Standardize and improve the power and responsibility list system of all levels and departments in the province, and continuously improve the work efficiency of government departments
Qinghai Daily Rong Media December 16thOn December 13th, 2021, the General Catalogue of the List of Powers and Responsibilities of Departments (Units) at All Levels in Qinghai Province (hereinafter referred to as the General Catalogue) was reviewed and approved by the 93rd executive meeting of the provincial government and officially announced to the public. A few days ago, Hou Pengning, deputy director of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee and director of the editorial office of the Provincial Party Committee, was interviewed by a reporter and interpreted issues related to standardizing and improving the power and responsibility list system in our province.
Q:What is the background and significance of compiling the General Catalogue?
A:The power and responsibility list system is an important basic system to promote the modernization of national governance system and governance capacity, and it is of great significance to accelerate the formation of a complete, scientific and standardized government functional system. In order to implement the strategic plan of ruling the country by law in an all-round way and the relevant requirements of the State Council on the "streamline administration, delegate power, strengthen regulation and improve services" reform, in recent years, our province has actively promoted the power list system, and has successively compiled and published the list of administrative licensing items at all levels, the list of administrative powers, the list of responsibilities, and the list of public service items, and achieved initial results. However, there are also problems such as non-uniform standards, unequal rights and responsibilities, unclear supervision and accountability, and weak practicability of the list. The Central Editorial Office and other ministries and commissions jointly issued the Guiding Opinions on Further Promoting and Improving the Power and Responsibility List System of Local Government Departments at All Levels, which clearly put forward seven key tasks, including promoting the standardization of the power and responsibility list and fully realizing the integration of the two orders, requiring all localities to continue to explore and innovate, improve the system and mechanism, and promote comprehensive application. In order to implement the requirements, focus on solving the outstanding problems in the operation of the power and responsibility list, and give full play to the basic institutional role of the power and responsibility list system in transforming government functions, deepening decentralization, and promoting the government to fully and correctly perform its duties and responsibilities, we have organized and improved the power and responsibility list system of all levels and departments in the province.
Q:What are the main features of the published General Catalogue?
A:First, the General Catalogue takes the "Three Definitions" as the core, refines the granularity of departmental responsibilities, clarifies the rights and responsibilities corresponding to departmental responsibilities according to law, concretizes departmental responsibilities into 11+X rights and responsibilities such as administrative licensing and administrative punishment, gives full play to the programmatic role of the "Three Definitions" in establishing the power and responsibility list system, and realizes the organic connection between the "Three Definitions" on the macro level and the power and responsibility list on the micro level. Second, the General Catalogue organically combines the powers and responsibilities of various departments, clarifies the responsibilities according to specific administrative responsibilities, strengthens the restrictive role of the list of powers and responsibilities on the operation of power, and specifically clarifies the responsibilities of the higher authorities to set standards in advance, manage the implementation in the middle, pay attention to supervision afterwards, supervise and guide the lower authorities, and pay attention to the corresponding accountability situation and basis. Putting a "magic spell" of responsibility on power has realized the mutual correspondence and organic unity of power, responsibility and obligation on a list. Third, the General Catalogue defines the "three levels and four similarities" of the elements of the system from top to bottom, that is, the names, types, basis and codes of the three levels of powers and responsibilities of provinces, cities, counties are basically the same, so that departments at the same level can be compared horizontally and can be connected vertically within the system of their own departments, and the implementation levels and authorities of provinces, cities and counties are clearly defined item by item, which effectively solves the problems of non-uniform standards of power and responsibilities list, irregular matters and powers.
Q:What is the formation process of the Universal Catalogue?
A:From 2020 onwards, the provincial party committee will organize and set up a special work class, and work with relevant departments to compile a general catalogue of the list of powers and responsibilities of all levels and departments in the province. In the process of making the list, we repeatedly reviewed the general catalogue of various departments (units), solicited the opinions of relevant departments for many times, revised and improved it, and finally confirmed by various departments to form the list of powers and responsibilities of provincial departments. After completing the formulation of the list of powers and responsibilities of provincial departments, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture was selected as the pilot area of the list of powers and responsibilities of cities, prefectures and counties. On the basis of summing up experience, the Universal Catalogue was fully opened and formed, achieving full coverage at the provincial, municipal and county levels. After the formation of the Universal Catalogue, the legality and compliance of the Provincial Department of Justice and the provincial government’s trial and reform office were reviewed successively. The provincial government promoted the transformation of government functions and the expert group of the "streamline administration, delegate power, strengthen regulation and improve services" reform coordination group evaluated and demonstrated, and finally the Universal Catalogue was formed after the approval of the executive meeting of the provincial people’s government. In the process of sorting out the preparation and review, we always adhere to three principles: First, adhere to the principle of statutory powers and responsibilities. According to the laws and regulations of "changing legislation into abolishing interpretation" and the cancellation of decentralized administrative examination and approval items in the State Council, we must find the basis of laws, regulations and rules for each power adjustment and the decomposition of its corresponding responsibility links. The second is to adhere to the principle of corresponding rights and responsibilities. In accordance with the requirements of "power and responsibility match, power must be responsible", clarify the responsibilities corresponding to administrative powers one by one, and realize the consistency and close connection between power and responsibility. The third is to adhere to the principle of "scientific, reasonable, convenient and efficient" and take the satisfaction of the masses as the starting point and the end result of the compilation work.Through unified standards, strict auditing and standardized procedures, the timeliness, legality, standardization and authority of the General Catalogue are ensured.
