Regimes and policies applicable to People’s Public Security officers, non-commissioned officers and conscripts in Vietnam who retire, are transferred to other sectors, demobilized or suffer from war-related diseases, dies in the line of duty or pass away

Regimes and policies applicable to People’s Public Security officers, non-commissioned officers and conscripts in Vietnam who retire, are transferred to other sectors, demobilized or suffer from war-related diseases, dies in the line of duty or pass away (Image from the Internet)

On November 20, 2018, the 14th National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, at its 6th session, passed the Law on People’s Public Security Force 37/2018/QH14 (referred to as the Law on People’s Public Security Force 2018). 

The Law on People’s Public Security Force 2018 provides for the principles of organization and operation; positions, functions, duties and powers; assurance of operational conditions, regimes and policies for the People's Public Security Force; responsibilities of relevant entities and persons.

According to the provisions of Article 41 of the Law on People’s Public Security Force 2018 (effective from July 1, 2019), the People’s Public Security officers, non-commissioned officers are entitled to the following benefits:

1. The People’s Public Security officers taking retirement shall enjoy the following interests:

a) Pension calculated on the bases prescribed in clause 1 of Article 38 of this Law and in accordance with the law on social insurance;

b) If retiring before reaching the prescribed service age limit prescribed in clause 1, 2 and 3 of Article 29 of this Law due to changes in organization or payroll or no personnel demand, in addition to the social insurance regime prescribed by the law on social insurance, they shall be entitled to a lump sum allowance under regulations of the Government;

c) Using the People’s Public Security uniforms, Public Security insignias, stripes and badges on festive days, meetings and traditional exchanges of the People’s Public Security Force;

d) Have access to life stability policies given by local administrations of places where they reside; in case of having no houses to live, they shall be entitled to the social-house support policy as prescribed by law;

dd) Enjoy the health insurance regime as prescribed by law, have access to medical examination and treatment services according to their pre-retirement ranks, positions or titles at People’s Public Security Force’s medical establishments under regulations of the Minister of Public Security.

2. The People’s Public Security officers and non-commissioned officers transferring to other sectors shall enjoy the following interests:

a) The State policies for necessary professional training for officers and non-commissioned officers who are transferred to other sectors to meet their host organizations’ demands;

b) Having their salaries and seniority allowances at the time of transfer reserved for at least 18 months;

c) Other benefits prescribed in point c of clause 1 of this Article;

d) In case of being re-mobilized in the People’s Public Security Force, the duration of working as civil servants shall be counted in the continuous working period for rank promotion consideration and the working seniority period;

dd) After taking retirement, they shall be entitled to seniority allowances calculated based on the duration of service in the People’s Public Security Force and their current salaries; if the current salaries are lower than the salaries at the time of transfer, the latter shall be used as a basis for pension calculation in accordance with law.

3. The People’s Public Security officers and non-commissioned officers who are demobilized shall enjoy the following interests:

a) Subsidies for creation of employment and lump-sum allowances under the Government's regulations;

b) Other benefits prescribed in point c and d of clause 1 of this Article;

c) If they have at least full fifteen years of service in the People’s Public Security Force, in case of suffering any disease, they shall be entitled to medical examination and treatment services provided by medical establishments of the People’s Public Security Force under the regulations of the Minister of Public Security.

4. People’s Public Security officers and non-commissioned officers, who are demobilized as sick soldiers, shall be entitled to the benefits prescribed in point c and d of clause 1 of this Article and other treatment under laws.

5. People’s Public Security officers and non-commissioned officers who used to directly engage in combat or work in difficult areas or peculiar occupations, the duration of such service shall be counted for enjoyment of interests when they retire from service in the People’s Public Security Force as per laws.

6. For People’s Public Security officers, non-commissioned officers and conscripts who die in the line of duty, their relatives shall be entitled to the legally-prescribed regime on preferential treatment of people with meritorious service to the revolution, the social insurance regime in accordance with law on social insurance and lump-sum allowances stipulated by the Government.

7. For People’s Public Security officers, non-commissioned officers and conscripts who pass away in the line of duty, their relatives shall be entitled to the social insurance regime in accordance with law on social insurance and lump-sum allowances stipulated by the Government.

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