The Department of Natural Resources and Environment has recently reported to the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City on the progress of the project “Land Management and Efficient Land Use Directions in Ho Chi Minh City” as of June 2024.
One of the six key issues addressed in the report is the inspection and review of state-managed housing and land facilities within the city.
In accordance with Decree No. 167/2017/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 67/2021/NĐ-CP, which amend and supplement regulations on rearranging and handling public assets, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Finance has advised the Steering Committee 167 to approve the arrangement and handling plan for 510 addresses of houses and land, totaling over 1.2 million square meters.
Specifically, in June 2024, the Steering Committee 167 approved the arrangement and handling plan for 82 addresses of houses and land, with a total area of nearly 428,000 square meters.
A nearly 31,000-square-meter land lot at 152 Tran Phu, District 5, formerly owned by Vietnam National Tobacco Corporation, was revoked by the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City in October 2023. Photo: Chi Hung
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As of June 2024, Ho Chi Minh City has retrieved 35 addresses of public houses and land with a total area of nearly 288,000 square meters from agencies and units that no longer require their use.
Regarding administrative fines in the field of land, during the period of 2021-2022, the Chief Inspector of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment issued 232 decisions on fines totaling VND 12.8 billion. Simultaneously, they advised the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City to issue 9 decisions on fines totaling over VND 6 billion.
In 2023, 158 cases of violations were handled, resulting in fines totaling VND 18.3 billion. For 2024, the Department has planned for specialized inspections in the field of land for organizations within the city. As of June 2024, the Department’s Inspectorate has issued 72 decisions on violation handling, with a total value of VND 2.2 billion.
Concerning the issuance of land-use right certificates and ownership of houses and other assets attached to the land (“red books”), the Department has issued nearly 1.4 million red books since 2021. Specifically, in the first half of 2024, they provided over 182,000 red books to organizations and individuals in the city.
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Comprehensive regional connectivity
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