Responsibilities of People’s Committees in the protection of land border areas of Vietnam

According to Decree No. 34/2014/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, responsibilities of People’s Committees at all levels of localities having land borders in the construction, management and protection of land border areas include:

1. To perform the state management of the national border in accordance with law; to build the land border areas strong and firm in politics, economy, social affairs, national defense and security.

2. To direct departments, sectors, mass organizations and functional forces in coordinating with the Border Guards and related agencies in managing and protecting the national border; maintaining social security, order and safety, preventing and combating crimes in the land border areas in accordance with law.

3. To organize functional forces, mobilize people to participate in the movement “The entire people participate in the construction, management and protection of the national border”; prevent and combat acts infringing upon the national sovereignty and security and social order and safety in the land border areas.

4. To propagandize, disseminate and educate among their employees and local people the laws on construction, management and protection of the national border, and maintenance of social security, order and safety in the land border areas.

5. To earmark annual local budgets for the construction, management and protection of the national border, maintenance of social security, order and safety in the land border areas.

View more details at Decree No. 34/2014/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from June 15, 2014.

Le Hai

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