Citizens processing land procedures at the Thu Duc Land Registration Office Branch.
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Maintaining Offices Under the Department
According to the Land Management Department, all 34 provinces and cities have established 703 land registration offices directly under the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD).
Reports from local authorities indicate that before the 2024 Land Law took effect, the total number of civil servants and employees across the entire land registration system nationwide was 16,683. Of these, approximately 12,600 staff members were based at branch offices.
To ensure the principle of a single tier and a single point of contact responsible for resolving land-related administrative procedures within their jurisdiction, the Land Management Department proposes maintaining the operation of land registration offices under the DARD. This would unify the tasks of building, updating, managing, and operating the land database; delivering land-related public services; and supporting state management functions within the province’s jurisdiction. Additional tasks would be incorporated to ensure connectivity and appropriate data usage permissions aligned with the two-tier local government model.
Transferring Branches to Wards and Communes
In its proposal, the Land Management Department recommends transferring the authority and responsibilities of branch offices to the commune level. This would involve ending the operations of existing branches and legally transferring their authority and functions to the commune level.
The department’s proposal outlines two options:
Option 1: Commune-level People’s Committees would establish public service units to assume the authority and responsibilities of branches as currently defined by law.
Based on population size and economic scale, provincial People’s Committees would assign a minimum of two branch staff members per commune, ward, or special zone. This option maintains a structure similar to the existing model, facilitating operations and financial mechanisms due to established regulations.
However, potential drawbacks include possible bureaucratic expansion; limited support for state land management due to two units at the same level performing similar tasks; and inconsistent authority regarding certificate issuance under commune-level chairpersons.
Option 2: Transfer authority for certificate issuance and change confirmation (for registered land alterations within branch jurisdiction) to commune-level People’s Committee chairpersons. Based on local conditions, these chairpersons could delegate this authority to commune-level land management agencies.
Transfer branch functions to commune-level land management agencies, ensuring a single responsible body for handling land procedures for citizens and businesses. Based on population size and economic scale, provincial People’s Committees would assign a minimum of two branch staff members to commune-level land management agencies.
This option unifies and ensures the principle of a single tier and agency for land matters within commune jurisdiction, as legally defined; promotes leaner operations and reduced coordination points; encourages modern technology use in land management; and minimizes inconvenience and negativity for citizens and businesses.
However, challenges include difficulties in operational and financial mechanisms when adding public service tasks, particularly regarding the integration of civil servants and contracted employees from branch personnel.
The Land Management Department’s Party Committee considers Option 2 the most suitable and feasible choice, meeting government requirements for streamlined organization, enhanced decentralization to local authorities, and adherence to the “one tier, one agency” principle for unified land registration tasks.
Trà Giang
– 07:00 10/10/2025
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