Q:What role will the promulgation and implementation of the General Catalogue play?
A:The implementation of the Universal Catalogue will play an important role in the following aspects:
First, further promote the government’s administration according to law and promote the construction of a government ruled by law. In this standardization and improvement work, the relevant departments have further cleaned up and standardized the administrative power matters and responsibility matters according to laws and regulations. Every power matter and responsibility matter has laws to follow, rules to follow and evidence to check, and "the law cannot be done without authorization" and "the legal responsibility must be", effectively promoting the government to act according to laws, regulations, administration and responsibility according to law.
The second is to further strengthen the constraints on administrative power and promote the construction of a responsible government. According to the requirements of "power and responsibility match, power must be responsible", the list of powers and responsibilities organically combines power and responsibility matters, which not only defines and clarifies the legal power of government departments, but also clarifies the responsibilities and obligations that administrative organs and their staff should perform in the process of exercising administrative powers; It not only further standardizes the administrative power, but also strengthens the rigid constraint on the administrative power, effectively solves the problems such as rent-seeking by power, weak market supervision, and disconnection between power and responsibility, and effectively urges government departments to take up the responsibilities and manage the affairs under their control.
The third is to further promote the transparent operation of administrative power and promote the construction of a sunny government. The Universal Catalogue sets down and exposes the powers and responsibilities of government departments. What government departments must do and how to do, and what responsibilities they must bear and how to bear, will be unreservedly displayed in front of the public, subject to public supervision, effectively prevent invisible power and abuse of power, promote the government to operate in the sun, and fully accept the supervision of all sectors of society.
The fourth is to further optimize services to market players and grassroots people and promote the construction of a service-oriented government. The new list of powers and responsibilities has further accelerated the decentralization of power, standardized the examination and approval behavior, lowered the market access threshold, improved work efficiency, effectively "loosened the tie" for enterprise development and injected new impetus into invigorating the market.
Q:What measures will be taken to ensure that the list of rights and responsibilities plays a role after the publication of the General Catalogue?
A:After establishing a standardized and standardized list of powers and responsibilities, the key is to "manage and make good use of it" and give full play to the basic role of the list of powers and responsibilities in transforming government functions and promoting government departments to fully and correctly perform their duties and responsibilities. Publishing the General Catalogue is only the first step, and our province will continue to establish and improve a series of supporting measures to ensure that the General Catalogue plays its due role.
First, in accordance with the promulgated Measures for the Dynamic Management of the List of Powers and Responsibilities of Government Departments in Qinghai Province, the list of powers and responsibilities is adjusted in strict accordance with laws and regulations, decisions of the central and local governments, institutional setup and functional changes of government departments, so as to ensure that the list of powers and responsibilities is adjusted in real time and standardized scientifically.
Second, do a good job in connecting the list of powers and responsibilities with the list of government services, intermediary services and regulatory matters, give play to the basic role of the list of powers and responsibilities, and establish and improve the coordination and cooperation mechanism.
The third is to promote more detailed management of government functions. Take the General Catalogue as an important basis for scientifically defining the boundaries of departmental responsibilities, scientifically clarify the division of powers and responsibilities among governments at different levels, clarify the boundaries of responsibilities between county-level departments and township governments around promoting grassroots burden reduction, and improve the operational efficiency of county-level and township-level government affairs.
The fourth is to promote more scientific organization management. Adjust and change the powers and responsibilities to incite the merger and integration of institutions. According to the implementation of the power and responsibilities list, objectively analyze the effect of preparation and use, adjust the organizational preparation items accordingly, enhance the pertinence and effectiveness of preparation and equipment, and gradually turn the power and responsibilities list into a list of government departments’ duties, and continuously improve the work efficiency of government departments.
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