What is the current policy on allowances for village heads in Vietnam?

What is the current policy on allowances for village heads in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 6 Article 33 of the Decree 33/2023/NĐ-CP stipulating quantity of part-time officials of communes and neighborhoods as follows:

Quantity of part-time officials of communes and neighborhoods

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6. A part-time official of a neighborhood holding 03 titles at the maximum (including Cell Secretary, village head or neighborhood leader, head of Front Work Department) shall be entitled to monthly allowances. If otherwise is prescribed by laws, regulations of such laws shall be applied.

Officials holding the title of Cell Secretaries are encouraged to concurrently hold the title of village heads, neighborhood leaders or heads of Front Work Departments of villages or neighborhoods.

Pursuant to Article 34 of the Decree 33/2023/NĐ-CP stipulating allowances for part-time officials of communes and neighborhoods as follows:

Allowances for part-time officials of communes and neighborhoods

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2. Allowances shall be paid for part-time officials of neighborhoods at the fixed rate. Central government budgets allocated for monthly paying allowances to part-time officials of neighborhoods are as follows:

a) For villages with at least 350 households; neighborhoods with at least 500 households; villages and neighborhoods of key third-level administrative subdivisions where security and order are difficult to control according to competent authorities’ decisions; villages and neighborhoods of third-level administrative subdivisions in border regions and islands, allowances shall be paid at the fixed rate, equal to 6,0 times of the statutory pay rate. If villages with at least 350 households are developed into neighborhoods due to establishment of third-tier urban areas, allowances shall be paid at the fixed rate, equal to 6,0 times of the statutory pay rate;

b) For villages and neighborhoods that are not prescribed in point a Clause 2 of this Article, allowances shall be paid at the fixed rate, equal to 4,5 times of the statutory pay rate;

c) If second-level administrative subdivisions do not organize third-level administrative subdivisions, villages and neighborhoods prescribed in Points a and b of this Clause shall be determined according to such second-level administrative subdivisions.

Therefore, the current policy on allowances for part-time officials of communes and neighborhoods (including village heads) is as follows:

- The allowance is 6 times the statutory pay rate in the following cases:

+ Villages with 350 or more households or residential quarters with 500 or more households.

+ Villages or residential quarters in commune-level administrative units that are important and complicated in terms of security and order according to the decision of the competent authority.

+ Villages or residential quarters in commune-level administrative units in border and island areas.

- The allowance for village heads is 4.5 times the statutory pay rate: applied to cases that do not fall under the allowance of 6 times the statutory pay rate.

Note: The above allowance applies to part-time officials of communes and neighborhoods, not only to village heads.

The current statutory pay rate is 1,800,000 VND/month (Decree 24/2023/NĐ-CP).

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What is the eligibility age to become a village head in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 11 of the Circular 04/2012/TT-BNV stipulating standards for village heads, neighborhood heads and village deputy heads, neighborhood deputy heads as follows:

Standards for village heads, neighborhood heads and village deputy heads, neighborhood deputy heads

Village head, neighborhood head, and village deputy head, neighborhood deputy head must be a person who has permanent or regular residence in the village or neighborhood, is 21 years of age or older, healthy, enthusiastic and sense of responsibility in his/her work; has good political credentials and moral qualities, and is trusted by the people; in addition, he/she and his/her family are good samples that comply with guidelines and policy of the Communist Party, policies, laws of State and local regulations; gain cultural knowledge, competence, experience and methods of mobilizing and direct the people to implement self-management work of the community and perform tasks assigned by superior authorities.

As regulations above, a village head must be 21 years of age or older, healthy, enthusiastic and sense of responsibility in his/her work.

How long is a term of office of a village head in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 12 of the Circular 04/2012/TT-BNV (amended by Clause 9 Article 1 of the Circular 14/2018/TT-BNV) stipulating procedures for voting, dismissing or discharging village heads, neighborhood heads and village deputy heads, neighborhood deputy heads as follows:

Procedures for voting, dismissing or discharging village heads, neighborhood heads and village deputy heads, neighborhood deputy heads

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2. Term of office of village heads, residential quarter heads, and deputy village heads, deputy residential quarter heads:

a) Village heads and residential quarter heads have a term of office of 2.5 years (two and a half years) or 5 years (five years), as uniformly prescribed and in accordance with the specific conditions of the locality by the provincial People's Committee. In the event of the establishment of a new village or residential quarter, or the absence of a village head or residential quarter head, the Chairman of the commune People's Committee shall decide to appoint a temporary village head or residential quarter head to lead the activities of the village or residential quarter until a village head or residential quarter head is elected within a period of not more than six months from the date of the decision to appoint a temporary village head or residential quarter head.

b) The term of office of deputy village heads and deputy residential quarter heads shall be in accordance with the term of office of village heads and residential quarter heads.

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As regulations above, village heads have a term of office of 2.5 years or 5 years, as uniformly prescribed and in accordance with the specific conditions of the locality by the provincial People's Committee.

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