What are the tasks and powers of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam? How many units does the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam have?
What is the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam in the State apparatus?
According to the provisions of Article 1 of Decree No. 68/2022/ND-CP stipulating the functions of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam as follows:
Position and functions
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam is a Governmental agency which exercises the function of state management of land; water resources; minerals and geology; environment; hydrometeorology; climate change; survey and cartography; integrated resource management and protection of marine and island environment; remote sensing; and state management of public services in the fields under its management.
Thus, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam is a Governmental agency which exercises the function of state management of land, natural resources and minerals, etc.
Tasks and powers of Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam (Image from the Internet)
What are the tasks and powers of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam?
According to the provisions of Article 2 of Decree No. 68/2022/ND-CP, the tasks and powers of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam are as follows:
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall exercise its tasks and powers defined in the Government's Decree No. 123/2016/ND-CP dated September 01, 2016 defining functions, tasks, powers and organizational structures of Ministries and ministerial agencies and Government’s Decree No. 101/2020/ND-CP dated August 28, 2020 on amendments to some Articles of the Government’s Decree No. 123/2016/ND-CP dated September 01, 2016 defining functions, tasks, powers and organizational structures of Ministries and ministerial agencies, and the following specific tasks and powers:
- Submit to the Government bills and draft resolutions of the National Assembly; ordinance projects and draft resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly; draft decrees of the Government under the Ministry’s approved annual law-making programs and plans, and resolutions, mechanisms, policies, projects, schemes and legislative documents under the Ministry’s state management as assigned by the Government or Prime Minister.
- Submit to the Government and Prime Minister for approval, and organize the implementation of, strategies, planning and long-term, medium-term and annual development plans and important national programs, projects and works in the industries under its management.
- Submit to the Prime Minister draft decisions, directives and other documents to be promulgated by the Prime Minister.
- Approve strategies, planning and programs for development of industries under its state management and investment projects as decentralized and authorized by the Government or Prime Minister.
- Promulgate circulars, decisions, directives and other documents on the state management in the industries under its management; direct, provide guidance on, organize, inspect and assess the implementation of strategies, policies, planning, plans, programs, schemes, projects, tasks, legislative documents under its management after their approval and promulgation; publicize and provide education about the law on natural resources and environment; develop national standards; formulate and promulgate national indicators, national technical regulations, national technical regulations, technical regulations, statistical indicators and econo-technical norms in the industries under its state management.
Tasks and powers of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam are specified in Article 2 of Decree No. 68/2022/ND-CP.
How many units does the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam have?
According to the provisions of Article 3 of Decree No. 68/2022/ND-CP on the organizational structure of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam as follows:
- The Department of International Cooperation.
- The Department of Planning and Finance.
- The Department of Science and Technology.
- The Department of Legal Affairs.
- The Department of Organization and Personnel.
- The Department of Land.
- The Department of Environment.
- The Ministry Inspectorate.
- The Ministry Office.
- The General Department of Meteorology and Hydrology.
- The Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Agency.
- The Vietnam Department of Seas and Islands.
- The Department of Climate Change.
- Department of Digital Transformation, Natural Resource and Environment Data.
- The Department of Land Registration and Data.
- The Department of Geology of Vietnam.
- The Department of Survey, Mapping and Geographic Information of Vietnam.
- The Department of Minerals of Vietnam
- The Department of Environmental Pollution Control.
- The Department of Water Resources Management.
- The Department of Land Resources Planning and Development.
- The Department of National Remote Sensing.
- Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment.
- Natural Resources and Environment Newspaper.
- Natural Resources and Environment Review.
- The Center for Water Resources Survey and Planning.
- The Institute of Natural Resources and Environment Training.
The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment shall submit to the Prime Minister Regulations on functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the General Department of Meteorology and Hydrology; introduce the list of other public service providers affiliated to the Ministry.
The Department of Planning and Finance has 03 divisions; the Department of Personnel and Organization has 03 divisions.
Nguyễn Thị Hồng Nhung
