shall be given to the propaganda and mobilization of all social strata to participate in the emulation movements. These bodies shall proactively coordinate with the Vietnam Fatherland Front and its member organizations in guiding, organizing emulation movements and inspecting their implementation; advise on mid-term and final reviews of emulation movements, promote exemplary models; propose commendations and measures to enhance the effectiveness of emulation and commendation work.

3. Mass media agencies must regularly propagate the purposes and significance of patriotic emulation movements based on the President Ho Chi Minh's ideology; the CPV's guidelines and policies, as well as the State's laws concerning emulation and commendation work; the position, role, and importance of patriotic emulation in the revolutionary cause; promote the dissemination of patriotic emulation movements; accurately reflect the results and lessons learned in organizing and implementing patriotic emulation movements, as well as innovations in emulation and commendation work by ministries, central authorities, local authorities, central unions, local unions, agencies and units; identify individuals, collectives and households with outstanding achievements in emulation movements; commend, honor and highlight exemplary models, good people and good deeds; and combat acts that violate the laws on emulation and commendation.

Article 6. The awarding of emulation flags and Certificates of Merit by the ministres, central authorities, local authorities and provincial authorities to collectives participating in emulation clusters and emulation blocks

1. Based on the legal regulations on emulation and commendation and the practical situation of the ministries, central authorities, local authorities and provincial authorities, the ministries, central authorities, local authorities and provincial authorities shall organize emulation clusters and emulation blocks in a manner that is appropriate, scientific and effective; they shall consider awarding Emulation Flags and Certificates of Merit to collectives participating in the emulation clusters and blocks.

2. Ministries, central authorities, local authorities and provincial authorities shall consider and decide to confer Emulation Flags to collectives with outstanding exemplary achievements, leading their emulation clusters or blocks organized by themselves and shall refuse to confer Emulation Flags to collectives that are recommended to receive the “Government Emulation Flag”. In cases where a collective has been recommended to receive the "Government Emulation Flag" but is not awarded due to not meeting the standards, requirements for applications or procedures for awarding the "Government Emulation Flag", the relevant ministries, central authorities, local authorities and provincial authorities shall consider deciding to award their emulation flags in accordance with general regulations.

Article 7. Commendation of individuals and collectives belonging to CPV agencies, unions; People's Councils at all levels; religious organizations

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a) If individuals and collectives specialize in CPV and union work in ministries, central authorities, local authorities and central unions, the authorities directly managing cadres and civil servants and salary funds shall consider deciding to confer commendations or propose to superior authorities for commendation;

b) For individuals and collectives specializing in CPV and union work at a province, CPV agencies and unions directly managing them shall consider recommending the Chairpersons of provincial People's Committees for commendation or propose to superior authorities for recognition;

c) For individuals and collectives specializing in CPV and union work at a commune, the Chairperson of the People's Committee at the commune shall confer commendations for commendation or propose to superior authorities for commendation;

d) The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour shall grant commendations and propose to superior authorities for commendation in cases of: Departments, public service providers and affiliated enterprises; Provincial Labour Federations; Central trade unions and equivalents; Trade unions of Corporations affiliated to the General Confederation; Trade unions in industrial zones, export processing zones, economic zones and high-tech zones; grassroots trade unions and full-time union officials receiving salaries from finances of trade unions affiliated to the aforementioned units.

2. The commendation within the People's Councils at various levels:

a) The People's Council of a province: For the Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson of the People's Council, the Departments of the People's Council, the members who are Chiefs of Departments of the People's Council and the full-time deputies of the People's Council, the Office of the Delegation of the National Assembly and the Provincial People's Council shall consolidate applications and propose to the Chairperson of the Provincial People's Committee for commendation or recommend them for commendation by superior authorities. For a People's Council delegate who holds concurrent positions, the principle that the authority at the level responsible for managing the organization, personnel and salary fund shall be responsible for considering and deciding to grant commendations and proposing to superior authorities for commendation shall be applied;

b) The People's Council of a commune: The awarding of commendations to the Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson of the People's Council, the Departments of the Council, full-time People's Council deputies, and the People's Council deputies holding concurrent positions shall be carried out in accordance with the principle that the authority at the level which manages the organization, personnel and salary fund is responsible for evaluating and deciding to grant commendations or proposing to superior authorities for commendation.

3. Commendation of individuals and collectives belonging to religious organizations:

a) For individuals and collectives within central religious associations, the agencies performing state management of religion (via the Ministry of Ethnic Affairs and Religion) shall propose to the Prime Minister for commendation;

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Article 8. Responsibilities for granting commendations and proposing granting commendations; period for calculating commendation achievements of agencies, organizations and units after the apparatus of the political system has been reorganized

1. For an agency, organization or unit that is fully or partly divided or merged, the agency, organization or unit assuming its functions and duties shall be responsible for granting commendations or proposing to superior authorities for granting commendations.

2. For an agency, organization or unit assuming part of the functions and duties of another agency, organization or unit, the timeline for calculating achievements and commendation criteria shall be determined based on that of the assuming agency, organization or unit.

