Resources serving civil defense, regulations and benefits for civil defense forces in Vietnam

Resources serving civil defense, regulations and benefits for civil defense forces in Vietnam (Internet image)

The Law on Civil Defense Law 2023, effective from July 1, 2024, stipulates resources serving civil defense, regulations and benefits for civil defense forces

Resources for civil defense in Vietnam

**Funding sources for civil defense include:

- State budget;

- Voluntary donations of organizations and individuals;

- Civil defense fund;

- Other funding sources as per the law.

**The Government shall ensure budget for civil defense in accordance with state budget laws; prioritize state budget for border areas, coastal areas, islands, and important locations.

**Property serving civil defense under joint management of the Government includes:

- Public property in agencies, organizations, local governments, and armed forces as per the law on management and use of public property, land, and other relevant law provisions;

- Property of compulsory acquisition, requisition, mobilization, and other property assigned to agencies, organizations, local governments, and armed forces by the Government to manage civil defense in accordance with eminent domain, requisition of property, and other relevant law provisions.

**The Government shall development national reserves to serve civil defense. Management and use of national reserves for civil defense shall conform to national reserve laws.

Civil defense fund in Vietnam

**Civil defense fund is a non-budget state financial fund established in central government and provincial government to mobilize social resources for civil defense operations. Civil defense fund shall prioritize:

- Providing emergency aid in form of food, drinking water, medicine, and other essential supplies for victims of adverse events and catastrophes;

- Supporting repair and construction of houses, healthcare establishments, and education institutions in areas affected by adverse events, catastrophes.

**Civil defense fund shall be funded by:

- Voluntary donations of domestic and foreign organizations, individuals;

- Findings extracted from non-budget state financial funds relating to response to and recovery from consequences of adverse events, catastrophes.

**Civil defense funds must:

- Not operate for profit;

- Be managed, used for the right purpose and in a manner that is law compliant, timely, effective, public, and transparent;

- Assist civil defense operations that have not been invested by the state budget or have not met requirements;

- Be regulated with other non-budget state financial funds relevant to the acts of responding to and recovering from adverse events, catastrophes in case of emergency.

**The Government shall elaborate on establishment, management, and use of civil defense fund; regulation between civil defense funds and non-budget state financial funds relevant to the acts of responding to and recovering from adverse events, catastrophes.

Regulations and benefits for civil defense forces

Individuals performing guard duty at standing body of National Steering Committee for Civil Defense, civil defense command of ministries, central departments, ministerial agencies, civil defense command of local governments of all levels are eligible for benefits in the performance of their duty.

Individuals mobilized, assigned to attend trainings, drills, or perform civil defense tasks under decisions of competent authority are eligible for allowance; individuals suffering from illness, accidents, deceased individuals, or individuals suffering from reduced working capability shall be eligible for death benefits, funeral benefits, compensation from the Government for damage to health and lives as per the law if the individuals have not participated in compulsory social security; individuals achieving merits shall be commended in accordance with emulation and commendation laws.

Agencies, organizations, and individuals participating in, cooperating, joining, assisting civil defense forces and achieving merits shall be commended; individuals suffering from property damage shall be compensated; individuals suffering from damage to dignity, honor shall have their dignity, honor reinstated; families of individuals or individuals suffering from injury or loss of health, lives shall be eligible for benefits, allowance as per the law.

Duong Chau Thanh

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