Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 7th
Explanation on the institutional reform plan of the State Council
——At the first meeting of the Fourteenth National People's Congress on March 7, 2023
State Councilor and Secretary-General of the State Council Xiao Jie
Delegates:
Entrusted by the State Council, I will explain the State Council's institutional reform plan to the General Assembly in accordance with the "Party and State Institutional Reform Plan" passed by the Second Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, please consider it.
The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China made important arrangements for deepening the reform of party and state institutions, and the Second Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee deliberated and approved the "Party and State Institutional Reform Plan".
The general requirements for the reform of the party and state institutions this time are to implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, take Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the guide, strengthen the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee as the guide, and promote the national governance system and governance. Guided by the modernization of capabilities, adhere to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, adapt to the requirements of coordinating and promoting the overall layout of the "five in one" and the coordinated promotion of the "four comprehensive" strategic layout, and adapt to the needs of building a new development pattern and promoting high-quality development. Adhere to problem orientation, coordinate the Party Central Committee, the National People's Congress, the State Council, and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, coordinate the central and local governments, deepen institutional reforms in key areas, and promote the Party's leadership in socialist modernization to be more scientific in terms of organizational setup and functional allocation It is more optimized in terms of system and mechanism, and more efficient in operation and management.
The institutional reform of the State Council is an important task for the reform of the Party and state institutions. Build a government ruled by law.
The specific content of the institutional reform of the State Council is as follows.
1. Reorganize the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Scientific and technological innovation occupies a core position in the overall situation of my country's modernization drive.
Facing the severe situation of international scientific and technological competition and external containment and suppression, it is necessary to further rationalize the scientific and technological leadership and management system, better coordinate scientific and technological forces to overcome difficulties in key core technologies, and accelerate the realization of high-level technological self-reliance and self-reliance.
This reform of the party and state institutions strengthens the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee on scientific and technological work, and establishes the Central Science and Technology Committee.
In accordance with the spirit of the "Party and State Institutional Reform Plan", strengthen the macro-management responsibilities of the Ministry of Science and Technology such as strategic planning, system reform, resource overall planning, comprehensive coordination, policies and regulations, and supervision and inspection, and promote the improvement of a new national system and optimize the entire chain management of scientific and technological innovation , Promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, and promote the combination of science and technology and economic and social development.
Transfer the specific management responsibilities of the Ministry of Science and Technology.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs assigned the responsibility of organizing the formulation of science and technology to promote agricultural and rural development plans and policies, and guiding rural scientific and technological progress.
The National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and the National Health Commission are responsible for organizing the formulation of science and technology to promote social development plans and policies.
The duties of organizing the formulation of high-tech development and industrialization plans and policies, guiding the construction of science and technology parks such as national independent innovation demonstration zones and national high-tech industrial development zones, and guiding the development of science and technology service industries, technology markets, and technology intermediary organizations are assigned to industry and information technology. Department of Chemistry.
Assign responsibility for the introduction of foreign intelligence to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, and add the brand of the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.
The Ministry of Science and Technology no longer retains the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs brand.
Deepen the reform of the allocation and use mechanism of fiscal science and technology funds, improve the implementation of central fiscal science and technology plans and the management system of professional institutions, and adjust the coordination and management of central fiscal science and technology plans (special projects, funds, etc.) of the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the coordination and evaluation of scientific research project funds.
The reorganized Ministry of Science and Technology no longer participates in the review and management of specific scientific research projects. It is mainly responsible for guiding and supervising the operation and management of professional scientific research management institutions, strengthening the supervision and inspection of the implementation of scientific research projects and the evaluation of scientific research results.
Correspondingly, the China Rural Technology Development Center affiliated to the Ministry of Science and Technology was assigned to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the China Biotechnology Development Center was assigned to the National Health Commission, the China Agenda 21 Management Center, and the High-Tech Research and Development Center of the Ministry of Science and Technology were assigned to the National Natural Science Foundation of China committee.
The National Natural Science Foundation of China is still managed by the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Second, the establishment of the State Administration of Financial Supervision and Administration.
The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China made a clear deployment to bring all kinds of financial activities into supervision according to law.
In order to solve the long-standing outstanding contradictions and problems in the financial field, the State Administration of Financial Supervision and Administration was established on the basis of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, which is responsible for the supervision of the financial industry except the securities industry, and strengthens institutional supervision, behavioral supervision, functional supervision, Penetrating supervision, continuous supervision, overall planning and responsibility for the protection of financial consumers' rights and interests, strengthening risk management and prevention and disposal, investigating and punishing violations of laws and regulations according to law, as an institution directly under the State Council.
