UPDATE ON THE PLAN FOR RESTRUCTURING THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE POLITICAL SYSTEM

Updated research plan and proposal for the merger and termination of the activities of several agencies of the National Assembly and the Standing Committee of the National Assembly as of December 5, 2024. After the reorganization and merger, there will be a reduction of 4 National Assembly committees and 1 agency under the Standing Committee of the National Assembly. The details are as follows:

• Merging: The Economic Committee and the Finance and Budget Committee; the Social Committee and the Culture, Education Committee; and the Judiciary Committee and the Law Committee.
• Discontinuing the activities of the Foreign Affairs Committee: transferring its main responsibilities to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and some tasks to the National Assembly Office.
• Discontinuing the activities of the Institute for Legislative Studies: transferring its functions and tasks to relevant agencies of the National Assembly and the Standing Committee of the National Assembly.
• Researching the transition of the People’s Petition Committee into the Oversight and People’s Petition Committee.
• Researching the streamlining of the model of the General Secretary, Deputy General Secretary, and the National Assembly Office, transferring the specialized departments of the National Assembly Office to be directly under the National Assembly committees and the Standing Committee’s committees.

An updated plan for the reorganization and streamlining of party committees and party organizations as of December 2, 2024, indicates that, after implementation, there will be a reduction of at least: 4 Party agencies under the Central Party, 25 Party Committees at the ministerial level, and 16 Party Organizations under the Central Party; while 2 new Party Committees directly under the Central Party will be established. The details are as follows:

• Research and propose the merger of the Central Party’s Propaganda and Education Commission and the Central Party’s Mass Mobilization Commission.
• Research and terminate the activities of the Central Party’s Foreign Affairs Committee: transfer its main tasks to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and some duties to the Central Party Office.
• Research and terminate the activities of the Central Party’s Health Protection and Care Committee: transfer responsibilities to the Central Organization Commission, the Ministry of Health, and some central hospitals.
• Research and propose the transfer of functions and duties of the Central Theoretical Council, the Central Council for Criticism of Literature and Arts, and the Central Scientific Council of the Party agencies to the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics.
• Research and terminate the activities of the journals of the Central Party Committees: transfer related functions and duties to the Communist Party Journal.
• Research and terminate the activities of the Vietnam Communist Party Electronic Newspaper: transfer related functions and duties to the People’s Newspaper.
• Research and terminate the activities of the People’s Television: transfer related functions and duties to Vietnam Television.
• Research and terminate the activities of the Party Committee for the Central Agencies Block.
• Research and terminate the activities of the Party Committee for the Central Enterprises Block.
• Research and propose the termination of the activities of the Government Party Committee and the establishment of a Government Party Organization directly under the Central Party, including the Party organizations in ministries, ministerial-level agencies, agencies under the Government, and some Party organizations in state-owned corporations, state-owned commercial banks (with the exception of the Party Committees of the Army and Police, which remain unchanged).
• Terminate the activities of the Party Committees, establish Party organizations for ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and agencies under the Government directly under the Government Party Committee, including the Party Central Committee, Standing Committee, Secretary, and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee.
• Research and propose the termination of the activities of the National Assembly Party Group, establish the National Assembly Party Organization directly under the Central Party, including Party organizations in agencies within the National Assembly, the State Audit, and the President’s Office.
• Terminate the activities of the Party Committee of the State Audit, establish the State Audit Party Organization under the National Assembly Party Committee (similar to the Party organizations of ministries, ministerial-level agencies).
• Research and propose the termination of the activities of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Party Group, the Party Group of socio-political organizations, and mass organizations assigned tasks by the Party and the State. Establish the Vietnam Fatherland Front Party Organization directly under the Central Party, including Party organizations in agencies within the Vietnam Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations, and mass organizations assigned tasks by the Party and the State. A specialized agency will be established to advise and assist at the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.
• Terminate the activities of Party Groups and establish Party Committees in socio-political organizations directly under the Vietnam Fatherland Front Party Committee.
• Terminate the activities of Party Groups and establish Party Committees and cells in mass organizations assigned tasks by the Party and the State directly under the Vietnam Fatherland Front Party Committee.

Updated plan for reorganizing and streamlining the organizational structure of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations, and mass organizations assigned tasks by the Party and the State as of December 2, 2024, will be carried out as follows:

• Review all activities of the agencies and units under the Vietnam Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations, and mass organizations assigned tasks by the Party and the State with the aim of streamlining, merging, ending operations, and retaining only those agencies and units with essential functions and tasks.
• Review and reorganize the press and magazine agencies under the Vietnam Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations, and mass organizations assigned tasks by the Party and the State, focusing on merging and terminating operations of some unnecessary newspapers and magazines.
• Research and propose the reorganization and streamlining of the organizational structure, reducing internal units, simplifying staff, improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the operations, and enhancing the quality of the staff in the agencies, units, and organizations within the management scope.

The updated plan for reorganizing, merging, and consolidating the ministries, governmental bodies, and government agencies as of December 4, 2024, will streamline the government apparatus from 30 to 21 entities (a reduction of 9 entities), consisting of 13 ministries (a reduction of 5 ministries), 4 governmental bodies, and 4 government agencies (a reduction of 4 agencies). The details are as follows:

Update on the plan for restructuring, merging, and consolidating ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and agencies under the Government as of December 2, 2024, with the specific plan as follows:

• Study and propose the merger or dissolution of certain committees, agencies, and steering committees at the provincial and district levels; specialized agencies under the provincial and district People’s Committees, similar to the restructuring at the central level;
• Study the termination of activities of party delegations, party committees, and party organizations at the provincial level; establish two party organizations under the provincial party committee: the Party Organization for the Party, mass organizations, and judicial bodies at the provincial level, and the Party Organization for the provincial government. The Politburo will define the functions, tasks, organizational structure, and working relationships of the two aforementioned party organizations.