Are deputy commanders in chief of battalions of militia and self-defense forces eligible for title allowances in Vietnam?

Are deputy commanders in chief of battalions of militia and self-defense forces eligible for title allowances in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 33 of the Law on Militia and Self-Defense Force 2019, regulations on allowances, social insurance and health insurance for commanding titles of militia and self-defense forces are as follows:

1. Commanding titles of militia and self-defense forces specified in Article 19 of this Law shall benefit from title allowance.

2. Deputy commanders of military commands of communes shall benefit from monthly allowances, compulsory social insurance according Law on Social Insurance and health insurance according to Law on Health Insurance; a deputy commander that has not participated in social insurance and has been working consecutively for 60 months or more shall receive the benefit once upon retirement.

3. Deputy commanders of military commands of communes and commanding titles of mobile militia and standing militia shall receive national defense and military allowances.

4. Commanding officers, political commissars, deputy commanders and deputy political commissars of military commands of communes who have been working for 60 months or more shall benefit from seniority pay.

5. Hamlet leaders shall benefit from monthly allowance and allowance for dual holding titles of commanders in chief of squads or platoons of on-site militia.

6. Government shall elaborate this Article.

According to Article 19 of the Law on Militia and Self-Defense Force 2019 also stipulates commanding titles of militia and self-defense forces as follows:

1. Commanding titles of military commands of communes and military commands of agencies and organizations include:

a) Commanding officers, political commissars;

a) Deputy commanding officers, deputy political commissars.

2. Commanding titles of militia and self-defense forces include:

a) Commanders in chief of battalions, political commissars of squads, commanders in chief of battalions, deputy political commissars; Naval commanders in chief, political commissars of naval squadrons, deputy naval commanders, deputy political commissars;

b) Commanders in chief of companies, political commissars of companies, commanders in chief of companies, deputy political commissars; Commanders in chief of flotillas, political commissars of flotillas, commanders in chief of flotillas, deputy political commissars;

c) Commanders in chief of platoons;

d) Commanders in chief of squads, fireteams and captains of ships;

dd) Hamlet leaders and commanding officers of on-site militia.

Thus, according to current regulations in Vietnam, the position of deputy commander in chief of battalion of militia and self-defense force is a militia and self-defense commander position, so it will be eligible for title allowances.

Are deputy commanders in chief of battalions of militia and self-defense forces eligible for title allowances in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)

What is title allowance of deputy commanders in chief of battalions of militia and self-defense forces in Vietnam?

In addition, Article 7 of Decree 72/2020/ND-CP stipulates allowance regime for the title of commander of the Militia and Self-Defense Force as follows:

1. The allowance for the position of commander of the Militia and Self-Defense Force is paid according to monthly, the benefit levels are as follows:

a) Commander, Political Commissar of the commune-level military command; Commander, Political Commissar, Military Command of agencies and organizations: 357,600 VND;

b) Deputy Commander, Deputy Political Commissar of the Commune-level Military Command; Deputy Commander, Deputy Political Commissar of the Military Command of agencies and organizations; Battalion Commander, Battalion Political Commissar; Squadron Leader, Naval Political Commissar; Squadron Leader, Political Commissar of the standing militia squadron; Company Commander, Commissar of Mobile Militia and Self-Defense Company: 327,800 VND;

c) Deputy Battalion Commander, Deputy Battalion Political Commissar; Deputy Squadron Commander, Deputy Political Commissar of the Squadron; Deputy Squadron Commander, Deputy Political Commissar of the standing militia squadron; Deputy Company Commander, Deputy Commissar of Mobile Militia and Self-Defense: 312,900 VND;

d) Company commander, Company political officer; Squadron Leader, Squadron Political Commissar; Mobile militia platoon leader, standing militia platoon leader: 298,000 VND;

d) Village captain: 178,800 VND and receive an additional 29,800 VND when concurrently holding the position of squad leader, or 35,760 VND when concurrently holding the position of on-site militia platoon leader. In case the village only organizes an on-site militia group, it will receive an additional 29,800 VND;

e) Deputy Company Commander, Deputy Company Commissar; Deputy Squadron Leader, Deputy Squadron Political Commissar: 223,500 VND;

g) Platoon leader; Standing militia squad leader: 178,800 VND;

h) Platoon leader, Captain, Battery commander: 149,000 VND.

2. The period of entitlement to position allowances is calculated from the date of appointment and implementation decision until the date of decision to resign from that position; If you hold a position for 15 days or more in a month, you will receive an allowance for the entire month. If you hold a position for less than 15 days in a month, you will receive 50% of that month's position allowance.

According to this Article in Vietnam, the allowance for the position of deputy commanders in chief of battalions is 312,900 VND.

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