General Secretary To Lam has signed and issued a conclusion by the Central Committee regarding the summary of Resolution No. 18, aimed at continuing to innovate and restructure the organizational machinery of the political system toward a more streamlined, efficient, and effective operation.
After over seven years of implementing Resolution 18, the Central Committee has noted that while significant positive results have been achieved, there are still many limitations in the operational mechanisms of agencies, units, and organizations within the political system. The division of responsibilities, decentralization, and delegation among these entities have not been truly synchronized or rationalized, leading to overlaps, inefficiencies, and reduced initiative and creativity. This has also resulted in bureaucratic practices, interference, and negative impacts on development.
Central Committee agrees not to establish county-level police – 1 Closing session of the Central Committee meeting on January 24th (Photo: VNA).
According to the Central Committee’s assessment, the current operational costs of the organizational structure are high, reducing resources available for investment in development, national defense, security, and improving people’s living standards. To address these limitations, the Central Committee has approved plans to streamline the organizational structure.
Specifically, for government agencies, the Central Committee decided to merge several ministries:
- The Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance into the Ministry of Finance.
- The Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Transport into the Ministry of Construction.
- The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment into the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.
- The Ministry of Information and Communications and the Ministry of Science and Technology into the Ministry of Science and Technology.
- The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs and the Ministry of Home Affairs into the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Additionally, the Central Committee agreed to establish the Ministry of Ethnic Affairs and Religion based on the National Ethnic Committee taking over functions and tasks related to state management of religion from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The Central Committee also agreed to reorganize the inspection system by restructuring and reorganizing the Government Inspectorate and local and specialized inspection agencies.
One of the key decisions is the restructuring of local police organizations following the principle of “comprehensive provincial, strong commune, grassroots-based,” eliminating county-level police departments. For island districts, police stations will be established due to the absence of commune-level administrative units.
Finally, the Central Committee decided to pilot the non-establishment of party organizations in district, county, town, and city-level police departments directly under provinces and centrally-administered cities.
These decisions aim to streamline the organizational structure, enhance operational efficiency, and conserve resources, contributing to the sustainable development of the country.
