According to the report of the Ministry of Home Affairs, after two months of operation, the two-tier local government system is basically stable and smooth. This is a positive signal, showing great efforts from the Central to the local level in an unprecedented transition period.

Newly merged communes have officially come into operation as of July 1, 2025. To ensure uninterrupted public finance and state budget activities, on the afternoon of July 26, the Ministry of Finance held an online conference with localities to listen, respond, and address issues, thereby ensuring the two-tier local government model operates smoothly and effectively.

After nearly one month of implementing the new two-tier local government model, local authorities have been actively addressing these challenges, aiming to stabilise the commune-level administrative systems and ensure them operate effectively in serving the people.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on ministries and agencies to thoroughly assess the reorganisation of the administrative apparatus and evaluate the first month of operations under the two-tier local government model.

The visit aimed to assess the new two-tier local government model, preparations for upcoming Party congresses at levels, and implementation of the Politburo’s Conclusion on school construction in border areas.

After more than two weeks of officially operating the two-tier local government model, 34 provinces and cities have recorded many positive changes. The apparatus has been streamlined, and work handling processes have become more transparent and efficient.

Party General Secretary To Lam has emphasised that Nghia Tru commune in the northern province of Hung Yen must assert its role in a new development space that encompasses larger population, broader natural areas, and a diversified economy.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged localities in the Mekong Delta region to implement the two-tier local government model swiftly and effectively, ensuring seamless, professional, and synchronised operations.

Following a comprehensive streamlining process, newly formed communes and wards in Nghe An Province have begun operating smoothly, efficiently managing public tasks and providing timely services to residents. This marks a significant step in the province’s transition to a two-tier local government system.

The Ha Noi People’s Council has passed 11 key resolutions to ensure the effective operation of the two-tier local government model, which officially took effect from July 1, 2025.

As challenges are on the horizon, the Government outlined several missions and measures for the final six months of the year, including closely monitoring the operations of two-tier local government model, implementing regulations on decentralisation and authority distribution to provide timely guidance and resolve local bottlenecks, ensuring smooth settlement of administrative procedures.

Viet Nam will officially adopt a two-tier local government structure nationwide, starting July 1, 2025, comprising the provincial and commune levels. Under the new model, the country will be organised into 34 provinces and centrally-run cities, along with 3,321 commune-level administrative units.

The two-tier local government model, to become operational from July 1, will bring the government closer to the people and enable it to deliver better public services, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh told the press on the thresholds of this historic milestone.

Localities nationwide simultaneously held ceremonies at 8:00 a.m on June 30 to announce central and local resolutions and decisions regarding the organisation of the two-tier local government model.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has demanded the urgent upgrade and development of information systems to support streamlined, efficient, and uninterrupted public service delivery during the administrative transition, aiming to establish the National Public Service Portal as the sole centralised gateway for all digital public services starting 6pm on June 27.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh issued a dispatch on June 22, ordering swift action to ensure State agencies are equipped with necessary infrastructure and resources as Viet Nam pushes forward with administrative restructuring and rolls out a streamlined two-tier local government model.