PM calls for empowering localities to decide, act, be accountable
The PM urged ministries and agencies to finalise and standardise data regarding the 28 draft decrees related to decentralisation and delegation of power from central to local levels.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the government meeting on decentralisation, delegation of authority in Hanoi on May 29. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 29 chaired a government meeting on decentralisation, delegation of authority, and the organisation of the two-tier local administration model.
In his concluding remarks, the PM underscored the guiding principle of “localities deciding, acting, and taking responsibility.” He said that decentralisation must go hand-in-hand with resource allocation, implementation capacity building, and enhanced accountability, while reinforcing oversight, inspection, and anti-corruption efforts.
The PM urged ministries and agencies to finalise and standardise data regarding the 28 draft decrees related to decentralisation and delegation of power from central to local levels. These must be appraised and incorporated into a report to be submitted to the Politburo by May 30.
He tasked ministries and sectors with reviewing and refining the content between now and June 10, based on feedback to ensure practical relevance and avoid overlap or omissions. Assigned Deputy PMs must ensure that the final decrees are issued no later than June 15. A national conference to disseminate the new regulations to local authorities is expected by June 18 at the latest.
Justice Minister Nguyen Hai Ninh reports on challenges in the appraisal process during the drafting of decentralisation and delegation decrees at the meeting (Photo: VNA)
According to the meeting, following the decentralisation process, 4,309 tasks remain under central government jurisdiction, primarily involving macro-level management, policy and legal formulation, long-term planning, and implementation of sectors requiring sophisticated infrastructure and expertise. Local governments are now responsible for 2,236 tasks.
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They also considered two draft laws and four legislative proposals - the law on enforcement of temporary detention, custody, and travel restrictions; the amended law on enforcement of criminal judgements; the amended law on thrift practice and wastefulness combat; the amended law on judicial assessment; the amended law on food safety; and the law on population.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasised the need to institutionalise the Party’s viewpoints and policies on promoting decentralisation and delegation, ensuring consistency and unity in the principles of delineating authority, decentralisation, and delegation of power.
Stressing the significance of the bill, deputies stressed the need to carefully review provisions on the roles and powers of the two-level local administration, particularly tasks performed by the district level, to avoid overlapping responsibilities or legal ambiguities that can disrupt governance and negatively affect people and businesses.
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