Large number of districts, communes not meet set criteria: Minister
Minister of Home Affairs Le Vinh Tan has pointed out problems in the status of district- and commune-level administrative units, noting that over 80 percent of these units do not meet criteria in terms of area and population.
Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh speaks at the conference on August 9 (Photo: baochinhphu.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Minister of Home AffairsLe Vinh Tan has pointed out problems in the status of district- andcommune-level administrative units, noting that over 80 percent of these units donot meet criteria in terms of area and population.
The ministry held a national conference onAugust 9 to collect opinions on a draft master plan on re-organising district-and commune-level administrative units from now to 2021.
Minister Tan said the merger and division ofadministrative units in the past have brought about certain positive outcomes,including helping to boost socio-economic development, urbanisation and theefficiency of the state apparatus. They have also helped ensuredefence-security, social order and safety, and people’s living standards.
However, the increase in the number of administrativeunits at different levels has led to increasingly cumbersome state apparatus andexpanded payroll. The division of administrative units has also caused manyhindrances in making development directions, broke up the development space,and made local resources and potential scattered.
He noted that 588 of the total 713district-level units (82.47 percent), and 9,434 of the 11,162 commune-levelunits (84.51 percent) do not meet criteria in area and population stipulated inResolution 1211/2016/UBTVQH13 of the National Assembly Standing Com
The draft under discussion aims to re-organisethe administrative units that do not meet 50 percent of both the area andpopulation criteria by 2021. It looks to complete the work for all ineligibleunits between 2022 and 2030.
However, the plan do not recommend the reshuffleof ineligible units with particular characteristics, such as those which standisolated from other localities, have history of formation and stabledevelopment since before 1945, or have particular religious, customs, culturalidentities that could negatively impact security, defence and social order ifthey are merged with others.
Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Prime MinisterTruong Hoa Binh supported the target for 2021 in the draft, adding that it isalso necessary to take into account other specific factors like geographicalconditions, history, culture and customs of local communities before carryingout re-organisation.
He also stressed that according to the 2013Constitution and the law on organisation of local governments, public opinionsmust be collected before adjusting administrative boundary, and only when over50 percent of local voters support the reshuffle can the adjustment besubmitted to authorised agencies for consideration.-VNA
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Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh speaks at the conference on August 9 (Photo: baochinhphu.vn) 
