Organizational structure of an economic-defence delegation in Vietnam

Organizational structure, functions and tasks of the Economic and Defense Delegation
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Regarding this issue, LawNet answers as follows:

1. Authority, conditions and procedures for establishment of an economic-defence delegation in Vietnam

According to Article 20 of Decree 22/2021/ND-CP stipulating the authority, conditions and procedures for establishment of an economic-defence delegation in Vietnam as follows:

- The Minister of National Defence shall issue a decision upon establishment of an economic-defence delegation that performs assigned tasks and managing one or multiple economic-defence zones.

- Conditions for establishment of an economic-defence delegation:

+ Decision on opening of the new economic-defence zone;

+ Decision on garrison;

+ Decision on the manning structure of the economic-defence delegation.

- Processes and procedures for establishment of an economic-defence delegation:

+ The military zone, military service or army corps submits a petition to the Minister of National Defense to seek his consent to establishment of the economic-defence delegation;

+ The Minister of National Defense decides the establishment of the economic-defence delegation whose organizational structure is appropriate to assigned functions and duties;

+ Based upon the Minister’s decision, the requesting military zone, military service or army corps works with the provincial People’s Committee to reach an agreement on the scale and location of garrison of the economic-defence delegation.

2. Organizational structure of an economic-defence delegation in Vietnam

Organizational structure of an economic-defence delegation according to Article 21 of Decree 22/2021/ND-CP is as follows:

- The economic-defence delegation is a military unit established under the decision of the Ministry of National Defence to fulfill the objectives and tasks of building economic-defence zones.

- The Minister of National Defense shall issue a decision on the organizational and manning structure of the economic-defence delegation according to that of the Army.

3. Functions and duties of an economic-defence delegation in Vietnam

Functions and duties of an economic-defence delegation according to Article 22 of Decree 22/2021/ND-CP are as follows:

* Functions:

- An economic-defense delegation is a military unit performing the multiple functions of combat, work and production; combining national defense with socio-economic development and socio-economic with national defense development in accordance with the law;

- Participating in production, economic development, infrastructure construction, agricultural and forestry production, providing people preconditions for stabilizing their lives in extremely difficult, remote and border areas, seas and islands within strategic regions;

Carrying out mass mobilization and public relation activities, ensuring security, social order and safety, consolidating the defense and security posture; coordinating activities at sea and islands in assigned areas; organizing economic activities, migration, stabilizing the population, protection of the environment and getting prepared for combat in case of emergencies;

- Managing and commanding subordinate agencies and units and commanding joint military operation according to the plan.

* Duties:

- Performing the tasks of getting prepared for combat, training, and building units;

- Cooperating with the provincial Military Command and the district Military Command to build and protect defensive areas;

- Building economic-defense zones under decisions of the Prime Minister and the Minister of National Defense;

- Performing the tasks of participating in production and economic development in combination with military and defense tasks within the boundaries of economic-defence zones;

- Carrying out special mass mobilization and public relation activities, building a strong area of ​​political security and social order and safety, and consolidating the defense and security posture;

- Taking charge of, and cooperating with localities in, implementing agricultural, forestry, fishery and industrial extension activities; cooperating with the locality where it is garrisoned in building clusters of population spots on land, sea border lines and islands;

- Examining and receiving citizens, settling complaints and denunciations, preventing corruption, practicing thrift, combating extravagance and handling violations related their delegated authority according to regulations of laws;

- Carrying out management of capital construction investment, finance, assets, assigned capital sources in accordance with regulations of laws and the Ministry of National Defense;

- Managing and commanding subordinate agencies;

- Implementing the policies on ethnicity and religion of the Party and State, cooperating with localities in improving the material, cultural and spiritual life of ethnic minorities;

- Building a strong comprehensive unit; getting ready to perform other tasks well when being assigned by competent authorities.

* The Minister of National Defense shall decide specific functions and duties of an economic-defence delegation.

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