At the beginning of the new year, it snowed heavily. Good news came from Ningling County, Henan Province, a pilot province and county of land and resources knowledge training for township (town) village cadres nationwide: the awareness of rural grassroots cadres to manage and utilize land and resources according to law has been significantly enhanced, their ability to manage land and resources according to law has been significantly improved, violations of laws and regulations on land and resources have been significantly reduced, and the rate of letters and visits to land and resources in their jurisdictions has been significantly reduced. According to the survey figures, through scientific planning, 654.38+10,000 mu of collective construction land has been vacated in the county 1052 residential areas, and 20 million miscellaneous trees have been cleared from cultivated land. From 1 1 in 2007 to 1 this year, there were zero cases of violation of laws and regulations on land and resources, and three cases of letters and visits on land and resources, down 60% year-on-year. There is no leapfrog petition, and all of them are solved on the spot.
A few days ago, the reporter and his party braved the cold in the middle of winter and set foot on this fertile soil full of spring to follow up the interview. Li Dongsheng, the county magistrate, couldn't help saying, "The training of land and resources knowledge is fruitful."
"One of the most successful trainings"
Ningling County is a national poverty-stricken county located in the eastern plain of Henan Province, which governs 14 townships (towns) and 366 administrative villages. The per capita cultivated land is 1. 13 mu, which is lower than the national and provincial average. "Things are rare, and we cherish non-renewable land resources. The Ministry of Land and Resources, the provincial party committee and the provincial government put the land and resources knowledge training pilot here, which is the care and love for the people of the county. " Although the training has ended for three months, the gratitude of county magistrate Li is still beyond words.
It is reported that there are 394 leading cadres in Ningling County. They concentrated on holding special training courses. From June 5438 to last year 10, they began to train the knowledge of land and resources laws and regulations in three batches. "In order to ensure the quality of training, Jia Hongyu, our county party secretary, served as the leader of the training leading group and personally gave lectures at the training class. In order to ensure the training, the county government allocated 300,000 yuan from the land transfer income as training funds. " The talkative Li Dongsheng county magistrate introduced endlessly. In the process of training, the county took the "Reading Book of Land Resources for Village Cadres" compiled by the Ministry of Land and Resources as the blueprint, and combined with the national conditions of land, land policy, land situation and typical cases, carefully prepared the lecture notes. Combined with the rural reality, they explained and discussed the hot and difficult issues such as illegal acts of land and resources and legal responsibilities, compensation and resettlement for land acquisition, land use planning and annual plan, farmland protection, and management and use of homestead. Finally, the method of combining written examination with writing papers is implemented to assess the participants as an important basis for selecting and using cadres. The broad masses of cadres unanimously reflected that this was "the most standardized and successful training in the history of training" in the county.
"Spring breeze melts the rain and moistens the heart"
Guided by the spirit of the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, this land and resources knowledge training course focuses on the implementation of Scientific Outlook on Development and the concept of scientific land use, and earnestly carries out the education of national conditions, national policies and national laws of land and resources. In the words of comrades, "like spring rain, it moistens the hearts of every participant", which makes their ideological understanding have a "qualitative" leap.
The significance of land and resources knowledge training is expounded. The rural grassroots cadres who participated in the training agreed that the training course on land and resources knowledge held by the Ministry of Land and Resources is a major measure and practical action to implement the spirit of the 17th CPC National Congress, which is timely, necessary and justified. Qiao Chuanqiang, secretary of Kong Ji Township Party Committee, expressed the heartfelt wishes of rural cadres: "The report of the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China pointed out that it is necessary to strictly protect cultivated land, improve the comprehensive agricultural production capacity and ensure national food security. We usually study less, and there is nothing we can do. This training solved a big problem. "
Understand land resources. Ma Changli, deputy to the county people's congress and secretary of the Party Committee of Chengguan Town, walked out of the classroom of land and resources knowledge education and publicized everywhere: "When I was in primary school, my teacher talked about the vast territory and rich resources of the motherland all day. This kind of thinking is ingrained and hard to change. Until now, the consciousness of saving land is very poor, and sometimes there is even the impulse to use land illegally. I think as long as the starting point is good, it is excusable to make a little mistake. Now I know that the per capita arable land in China is less than 40% of the world average, and the per capita coal, oil and natural gas resources are only 60%, 10% and 5% of the world average, so the utilization rate is low and the waste is serious. Look how dangerous it is! " He exudes a strong sense of hardship. Feng Xin, the mayor of Zhanggong Town, put it more bluntly, "The existing cultivated land in China has dropped to 1.8438+0 billion mu, not to mention the occupation of construction, and only 700,000 mu of farmland is destroyed by burning bricks every year. According to some data, the maximum carrying capacity of land resources in China is 654.38+0.5 billion to 654.38+0.6 billion population. Can we not keep the red line of cultivated land? " !
