On 19/5, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung, authorized by the Prime Minister, signed a document on accelerating land surveying, cadastral map creation, registration, and the establishment of a national land database.
The Prime Minister has instructed localities to accelerate surveying and mapping, prepare cadastral records, and complete the national land database by 2026.
Establishing a comprehensive land database is a key task outlined by the Politburo in Resolution 79 earlier this year. The Prime Minister has consistently emphasized this directive in recent meetings. While localities are advancing the development of land databases, the government notes that a substantial amount of work remains.
To ensure timely completion, the Prime Minister requires localities to review and develop detailed plans, clearly assigning responsibilities. Provinces and cities must also implement mechanisms to monitor and inspect progress, addressing cases of delay, negligence, or inaccurate reporting. The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee in each locality will be accountable to the Prime Minister for the progress and quality of implementation.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, along with other ministries and sectors, will guide and oversee the implementation process in localities. The ministry is tasked with reporting any obstacles beyond its authority to the Prime Minister for consideration and resolution.
The land database is being built upon cadastral maps, registration records, land use rights certificates, statistics, planning, and land use plans. This database aims to create a foundation for transparent and synchronized land management, reduce administrative procedures, and advance digital transformation.
Currently, many localities have not completed cadastral mapping, and land data remains fragmented across different management levels. This fragmentation causes delays in information retrieval, certificate issuance, land origin verification, and dispute resolution.
According to statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, the nation has approximately 106 million land parcels. Of these, 23,5 million parcels have been reviewed, adjusted, and updated with accurate, complete, clean, and up-to-date data.
Another 38,9 million parcels have existing data, but it is incomplete and requires further cleaning, supplementation, and information matching. The remaining 43,2 million land parcels have no database established. In total, approximately 82,1 million land parcels, representing 77,5%, still need data cleaning, information completion, and database construction.
Phuong Dung
