General Secretary: Soon issue standards and classify administrative units
Regarding administrative unit standards and classification of administrative units and urban areas, General Secretary To Lam suggested that they should be issued soon and implemented according to planning and development orientation.
This morning (September 17), General Secretary To Lam chaired a working session with the Standing Committee of the Government Party Committee on the three-year implementation of Resolution No. 19 of the Central Executive Committee on agriculture, farmers, and rural areas until 2030, with a vision to 2045, and Resolution No. 06 of the Politburo on planning, construction, management, and sustainable development of Vietnamese urban areas until 2030, with a vision to 2045.
Reporting on the 3-year implementation of Resolution 19, the representative of the Central Policy and Strategy Committee summarized some results in the development of "Ecological agriculture, modern countryside, civilized farmers".
In particular, agricultural production and business have developed quite stably; maintained its role as a pillar of the economy, contributed to stabilizing the macro-economy; strongly shifted from agricultural production thinking to agricultural economics. Agricultural, forestry and fishery exports in 2024 reached 62.5 billion USD; 8 months of 2025 reached 45.37 billion USD, forecast to reach 65-70 billion USD in 2025.
Rural areas have undergone significant changes in almost all areas; economic and social infrastructure has developed rapidly. Farmers have increasingly played a better role as the main subject, actively transformed production structures, applied science and technology, and digital transformation; and their material and spiritual lives have been constantly improved...
Regarding Resolution No. 06, the report stated that since July 1, after being reorganized into a two-level local government model, the number of commune-level administrative units has been reduced by about 67%, and district-level administrative units have been dissolved. The administrative system has been streamlined, creating conditions for upgrading urban infrastructure and creating a premise for modern urban development.
The average housing floor area per capita in urban areas is estimated to reach 31.5 m2 by 2025.2/person (exceeded target by 27 m)2/person). Some technical infrastructure indicators (urban traffic, trees, drainage) and urban infrastructure in large cities have not met the target...
Two complementary strategic missions that support each other
Concluding the meeting, General Secretary To Lam requested an objective and comprehensive assessment of the situation and results of the implementation of the Resolutions; and a thorough study of new issues arising after the rearrangement of administrative units, mergers and consolidation of provincial and communal levels, and the organization of two-level local governments.
The General Secretary requested to point out issues that need to be adjusted and compared with the requirements of development tasks in the new period; to study new trends in modern urban and rural development in the world to supplement and amend Resolution No. 19 and Resolution No. 06 to meet practical needs.
The General Secretary noted that it is necessary to clearly perceive that urban development and rural development are two complementary strategic tasks that support each other and cannot be separated.
Urban and rural areas are not only economic and social issues but also political, cultural and people's welfare issues.
Modern urban areas are civilized and the driving force of development; at the same time, rich, beautiful, cultural and sustainable countryside is a solid rear. The relationship between urban and rural areas must be planned systematically, creating a unified whole, developing in balance, harmony, complementing and supporting each other.
Regarding the promulgation of administrative unit standards, classification of administrative units, and classification of urban areas, the General Secretary suggested the need to promulgate early and deploy work related to localities, carry out planning, development orientation, consolidate, and build a strong government.
The General Secretary emphasized that it is necessary to have an initial assessment of the implementation of the resolutions, point out limitations and shortcomings, clarify new development requirements and propose new guiding viewpoints; carefully and thoroughly research to issue the Politburo's Conclusion.
After the 14th Party Congress, when Resolution No. 19 and Resolution No. 06 have been implemented for 5 years, it is considered possible to issue new Resolutions to suit reality.
The General Secretary said that these are strategic, very large, very difficult issues, requiring high concentration of intelligence, mobilizing the participation of experts and scientists and referring to international experience to advise on urban and rural development orientations commensurate with development requirements in the new era.
