Vietnam: Managerial responsibilities of People’s Committees of border provinces

According to Circular No. 43/2015/TT-BQP of the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam, People’s Committees of border provinces shall have the following responsibilities:

1. To direct functional sectors in their provinces to coordinate with the Border Guard in surveying and scrutinizing the scope of border belts and restricted zones; and materials and positions of signs in accordance with regulations for appropriate adjustment.

2. To direct functional agencies, departments, sectors and mass organizations to coordinate with the Border Guard in building border areas strong in terms of politics, economics, defense and security.

3. To direct sectors in their provinces to perform the sector-based management; to create favorable mechanisms and policies on economic, tax and land support for enterprises, individuals and investors of socio-economic works and projects in border areas in accordance with law.

4. To direct local departments, sectors, mass organizations and functional forces to coordinate with the Border Guard in building, managing and protecting the national borders and border markers, in preventing and combating crimes, maintaining security, social order and safety in border areas.

5. To perform the state management of national borders, to direct the building of mass movements for border management, protection and building.

6. To annually work out plans and report them to the provincial People’s Councils for approval on the allocation of local budgets for building, managing and protecting the national borders, maintaining security and social order and safety in border areas.

Circular No. 43/2015/TT-BQP of the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam takes effect from July 11, 2015 and replaces Circular No. 179/2001/TT-BQP.

- Ngoc Duyen -

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