The legal awareness of land and resources has been significantly improved. After the training, many rural cadres admitted frankly that it was not because they didn't want to take care of the phenomenon of destroying cultivated land in the past. In fact, they feel very uncomfortable, just can't tell the truth, and even broke the law. It's great now. The procedures for the examination and approval of homestead, the use standard, the compensation and resettlement measures for land acquisition and the "five prohibitions" on basic farmland are all very clear, so we can't help thinking about them.
The sense of responsibility for managing land and resources has been greatly enhanced. Fu, the head of suburban township, highly summarized the changes before and after participating in the land and resources knowledge training. He said: "This training course is completely different." Indeed, before attending the training, many people regarded land and resources management as a matter of functional departments and did not actively cooperate. They often turn a blind eye to things that have nothing to do with themselves and hang high. Through study and training, they realize that protecting land and resources is the common responsibility of the whole society and must be managed. It is our solemn mission and unshirkable responsibility to take overall responsibility for the amount of cultivated land and the protected area of basic farmland, the overall land use planning and the implementation of the annual plan within our administrative area. Li Wei Lin, the head of Qiaolou Township, emphasized this point and made an oath.
"We should solve the problem on the spot"
Ye Laohan in Shiqiao Township, Ningling County has an adopted daughter. He wants to find a husband to support the elderly, and plans to build another new house on the wasteland near the village. My nephew's house next door is narrow, saying that he got a piece of land, and the two families are vying for it. As a result, Ye's two ribs were broken, and he was hospitalized for more than a month, which cost thousands of dollars. In the past, grassroots cadres didn't know much about land laws and regulations, and they didn't have enough confidence to speak. They want to solve the problem, but they can't interrupt it They can only persuade them here, comfort them there and be "peacemakers". It's different now. Not long ago, Cai Shangbin, secretary of the township party committee, went to the secretary of the village party branch and said, "We should make regular inspections, strictly control the customs, find and deal with problems together, and solve problems on the spot. We must never let the masses petition or go astray. Start with you now! " First, they explained to Ye the legal provisions of "one household, one house" and the standard of using the homestead, and accused Ye's nephew of beating people and causing injuries. Finally, the two sides were educated to talk about relations and harmony. Yuzryha set aside a part of the idle homestead for his nephew to enjoy the same standard of use, and then advised him to pay 5,000 yuan for Ye's medical expenses and lost time. This reasonable and legal treatment convinced both sides, and later deduced a touching story of "an uncle and nephew sent a banner together"
After the training of land and resources knowledge, Ningling county party committee and county government have studied and established the mechanism of county and village fortification contradictions and disputes and illegal land remediation in order to strengthen the protection of cultivated land. They divided regions, defined responsibilities, set time limits, made full use of legal weapons, formed a work pattern of * * * management, nipped contradictions and problems in the bud, stopped illegal acts of land and resources at the initial stage, achieved political harmony and ensured long-term social stability. Shiqiao Township has played a very good exemplary role in this respect, mediating homestead disputes 15 and stopping land violations in 8 cases, which is at the forefront of the county.
"Collecting land by rent" is a new trend of illegal land use, which not only circumvents the approval of agricultural land conversion and the payment of paid use fees for new construction land, but also violates the land use control system and greatly damages the fundamental interests of farmers. In order to pursue profits, some enterprises and individuals privately signed land lease agreements with village groups and farmers under the banner of developing the economy and benefiting local farmers, and did not hesitate to occupy a large amount of cultivated land for non-agricultural development and construction, which seriously threatened the safety of cultivated land. According to incomplete statistics, the county has successively signed six agreements on "collecting taxes by rent", involving 230 farmers, with a land area of 1.200 mu, and most of them are basic farmland. At present, these problems have been properly handled. In the middle of June last year 165438+ 10, a local farmer saw the rising prices of food and other means of subsistence, especially the soaring price of pork, and decided to expand the scale of farming. Through personal relationship, he signed a land lease agreement with relevant farmers to build a large-scale pig farm on the Chen Liang River south of the "3 10" national road in Liuhe Town, with a lease term of 90 mu for 50 years. After learning this news, Yan, secretary of the Party branch of the village, thought it was a typical land violation, immediately reported it to the superior leaders, and cooperated with the staff of the National Land Institute to do house-to-house work, publicize policies and regulations, and explain interest relations. Finally, the contract was abolished, the funds were returned and the farmland was saved.
