Duties and powers of Committees of the People’s Council in Vietnam

Duties and powers of Committees of the People’s Council in Vietnam (Internet image)

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1. Duties and powers of Committees of the People’s Council in Vietnam

Duties and powers of Committees of the People’s Council in Vietnam according to Article 109 of the Law on organizing the local government 2015 are as follows:

- Get involved in preparing contents of the People's Council's meetings in relation to their in-charge sectors.

- Examine draft resolutions, reports and proposals relating to their in-charge sectors as assigned by the People’s Council or the Standing Committee of the People’s Council.

- Assist the People’s Council in supervising operations of the People’s Court and the People’s Procuracy at the same level; supervising operations of the People’s Committee and professional affiliates of the People’s Committee at the same level in their in-charge sectors; supervising legislative documents that fall within their remit.

- Organize activities to assess the implementation of regulations enshrined in laws on their in-charge sectors as assigned by the People’s Council or the Standing Committee of the People’s Council.

- Report on the supervision result to the People’s Council and the Standing Committee of the People’s Council.

- Committees of the People’s Council shall be accountable for their performance to the People’s Council; during the off-meeting time, report on their performance to the Standing Committee of the People's Council.

2. Sectors managed by Committees of the People’s Council in Vietnam

Sectors managed by Committees of the People’s Council according to Article 108 of the Law on organizing the local government 2015 are as follows:

- The Committee on Legislation managed by the People’s Council at the provincial, district and communal level shall be responsible for sectors such as enforcement of the Constitution and legislation, national defence, social security, order and safety, and local government construction and administrative division management affairs in this local area.

- The Committee on Culture – Society managed by the People’s Council at the provincial level shall be responsible for sectors such as education, healthcare, culture, society, information, physical exercise, sports affairs and policies on religion in this local area.

- The Committee on Economy – Budget managed by the provincial People’s Council shall be responsible for sectors such as economy, budget, urban, transportation, construction, science, technology, natural resources and environment affairs throughout the province.

- The Committee on Economy – Budget managed by the People’s Council of the centrally-governed city shall be responsible for sectors such as economy, budget, science, technology and natural resources affairs throughout the centrally-governed city.

- The Committee on Urban Affairs managed by the People’s Council of the centrally-governed city shall be responsible for sectors such as urban planning, technical and social infrastructural development, transportation, construction, environment and public service rendering affairs throughout the centrally-governed city.

- The Committee on Economy – Society managed by the People’s Council at the district and communal level shall be responsible for sectors such as economy, budget, urban, transportation, construction, education, healthcare, culture, society, information, physical exercise, sports, science, technology, natural resources, environment affairs and religious policies in this local area.

- The Committee on Ethnic Affairs managed by the People’s Council at the provincial and district level shall be responsible for the ethnic sector in this area.

- In case the People’s Council at the provincial and district level have not established the Committee on Ethnic Affairs, the Committee on Culture - Society managed by the People's Council at the provincial level, and the Committee on Economy – Society managed by the People’s Council at the district level shall be responsible for the ethnic sector in this area.

3. Collaboration between Committees of the People’s Council in Vietnam

Collaboration between Committees of the People’s Council according to Article 110 of the Law on organizing the local government 2015 is as follows:

- Committees of the People’s Council shall coordinate their tasks and share operational experience relating to related issues.

- Committees of the People’s Council at the provincial level shall be responsible for collaborating with the Ethnic Council and Committees of the National Assembly and Committees of the National Assembly Standing Committee when these entities pay a visit to their local areas.

- The Ethnic Council and Committees of the National Assembly and Committees of the National Assembly Standing Committee shall share experience of task performance with equivalent Committees of the provincial People’s Council.

- Committees of the People’s Committee shall appoint members to participate in operations of the Standing Committee of the People’s Council at the same level as requested by the Standing Committee of the People’s Council.

- The People’s Committee, its professional affiliates, the People’s Court, the People’s Procuracy at the same level, relevant agencies or organizations at their local areas shall be responsible for providing information and materials on issues requested by Committees of the People’s Council.

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