Vietnam completes major administrative restructuring of villages and residential groups

Vietnam has completed a major administrative restructuring of its local residential units. According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, 34 provinces and cities have finished merging villages and residential groups, reducing the total number from 89,589 to 48,078 units—a decrease of 41,511 units (46.33%).

Regarding personnel adjustments, 4,012 non-specialized commune-level workers were transitioned into civil servant roles, 395 into public employees, and 2,206 were hired under labor contracts. For those in village-level roles, 121,932 people remain in position, while 103,146 positions were eliminated. Of those affected, 78,347 received benefits under Decree 154, and 9,732 received local support policies.

In a separate development, Vietnam's Social Insurance agency reported that cumulative revenue for the first eight months of the year reached approximately 452 trillion VND. As of August 31, over 22.4 million people are participating in social insurance, meeting over 97% of the annual target. Health insurance participation stands at approximately 98.3 million people.