3. For an agency, organization or unit established following the reorganization of the apparatus, the consideration for granting emulation titles and commendations shall be carried out as follows:

a) For emulation titles: Emulation achievements include the results of fulfilling the emulation targets of collectives both before and after reorganization;

b) For commendations: Timeline for calculating achievements and standards for commendation shall be determined based on the achievements of the collective that receives the highest form of commendation.

4. Agencies, organizations or units that have been dissolved and shut down after the reorganization of the apparatus within the political system.

Article 9. Regarding the recognition of the practical applicability, the replicability of initiatives; the practical applicability and the scope of impact of scientific topics, scientific projects and scientific and technological works as a basis for considering the conferral of emulation titles and forms of commendation

1. The consideration for recognition of initiatives shall be carried out in accordance with initiative laws.

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3. The evaluation and acceptance of scientific topics, scientific projects and scientific and technological works shall be conducted in accordance with science and technology laws.

Scientific topics, scientific projects and scientific and technological works serving as the basis for considering conferring the title of “Emulation Fighter” at various levels and granting commendations or proposing to superior authorities for commendation are scientific topics, scientific projects and scientific and technological works that have been evaluated and accepted by competent authorities, organizations or units.

The individuals recognized as having a scientific topic, scientific project or scientific and technological work serving as a basis for considering conferring emulation titles and forms of commendation are the principal investigators of the scientific topic, scientific project or scientific and technological work, as well as those directly participating in the research of the scientific topic, scientific project or scientific and technological work. Persons directly participating in the research of the scientific topic, scientific project or scientific and technological work include secretaries and those assigned to write at least one section of the scientific topic, scientific project or scientific and technological work.

The recognition of the practical applicability and the scope of impact of a scientific topic, scientific project or scientific and technological work shall be considered and granted by the heads of competent agencies, organizations or units.

4. The heads of competent agencies, organizations or units shall consider the practical applicability, the replicability of initiatives, the practical applicability, and the scope of impact of scientific topics, scientific projects or scientific and technological works in order to confer the title of “emulation fighter” to individuals. Individuals having initiatives recognized by a facility or scientific topics, scientific projects or scientific and technological works that have been accepted are considered for the conferral of the title “Emulation Fighter at the facility level”; individuals having initiatives or scientific topics, scientific projects or scientific and technological works that have an impact, practical applicability and replicability within ministries, central authorities, local authorities or provincial authorities are considered for the conferral of the title “Emulation Fighter at the ministry, agency or province level”; individuals having initiatives or scientific topics, scientific projects or scientific and technological works with nationwide impact, practical applicability and replicability are considered for the conferral of the title “National Emulation Fighter”.

5. Based on the regulations regarding eligible entities, standards, achievements, practical applicability and replicability of initiatives or the practical applicability and the scope of impact of scientific and technological works, the heads of competent agencies, organizations or units shall grant commendations or proposing to the superior authorities for commendation according to the prescribed forms and standards.

Article 10. Responsibilities for receiving applications for commendation; issuing, replacing and reissuing commendation items; preparing commendation items and fulfilling other tasks related to emulation and commendation

1. Applications for commendation from Ministries, central authorities, local authorities and provincial authorities submitted to the Prime Minister in accordance with Clauses 10 and 12 of Article 33 of Decree No. 152/2025/ND-CP dated June 14, 2025 of the Government shall be sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs (via the Central Committee for Emulation and Commendation) for processing in accordance with regulations.

2. Applications for replacement or reissuance of state-level commendation items shall be sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs (via the Central Committee for Emulation and Commendation) for processing in accordance with regulations.

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3. The Central Committee for Emulation and Commendation shall provide advice and assistance to the Ministry of Home Affairs in performing tasks of the standing agency of the Central Council of Emulation and Commendation in accordance with Clause 5 of Article 45 of Decree No. 152/2025/ND-CP dated June 14, 2025 of the Government.

Article 11. Entry into force and transitional provisions

1. This Circular takes effect from August 5, 2025 and replaces Circular No. 01/2024/TT-BNV dated February 24, 2024 of the Minister of Home Affairs and Decree No. 98/2023/ND-CP dated December 31, 2023 of the Government.

2. The provisions in Articles 3, 4, and 5 of Circular No. 09/2025/TT-BNV dated June 18, 2025 of the Minister of Home Affairs shall cease to be effective as of the effective date of this Circular.

3. This circular shall cease to be effective as of March 1, 2027, except in the following cases:

a) In case the Ministry of Home Affairs submits proposals to the Government and is accepted by the National Assembly's decision to extend in whole or in part the duration of implementation of the Government Decree No. 152/2025/ND-CP, the corresponding provisions of this Circular shall continue to take effect for the duration of the extension of that Decree;

b) For Laws, resolutions of the National Assembly, ordinances, resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, decrees, resolutions of the Government, or decisions of the Prime Minister on the authority and responsibilities for state management, procedures that are approved or promulgated from July 1, 2025 and effective before March 1, 2027, the corresponding provisions in this Circular shall be invalid upon the effective date of such legislative documents.

Article 12. Implementation clauses

1. The heads of ministries, central authorities and Chairpersons of the Provincial People's Committees are responsible for the implementation of this Circular.

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MINISTER




Pham Thi Thanh Tra