Decision No. 35/2025/QĐ-TTg amends and supplements certain Articles of Decision No. 39/2021/QĐ-TTg concerning the allocation of the central state budget and the matching ratio for the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas. It adjusts the names of some localities, abolishes the term "poor district," changes the responsibilities of the Ministry of Finance in allocating funds, and amends related Appendices.
Key points
- Abolish the phrase "district level" in Clause 1, Article 2.
- Replace the phrase "poor districts" with "area"; replace "for district" with "area" in Clause 4, Article 3.
- Repeal Clause 6, Article 3 of Decision No. 39/2021/QĐ-TTg.
- Replace the phrase "National Ethnic Committee" with "Ministry of Ethnic Affairs and Religion" in various points of Article 1.
- Amend the responsibilities of the Ministry of Finance, including the task of compiling annual investment development funding allocation plans from the central state budget for the Program (Article 7).
- Repeal the content about preparatory university training in Appendix V.
🌐 Social impact of this document
- Reduce administrative procedures related to the phrases "poor district" and "district level."
- Strengthen the responsibility of the Ministry of Finance in allocating funds for the Program.
- Amend the Appendices, directly affecting the way funds are allocated to specific projects.
❓ Frequently asked questions
Who does this Decision apply to?
Decision No. 35/2025/QĐ-TTg applies to the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Ethnic Affairs and Religion, central agencies, local agencies, and units using state budget funds to implement the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas.
What does the abolition of the phrase "poor district" mean?
The abolition of the phrase "poor district" in Clause 1, Article 2 of Decision No. 35/2025/QĐ-TTg means that the concept of "poor district" will no longer be used in the text, instead replaced by the term "area."
What are the responsibilities of the Ministry of Finance under this Decision?
According to Article 7 of Decision No. 35/2025/QĐ-TTg, the Ministry of Finance shall take the lead and coordinate with the Ministry of Ethnic Affairs and Religion to propose balancing schemes, submit them to the competent authority for approval of annual investment development funding from the central state budget for the Program. At the same time, it shall compile the allocation plans for investment development and public service funding from the central state budget.
What has the phrase "Ministry of Ethnic Affairs" changed to?
According to Decision No. 35/2025/QĐ-TTg, the phrase "Ministry of Ethnic Affairs" has been replaced by "Ministry of Ethnic Affairs and Religion" in various points of Article 1.
How has the content about preparatory university training changed?
According to Decision No. 35/2025/QĐ-TTg, the content "Preparatory university training, allocate no more than 20% of the funds for Content 2 of the sub-project to the National Ethnic Committee" in Appendix V has been repealed.
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Pursuant to …;
Amending and supplementing some articles of Decision No. 39/2021/QĐ-TTg dated December 30, 2021 of the Prime Minister stipulating principles, criteria, and allocation quotas for central state budget capital and the matching ratio of local state budgets to implement the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas for the period 2021-2030, Phase I: from 2021 to 2025, which has been amended, supplemented, and some articles abolished by Decision No. 18/2023/QĐ-TTg dated July 1, 2023 of the Prime Minister
Pursuant to the Law on Government Organization No. 63/2025/QH15;
Pursuant to the Investment Law No. 58/2024/QH15, which has been amended and supplemented with some articles according to Law No. 90/2025/QH15;
Pursuant to the State Budget Law No. 83/2015/QH13, which has been amended and supplemented with some articles according to Law No. 56/2024/QH15;
Pursuant to Resolution No. 120/2020/QH14 of the National Assembly approving the investment policy for the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas for the period 2021-2030;
Pursuant to Resolution No. 973/2020/UBTVQH14 of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly stipulating principles, criteria, and allocation quotas for public investment capital from the state budget for the period 2021-2025;
Based on the proposal of the Minister of Ethnic Minorities and Religion;
The Prime Minister issues this Decision amending and supplementing some articles of Decision No. 39/2021/QĐ-TTg dated December 30, 2021 of the Prime Minister stipulating principles, criteria, and allocation quotas for central state budget capital and the matching ratio of local state budgets to implement the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas for the period 2021-2030, Phase I: from 2021 to 2025, which has been amended, supplemented, and some articles abolished by Decision No. 18/2023/QĐ-TTg dated July 1, 2023 of the Prime Minister.
