"In the past, visiting the masses reflected the problem of homestead, which was more difficult. I didn't expect to solve this problem first by engaging in the governance of' hollow villages'. " Li Dongsheng, the county magistrate of Ningling County, Henan Province, could not hide his inner joy after getting rid of the trouble of petitioning.
"Earlier, I got caught up in the homestead dispute and got dizzy. If the main achievement of the transformation of' hollow village' is to save intensive land and accelerate the pace of new rural construction, then solving the dispute over homestead is its high added value! " Pan Gonghua, secretary of the Yeung Yi Township Party Committee of the county, gave such an evaluation.
Since the third quarter of 2007, Ningling County has adopted the way of "planning first, taking areas from point to area, going forward and succeeding", focusing on the management of "hollow villages", focusing on resolving land disputes, aiming at saving intensive land and accelerating the pace of new rural construction, carrying out land consolidation activities, saving more than 3,000 mu of cultivated land, and at the same time resolving various disputes over homesteads, thus promoting rural harmony and stability. The majority of grassroots cadres unanimously reflected that "this is a good way to solve disputes over homesteads".
"This bone is the hardest to chew."
Anyone who has stayed in the countryside knows that "rural work is two plays, family planning homestead". In fact, the difficulty of homestead work is not less than that of family planning. First, there are many points and a wide range. There are 14 townships, 366 administrative villages and 1052 natural villages in the county, which can be said to be "smoking" everywhere. Every village has a "classic" that is difficult to read, ranging from a few to more than a dozen. Statistics show that in 2006 alone, there were more than 500 people (times) petitioning because of the homestead problem, accounting for 75% of the total number of petition cases in the county. Second, the cases are intertwined, complicated and have a large workload. Some struggle for their old jobs and make enemies from generation to generation; Some are issues left over from history, each holding its own word and arguing endlessly; Some originally had homesteads, and the "Dai Xiao hat" occupied the homestead; Some houses are very narrow, there is no way out, neighbors are not allowed to pass, and so on. At the same time, the phenomenon of buying and selling homestead also happens from time to time. Third, the intensification of contradictions has affected stability and unity. According to the petition department, there are more than 50 "old petitioners" in the county, and some even petitioned. Because it is not uncommon to have quarrels and fights at the homestead. A farmer and nephew in Shiqiao Township fought for a homestead for three years, and two ribs were broken many times. I was hospitalized for more than a month and spent more than 5 thousand. "To be honest, the bone of homestead dispute is the most difficult!" When this matter was mentioned, Cai Shangbin, secretary of the township party Committee, lamented.
"The panacea is finally available."
The primary task of "hollow village" governance is to rationally use and arrange the abandoned land and idle homestead in the village. On the premise of adhering to the land use planning and urban construction planning, and in accordance with the working idea of "respecting history, facing reality, negotiating on an equal footing, and handling affairs according to law", they conscientiously implemented the legal provisions of "one household, one house" in the 30 "hollow villages" that were pre-treated, strictly grasped the use standards, collected the redundant homesteads into the collective, and applied for the missing homesteads according to procedures, and successively resolved 235 homestead disputes. In this way, the government is harmonious and the village is beautiful. Lu, the cousin of Tianqimiao Village in Liuhe Town, lives next door. It is said that because of the unfair separation of the older generation, the elder brother's family is divided into four points and the younger brother's family is only divided into two points. The two families are at odds all day and always fight, and no one can tell the whole "lawsuit". This time, through unified adjustment and use, the standards are consistent and the relationship is harmonious. Seeing this situation, Li, secretary of the village party branch, said with deep feelings: "In the past, how much work I did was unsuccessful. As you can see, once the' hollow village' is managed, the problem will be solved. It is really a panacea! "
"Standardize management, see long-term effect"
Years of mediation practice of homestead disputes have made the deputy magistrate in charge of this work deeply realize that the main reason why homestead disputes emerged in an endless stream in the past was irregular management. "It is necessary to establish a long-term management mechanism through this' hollow village' governance!" His attitude is very firm.
According to the relevant regulations of the higher-level government and the land department on homestead management, combined with the local reality, the county carefully studied and formulated the Opinions on Standardizing Homestead Management in the Governance of "Hollow Villages". Through in-depth publicity and education, farmers really distinguish the ownership and use right of homestead, understand who can apply for homestead and who can't, understand the application and approval procedures of homestead, master the use standard of homestead, and improve the consciousness of using land according to law and saving intensive land. On this basis, the county unified requirements, taking towns as units, operated by land offices, registering and issuing certificates door by door, establishing cadastral files and strengthening dynamic inspections, which opened up a new situation of standardized management of homestead.
(Originally published in Henan Science and Technology News on February 2, 2008/KLOC-0)