Joint Circular No. 16/2015/TTLT-BTNMT-BNV-BTC guides the functions, tasks, powers, organizational structure, and operational mechanisms of the Land Development Fund Center under the Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

JOINT CIRCULAR

Directive on the functions, duties, powers, organizational structure, and operational mechanisms of the Land Development Center under the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of provinces and centrally governed citiesFUNCTIONS, DUTIES, POWERS, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, OPERATIONAL REGULATIONS, AND RELATIONSHIPS OF MANAGEMENT BOARDS; DUTIES, POWERS OF THE CHAIRPERSON, VICE CHAIRPERSON (IF ANY), SECRETARY, AND MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT BOARDSn chứcifically guiding the implementation of Decree No. 43/2014/ND-CP dated May 15, 2014 of the Government detailing a number of articles of the Land Law;ệmber v|||i, regonlate hperiodcifically guiding the implementation of Decree No. 47/2014/ND-CP dated May 15, 2014 of the Government on compensation, support, and resettlement when the State recovers land;of the Government stipulating functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Home Affairsu t, amended and supplemented by Decree No. 109/2025/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 193/2025/NĐ-CP c Quứspecialized agency under the People's Committee of the province/city. and subject, organization, unit under the People's Committee of the commune level c Qupolicies hoperiodt đ|||State Capital Investment and Business Corporation.Deputy ministers of ministerial-level agencies,cifically guiding the implementation of Decree No. 144/2014/ND-CP dated June 16, 2014 of the Government on the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Interior;developmentof the Committee for Legal Affairs regarding the amendment to the Program of legislative acts construction for the 13th National Assembly session and in 2015, 2016;ỹ đof the Government stipulating functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Home Affairsorganize credit institutions, foreign bank branches are responsible for organizing the implementation of this Circular. tritselfcifically guiding the implementation of Decree No. 13/2013/ND-CP dated December 23, 2013 of the Government on the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance;|||d) To have research, project leadership, and initiative proposal capabilities for management methods and implementation of Party policies, State laws, and local regulations concerning health work in local conditions;in The Ministers of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Ministry of Interior, and the Ministry of Finance issue this Circular Briefly describe technical improvements, production processes, raw materials, designs; new technology applications such as automation, digitalization, clean technology; management, marketing, distribution solutions; products winning awards or certifications related to innovation…):…forThis Resolution takes effect from the date it is adopted by the National Assembly.energy 

On the basis of N |||to guide the functions, duties, powers, organizational structure, and operational mechanisms of the Land Development Center under the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of provinces and centrally governed cities.N |||Article 1. The Land Development Center is a public service unit directly under the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, with the function of creating, developing, managing, and exploiting the land fund; organizing the implementation of compensation, support, and resettlement; receiving the transfer of land use rights from organizations, households, and individuals; organizing the implementation of land use right auctions and performing other services in the field of land.i This Circular is promulgated with the National Technical Regulation on Quality of Fixed Land Broadband Internet Access Service (QCVN 34:2019/BTTTT).i Article 2. The Land Development Center has legal personality, its own seal; the State arranges offices and working equipment for it and allows it to open accounts to operate according to the provisions of the law.

Clause 1. To develop plans to organize the implementation of land recovery according to the annual land use plan of districts, counties, towns, and cities within provinces for compensation, support, and resettlement.ỗ Clause 2. To develop and implement plans for compensation, support, and resettlement when the State recovers land.ồland;

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Article 2. Scope of the Quang Tri Port Water Area under the jurisdiction of Quang Tri province01Clause 3. To develop investment projects and construct infrastructure on land to organize land use right auctions upon assignment by the People's Committee of the province or centrally governed city (hereinafter referred to as the provincial-level People's Committee).amendClause 4. To organize the implementation of investment construction to create and develop resettlement housing and land funds to serve the State's land recovery and socio-economic development at the local level upon assignment by the provincial-level People's Committee.

