Management and governance machinery of Vietnam Disaster Management Fund

Management and governance machinery of Vietnam Disaster Management Fund

Pursuant to Article 5 of Decree 78/2021/ND-CP, Vietnam Disaster Management Fund (VNDMF) is composed of the followings: Management Board, Control Board and the agency running the VNDMF.

(1) VNDMF’s Management Board is composed of fewer than 09 members, including:  Chair, Vice Chairs and other members.

- The Board’s Chair is the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.

- The VNDMF’s Management Board is joined by 02 Vice Chairs and members appointed or approved by the Chair of the VNDMF’s Management Board at the recommendation of the agency running the VNDMF.

- The VNDMF’s Management Board uses the machinery of the standing agency for disaster prevention and control as the agency running the VNDMF.

- The working regime, tasks and powers of the Board’s members are assigned by the Chair of the Fund’s Management Board and are implemented under the Regulations on organization and operation of the VNDMF issued by the Chair of the Fund’s Management Board at the request of the agency running the VNDMF.

(2) The VNDMF’s Control Board shall have no more than 05 members, including the Head of the Control Board and members.

- The Head of the Control Board shall be appointed or approved by the Chair of the VNDMF’s Management Board at the recommendation of the VNDMF’s Management Board.

- The working regime, tasks and powers of the Control Board shall be subject to the Regulations on organization and operation of the VNDMF.

(3) The agency running the VNDMF is composed of the Director, Deputy Directors and specialized and professional units.

- The VNDMF’s Director is appointed or approved by the Chair of the VNDMF's Management Board, and is the legal representative of the VNDMF. The VNDMF's Director is entitled to sign contracts in accordance with law for a number of jobs serving the Fund's operations and bears legal liability.

- Deputy Directors and Chief Accountant are appointed or dismissed by the Chair of the VNDMF’s Management Board at the recommendation of the VNDMF's Director.

- Professional and specialized units are decided by the Chair of the VNDMF’s Management Board at the recommendation of the VNDMF's Director.

- The working regime, tasks and powers of the agency running VNDMF are assigned by the Chair of the VNDMF’s Management Board and are expressed in the Regulations on organization and operation of the VNDMF.

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Management and governance machinery of the Provincial Disaster Management Funds in Vietnam

Pursuant to Article 11 of Decree 78/2021/ND-CP, the Chair of the provincial People’s Committee shall decide on the establishment of a provincial Fund composed of: Management Board, Control Board and the agency running the VNDMF.

The working regime, tasks and powers of the management and governance machinery are assigned by the Chair of the Fund’s Management Board and are implemented under the Regulations on organization and operation of the provincial Fund issued by the Chair of the Fund’s Management Board at the request of the agency running the Fund.

The agency running the provincial fund is located at the standing agency for natural disaster prevention and control; uses the apparatus of the standing agency for natural disaster prevention and control in the form of secondment or part-time participation in the Management Board, the Control Board and the agency running the provincial fund. The agency running the provincial fund has its Director and 02 Vice Directors or fewer. The Fund's Director is entitled to sign contracts in accordance with law for a number of jobs serving the Fund's operations and bears legal liability.

People’s Committees shall authorize district or commune People's Committees to take charge of collection and payment activities.

Mai Thanh Loi

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