Lang Son merges 194 communes into 65 new communes and wards

On April 16, information from the Lang Son Provincial Party Committee said that the Lang Son Provincial Party Committee has just held a thematic conference to discuss and give opinions on the plan to arrange and merge commune-level administrative units (ADUs) in the province for the period 2023-2030.

At the conference, the leaders of the Department of Home Affairs presented a draft arrangement plan, accordingly the whole province will merge 194 commune-level administrative units into 65 new administrative units, including 4 wards and 61 communes.

This plan helps reduce 66.5% of the total number of commune-level administrative units today, contributing to streamlining the apparatus, improving management and service efficiency for the people.

The naming of administrative units after the merger will be carried out flexibly, based on a harmonious combination of current names, administrative order or cultural and traditional factors with local identity.

Also at the conference, delegates basically agreed with the draft plan. Many comments focused on adjusting the boundaries between villages, to create favorable conditions for people to access commune headquarters and carry out administrative procedures.

Lang Son Provincial Party Secretary Hoang Van Nghiem requested district and city Party committees to closely coordinate with the People's Committees at the same level to develop a detailed project, send it to the Department of Home Affairs for synthesis and completion of the general project of the province.

In particular, ideological work needs to be focused on to create consensus among cadres, party members and people. Agencies and units need to increase propaganda, clarify the goals and benefits of the arrangement to avoid confusion and anxiety among cadres and people.

Regarding personnel work, the Provincial Party Committee's Organizing Committee is assigned to preside over and coordinate with localities to review human resources, develop a plan for mobilizing, assigning, and arranging appropriate cadres for new communes after the merger. The introduction and appointment of personnel to hold leadership positions at the commune level needs to ensure continuity, without interruption to the operations of the government apparatus.

The Provincial Party Secretary also requested that the reorganization process must take place cautiously, without affecting regular work. Localities need to carefully review economic and social development tasks, national target programs, project works... to adjust them to suit the scale of the new organization after the merger.

Immediately after the conference, the Provincial People's Committee continued to direct specialized agencies to complete the dossier, develop detailed projects at the district and provincial levels, and ensure the progress of submission to the Central Government before January 1 in accordance with regulations.

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