/NĐ-CP of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the State Bank of Vietnam;15/201Clause 5. To carry out the transfer of land use rights according to the provisions of the law."b) In addition to the lists of public services issued according to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 4 of this Decree, specialized agencies under provincial People's Committees shall report to the provincial People's Committee for decision-making on amending, supplementing, or issuing the list of public services funded by the state budget within their jurisdiction and consistent with the local budget capacity within the approved budget by the Provincial People's Assembly, and send it to the Ministry of Finance and relevant ministries and sectors for supervision during implementation."c) Supplementing point c of Clause 3 as follows:

Clause 6. To manage land that has been cleared, land received through transfer but without investment projects or land use right auctions; land recovered and under the management responsibility of the Land Development Organization according to the Land Law. Number of employees and workers directly involved in the joint venture and association activities of the organization over the last 03 yearsClause 7. To organize the implementation of land use right auctions according to the provisions of the law.

Article 1. Position and Functions

Clause 8. To develop plans for the utilization and exploitation of managed land funds without land allocation or lease decisions.

Clause 9. To perform services related to compensation, support, and resettlement when the State recovers land; land use right auctions; consulting services to determine land prices, except cases where the State determines land prices; providing information about investment locations, land prices, and land funds to organizations and individuals upon request.

Article 2. Tasks and Authorities

Clause 10. To be provided with files, maps, information, and data on land, houses, and other assets attached to land according to the provisions of the law.

Clause 11. To cooperate with economic organizations and individuals to implement assigned tasks according to the laws on state asset management and use; laws on autonomy mechanisms for public service units; and other relevant laws.

Clause 12. To sign contracts with organizations and individuals to provide consultancy or perform assigned tasks according to the provisions of the law.

Clause 13. To collect fees and charges according to the provisions of the law.

Clause 14. To manage civil servants, workers, finance, and property of the Land Development Center according to the law; to implement reporting systems according to current regulations on assigned fields of work.

Article 2. Leadership of the Land Development Center

The Land Development Center has a director and not more than two deputy directors. The appointment and removal of the director and deputy directors of the Land Development Center are carried out according to the law and the delegation of the provincial-level People's Committee, in accordance with the job title standards prescribed.

Point a) Administrative and General Affairs Department;

Point b) Planning and Finance Department;

Point c) Compensation and Land Clearing Department;

Point d) Management and Land Development Department;

Point đ) Technical and Land Information Department;

Point e) Branches of the Land Development Center (not necessarily established in all districts, counties, towns, and cities within provinces).

Branches of the Land Development Center in districts, counties, towns, and cities within provinces are dependent accounting units; they have their own seals and are provided with offices and working equipment by the provincial-level People's Committee according to the law. Each branch has a director, not more than two deputy directors, and specialized staff.

Article 3. Organizational Structure

The Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment stipulates the functions, duties, powers, and organizational structure of the Land Development Center and its branches. The appointment and removal of department heads and deputy department heads of the Land Development Center and branch directors and deputy directors are carried out according to the law and the delegation of the provincial-level People's Committee.

Article 3. The number of employees of the Land Development Center is allocated based on the job position list linked to functions, duties, scope of activities, and within the total public service quota of the province or centrally governed city approved annually by the competent authority.

2. Structure

a) Administrative and General Affairs Department;

b) Planning and Finance Department;

c) Compensation and Land Clearance Department;

d) Land Fund Management and Development Department;

đ) Technical and Land Information Department;

e) Branches under the Land Development Center (not necessarily established in each district, city district, town, provincial city);

Branches of the Land Development Center located in districts, city districts, towns, and provincial cities are dependent accounting units; they have their own seals and are provided with offices and working equipment according to the provisions of the law by the Provincial People's Committee. Each branch has a Director, not more than two Deputy Directors, and specialized staff members.

The Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment shall stipulate the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Land Development Center and its branches. The appointment and removal of the Heads and Deputy Heads of the Departments of the Land Development Center and the Directors and Deputy Directors of its branches shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the law and the management delegation of the Provincial People's Committee.

3. The number of personnel assigned to the Land Development Center is based on the job position catalog linked to its functions, tasks, scope of operation, and within the total establishment quota for public services approved annually by the competent authority.

Article 4. Operation Mechanism

1. The Land Development Fund Center implements the autonomous mechanism for public service units.

2. Financial sources for use

a) Operating expenses to ensure the regular performance of functions and tasks of the Land Development Fund Center (after balancing with revenue from public services), according to current regulations to be consistent with the autonomous mechanism of public service units;

b) Revenue from public service activities, including:

Expenses for organizing compensation, support, and resettlement when the State requisitions land and project management fees for investment construction projects as prescribed by law.

Management and exploitation expenses for land funds that have been reclaimed, transferred, created, and developed; management and exploitation expenses for housing funds built for resettlement purposes according to the approved budget by competent state authorities.