Article 1. Amending and supplementing some articles of Decision No. 39/2021/QĐ-TTg dated December 30, 2021 of the Prime Minister as follows:
1. Abolishing the phrase "district level" in Clause 1, Article 2.
2. Replacing the phrase "poor districts" with the phrase "locality"; replacing the phrase "for district" with the phrase "locality" in Clause 4, Article 3.
3. Abolishing Clause 6, Article 3 of Decision No. 39/2021/QĐ-TTg: "The central state budget allocates annual plans for localities implementing the Program based on the disbursement results of the previous year; prioritizing allocations for localities, projects, sub-projects, and contents of the Program to ensure disbursement progress."
4. Adding the word "city" after the phrase "provinces"; replacing the phrase "Quang Nam" with the phrase "Da Nang" in Clause 7, Article 3 and Point b, Clause 2, Article 6.
5. Abolishing the phrase "poor district"; replacing the phrase "Quang Nam" with the phrase "Da Nang" in Point a, Clause 2, Article 6.
6. Replacing the phrase "Committee for Ethnic Minorities" with the phrase "Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religion" in Clause 2, Article 4; Clause 1, Article 7; Point a, Clause 4, Article 7.
7. Abolishing the phrase "Ministry of Planning and Investment" in Clause 2, Article 4; Point a, Clause 1, Article 7; Point a, Clause 4, Article 7.
8. Amending Clauses 2 and 3, Article 7 as follows:
"2. Responsibilities of the Ministry of Finance
a) Taking the lead and coordinating with the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religion to propose a plan for balancing and submitting it to the competent authority for approval of development investment capital from the central state budget annually for the Program.
b) Summarizing the plan for allocating development investment capital from the central state budget over the medium term and annually during the period 2021-2025 for central agencies and localities implementing the Program based on the proposals of the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religion, ensuring compliance with the principles, criteria, and allocation quotas prescribed in this Decision.
c) Summarizing the plan for allocating recurrent expenditure capital from the central state budget annually for central agencies and localities implementing the Program to submit to the competent authority for consideration and decision;"
Article 2. Abolishing the content "University preparatory training, allocated to the Committee for Ethnic Minorities not exceeding 20% of the capital content 2 of the sub-project" stipulated in Item b, Point 2.2, Clause 2, Appendix V (which has been amended and supplemented according to Clause 4, Article 1 of Decision No. 18/2023/QĐ-TTg).
Article 3. Amending and supplementing Appendices issued together with Decision No. 39/2021/QĐ-TTg dated December 30, 2021 of the Prime Minister stipulating principles, criteria, and allocation quotas for central state budget capital and the matching ratio of local state budgets to implement the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas for the period 2021-2030, Phase I: from 2021 to 2025.
