Ethnic Affairs Office to be Established When There Are at Least 5,000 Ethnic Minority People Needing Government Assistance

11:17, 10/07/2024

This is one of the notable contents of Decree 108/2020/ND-CP on the amendment and supplementation of several articles of Decree 37/2014/ND-CP regulating the organization of specialized agencies under the People's Committee of districts, district-level towns, provincial cities, and centrally-run cities, issued on September 14, 2020.

The Department of Ethnic Affairs shall be responsible for advising and assisting the district-level People's Committee in performing the function of state management of ethnic affairs.

Specifically, in Clause 10, Article 1 of Decree 108/2020/ND-CP amending and supplementing Clause 4, Article 8 of Decree 37/2014/ND-CP, it is stipulated that the Department of Ethnic Affairs shall be established when the following criteria are met:

- There are at least 5,000 ethnic minority people who need concentrated assistance and support from the State for development;- Ethnic minorities reside in areas crucial for security and defense; in interwoven living areas; in border areas with a high population of ethnic minorities from our country and neighboring countries frequently crossing the border.

In cases where a separate Department of Ethnic Affairs is not organized, the function of advising and assisting the district-level People's Committee in state management of the ethnic affairs sector or field shall be performed by the Office of the People's Council and the People's Committee.

More details can be found in Decree 108/2020/ND-CP, effective from November 25, 2020.

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