The latest policy on village cadres in the Central Government’s No. 1 Document of 2022: Will all village cadres be abolished in 2022?

Recently, Xinhua News Agency authorized the release of the Central Government’s No. 1 Document of 2022. The full text covers many aspects, including grain production, agricultural subsidies, and poverty return. So what does the latest policy on village cadres in the Central Government’s Document No. 1 of 2022 stipulate? Is it true that all village cadres will be abolished in 2022?

1. The latest policy on village cadres in the Central Document No. 1 of 2022

The latest policies on village cadres in the Central Document No. 1 of 2022 are reflected in the sixth point of highlighting the effectiveness of improving rural governance. In strengthening the construction of grassroots organizations in rural areas, supervision over village cadres will be strengthened. Below is a summary of the relevant regulations and requirements for village cadres:

1. First, strengthen the responsibility of the county-level party committee to promote townships and villages, deepen the reform of the township management system, improve the unified command and overall coordination mechanism of the township party committee, strengthen the leadership team building after the concentrated change of township and village leadership, and comprehensively carry out thematic training on rural revitalization for rural grassroots cadres.

2. The second is to continue to investigate and rectify weak and lax village party organizations. Give full play to the role of the first secretary and work team stationed in the village in strengthening party building and promoting rural revitalization.

3. The third is to improve the mechanism for the village party organization to study and discuss important matters and major issues at the village level, and fully implement the "four discussions and two disclosures" system.

4. Fourth, we will carry out in-depth inspections at the municipal and county levels, strengthen grassroots supervision, strengthen communication and cooperation between grassroots disciplinary inspection and supervision organizations and village affairs supervision committees, and effectively connect them to strengthen supervision over village cadres.

2. Will all village cadres be abolished in 2022?

Not all village cadres will be eliminated in 2022. Because village cadres can play a certain leading role in promoting rural revitalization. If they are cancelled, there will be no core force. Although in the past two years, a group of village first secretaries have been selected to work in rural areas. However, most of these personnel are sent by their superiors and do not have much authority in the local area, so village cadres are also necessary. However, some unnecessary village cadre positions will be cancelled. For example, the village party secretary and the first secretary of the village may be held by the same person in the future.

According to the "Opinions on Establishing and Improving the Institutional Mechanisms and Policy System for Urban-Rural Integration Development" issued by the State Council in May 2019, the establishment and improvement of the rural governance mechanism mentioned: Strengthen the leadership role of rural grassroots party organizations, and comprehensively promote the village party organization secretary to serve as the village committee director and the head of the village collective economic organization and cooperative economic organization through legal procedures. At this point, the village cadres shouldering all responsibilities officially changed from a pilot project to a national policy, and the village secretary officially became the top leader of the village, taking charge of party affairs, village affairs, and the economy, holding great power.

1. The 2022 village cadres will not be abolished. Reason 1: Rural revitalization leads people

During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, rural revitalization is the top priority, and who plays an important role in it? Of course, it is the village cadres. In 2021, many places elected a new group of village cadres for a five-year term. All the news on the Internet about the abolition of village cadres are rumors, so don’t believe them.

2. The 2022 village cadres will not be abolished. Reason 2: They are indispensable

Today's village cadres are no longer the same as before. If they use their power for personal gain, they will be fired. This also started with strict discipline of village cadres, and now village cadres are doing practical things for the people.

In general, the latest policy on village cadres in the Central Document No. 1 of 2022 is to strengthen supervision over village cadres. Corruption must not occur again, and once discovered, it will be dealt with seriously. However, the news that all village cadres will be abolished in 2022 is false. Neither the national nor local governments have issued such relevant documents.