The Government submitted to the National Assembly the Project on merging provinces.
After the arrangement, the whole country has 34 provincial-level administrative units including 6 centrally-run cities and 28 provinces.
On the morning of June 11, the National Assembly listened to the Submission and the Verification Report on the arrangement of provincial-level administrative units in 2025. Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Khac Dinh chaired the working session.
According to the Proposal, the Government has developed 23 plans for the arrangement of 52 provincial-level administrative units to form 23 new provincial-level administrative units. After the arrangement, the country will have 34 provincial-level administrative units, including 6 centrally-run cities and 28 provinces.
All 23 newly formed provincial administrative units after the rearrangement have met the standard orientation of provincial administrative units as prescribed in Article 4, Resolution No. 76/2025/UBTVQH15.
The results of the public consultation achieved a high consensus rate, the national average was 96.19% and 100% of the People's Councils at the provincial, district and communal levels of 52 provinces and cities voted in favor of the policy of arranging provincial-level administrative units in their localities.
The total number of cadres, civil servants and public employees according to the assigned norms of provincial agencies, organizations and units in 52 provinces and cities implementing the arrangement is 447,657 people (including 2,321 cadres, 79,118 civil servants, 366,218 public employees).
The arrangement and assignment of the number of cadres, civil servants and public employees at the provincial level after the arrangement shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of Article 11, Resolution No. 76/2025/UBTVQH15, relevant legal documents and instructions of competent authorities.
The total number of provincial-level public headquarters of 52 provinces and cities to be rearranged is 38,182; 33,956 headquarters will continue to be used; 4,226 headquarters will be surplus.
Through examination, the Law and Justice Committee of the National Assembly assessed that the components of the Project dossier submitted by the Government were complete, in accordance with the provisions of Resolution No. 76/2025/UBTVQH15 and agreed with the content of the Project.
The National Assembly's Committee on Law and Justice found that the arrangement of provincial-level administrative units is a completely correct policy, demonstrating wisdom and high political determination in implementing the revolution of streamlining the organizational apparatus.
The Committee on Law and Justice proposed to determine that the Resolution takes effect from the date of approval by the National Assembly to create a legal basis for localities to carry out the handover work, prepare necessary conditions, and ensure that local authorities in administrative units formed after the reorganization can soon officially start operating according to the Central Government's general plan (possibly from July 1, 2025).
After the National Assembly passed the Resolution on the arrangement of provinces and centrally run cities in 2025, the National Assembly's Committee on Law and Justice proposed that the Government focus on directing ministries, branches and localities to implement synchronous, urgent and drastic solutions in arranging and perfecting the organizational apparatus, arranging cadres, civil servants and workers; handling issues of public finance and public assets at administrative units carrying out the arrangement for synchronous and unified implementation.
The provincial and municipal governments formed after the reorganization shall develop specific plans to implement the National Assembly's Resolution; proactively prepare necessary conditions and prepare processes and procedures to transfer functions and tasks from district-level governments to provincial and communal levels after the reorganization.
According to the Project on rearranging provincial administrative units:
- Merge Ha Giang province and Tuyen Quang province into a new province called Tuyen Quang province, the political and administrative center is located in the current Tuyen Quang province.
- Merge Yen Bai province and Lao Cai province into a new province called Lao Cai province, the political and administrative center is located in the current Yen Bai province.
- Merge Bac Kan province and Thai Nguyen province into a new province, called Thai Nguyen province, with the political and administrative center located in the current Thai Nguyen province.
- Merge Vinh Phuc province, Hoa Binh province and Phu Tho province into a new province called Phu Tho province, the political and administrative center is located in the current Phu Tho province.
- Merge Bac Giang and Bac Ninh provinces into a new province called Bac Ninh province, with the political and administrative center located in the current Bac Giang province.
- Merge Thai Binh province and Hung Yen province into a new province called Hung Yen province, the political and administrative center is located in the current Hung Yen province.
- Merge Hai Duong province and Hai Phong city into a new city called Hai Phong city, the political and administrative center is located in the current Hai Phong city.
- Merge Ha Nam province, Ninh Binh province and Nam Dinh province into a new province called Ninh Binh province, the political and administrative center is located in the current Ninh Binh province.
- Merge Quang Binh province and Quang Tri province into a new province called Quang Tri province, the political and administrative center is located in the current Quang Binh province.
- Merge Quang Nam province and Da Nang city into a new city called Da Nang city, the political and administrative center is located in the current Da Nang city.
- Merge Kon Tum province and Quang Ngai province into a new province called Quang Ngai province, the political and administrative center is located in the current Quang Ngai province.
- Merge Gia Lai province and Binh Dinh province into a new province called Gia Lai province, the political and administrative center is located in the current Binh Dinh province.
- Merge Ninh Thuan province and Khanh Hoa province into a new province called Khanh Hoa province, the political and administrative center is located in the current Khanh Hoa province.
- Merge Lam Dong province, Dak Nong province and Binh Thuan province into a new province called Lam Dong province, the political and administrative center is located in the current Lam Dong province.
- Merge Dak Lak province and Phu Yen province into a new province called Dak Lak province, the political and administrative center is located in the current Dak Lak province.
- Merge Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, Binh Duong province and Ho Chi Minh City into a new city called Ho Chi Minh City, the political - administrative center is located in the current Ho Chi Minh City.
- Merge Dong Nai province and Binh Phuoc province into a new province called Dong Nai province, the political and administrative center is located in the current Dong Nai province.
- Merge Tay Ninh province and Long An province into a new province called Tay Ninh province, the political and administrative center is located in the current Long An province.
- Merge Can Tho city, Soc Trang province and Hau Giang province into a new city called Can Tho city, the political and administrative center is located in the current Can Tho city.
- Merge Ben Tre province, Vinh Long province and Tra Vinh province into a new province called Vinh Long province, the political and administrative center is located in the current Vinh Long province.
- Merge Tien Giang province and Dong Thap province into a new province called Dong Thap province, the political and administrative center is located in the current Tien Giang province.
- Merge Bac Lieu province and Ca Mau province into a new province called Ca Mau province, the political and administrative center is located in the current Ca Mau province.
- Merge An Giang province and Kien Giang province into a new province called An Giang province, the political and administrative center is located in the current Kien Giang province.
This morning, the National Assembly discussed and voted to approve the amendments and supplements to the Program of the 9th Session of the 15th National Assembly; listened to the Report and the inspection report on the arrangement of provincial-level administrative units in 2025; the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on National Defense; the Law on People's Army Officers; the Law on Professional Soldiers, Workers and National Defense Officials; the Law on Military Service; the Law on Vietnam Border Guard; the Law on People's Air Defense; the Law on Reserve Forces; the Law on Civil Defense; the Law on Management and Protection of National Defense Works and Military Zones; the Law on Militia and Self-Defense Forces; and the Law on National Defense and Security Education.
The National Assembly heard an introduction to the role and significance of the International Financial Center; a presentation and report on the examination of the National Assembly's Resolution on the International Financial Center in Vietnam.