1. Amending and supplementing Item b, Point 1.2, Clause 1, Appendix III, as follows:
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No. |
N |||Content of criteria |
Provincial People's Committees set specific pricesPoints |
Provincial People's Committees set specific pricesQuantity (ha) |
TTotal points |
|
1 |
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…):…Each hectare of forest receiving support for protecting special-use forests and protective forests. |
0,006 |
a |
0.006 x a |
|
2 |
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…):…Each hectare of forest receiving support for protecting planned protective forests and natural production forests that have been transferred to communities and households. |
0,006 |
b |
0.006 x b |
|
3 |
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…):…Each hectare of forest receiving support for encircling and nurturing regeneration with supplementary planting. |
0,02 |
specialized agency under the People's Committee of the province/city. |
0.02 x c |
|
4 |
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…):…Each hectare of forest receiving support for planting production forests, economic activities under the forest canopy, and non-timber forest products development. |
0,15 |
For coal-fired thermal power plants where the enterprise holds 100% of the registered capital and uses 100% of its own capital to invest in the project approved by the competent authority, E is determined as 100%; |
0.15 x d |
|
5 |
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…):…Each hectare of forest receiving support for planting protective forests. |
1,2 |
đ |
1.2 x đ |
|
6 |
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…):…Each ton of rice subsidy for poor households participating in planting production forests, developing non-timber forest products, and protective forests. |
0,12 |
Average loan repayment period is 10 years; |
0.12 x e |
|
7 |
LPreparation of design documents and management, inspection, and acceptance costs according to Decree No. 58/2024/NĐ-CP |
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|
|
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a) |
LDesign documents |
|
|
|
|
- |
HContract for protecting forests, protecting forests |
0,0005 |
g1 |
0.0005 x g1 |
|
- |
HDesign documents, cost estimates for encircling and nurturing regeneration with supplementary planting; planting production forests; planting protective forests |
|
g2 |
3.6% x (0.15d + 1.5đ) |
|
b) |
QuManagement, inspection, and acceptance |
|
h |
7% x (0.006a + 0.006b + 0.02c + 0.15d + 1.5đ) |
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|
TTotal points |
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|
Xk,i |
Quantity (a, b, c, d, đ, e, g1, g2, h) based on data in the Feasibility Study Report and actual situation reports of localities compiled by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.
2. Replacing the phrase "Each crematorium electric" with the phrase "Each crematorium" at Item 10, Item b, Point 1.1, Item 5, Item b, Point 1.2, Clause 1, Appendix IV.
3. Replacing the phrase "for district" with the phrase "in locality" at Item 10, Item b, Point 1.1, Clause 1, Appendix V.
4. Replace the phrase "District Health Center" with the phrase "Health Center" in Point b, Clause 1, Appendix VII.
5. Replace the phrase "Con Cuong District" with the phrase "Mon Son Commune" in Item b, Point 1.1, Item b, Point 1.2, Clause 1, Appendix IX.
6. Replace the phrase "Committee for Ethnic Minorities Affairs" with the phrase "Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religion" in Point 2.2, Clause 2, Appendix III; Point 1.1, Clause 2, Appendix IV (amended and supplemented at Clause 3, Article 1, Decision No. 18/2023/QĐ-TTg); Item a, Point 2.2, Clause 2, Appendix V; Item a, Point 4.2, Clause 4, Appendix V; Item a, Point 1.2, Clause 1, Appendix IX; Item a, Point 2.2, Clause 2, Appendix IX; Item a, Point 1.2, Clause 1, Appendix X; Point b, Clause 2, Appendix X; Point b, Clause 3, Appendix X.
7. Replace the phrase "Ministry of Information and Communications not exceeding 03%" with the phrase "Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism not exceeding 01%, Ministry of Science and Technology not exceeding 02%" in Item a, Point 1.2, Clause 1, Appendix X.
8. Replace the phrase "Ministry of Information and Communications not exceeding 02%" with the phrase "Ministry of Science and Technology not exceeding 02%" in Point b, Clause 2, Appendix X.
9. In Point b, Clause 3, Appendix X:
a) Replace the phrase "Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development not exceeding 2.5%" with the phrase "Ministry of Agriculture and Environment not exceeding 2.5%".
b) Repeal the phrase "Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs not exceeding 01%", amend "Ministry of Education and Training not exceeding 02%".
c) Repeal the phrase "Ministry of Planning and Investment not exceeding 01%".
d) Replace the phrase "Ministry of Information and Communications not exceeding 01%" with the phrase "Ministry of Science and Technology not exceeding 01%".
Article 4. This Decision shall take effect from September 25, 2025.
Article 5. The Minister, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of government-affiliated agencies, relevant central agencies, Chairpersons of provincial People's Committees under the Central Government, Heads of agencies and units using state budget funds to implement the Program for the period 2021-2025 are responsible for enforcing this Decision.
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
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