How much is the bonus for the Gold Star Order in Vietnam? What does an application for awarding the Gold Star Order include?
How much is the bonus for the Gold Star Order in Vietnam?
Article 55 of Decree 98/2023/ND-CP stipulates the bonuses for various types of orders as follows:
bonuses for various orders
1. Individuals awarded or posthumously awarded orders are presented with a Certificate, frame, and order accompanied by the following bonuses:
a) "Gold Star Order": 46.0 times the statutory pay rate;
b) "Ho Chi Minh Order": 30.5 times the statutory pay rate;
c) "Independence Order" First Class, "Military Merit Order" First Class: 15.0 times the statutory pay rate;
d) "Independence Order" Second Class, "Military Merit Order" Second Class: 12.5 times the statutory pay rate;
đ) "Independence Order" Third Class, "Military Merit Order" Third Class: 10.5 times the statutory pay rate;
e) "Labor Order" First Class, "Victory Order" First Class, "National Defense Order" First Class: 9.0 times the statutory pay rate;
g) "Labor Order" Second Class, "Victory Order" Second Class, "National Defense Order" Second Class, "Great Solidarity Order": 7.5 times the statutory pay rate;
h) "Labor Order" Third Class, "Victory Order" Third Class, "National Defense Order" Third Class, and "Bravery Order": 4.5 times the statutory pay rate.
2. Organizations awarded orders are presented with a Certificate, frame, and orders accompanied by a bonus that is double the bonus for individuals specified in Clause 1 of this Article.
Thus, the bonus for the Gold Star Order is 46.0 times the statutory pay rate for individuals and double the bonus for individuals for organizations.
The current statutory pay rate is 1,800,000 VND/month (According to Clause 2 Article 3 of Decree 24/2023/ND-CP).
However, from July 1, 2024, when wage reform is implemented, the statutory pay rate will be abolished. Therefore, new guidelines on bonuses may be issued in the near future.
How much is the bonus for the Gold Star Order in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)
Vietnam: What does an application for awarding or posthumously awarding the Gold Star Order include?
According to the provisions of Article 36 of Decree 98/2023/ND-CP, the application for awarding or posthumously awarding the Gold Star Order is as follows:
(1) The application for awarding or posthumously awarding the Gold Star Order includes one set (original) of:
- Submission from the ministry, committee, or provincial department;
- Achievement report of the cases proposed for the award confirmed by the level presenting to the Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam;
- Minutes of the award consideration by the Commendation and Reward Council of the ministry, committee, or provincial department;
- In the case of individuals or collectives proposed for the award for extraordinary and exceptional achievements in labor, work, production, business, study, and scientific research or other fields; significant contributions to socio-economic development, social security assurance, humanitarian charity; inventions, patents, initiatives, application of scientific and technological advances, or scientific and technological works must have certification or confirmation from the competent authority about the achievements proposed for the award;
- Relevant documents as prescribed in Article 30 of Decree 98/2023/ND-CP (if any).
(2) The application for awarding individuals, collectives of foreigners, and individuals, collectives of overseas Vietnamese includes one set (original) of: Submission of the ministry, committee, or provincial department; summary report on the achievements of individuals, collectives made by the proposing agency and the written confirmation of the competent authority on obligations to the State of Vietnam as prescribed by law (if any).
(3) The application submitted by the Ministry of Home Affairs to the Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam includes: Submission from the Ministry of Home Affairs, attached to the list of proposed awardees and electronic files of the reward application (except for reward applications containing state secrets).
What are the current standards for awarding the Gold Star Order in Vietnam?
According to the provisions of Article 34 of the Law on Emulation and Commendation 2022, the standards for awarding the Gold Star Order are as follows:
The Gold Star Order is awarded or posthumously awarded to individuals who well comply with the guidelines of the Communist Party, policies, and laws of the State and meet one of the following standards:
- Have significant, particularly outstanding contributions to the revolutionary cause of the Communist Party and the nation;
- Have significant, particularly outstanding contributions to the country in one of the fields of politics, economy, society, culture, arts, science, technology, national defense, security, foreign affairs, or other fields.
The Gold Star Order is awarded to ministries, committees, provinces, or agencies of the National Assembly that meet the following standards:
- Have been awarded the "Ho Chi Minh Order" and continuously for 25 years or more up to the time of the proposal, have achieved many particularly outstanding achievements with wide influence and exemplary new factors for the entire country to learn from;
- Have a long tradition, have significant contributions in the revolutionary cause of the Communist Party and the nation; have internal unity; have a clean, strong party, and mass organizations.
The Gold Star Order is awarded to military regions, corps, branches, general departments, and equivalents under the Ministry of Defense, forces within the People's Public Security, general departments, and equivalents under ministries, committees that meet the following standards:
- Have been awarded the "Ho Chi Minh Order" and continuously for 25 years or more up to the time of the proposal, have achieved many particularly outstanding achievements with wide influence and exemplary new factors for the entire country to learn from;
- Have a long tradition, have significant contributions in the revolutionary cause of the Communist Party and the nation; have internal unity; have a clean, strong party, and mass organizations.
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