Joint Circular No. 598/TC-QP guiding additional regulations for civilian militia and reserve military personnel

JOINT CIRCULAR

OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE - MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE NUMBER 598-TC/QP DATED MAY 16, 1989 GUIDELINES FOR SUPPLEMENTING CERTAIN REGIMES FOR PEOPLE'S MILITIA AND RESERVE SOLDIERS

Pursuant to Decree No. 219-CP dated December 20, 1961, Directive No. 198-TTg dated July 16, 1971, Decree No. 62-CP dated April 7, 1971 of the Council of Ministers, and Circular No. 20-TTLB dated December 3, 1972 of the Ministry of Finance - Ministry of National Defense; to meet new requirements; with the approval of the Council of Ministers and the opinions of relevant ministries, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of National Defense have agreed to supplement certain regimes for People's Militia and Reserve Soldiers as follows.

A. SUBSIDIES AND SUPPORT WHEN PERFORMING MILITARY TRAINING TASKS AND ACTIVITIES NECESSARILY SEPARATING FROM PRODUCTION

1. For People's Militia and Reserve Soldiers in rural areas and urban streets, not included in the state's staffing plan:

a) When attending centralized training classes or mobilized for practice, organized and managed by the military command board of the district or city under the provincial military command board's plan, they will be subsidized with 1.5 kilograms of rice per person per day, funded by the district or city budget.

b) When mobilized by the district or city military command board to perform regular combat duty, tracking, reconnaissance, special operations, border patrols... or when mobilized by the district or city People's Committee to support combat such as ensuring transportation, repairing damage after enemy attacks, they will be subsidized with 2 kilograms of rice per person per day, funded by the district or city budget.

c) When mobilized by the village or ward People's Committee to perform regular security duties, training at the village or ward level that necessitates separation from production, they will be subsidized with 1 kilogram of rice per person per day, funded by the village or ward budget.

d) The mobilization of People's Militia and Reserve Soldiers to perform combat and combat support tasks in other provinces can only be carried out upon orders from the Ministry of National Defense. The expenses for People's Militia and Reserve Soldiers mobilized by the Ministry of National Defense to perform tasks in other provinces will be covered by the national defense budget.

2. For self-defense personnel and Reserve Soldiers who are cadres, workers, and civil servants in state sectors and units:

a) Time spent being mobilized to perform regular combat and combat support duties is counted towards their production time according to Directive No. 198-TTg, entitling them to full salary and allowances, bonuses according to current regulations. In production units, these costs are included in product cost.

b) During on-site military training at offices, factories, farms, forestry farms..., they will be provided with lunch subsidies by each unit (included in product cost or unit welfare fund).

B. TIME USED FOR TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF PEOPLE'S MILITIA AND RESERVE SOLDIERS

a) New heads of militia and military affairs cadres in villages and wards and newly appointed specialized military cadres in state sectors and units will receive 15 days of initial training and professional development at the provincial or municipal military school in their first year. Experienced cadres will receive 5 days of training annually.

b) Squad leaders will undergo centralized training for 5 days annually organized by the district or city; thereafter, they will directly serve as instructors for People's Militia and Reserve Soldiers for 5 to 7 days annually at their respective bases.

c) All core members of the People's Militia and squad leaders will undergo centralized training for 5 to 7 days annually.

The above are some supplementary provisions, which the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of National Defense have issued for localities and grassroots organizations to implement. Other regimes will continue to be implemented according to current state regulations.

Any issues encountered during implementation should be promptly reported by localities and sectors to the two Ministries for study and submission to the Council of Ministers for consideration.