Bac Ninh plans to reduce the number of communes by 60 - 70%

On the afternoon of April 14, the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province held a meeting of the Steering Committee for the Construction of the Project of not organizing administrative units (ADUs) at the district level and merging ADUs at the commune level in Bac Ninh province.

At the conference, after listening to the plan to arrange and reorganize commune-level administrative units and the opinions exchanged and discussed by members of the Steering Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province Vuong Quoc Tuan agreed to reduce the total number of commune-level administrative units in the province by about 60 - 70% in the spirit of Resolution No. 60-NQ/TW dated April 12, 2025 of the 11th Conference of the 13th Party Central Committee.

The Chairman of the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province assigned the Department of Home Affairs to absorb the opinions of the Steering Committee members, continue reviewing and finalizing the arrangement plan to report to competent authorities for consideration within the prescribed time.

At the same time, coordinate with the Steering Committee of Bac Giang province - the locality will merge with Bac Ninh province - to agree on a specific plan, ensuring that after the merger, commune-level administrative units operate effectively and conveniently, meeting the model of local government at 2 levels in the coming period.

On April 12, 2025, on behalf of the Central Executive Committee, General Secretary To Lam signed and issued Resolution No. 60-NQ/TW of the 11th Conference of the 13th Party Central Committee.

Accordingly, the list of expected names of provinces, cities and political and administrative centers (provincial provinces) of 34 provincial-level administrative units (attached with Resolution No. 60-NQ/TW, dated April 12, 2025 of the 11th Conference of the 13th Party Central Committee), in which, Bac Ninh province and Bac Giang province are merged, named Bac Ninh province, the political and administrative center located in the current Bac Giang province.

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