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National apparatus overhaul to see reduction of five ministries

Five ministries and two government agencies will be merged and dissolved to streamline and optimise the political system, according proposals announced at a national conference held on December 1.

An overview of the conference, hosted by the 13th Party Central Committee’s Politburo and Secretariat, aimed to review the implementation of Resolution No 18-NQ/TW, dated October 25, 2017, of the 12th Party Central Committee. (Photo: VNA)
An overview of the conference, hosted by the 13th Party Central Committee’s Politburo and Secretariat, aimed to review the implementation of Resolution No 18-NQ/TW, dated October 25, 2017, of the 12th Party Central Committee. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Five ministries and two government agencies will be merged and dissolved to streamline and optimise the political system, according proposals announced at a national conference held on December 1.

The conference, hosted by the 13th Party Central Committee’s Politburo and Secretariat, aimed to review the implementation of Resolution No 18-NQ/TW, dated October 25, 2017, of the 12th Party Central Committee.

Mergers are planned between the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance, and between the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Construction.
The Ministry of Information and Communications will be merged with the Ministry of Science and Technology for national missions on science-technology and digital transformation.
Some of their tasks will be handed over to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) and other relevant departments.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is expected to be merged with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to carry out state management tasks related to agriculture and natural resources.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs is planned for dissolution, with their duties to be transferred to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the MoET and the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs.

The Commission for the Management of State Capital at Enterprises and the National Financial Supervisory Commission will also be dissolved, with their operation tasks to be divided between the Ministry of Finance, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and other relevant departments.

The Government Committee for Religious Affairs will join the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs to form the National Committee for Ethnic Minority and Religious Affairs.

The two academies of social sciences and science-technology, as well as the two national universities, can also expect apparatus reorganising to optimise their operations as research and training institutions.

The National Academy of Public Administration is planned to be merged with the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics.

The operation model of general departments under ministries, such as the State Treasury, the General Department of Taxation, the General Department of Customs or the General Department of Civil Judgment Enforcement, can also experience an overhaul to boost efficiency.

The television broadcasting departments under the Vietnam News Agency, the Voice of Vietnam and VTC are expected to be dissolved, with their functions and tasks to be transferred to Vietnam Television (VTV)./.

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