Editor’s note: Handling proposals from National People’s Congress deputies and CPPCC members is an inherent requirement for the government to listen to public opinion and accept people’s supervision. It is an important measure for scientific and democratic decision-making, improving work, and building consensus.
Last year, various departments of the State Council handled a total of 8721 representative proposals and 5865 committee member proposals, accounting for 94.8% and 95% of the total number of proposals and proposals, respectively. Over the past five years, more than 18000 opinions and suggestions from representatives and committee members have been adopted, and over 7800 relevant policy measures have been introduced, promoting the resolution of a large number of issues related to reform, development, and the urgent needs of the people.
In order to showcase the progress of suggestions and proposals from “paper” to “ground”, People’s Daily Finance and Economics interviewed relevant representatives of the National People’s Congress, members of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and ministerial units for three consecutive years, exploring the stories behind the introduction of policy measures, and launching a series of reports on the handling of ministerial proposal proposals with “people calling for government”.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism invited relevant representatives to conduct on-site research on the construction of the Beijing Zhangjiakou Sports Culture Tourism Belt. Provided by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism
In August 2022, Wei Chaohui, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and Director of the Guangxi International Expo Affairs Bureau, received a response letter from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism regarding the proposed handling of the situation, launching a series of cultural and tourism festivals such as the Longan “Na” culture, and launching 15 high-quality rural tourism routes such as the Bama longevity health and leisure tour. She was very happy about the effectiveness of the handling.
During the National People’s Congress and the National People’s Congress last year, Wei Chaohui proposed the “Suggestions on Accelerating the High Quality Development of Tourism and Rural Revitalization”. Over the past year, with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and relevant departments, policy guidance and planning guidance for the high-quality development of rural tourism have been further strengthened, promoting the rapid development of rural tourism in China.
Wang Aiqin, a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and director of the Shanxi Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, also received effective responses. During the National People’s Congress and the National People’s Congress last year, she submitted a proposal to strengthen the activation and utilization of intangible cultural heritage. As the organizer of the proposal, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism actively encouraged enterprises and social forces to invest funds, participate widely in the protection of intangible cultural heritage, and promote the market circulation of intangible cultural heritage products.
How to accelerate the construction of national cultural parks, how culture and tourism can help rural revitalization, how to promote the development and utilization of tourism resources, and how to promote the protection and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage… In 2022, all 740 proposed proposals undertaken by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism have been completed.
These suggestions and proposals highlight the hot and difficult issues that the people in the cultural and tourism fields are concerned about, fully reflecting the earnest expectations of the representative committee members and the people for cultural and tourism work.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has always attached great importance to the handling of proposal proposals, incorporating them into the overall work deployment, and effectively strengthening organizational leadership.
Recently, a reporter from People’s Daily News learned from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism that the handling of proposals for the National People’s Congress and the National People’s Congress organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism achieved a 100% communication rate with representative committee members, a 100% completion rate of proposal handling, and a 100% satisfaction rate with representative committee members.
Based on this, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has been awarded the honorary title of “Advanced Undertaking Unit for Proposals of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference”, which responded to the new expectations of the people for high-quality development of culture and tourism by proposing effective proposals.
Classification guidance and precise and precise grasping. Just after the 2022 National People’s Congress and the National People’s Congress, the Party Group of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism quickly organized a meeting to study and implement the spirit of the National People’s Congress and put forward clear requirements for handling proposals..Recognize the importance of doing this work well, strengthen communication and contact with representatives, fully listen to their opinions and suggestions, and continuously promote the high-quality development of culture and tourism
The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism introduced that in the past year, a handling mechanism has been established, with the leadership of the responsible department in charge, the office organizing, coordinating, reviewing, and controlling, and various departments and bureaus responsible for communication and handling. Each level focuses on implementation, providing organizational support for the handling of suggestions and proposals.
High standards, strict requirements, and strong checks “are the consistent requirements of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism for the content of the response letter.
“The reply to the host document that is not asked, irrelevant, too short or lengthy, will be returned to the host department for revision and reexamination, and urge all departments and bureaus to improve the quality of the reply.” The relevant person in charge of the General Office of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said that at the end of each year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism will give a circular of commendation to the advanced collectives, exemplary individual and excellent replies to the host document that proposed to handle the reply, Created a working atmosphere of “catching up and surpassing”.
Since the establishment of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, our department has received nearly 150 suggestions and proposals, and the number is showing an increasing trend year by year. “Zhang Xiaoli, Director of the Rural Tourism and Creative Product Guidance Department of the Resource Development Department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, introduced that the staff communicated with the representative committee members multiple times through phone calls, emails, and other forms to answer their concerns.
The People’s Daily reporter learned in an interview that the Ministry of Culture and Tourism prioritizes the proposal of key supervision suggestions as a top priority in handling work, focusing on key research, handling, and implementation.
In the response letter to Feng Yuping, the Liaoning delegation, on the “Suggestions on the Precise Implementation of Policies by the National Art Fund to Activate the Vitality of Grassroots Academies”, the next steps of the National Art Fund’s work were clearly stated, including “focusing on helping grassroots art institutions, units, and literary and artistic workers improve the quality level of applied projects”, “improving the policy for application and evaluation of funded projects”, and “further expanding funding channels”.
Zhang Meizhi, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Hebei Provincial People’s Congress, and Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party Committee of Hebei Province, expressed satisfaction with the effectiveness of the proposal handling. The staff of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism actively seek inquiries and answer questions, communicate and respond quickly, and demonstrate a pragmatic and pragmatic work style, which is the greatest support for us to fulfill our duties and responsibilities. Zhang Meizhi said that she will continue to do her best to provide suggestions and suggestions for promoting the high-quality development of culture and tourism..The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Tourism stated.
The suggestions and proposals put forward by the representative committee members are mostly closely related to the national work deployment, industry development pulse, and social hot topics, providing us with good ideas for carrying out our work, “said Zhang Xiaoli. (Xu Weina, Zheng Jun)