Auction fees and proceeds from selling auction documents for land use rights as stipulated by current laws and specific provisions of the provincial People's Committee.

Dividends from joint venture and cooperative activities; interest from deposits at credit organizations.

Revenue from service activities conducted under contracts signed and as prescribed by law.

Other revenue from public service activities as prescribed by law.

c) Capital advanced from the State budget, from the Land Development Fund, or the Investment Development Fund, other entrusted financial funds to implement tasks as decided by the provincial People's Committee;

d) Borrowed capital from credit organizations;

đ) Capital from joint ventures and cooperatives to implement programs, plans, projects, and proposals already approved by competent authorities;

e) Aid, sponsorship, and other sources as prescribed by law.

3. Expenditure items

a) Regular expenditure, including: regular operational expenditure according to assigned functions and tasks, regular operational expenditure for fee and tax collection activities of the unit, including: salaries; wages; allowances; social insurance, health insurance, unemployment insurance, trade union fees as prescribed; public services; office supplies; professional expenses; regular maintenance of fixed assets and other expenditures as regulated;

b) Service activity expenditure, including: salaries; wages; allowances; social insurance, health insurance, unemployment insurance, trade union fees as prescribed; raw materials; depreciation of fixed assets; repair of fixed assets; tax payments as prescribed by law; other expenditures (if any);

c) Non-regular expenditure, including:

Expenditure for implementing tasks commissioned by competent state authorities, urgent tasks assigned by competent authorities. For tasks with economic and technical norms, the unit price issued by competent authorities shall be implemented according to the specified unit price and actual volume. For tasks without economic and technical norms, the estimated unit price shall be implemented according to the current national financial expenditure system and approved by competent authorities.

Basic construction investment expenditure, procurement of equipment, major repairs of fixed assets serving public service activities of the unit according to the approved project by competent authorities.

Other expenditures.

Article 5. Coordination Mechanism

1. The coordination in performing functions, tasks, and authorities between the Land Development Fund Center, Branches of the Land Development Fund Center with the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, People's Committee of districts, counties, towns, provincial cities (hereinafter referred to as the District-level People's Committee), financial agencies, and other relevant agencies and units must follow the following principles:

a) Ensuring synchronous, unified, strict, timely, transparent implementation;

b) Clearly defining the leading agency, coordinating agency; responsibilities and authorities of the heads of agencies and units; contents, deadlines, methods of implementation; information and reporting systems;

c) Adhering to current legal regulations; being consistent with the functions, tasks, authorities, organizational operation rules of each agency and unit.

2. The Department of Natural Resources and Environment shall take the lead and coordinate with the Department of Home Affairs and the Department of Finance to submit to the Provincial People's Committee for issuance of regulations on the coordination in performing functions and tasks between the Land Development Fund Center, Branches of the Land Development Fund Center with the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, District-level People's Committee, financial agencies, and other relevant agencies and units in accordance with the principles stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article.

Article 6. Effectiveness and Responsibility for Implementation

1. This Circular takes effect from May 19, 2015, and replaces Circular Jointly Issued No. 01/2010/TTLT-BTNMT-BNV-BTC dated January 8, 2010, of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Ministry of Finance guiding the functions, tasks, authorities, organization, staffing, and financial mechanisms of land development organizations.

The provisions of Article 4 of this Circular Jointly Issued shall be implemented until new regulations on autonomy mechanisms for public service establishments in economic services and other services are issued.

2. The Chairman of the provincial People's Committee shall be responsible for:

a) Decision on establishing the Land Development Fund Center based on the merger of the provincial Land Development Fund Center and existing district-level Land Development Fund Centers in the locality, ensuring no increase in staffing; transferring the original status of plans, tasks, state budget funds, other sources of capital, assets, offices, equipment, files, documents, and related information data of the district-level Land Development Fund Center (if any) to the Land Development Fund Center;

b) Directing the establishment and improvement of the Land Development Fund Center in accordance with work requirements and local characteristics based on the guidance provided in this Circular Jointly Issued.

3. The People's Committees of provinces and centrally governed cities are responsible for implementing this Circular Jointly Issued.

In the course of implementation, if there are difficulties or obstacles, the People's Committees of provinces and centrally governed cities shall promptly reflect them to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Ministry of Finance for consideration and resolution./.