Vice head of the Presidential Office Le Khanh Hai chairs the press conference (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - The Presidential Office held apress conference in Hanoi on December 31 to announce an order of the State President on the promulgationof an ordinance on preferential treatment for people with meritorious service to the revolution.
To take effect from July 1, 2021, the ordinance was approved by the NationalAssembly (NA) Standing Committee on December 9.
It comprises seven chapters - two more than previously - with 58 articles.
Three decrees of the Government and three circulars of the Ministry ofLabour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) are expected to detail and guide theimplementation of the ordinance.
Regarding its amendments, the ordinance expands theimplementation of preferential policies to foreigners who gave meritoriousservice to the revolution, and standardises the conditions and criteria forconsideration and recognition of people who gave meritorious service to therevolution, in line with regulations.
Preferences for such individuals and their relatives have been more clearly specified.
These include monthlyallowances, one-time assistance, health insurance, nursing and rehabilitation support,facilities and equipment for rehabilitation, priorities in enrollment for study andfinding employment, and funeral allowances.
It also supplements regulations on health insurance and monthly survivorshipallowances for re-married spouses of martyrs and monthly allowances for VietnameseHeroic Mothers.
According to the Head of MoLISA’s Departmentof National Devotees, Dao Ngoc Loi, the ordinance specifies the settlement ofback-logged dossiers in a spirit of publicity, transparency, and legalcompliance./.
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