"I don't want to invite anyone to the festival."
"The transformation of the' hollow village' has two main purposes. First, develop production, improve the living environment of villagers, and lay a solid foundation for building a new countryside; The second is to save intensive land and effectively protect cultivated land. " In the office of Yuhuangmiao Village Committee in Yeung Yi Township, Ningling County, Pan Gonghua, secretary of the Party Committee, is seriously criticizing a middle-aged man with his head in his hands. It turns out that when Zhang Xinquan, the secretary of the village branch, was training and studying, he was thinking about the planning of the village, where to open the street and where to build a row house, and he had a spectrum in his heart. At the beginning of this "hollow village" governance, he was the first to ask for a pilot. After the village road was opened, it was placed on Wang's old homestead. Through careful measurement, the control standard is 65438+ 0.5 square meters. He thought it was his old job and was related to the main leaders of the township. Besides, he has a little more and doesn't want to pay it. To this end, Secretary Pan personally went to the door to do the work. "Homestead ownership belongs to the collective, and individuals only have the right to use and enjoy the same standards. You take more, he takes more. Wait until the village is idle, and then extend it. In the future, farmers will live, and land is the lifeblood of our country. I don't want anyone to come to the festival. Besides, the area is different from others, which affects the overall image. How can the village committee plan ... "His attitude is becoming more and more serious. "Cousin, stop it. If my house is a few square meters more, I will give up a few square meters. I won't be' special' anymore, it will make your face dull! " Wang actually shed tears.
The above situation is only a microcosm of the governance of "hollow villages" in this county. From June 5438+February, 2007, Ningling County took advantage of the strong east wind held at the 17th National Congress and the knowledge training of land and resources to set up 30 pilot villages in each township (town) with the old model as a model. In order to strengthen the organization and leadership of this work, a leading group headed by the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee and the deputy county magistrate was set up, and an implementation plan was formulated and a strong working team was formed. Through planning and design, it not only curbed the momentum of village expansion, but also saved 65,438+10,000 mu of construction land.
"It is our duty to protect cultivated land"
Ningling County has 14 townships (towns). Each township (town) has a radio station, 366 administrative villages, and each village has a loudspeaker. These propaganda tools have really become the mouthpiece of rural leading cadres. Especially in the morning, at night and at noon, the propaganda sounds come and go. They not only passed on the knowledge of land and resources learned in the training course to farmers, but also led the masses to take action and played a chorus of protecting cultivated land.
As we all know, planting trees on cultivated land is a common phenomenon, and some people call it "greening". In particular, Ningling County, known as the "hometown of crisp pears", blindly developed 300,000 mu of crisp pears outside the existing pear orchards a few years ago, and sparsely planted fruit trees on cultivated land, which seriously violated the "five prohibitions" of basic farmland and had no benefit at all except affecting farming. Grassroots cadres have always been resistant to this. They shouted the slogan of protecting cultivated land, led the awakened masses to quickly remove and uproot tens of millions of miscellaneous trees.
Luogang Town in Ningling County has a vast territory, accounting for 1/7 of the county's land area, and is known as the "Siberia" of the county. In the past, it used to be a sandy wasteland and a saline-alkali nest. After years of consolidation and transformation, most of them are low-yield fields. Ma Chao, secretary of the Party Committee of this town, recently made a speech at the national video conference on the publicity, education and training activities of land and resources legal knowledge for county (city), township (town) and village-level cadres, saying: "By participating in the training of land and resources legal knowledge, our grassroots cadres have brighter eyes and sharper minds. Protecting cultivated land is our responsibility, not only to protect the area, but also to improve the quality. " He led the whole town people to intensify their work and improve their management level in accordance with the requirements of "standardization of basic farmland, standardization of basic work, socialization of protection responsibility and informationization of supervision and management". At the same time, they actively strive for the support of land and resources management departments, apply for land consolidation funds from their superiors, closely combine land consolidation with the transformation of three "hollow villages", and carry out comprehensive management of "fields, roads, electricity, water, forests and villages", which has enhanced comprehensive production capacity, changed the rural landscape and made farmers see the bright future of a new socialist countryside.
(Originally published in Resource Guide,No. 1, 2008, by Lu)