In order to strengthen the protection of the legitimate rights and interests of financial consumers and uniformly standardize the behavior of financial products and services, the People's Bank of China's daily regulatory responsibilities for financial holding companies and other financial groups, the relevant financial consumer protection responsibilities, and the China Securities Regulatory Commission's investor protection responsibilities Incorporated into the State Administration of Financial Supervision and Administration.
The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission is no longer retained.
3. Deepen the reform of the local financial supervision system.
In view of the lack of regulatory means and professional talents in local financial regulatory departments, strengthen the central authority of financial management, establish a local financial regulatory system with local agencies of the central financial management department as the mainstay, and optimize the establishment of local agencies of the central financial management department and strength equipment.
At the same time, the main responsibility of local financial supervision will be consolidated, and the financial supervision institutions established by local governments will be responsible for supervision duties, and the financial work bureau, financial office and other brands will no longer be displayed.
4. The China Securities Regulatory Commission is adjusted to an institution directly under the State Council.
In order to strengthen the regulatory responsibilities of the capital market, the China Securities Regulatory Commission has been adjusted from a public institution directly under the State Council to an institution directly under the State Council.
Straighten out the bond management system, assign the National Development and Reform Commission's corporate bond issuance review responsibility to the China Securities Regulatory Commission, and the China Securities Regulatory Commission will be responsible for corporate (enterprise) bond issuance review.
5. Coordinating and promoting the reform of the branches of the People's Bank of China.
Adjust the regional branch system of the People's Bank of China and establish branches according to administrative regions.
Cancel regional branches and branch business management departments of the People's Bank of China, business management departments directly under the head office, and central sub-branches in provincial capitals, set up provincial-level branches in 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government), and plan to set up in Shenzhen, Dalian, Ningbo, Qingdao, and Xiamen Branches in separate cities.
The Beijing Branch of the People's Bank of China retains the brand of the Business Management Department of the People's Bank of China, and the Shanghai Branch of the People's Bank of China and the Shanghai Headquarters of the People's Bank of China work together.
The county (city) sub-branches of the People's Bank of China will no longer be retained, and relevant functions will be transferred to the prefecture (city) central sub-branches of the People's Bank of China.
For border areas or areas with a large volume of foreign exchange settlement and sales, relevant management and service functions may be performed in the form of local (city) central sub-branches of the People's Bank of China according to work needs.
Sixth, improve the state-owned financial capital management system.
State-owned financial capital is an important guarantee for promoting national modernization and maintaining national financial security, and is an important material and political foundation for the development of our party and the country.
In order to clarify the power-responsibility relationship between the financial supervision department, the institutions performing the duties of state-owned financial capital contributors, and state-owned financial institutions, promote the separation of management and management, and the separation of government and enterprises, and divest the market operation institutions managed by the central financial management department, the relevant state-owned Financial assets are assigned to state-owned financial capital entrusted management institutions, which will uniformly perform the functions of contributors in accordance with the authorization of the State Council, and promote the sustainable and healthy development of state-owned financial institutions.
7. Strengthen the unified and standardized management of staff in financial management departments.
In order to promote financial management departments to perform financial management duties in accordance with laws and regulations, and solve the problem of unity and standardization of team management in the financial system, the People's Bank of China, the State Administration of Financial Supervision, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange and their branches The staff of institutions and dispatched agencies are included in the unified and standardized management of national civil servants, using administrative staffing, and implementing the national civil servant salary and treatment standards.
8. Formation of the National Data Bureau.
In today's society, digital resources and the digital economy play a fundamental role in economic and social development, and are of great significance for building a new development pattern, building a modern economic system, and building new advantages in national competition. It is necessary to strengthen the management, development, and utilization of data.
Under the premise of maintaining the overall stability of the current work pattern such as data security, industry data supervision, informatization development, and digital government construction, the relevant responsibilities for the integration, sharing, development and utilization of data resources are relatively centralized, and the National Data Bureau is established as a national development and reform. The national bureau under the management of the committee is responsible for coordinating and promoting the construction of the basic data system, and coordinating the promotion of digital China, digital economy, and digital society planning and construction.
Take the research undertaken by the Office of the Central Network Security and Informatization Committee to formulate a digital China construction plan, coordinate and promote the informatization of public services and social governance, coordinate and promote the construction of smart cities, coordinate the development, utilization and sharing of important national information resources, and promote cross-industry and cross-border information resources. Responsibilities such as departmental interconnection and interoperability, the responsibilities undertaken by the National Development and Reform Commission to coordinate and promote the development of the digital economy, organize the implementation of the national big data strategy, promote the construction of the basic system of data elements, and promote the layout and construction of digital infrastructure are assigned to the National Data Bureau.
