Gia Lai Voters Urge Resolution of 'Sổ Đỏ' Updates for Disadvantaged Ethnic Minorities

During a recent meeting with constituents in Ia Băng commune, Gia Lai province, members of the National Assembly delegation heard firsthand accounts of the challenges faced by ethnic minority communities, particularly concerning the issuance and updating of land use rights certificates, known locally as 'sổ đỏ'.

Siu Hương, Deputy Head of the specialized delegation of the Gia Lai National Assembly, provided an overview of the recent parliamentary session's key outcomes. Following this, voters voiced their concerns. Phạm Thị Phương, head of the local Fatherland Front chapter, highlighted that the process of updating 'sổ đỏ' for ethnic minorities is fraught with difficulties and delays. She explained that discrepancies in names (with or without diacritics), overlapping land claims, and instances where one person cultivates land registered under another's name, all complicate the process.

These complications prevent many residents from obtaining the necessary documentation to secure loans for agricultural production. Nguyễn Trường Sinh, Chairman of the Ia Băng Commune People's Committee, acknowledged the complexity of land use among ethnic minority households, often stemming from informal land transfers like gifts, inheritance, or sales that were not properly registered. This leads to difficulties in management and verifying land origins. The provincial Department of Agriculture and Environment and the Provincial People's Committee leadership have pledged to streamline the process, urging local authorities to be flexible and expedite the updating and re-issuance of 'sổ đỏ' to meet the practical needs of the people.

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People need to use land, need to borrow money, then they have the need to change the sổ đỏ. If the villagers bring the sổ to change and there is a name error, a typo... but it is verified that it is their land, then it should be processed as normal.