Decree No. 85/2017/ND-CP on the structure, tasks, and powers of the centralized statistical organization system and ministry-level and ministerial-equivalent agency statistics.

DECREE

Regarding the structure, tasks, and powers of the centralized statistical organization system and the ministry-level and equivalent agency statistical systems

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Pursuant to the Law on Government Organization dated June 19, 2015;

Pursuant to the Law on Statistics dated November 23, 2015;

At the proposal of the Minister of Planning and Investment;

The Government issues this Decree to stipulate the structure, tasks, and powers of the centralized statistical organization system and the ministry-level and equivalent agency statistical systems.No.ống ke tập trung và thNo.and

PART I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope and Applicability

Article 1. This Decree stipulates the structure, tasks, and powers of the centralized statistical organization system and the ministry-level and equivalent agency statistical systems.

Article 2. This Decree applies to ministries, ministerial-level agencies; provincial People's Committees directly under the central government (hereinafter referred to collectively as provincial People's Committees); district, county, town, and city People's Committees directly under provinces (hereinafter referred to collectively as district-level People's Committees), and commune, ward, and town People's Committees (hereinafter referred to collectively as commune-level People's Committees).

Chapter II

STRUCTURE, TASKS, AND POWERS

OF THE CENTRALIZED STATISTICAL ORGANIZATION SYSTEM

Article 2. Centralized Statistical Organization System

The centralized statistical organization system consists of the central statistical agency and local statistical agencies.

Local statistical agencies include provincial statistical agencies and district statistical agencies.

Article 3. Tasks and Limitations

1. Drafting laws, draft resolutions of the National Assembly; draft ordinances, draft resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly; draft resolutions, decrees of the Government; decisions, directives of

2. Taking the lead and coordinating with relevant agencies to perform the following tasks:

a) Building and managing the national statistical information system at the provincial and district levels.

b) Guiding, inspecting, and reporting on the implementation of national statistical indicators at the provincial, district, commune, and village levels and the national statistical survey program.

c) Organizing and coordinating research activities, applying advanced statistical methods; developing and applying information technology; connecting and providing data and information between state statistical information systems; consulting users of statistical information and international cooperation in state statistical activities.

3. Reviewing statistical indicator systems, classification systems, survey plans, reporting systems, and statistical data according to the provisions of the law.

4. Leading and coordinating with relevant agencies to organize the implementation of comprehensive surveys and other statistical surveys; implementing coordination regulations, management, and use of administrative data for state statistical activities; implementing reporting systems and compiling statistical indicators according to the provisions of the law.

5. Receiving reports on the results of statistical surveys outside the national statistical survey program from ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and provincial People's Committees.

6. Analyzing, forecasting, and publishing economic and social statistical information according to the provisions of the law.

7. Conducting specialized statistical inspections according to the provisions of the law.

Chapter III

MINISTRY-LEVEL AND EQUIVALENT AGENCY STATISTICAL ORGANIZATIONS

1. The position and functions of the Social and Cultural Department shall be carried out in accordance with Article 11 of Decree No. 150/2025/NĐ-CP.

1. Ministry-level and equivalent agency statistical organizations are units within ministries and ministerial-level agencies that advise and assist the Minister or Head of the ministerial-level agency in managing state statistics, organizing statistical activities within their respective sectors and fields according to the provisions of the law.

2. Ministry-level and equivalent agency statistical organizations are subject to guidance, inspection, and review of professional statistical matters by the central statistical agency,

Article 5. Tasks and Powers

1. Leading and coordinating with related units to submit to the Minister or Head of the ministerial-level agency for consideration and decision:

a) Programs, projects, proposals, plans, policies, strategies, and related documents on statistics of ministries and ministerial-level agencies and their implementation after being approved by the competent authority.

b) Statistical indicator systems of ministries and sectors; sectoral and field classifications; reporting systems for ministries and sectors within their jurisdiction after being reviewed by the central statistical agency regarding professional and technical statistical matters.

c) Standards, economic and technical norms, and quality management in the field of management of ministries and sectors in accordance with the provisions of the law.

d) Conducting statistical surveys within the national statistical survey program; conducting statistical surveys outside the national statistical survey program.

đ) Regulations on cooperation between ministries and ministerial-level agencies and the central statistical agency in using administrative data for state statistical activities.

e) Schedules for disseminating statistical information of ministries and ministerial-level agencies; unified regulations on disseminating state statistical information applicable within ministries and ministerial-level agencies.

g) Drafting and implementing plans to inspect compliance with laws on statistics of agencies and organizations within their sectors and fields; recommending measures to deal with organizations and individuals violating laws on statistics.

2. Cooperating with units within ministries and ministerial-level agencies to develop plans to inspect compliance with laws on statistics of agencies and organizations within their sectors and fields according to the provisions of the law.

3. Submitting to the Minister or Head of the ministerial-level agency for issuance of statistical indicators, sectoral and field classifications, and reporting systems for agencies under the Government's assignment.

4. Building, developing, and managing the operation of the statistical information system of ministries and ministerial-level agencies.

5. Leading and coordinating with relevant agencies and units to collect, compile, and analyze national statistical indicators, sectoral and field statistical indicators; forecasting statistics; compiling yearbooks and statistical publications according to the provisions of the law.

6. Collecting, compiling, and reporting the results of statistical surveys conducted by ministries and ministerial-level agencies.

7. Preparing review files on statistical indicator systems of ministries and sectors; sectoral and field classifications; survey plans; reporting systems for ministries and sectors; statistical data of ministries and sectors within the national statistical indicator system to be reviewed and published by the central statistical agency according to the provisions.

8. Providing opinions on amendments and supplements to the national statistical survey program and the national comprehensive statistical survey.

9. Cooperating with the central statistical agency to inspect the use of data and information from national statistical indicators, provincial, district, commune, and village-level statistical indicators that have been officially announced by the competent authority.

10. Organize the training, enhancement, and guidance on statistical business for personnel engaged in statistical work at ministries and ministerial-level agencies.

11. Organize research and implementation of scientific topics in the field of statistics; apply information technology and communication to statistical work at ministries and ministerial-level agencies.

12. Perform other statistical tasks and powers assigned by the Minister or head of a ministerial-level agency.

Article 6. Statistical organization of ministries and ministerial-level agencies

The statistical organization of ministries and ministerial-level agencies is the Statistics Office under the Department of Planning and Finance or another administrative organization under ministries and ministerial-level agencies.

Article 7. Personnel engaged in statistical work at ministries and ministerial-level agencies

1. Personnel engaged in statistical work at ministries and ministerial-level agencies must meet the standards prescribed in Clause 2 of Article 66 of the Statistics Law.

2. Personnel engaged in statistical work at ministries and ministerial-level agencies have the responsibility to comply with legal provisions on statistics; carry out and be responsible for statistical activities assigned to them.

3. Personnel engaged in statistical work at ministries and ministerial-level agencies shall be trained, enhanced, and improved in their professional expertise, information technology, foreign languages, and knowledge in other fields to serve statistical work; they shall enjoy benefits and policies as stipulated by law.

Chapter IV

IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS

Article 8. Effective Date

1. This Decree takes effect from September 5, 2017.

2. This Decree replaces Decree No. 03/2010/NĐ-CP dated January 13, 2010 of the Government prescribing tasks, powers, and statistical organization of ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and government agencies.

Article 9. Responsibility for implementation

The Minister, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of government agencies, and Chairpersons of provincial People's Committees directly under the central government are responsible for implementing this Decree./.