9. Optimize the responsibilities of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
In order to coordinate and do a good job in the "three rural" tasks centered on rural revitalization, accelerate the construction of a strong agricultural country, and promote the overall upgrading of agriculture, the overall progress of the countryside, and the overall development of farmers, the National Rural Revitalization Bureau will take the lead in monitoring and helping to prevent returning to poverty. Support, organize the formulation of assistance policies for key counties and key areas of rural revitalization, organize cooperation between the east and the west, counterpart assistance, and social assistance, research and propose proposals for the allocation of funds related to rural revitalization in connection with central finance, and guide and supervise the use of funds. Responsibilities such as promoting the development of rural assistance industries and promoting the development of rural social undertakings and public services are assigned to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the National Rural Revitalization Bureau is added to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
The separate National Rural Revitalization Bureau will no longer be retained.
The responsibility of the National Rural Revitalization Bureau has been assigned to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. It is necessary to continue to increase assistance to poverty-stricken areas and people who have been lifted out of poverty. Stable, relatively independent operation and management of capital projects.
10. Improving the working system for the elderly.
In order to implement the national strategy of actively responding to population aging, better develop the elderly care industry and the elderly care industry, and promote the realization of basic elderly care services for all elderly people, the National Health Commission organizes the formulation and coordination of the implementation of policies and measures to deal with population aging, and undertakes the national aging The specific work and other responsibilities of the working committee are assigned to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
The Office of the National Working Committee on Aging was relocated to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to strengthen its responsibilities for comprehensive coordination, supervision and guidance, and organization and promotion of the development of the cause of aging.
The China Association for the Elderly was transferred to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
11. Improving the intellectual property management system.
In order to adapt to the internal needs of promoting the construction of an innovative country, promoting high-quality development, and expanding high-level opening up to the outside world, accelerate the construction of an intellectual property power, and comprehensively improve the level of intellectual property creation, use, protection, management, and service, the State Intellectual Property Office will be transformed from The national bureau managed by the State Administration for Market Regulation has been adjusted to an institution directly under the State Council.
Law enforcement duties in areas such as trademarks and patents will continue to be undertaken by the comprehensive law enforcement team for market supervision, and relevant law enforcement work will receive professional guidance from the State Intellectual Property Office.
12. The State Bureau of Letters and Calls was adjusted to an institution directly under the State Council.
In order to implement the party's mass line in the new era, strengthen and improve the work of people's letters and visits, and better safeguard the fundamental interests of the people, the State Bureau of Letters and Calls has been adjusted from a national bureau managed by the General Office of the State Council to an institution directly under the State Council.
Thirteen, streamlining the staffing of central state organs.
The staffing of all departments of the central state organs will be reduced by 5%, and the recovered staffing will be mainly used to strengthen key areas and important tasks.
For the problem of overstaffing in a small number of departments after streamlining, a 5-year transition period will be given to gradually digest them.
Fellow deputies, after adjustment according to the above-mentioned plan, in addition to the General Office of the State Council, the number of departments set up by the State Council will still be 26.
According to the provisions of the Organic Law of the State Council, the adjustment and establishment of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and other components of the State Council shall be reviewed by the General Assembly.
The adjustment and establishment of the State Council’s affiliated institutions other than the State Council’s constituent departments, such as the State Administration of Market Regulation, the State Financial Regulatory Administration, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the State Bureau of Letters and Calls, the State Intellectual Property Office, the National Data Bureau, and the National Rural Revitalization Bureau, will be made by The newly formed State Council reviewed and approved it.
In the next step in the implementation of institutional reforms, we will deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two establishments", strengthen the "four consciousnesses", strengthen the "four self-confidence", achieve "two safeguards", and resolutely safeguard the authority and authority of the Party Central Committee. Centralize and unify leadership, conscientiously implement the Party Central Committee's decision-making and deployment on the reform of party and state institutions, grasp the key links of reform, do a good job in ideological and political work, strictly reform discipline, ensure that institutions, responsibilities, and personnel are adjusted in place in a timely manner as required, and achieve The mind is not chaotic, the work is continuous, the team is not scattered, and the energy is not diminished.
Dear representatives, this year is the first year to fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and it is a crucial year for the implementation of the "14th Five-Year Plan" to inherit the past and usher in the future.
We must hold high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics, unite closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, unify our thinking and actions, reform with determination, and work hard to build a modern socialist country in an all-round way and promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in an all-round way. And unite and struggle!