Procedures for consideration for awarding the State Prize in literature and art at the provincial level in Vietnam as of May 20, 2024

Procedures for consideration for awarding the State Prize in literature and art at the provincial level in Vietnam as of May 20, 2024 (Internet image)

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On April 25, 2024, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued Decision 1158/QD-BVHTTDL on announcing newly issued and amended administrative procedures related to emulation and commendation in Vietnam under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Procedures for consideration for awarding the State Prize in literature and art at the provincial level in Vietnam as of May 20, 2024

- Step 1: The author of literary or artistic works or a legal representative thereof may submit an application for consideration for the "State Prize" in literature and art directly, through postal or online means, by submitting a complete set of documents to the Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism or the Department of Culture and Sports where the author resides;

- Step 2: In the event that the application is not valid, the Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, or the Department of Culture and Sports, will provide guidance for the author or legal representative to complete the application. The author shall submit the completed application within 7 days from the date of receiving it to the receiving agency.

- Step 3: Councils for consideration for awarding the "State Prize" in literature and art at various levels shall be established for each consideration process, including the grassroots-level council, the state-level specialized council, and the state-level council.

* The consideration process at the grassroots council (established by the Chairman of the People's Committee at the provincial level)

- Publicize the list of authors with literary or artistic works proposed for consideration for awarding the "State Prize" in literature and art on media platforms under the management authority within 10 days from the end date of receiving applications from authors following the specified time to gather opinions from the people.

- Receive and handle feedback from the people within 15 days from the end date of publicizing the list of authors with literary or artistic works proposed for consideration for awarding the "State Prize" in literature and art on media platforms under the management authority.

- Review, discuss, and evaluate each literary or artistic work proposed for consideration for awarding the "State Prize" in literature and art according to the regulations in Articles 7 and 8 of Decree 36/2024/ND-CP within 15 days from the date the Council's standing agency reports and asks for Council members' opinions on the application;

- Within 10 days from the end date of the meeting, the council is responsible for notifying the authors of literary or artistic works proposed for consideration for awarding the "State Prize" in literature and art of the results through written communication.

- Receive and handle recommendations within 20 days from the date of notifying the results by the council.

- Within 10 days from the end date of the deadline for receiving and handling feedbacks, complete the applications for consideration for awarding the "State Prize" in literature and art, achieving at least 80% of the total votes in favor from the council members present at the meeting, and send them to the permanent agency of the state-level specialized council. The regulations on the components of the application are stated in Clause 6 of Article 15 of Decree 36/2024/ND-CP.

* The consideration process at the state-level specialized council:

- Publicize the list of authors with literary or artistic works proposed for consideration for awarding the "State Prize" in literature and art on the official website of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism within 15 days from the end date of receiving applications from the grassroots-level council to gather opinions from the people.

- Receive and handle feedback from the people within 15 days from the end date of publicizing the list of authors with literary or artistic works proposed for consideration for awarding the "State Prize" in literature and art on the official website of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.

- Review, discuss, and evaluate each literary or artistic work proposed for consideration for awarding the "State Prize" in literature and art according to the regulations in Articles 7 and 8 of Decree 36/2024/ND-CP within 20 days from the date the Council's standing agency reports to the council members for opinions on the application.

- Within 15 days from the end date of the meetings of the councils, the standing agency is responsible for notifying the grassroots-level council in writing of the consideration results of the "State Prize" in literature and art by the state-level specialized council. Within 5 days from the date the grassroots council receives the written notification of the results from the state-level specialized council, the permanent agency of the grassroots-level council is responsible for notifying the authors who submit the applications for consideration for awarding the "State Prize" in literature and art.

- Receive and handle feedback within 20 days from the date of notifying the results by the councils.

- Within 20 days from the end date of the deadline for receiving and handling feedback, complete the applications for consideration for awarding the "State Prize" in literature and art, achieving at least 80% of the total votes in favor from the council members present at the meeting, and send them to the standing agency of the state-level specialized council. The regulations on the components of the application are stated in Clause 6 of Article 16 of Decree 36/2024/ND-CP.

* The consideration process at the state-level council

- Publicize the list of authors of literary or artistic works proposed for consideration for awarding the "State Prize" in literature and art on the Government's official website and the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism's official website within 15 days from the end date of receiving applications from the state-level specialized council.

- Receive and handle recommendations from the people within 15 days from the end date of publicizing the list of authors with literary or artistic works proposed for consideration for awarding the "State Prize" in literature and art on the Government's official website and the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism's official website.

- Review, discuss, and evaluate each literary or artistic work proposed for consideration for awarding the "State Prize" in literature and art according to the regulations in Articles 7 and 8 of Decree 36/2024/ND-CP within 15 days from the date the council's standing agency reports to the council members for opinions on the application.

- Within 15 days from the end date of the meetings of the council, the standing agency is responsible for notifying the grassroots-level council in writing of the consideration results of the "State Prize" in literature and art by the state-level specialized council. Within 5 days from the date the grassroots-level council receives the written notification of the results from the state-level specialized council, the standing agency of the grassroots-level council is responsible for notifying the authors with the applications for consideration for awarding the "State Prize" in literature and art.

- Receive and handle feedback within 20 days from the date of notifying the results by the councils.

- Within 20 days from the end date of the deadline for receiving and handling feedback, complete the applications for consideration for awarding the "State Prize" in literature and art, achieving at least 80% of the total votes in favor from the council members present at the meeting, and send them to the Ministry of Home Affairs (Central Committee for Emulation and Commendation) for compilation and submission to the Prime Minister. The regulations on the components of the application are stated in Clause 6 of Article 17 of Decree 36/2024/ND-CP.

Nguyen Ngoc Que Anh

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