Handling difficulties in planning adjustment when arranging administrative units

The coastal area of Dong Hai ward (Phan Rang-Thap Cham city, Ninh Thuan province) still has a lot of room to attract investment for socio-economic development. (Photo: Nguyen Thanh/VNA)

The Government issued Resolution No. 66.2/2025/NQ-CP stipulating the handling of difficulties and problems in adjusting national planning, regional planning, and provincial planning when implementing the arrangement of administrative units and organization of two-level local governments during the period when the Law on Planning (amended) has not been promulgated.

This Resolution provides for the adjustment of national planning, regional planning, and provincial planning for the 2021-2030 period that have been decided or approved before July 1, 2025, when implementing the arrangement of administrative units and organization of two-level local governments during the period when the Law on Planning (amended) has not been promulgated.

Subjects of planning adjustment

Subjects of planning adjustment include:

- National planning is affected by the arrangement of provincial administrative units and the organization of two-level local governments or to achieve the double-digit growth target for the period 2026-2030.

- Regional planning, including: the Northern midland and mountainous region; the Red River Delta; the North Central region; the South Central Coast and Central Highlands; the Southeast region and the Mekong Delta;

- Planning of 34 provinces and centrally run cities after implementing the arrangement of provincial-level administrative units and organizing two-level local governments or to achieve the double-digit growth target for the 2026-2030 period.

Regulations on planning adjustments

The Resolution stipulates not to prepare, appraise, and approve adjustments to planning tasks; not to prepare and appraise strategic environmental assessment reports of planning; not to appraise and adjust national master plans.

Procedures for preparing, appraising, deciding or approving planning adjustments for the 2021-2030 period

The Resolution stipulates the procedures for preparing and deciding on adjustments to national master plans as follows:

- The agency assigned to prepare and adjust the planning decides on the planning content that needs to be adjusted; develops a cost estimate for planning adjustment based on the planning content that needs to be adjusted; organizes the appraisal and approval of the cost estimate for planning adjustment according to the provisions of law; takes full responsibility before the law for the planning content that needs to be adjusted and the cost estimate for planning adjustment;

- The agency assigned to make planning adjustments shall implement planning adjustments and complete planning adjustment dossiers, including: planning adjustment reports, draft planning adjustment decision documents, system of diagrams, maps, and databases related to planning adjustment contents; send for comments to the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front , ministries and provincial People's Committees;

- The agencies consulted are responsible for responding in writing within 10 days from the date of receiving the request for comments;

- The agency assigned to prepare the planning adjustment shall receive, explain and complete the planning adjustment dossier according to the comments of the agencies, submit it to the Government for consideration and approval of the planning adjustment dossier before reporting to the National Assembly for consideration and decision.

Handling difficulties in planning adjustment when arranging administrative units

Phu Quy Special Economic Zone (Lam Dong) has favorable conditions for developing marine economy. (Photo: Nguyen Thanh/VNA)

The procedure for establishing, appraising and deciding on adjustments to national marine spatial planning is as follows:

- The agency assigned to make planning adjustments decides on the planning content that needs to be adjusted; develops a cost estimate for planning adjustments based on the planning content that needs to be adjusted; organizes appraisal and approval of the planning adjustment estimate according to current regulations of law; takes full responsibility before the law for the planning content that needs to be adjusted and the cost estimate for planning adjustments;

- The agency assigned to prepare and adjust the planning shall prepare and adjust the national marine spatial planning according to current regulations of the law on planning, and send it to the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, ministries and provincial People's Committees for comments;

- The agencies consulted are responsible for responding in writing within 20 days from the date of receiving the request for comments;

- The agency assigned to prepare and adjust the planning receives, explains and completes the dossier to adjust the national marine spatial planning according to the comments of the agencies;

- The agency assigned to prepare the planning adjustment shall review the content of the adjustment to the national marine spatial planning to ensure consistency with the adjustment to the national master plan for the 2021-2030 period decided by the National Assembly; submit it for appraisal and approval according to the provisions of the Law on Planning (amended).

The procedure for preparing, appraising and approving adjustments to national sector planning is as follows:

- The agency organizing the planning adjustment decides on the planning content that needs to be adjusted; directs the agency assigned to prepare the planning adjustment to develop a cost estimate for the planning adjustment based on the planning content that needs to be adjusted; organizes the appraisal and approval of the planning adjustment estimate according to current regulations of law; takes full responsibility before the law for the planning content that needs to be adjusted and the cost estimate for the planning adjustment;

- The agency assigned to prepare and adjust the planning shall prepare and adjust the national sectoral planning according to current regulations of the law on planning, and report to the planning organization to send for comments to the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, ministries and provincial People's Committees;

- The agencies consulted are responsible for responding in writing within 20 days from the date of receiving the request for comments;

- The agency assigned to prepare and adjust the planning shall receive, explain and complete the adjustment of the national sector planning according to the comments of the agencies;

- The agency assigned to prepare and adjust the planning shall review the content of the national sectoral planning adjustment to ensure it is consistent with the adjustment of the national master plan for the 2021-2030 period decided by the National Assembly; report to the planning organization before submitting it for appraisal and approval according to the provisions of the Law on Planning (amended).

Handling difficulties in planning adjustment when arranging administrative units

A high-tech agricultural garden in Lam Vien ward, Da Lat during harvest season. (Photo: Chu Quoc Hung/VNA)

The procedure for preparing, appraising and approving regional planning adjustments is as follows:

- The agency assigned to prepare and adjust the planning decides on the planning content that needs to be adjusted; develops a cost estimate for planning adjustment based on the planning content that needs to be adjusted; organizes appraisal and approval of the cost estimate for preparing and adjusting the planning according to current regulations of law; takes full responsibility before the law for the planning content that needs to be adjusted and the cost estimate for planning adjustment;

- The agency assigned to prepare and adjust the planning shall prepare and adjust the regional planning according to current regulations of the law on planning, and send it to the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, ministries and provincial People's Committees in the region for comments;

- The agencies consulted are responsible for responding in writing within 20 days from the date of receiving the request for comments;

- The agency assigned to prepare the planning adjustment receives, explains and completes the regional planning adjustment according to the comments of the agencies;

- The agency assigned to prepare and adjust regional planning shall review the content of the regional planning adjustment to ensure it is consistent with the adjustment of the national master plan for the 2021-2030 period decided by the National Assembly; submit it for appraisal and approval according to the provisions of the Law on Planning (amended).

The procedure for preparing, appraising and approving adjustments to provincial planning is as follows:

- The agency organizing the planning adjustment decides on the planning content that needs to be adjusted; directs the agency assigned to prepare the planning adjustment to develop a cost estimate for the planning adjustment based on the planning content that needs to be adjusted; organizes the appraisal and approval of the planning adjustment estimate according to the provisions of law; takes full responsibility before the law for the planning content that needs to be adjusted and the cost estimate for the planning adjustment;

- The agency assigned to prepare and adjust the planning shall prepare and adjust the provincial planning according to current regulations of law on planning, report to the planning organization to send for comments to the ministries, People's Committees of adjacent provinces and the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee;

- The agencies consulted are responsible for responding in writing within 20 days from the date of receiving the request for comments;

- The agency assigned to prepare the planning adjustment receives, explains and completes the provincial planning adjustment according to the comments of the agencies;

- The agency assigned to prepare and adjust the planning shall review the content of the provincial planning adjustment to ensure it is consistent with the adjustment of the national master plan for the 2021-2030 period decided by the National Assembly; report to the planning agency before submitting for appraisal and approval of the provincial planning adjustment according to the provisions of the Law on Planning (amended)./.

According to VNA

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