To strengthen the Government's Administrative Reform Steering Committee in Vietnam

To strengthen the Government's Administrative Reform Steering Committee in Vietnam (Internet image)

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On January 28, 2024, the Prime Minister issued Decision 110/QD-TTg on consolidating the Government's Administrative Reform Steering Committee.

Members of the Government's Administrative Reform Steering Committee in Vietnam

The Government's Administrative Reform Steering Committee was consolidated on the basis of the Government's Administrative Reform Steering Committee established under Decision 200/1998/QD-TTg. This is an interdisciplinary coordination organization with the function of helping the Prime Minister research, direct, coordinate, and urge ministries, branches, and localities to implement administrative reform according to the Government's administrative reform program and plan.

In particular, members of the Government's Administrative Reform Steering Committee include:

(1) Head of the Steering Committee: Prime Minister

(2) Deputy Head of the Steering Committee:

- Deputy Prime Minister, Deputy Head of the Steering Committee

- Minister of Home Affairs, Deputy Head of the Steering Committee

(3) Commissioners:

- Minister, Head of the Government Office;

- Minister of Justice,

- Minister of Finance;

- Minister of Information and Communications,

- Minister of Foreign Affairs;

- Minister of Planning and Investment;

- Minister of Science and Technology

- Minister of Education and Training;

- Health Minister;

- Minister of Labor;

- Invalids and Social;

- Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism;

- Minister of Industry and Trade;

- Minister of Transport;

- Minister of Construction;

- Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development;

- Minister of Natural Resources and Environment;

- Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam;

- Minister, Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minorities;

- Government Inspector General;

- Deputy Minister of Defence;

- Deputy Minister of Public Security;

- General Director of Vietnam Television;

- General Director of Voice of Vietnam;

- General Director of Vietnam News Agency;

- President of Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology;

- President of Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences;

- Chairman of the Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises;

- General Director of Vietnam Social Insurance;

- Head of the Management Board of President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.

Tasks and powers of the Government's Administrative Reform Steering Committee in Vietnam

**Tasks

- Research and propose important guidelines, policies, initiatives and solutions to promote the Government's administrative reform work; give opinions on the program, long-term administrative reform plan and annual operating plan of the Steering Committee submitted to the Government by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

- Help the Prime Minister direct, harmonize, and coordinate between ministries, branches and localities in implementing administrative reform tasks and reviewing the content of important schemes and projects on administrative reform of the Government, draft resolutions and decrees of the Government, decisions and directives of the Prime Minister with content mainly related to administrative reform before submitting them to the Government or the Prime Minister for consideration and decision.

- Help the Prime Minister urge, monitor, and evaluate the implementation of administrative reform programs and plans, the implementation of administrative reform goals, tasks, and solutions.

- Summarize, evaluate the situation and results of implementing key tasks and solutions to administrative reform, proposing directions and solutions to promote administrative reform.

- Perform other tasks as requested by the Prime Minister.

**Power

- Establish subcommittees or working groups to help the Steering Committee implement administrative reform programs and plans.

- Be invited to attend meetings chaired by the Prime Minister or Deputy Prime Minister, meetings of ministries, branches, and local authorities related to the tasks of the Steering Committee.

- Invite leaders of ministries, branches, localities, and representatives of other relevant agencies and organizations to attend meetings and working sessions of the Steering Committee.

- Request ministries, branches, localities, state agencies, organizations, and individuals to provide information and documents to support the implementation of the Steering Committee's tasks.

- Organize working groups; urge and promote the implementation of tasks and solutions for administrative reform; and implement administrative reform plans and programs.

- Other powers assigned by the Prime Minister.

More details can be found in Decision 110/QD-TTg, taking effect on January 28, 2024.

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