Which agency organizes and carries out land statistics and inventories according to the 2024 Land Law?
Which agency organizes and implements land statistics and inventories according to the 2024 Land Law? A matter of concern for Mr. Hoang Van Hung (Nghi Loc, Nghe An).
Reply: According to Article 59 of the 2024 Land Law, the responsibility for organizing and implementing land statistics and inventories is clearly assigned to state management agencies from commune to central level. Specifically:
1. People's Committees at all levels organize and approve the implementation of local land statistics and inventories.
2. The People's Committees at commune and district levels report to the People's Committees at the next higher level on the results of land statistics and inventories.
3. The People's Committee at the provincial level is responsible for announcing the results of land statistics and reporting to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment before March 31 of the following year, except for the year of land inventory.
4. The People's Committee at the provincial level is responsible for reporting the results of land inventory to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment before June 30 of the year following the year of land inventory.
5. The Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security are responsible for presiding over and coordinating with the People's Committees at the provincial level to conduct statistics and inventory of defense and security land.
6. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall synthesize the results of the annual land statistics of the whole country and announce them before June 30 every year; synthesize a report to the Prime Minister and announce the results of the 5-year land inventory of the whole country before September 30 of the year following the year of land inventory.
7. The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment and the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee decide on the content and activities of thematic land inventories.
8. The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment shall detail the land statistics, inventory and mapping of current land use status.
9. The budget for conducting land statistics and inventories is guaranteed by the state budget and arranged according to the provisions of law.
