Restructuring of Public Service Units in Ho Chi Minh City
The Department of Home Affairs in Ho Chi Minh City has recently submitted a proposal to the People’s Committee for approval of a master plan to reorganize and restructure public service units under the administration of the city’s districts, Thu Duc City, and rural areas.
This initiative is part of the preparations for the upcoming cessation of district-level government operations.
According to the proposal presented by the Department of Home Affairs, for healthcare institutions: 22 district-level medical centers will be restructured into 10 area-based medical centers under the management of the Department of Health, with each center serving approximately one million residents.

All 1,247 public kindergartens, elementary schools, and middle schools will be transferred intact to the management of the new communal-level administrative units; Image source: NLĐO
Additionally, 273 ward-level, communal-level, and town-level medical stations will be reorganized into 102 new medical stations to ensure that each administrative unit after the merger has a complete medical station. Medical personnel will be transferred from the former district-level medical centers to these stations.
For educational institutions: All 1,247 public kindergartens, elementary schools, and middle schools in the districts, Thu Duc City, and rural areas will be transferred intact in terms of quantity, staffing, and state management functions to the new communal-level administrative units for management.
29 specialized schools, centers for vocational and regular education, and vocational secondary schools will be placed under the management of the Department of Education and Training for restructuring according to an inter-commune/ward area-based model.
Ho Chi Minh City will reorganize 21 cultural-sports centers, 5 public service units in the fields of culture, sports, and information, 50 market management units, and 22 children’s houses into 22 area-based public service centers, directly under the communal-level People’s Committees. These centers will provide essential public services in the fields of culture, sports, and information and communication, while also managing the market system according to the assigned administrative level.
Furthermore, 22 Project Management Boards will be reorganized into 22 Area Project Management Boards under the Department of Construction, and 22 Site Clearance and Compensation Boards will be restructured into 22 Area Site Clearance and Compensation Boards under the Department of Agriculture and Environment. These boards will maintain their autonomous mechanism to prevent an increase in staffing and avoid disruptions to ongoing public investment projects.
After the restructuring of the three provinces, the Department of Construction and the Department of Agriculture and Environment will be responsible for reviewing and proposing plans to reorganize and restructure the units according to suitable models, aiming to streamline the apparatus and personnel in line with the orientations of the Central Government, the city, and legal regulations.
Regarding the eight special public service units of some districts, Thu Duc City, and rural areas, including the Walking Street and Park Management Center in District 1, the Information Technology Center in District 1, the Cu Chi Bus Team, the Can Gio Forest Protection Management Board, the Social Security Center of Thu Duc City, the Technical Infrastructure Development Center of Thu Duc City, the Trade and Investment Promotion Center of Thu Duc City, and the House Management Team of Tan Phu District, the Department of Home Affairs proposes appropriate merger and reorganization plans to ensure the continuity of their effective operations and professional tasks without interruptions.
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