Joint Circular No. 06-LB/TT guiding the use of funds and setting subsidy levels for dike construction work in 1960.

 JOINT CIRCULAR
Now, some localities still encounter difficulties in applying the subsidy levels to specific conditions in each region. The Joint Ministries explain the distribution of funds and set subsidy levels below for provinces and cities to study and implement promptly to avoid hindering the dike construction work.
The State plan's target for dike construction work in 1960 is 10 million cubic meters of earth and 6 billion dong in funding. The use of funds and setting of subsidy levels aim at two main objectives: 1. Ensuring the State plan (volume, quality, and deadline).

2. Ensuring that subsidies reach civilian laborers.

To achieve this, it is necessary to establish principles for distributing volume and funds in a reasonable manner, while also leading efforts to promote innovation and improve techniques (tools, organization) to increase productivity.

The previous Circular (No. 5) of the Joint Ministries emphasized that dike construction subsidies must not be used for other works outside the central plan for dike construction and must primarily be used for civilian labor compensation. Each person participating in dike construction must receive a certain amount of compensation based on the volume of earth they have completed, without negotiation. This is the principle of distributing according to work results to ensure both the plan and worker enthusiasm, thereby boosting productivity.

To ensure all dike construction funds are allocated to localities, the Ministry of Water Resources bases the average subsidy rates on the difficulty level, height, and distance of the dike slopes, dividing them into three categories:

1. Easy category: 1 cubic meter, subsidy 0.50 dong

2. Difficult category: 1 cubic meter, subsidy 0.60 dong

3. Particularly difficult category: 1 cubic meter, subsidy 0.70 dong, with funding calculated and allocated according to the volume of each type of dike in regions and cities.

Each region, province, and city will base their subsidy levels on the funds provided by the Ministry of Water Resources, the volume of work, and the actual difficulty, height, proximity of the dike slopes. They should divide into multiple subsidy levels. Places where work is easy and average productivity is high will have lower subsidy rates per cubic meter; places where work is very difficult and average productivity is low will have higher subsidy rates per cubic meter, ensuring a minimum of 83% of total funds reach civilian laborers and that the daily output is equivalent across all sites if average productivity is achieved.

The amount reserved for indirect expenses and management fees (including compensation, propaganda, medical supplies, accidents, tool purchases, transportation costs, and unexpected difficulties...) shall not exceed 17% of the total funds.

After calculating and setting the subsidy levels, the subsidy rate for one cubic meter of earth must be announced at each site for civilian laborers to know.

For localities where political work is good, people's living conditions are relatively better, civilian laborers are enthusiastic and willing to construct dikes, ensuring volume, quality, and deadlines, and truly voluntarily accept less than the announced subsidy rate or refuse it altogether, the regions, provinces, or cities should not reject but report to the Joint Ministries, simultaneously depositing the excess funds into the public treasury rather than using them elsewhere or for other purposes. This is a rare case and must be based on clear tasks and subsidy levels, with civilian laborers genuinely volunteering, absolutely not coerced.

Regions, provinces, and cities must complete their tasks well to ensure volume, quality, and deadlines, but may not request additional funds as the Ministry of Water Resources has distributed all state funds allocated for dike construction in 1960.

During the work process, site cadres must lead and motivate competition among civilian laborers and assign tasks to them. As for communes and civilian laborers, they must take responsibility for accepting assignments, enthusiastically competing to innovate tools, organizational structures, and techniques, increasing labor efficiency to ensure the completion of provincial and district plans beyond expectations.

MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES

For localities where political work is good, the people's activities are relatively prosperous, civilian workers are enthusiastic and willing to ensure the quantity, quality, and deadline of dike construction, and truly voluntarily and conscientiously do not accept subsidies or accept a lower amount than the announced subsidy, the district, province, or city should not refuse but must report to the Joint Ministry and at the same time must deposit the excess funds into the public treasury rather than using them for other localities or other purposes. This is a rare case and must be based on the dike construction tasks and subsidy levels clearly announced, with civilian workers genuinely volunteering, absolutely not coerced.

Districts, provinces, and cities must complete their tasks well to ensure quantity, quality, and deadlines, but may not request additional funding because the Ministry of Water Resources has allocated all the state funds specified for dike construction in 1960.

During the course of work, field cadres must lead and motivate competition and assign tasks to civilian workers. As for communes and civilian workers, they must take responsibility for accepting assignments, enthusiastically compete to improve tools, organizational structure, and techniques, increase labor productivity to ensure the completion of provincial and county plans beyond expectations.