THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND INVESTMENT
THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No: 01/2003/TTLT-BKH-BTC
Hanoi, January 6, 2003
 JOINT CIRCULAR
GUIDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRIME MINISTER’S DECISION No. 42/2002/QD-TTg OF MARCH 19, 2002 ON MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF NATIONAL TARGET PROGRAMS
Pursuant to the Prime Minister’s Decision No.71/2001/QD-TTg of May 4, 2001 on "the National Target Programs in the 2001-2005 Period";
Pursuant to the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 42/2002/QD-TTg of March 19, 2002 on management and administration of national target programs, The Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance hereby jointly guide the management and administration of national target programs as follows:
Part I
THE PLANNING OF NATIONAL TARGET PROGRAMS
The planning of national target programs covers the following working processes:
- Proposing programs, projects;
- Elaborating programs, projects;
- Appraising, approving programs, projects;
- Implementing programs, projects;
- Monitoring, inspecting and evaluating the situation of implementing programs, projects.
I. PROPOSING NATIONAL TARGET PROGRAMS
The ministries, branches and central agencies shall base on criteria of national target program, prescribed in Article 3 of Decision No. 42/2002/QD-TTg to propose to the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance lists of national target programs (hereinafter abbreviated to NTPs) of their respective branches in the plan period. This work is carried out at the stage of guiding the elaboration of plans (April, May every year).
The major contents of the NTP- proposing documents shall include:
1. The necessity to settle issues through NTPs.
2. The overall objectives of the programs.
3. The estimated time for implementation of the programs.