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THE
GOVERNMENT
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom – Happiness
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No:
176-CP
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Hanoi, October 20, 1994
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DECREE
ON
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ORDINANCE ON STATE-HONORIFIC TITLE "HERO VIETNAMESE
MOTHER"
THE GOVERNMENT
Pursuant to the Law on
Organization of the Government on the 30th of September, 1992;
Proceeding from the Ordinance of State-Honorific Title "Hero Vietnamese
Mother" passed on the 29th of August 1994;
At the proposal of the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Welfare and
he Minister of National Defense,
DECREES:
Article 1.- A Mother who
is conferred or posthumously conferred the title "Hero Vietnamese
Mother" in accordance with the Ordinance on the State-Honorific title
"Hero Vietnamese Mother" is one who made great contributions and
sacrifices to the cause of national liberation and defense and the discharge of
the nation's international obligations and who falls into one of the following
categories:
1. Having two children and her
husband or herself being fallen heroes;
2. Heaving only two children,
both of them being fallen heroes, or having only one child who is a fallen
hero;
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4. Having one child being a
fallen hero, and her husband and herself being fallen heroes.
The fallen children of the
Mother include children who were born to her or legally adopted by her, and
whose death was recognized by the Government and were awarded the Certificate
of State Recognition.
The Mother, who falls into one of
the above-mentioned categories but who has developed mental problems due to the
sufferings from the loss of her children and husband, shall still be conferred
the title "Hero Vietnamese Mother".
The Mother, who falls into one
of the above-mentioned categories and who has other children having served in
the enemy ranks, can still be considered for the title "Hero Vietnamese
Mother" if she has shown a good political attitude.
The fallen husband covered by
this Article is one whose death has already been recognized by the Government
through its conferment of the Certificate of State Recognition and whose wife
is a "Hero Vietnam Mother" receiving the death allowance from her
deceased husband.
Article 2.-
The Mother who is conferred with the title "Hero Vietnamese Mother"
shall be presented with the "Hero Vietnamese Mother" Certificate and
Medal, along with a lump sum of three million VND and the privileges provided
for by the "Ordinance on Privileged Treatments of Revolutionary Activists,
Fallen Heroes and their Families, War Invalids, Diseased Servicemen, Resistance
Activists and Other People with Meritorious Services to the Fatherland".
For a Mother who is posthumously
conferred with the title of "Hero Vietnamese Mother", her "Hero
Vietnamese Mother" Certificate and Medal and the lump sum of three million
VND shall be handed over to the relative who takes care of her worship. The
President of the People's Committee in the province or city, where the relative
resides shall examine and decide on the hand-over.
Article 3.-
The authority and procedures for proposing the conferment or posthumous
conferment of the title "Hero Vietnamese Mother" are assigned as
follows:
1. The President of the People's
Committee of a rural commune or urban ward shall draw up the list of mothers
who belong to the categories for conferment or posthumous conferment of the
title of "Hero Vietnamese Mother" in his/her locality and report it
to the President of the district People's Committee.
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The Presidents of the district
People's Committees shall check, verify and make summary reports to the
President of the People's Committee of the province or city directly under the
Central Government.
2. The Presidents of the
district People's Committee of the province or city directly under the Central
Government shall draw up the list of proposed "Hero Vietnamese
Mothers" from the locality and report it to the Prime Minister (through
the State Institute for Emulation and Awards); copies of this report shall also
be sent to the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Welfare and the
Ministry of Defense.
3. The State Institute of
Emulation and Award shall coordinate with the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids
and Social Welfare, the Ministry of Defense and the concerned agencies to assist
the Prime Minister to inspect and draw up the list of proposed "Hero
Vietnamese Mothers" from provinces and cities directly under the Central
Government for approval by the State President.
4. The dossier of proposals on
conferment or posthumous conferment of the title of "Hero Vietnamese
Mother" from localities shall include:
a. A proposal by the President
of the People's Committee of the province or city directly under the Central
Government attached with the list of Mothers proposed to be conferred or
posthumously conferred the title of "Hero Vietnamese Mother". One
copy shall be sent to the State Institute of Emulation and Awards, and another
copy to the Ministry of Defense.
b. The curriculum vitae of each
of the Mothers compiled by the communal People's Committee, along with the
minutes of the verification meetings of the above-said political and social
organizations.
Article 4.-
The State Institute of Emulation and Awards has the duty to ensure the adequate
provision of the "Hero Vietnamese Mother" Certificates and Medals
manufactured in accordance with the designs approved by the Prime Minister.
- The Minister of Labor, War
Invalids and Social Welfare and the Minister of Defense have the duty to guide
and inspect the application of the categories stipulated in Article 1 of this
Decree when considering the presentation of the title of "Hero Vietnamese
Mother".
- The Ministry of Finance has
the duty to ensure the fund for the manufacturing of the Certificates and
Medals and for the lump sums to be presented to the "Hero Vietnamese
Mothers".
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Article 5.-
The Presidents of the People's Committees in provinces and cities directly
under the Central Government are responsible for the solemn but practical
organization of these presentation ceremonies for the "Hero Vietnamese
Mothers" at their localities.
Article 6.-
For mothers who have been awarded the title "Hero Vietnamese Mother"
but who later become no longer worth of the title, the President of the
People's Committee at the province and city directly under the Central
Government shall make detailed and thorough considerations on the basis of the
opinions gathered across the local population to report to the Prime Minister
for consideration; the Prime Minister shall then present the case to the State
President for final decision.
Article 7.-
This Decree shall take effect as from the 1st of October, 1994.
The localities shall draw up the
lists of mothers to be conferred or posthumously conferred or posthumously
conferred the title of "Hero Vietnamese Mother" on the occasion of
the 50th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People�s Army on the 22nd of
December 1994, and the 50th National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
on the 2nd of September 1995; and subsequently every year on the occasion of
the National Day on the 2nd of September.
Article 8.-
The Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Welfare, the Minister of
Defense, the Minister of Finance, the Director of the State Institute of
Emulation and Award and the Presidents of the People's Committees in provinces
and cities directly under the Central Government are responsible for the
implementation of this Decree.
ON
BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT
PRIME MINISTER
Vo Van Kiet