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Mianyang People's Congress Voting System: a More Down-to-earth Practice to Improve People's Livelihood

2019-05-17 10:55
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People suggest, representatives deliver, government performs, the congress deliberates -- the congress voting system implemented in Minayang city makes people's livelihood practices more down-to-earth.
Mianyang News: "No one have ever imagined that these small pieces of land, which nobody seems to bother, now become hot cakes." Liu Yonggui, secretary of the party branch of Zhuban of Yuhuang town in Fucheng district, standing with exhilaration on the slope of Ganzi garden told the reporter, "This piece of arranged land, more than 230 mu, has just been sold to a company for the business in agriculture tourism.
"It has been the wish of the villagers for many years to tidy up the slope of Huangjia pole garden ,so thanks to the voting system of Mianyang people’s congress deputies, it finally complished.” Liu Yonggui said, "That the completion of the soil erosion control project in Huangjia pole garden slope and other districts in the Yuhuang and Yangjia towns, totally 11.25 square kilometers." It is one of the 10 practical actions in Fucheng district about people's livelihood that was exercised this year. The projects, which were decided by secret ballot at the fourth session of the sixth district people's congress in February this year, mainly involve the construction of sewage treatment facilities and pipe networks in towns and townships, and the renovation of dilapidated houses and shantytowns in urban areas, with a total investment of 730 million yuan.
In order to make the people's livelihood practical projects reflect public's opinion, the relavant department of Fucheng collects 59 projects related to education, the programs subjects involve environmental protection, poverty alleviation and many other aspects, which are abstracted into 12 after deliberation and selection and then into 10 by people’s representatives. “The voting system enables the people to decide what the people want, and makes people's livelihood more practical and reflects public opinion." Fucheng people's congress deputy Jiang Rong said.
"People suggest, representatives deliver, government performs, the congress deliberates"-the procedure better secures the the rights of suggestion, participation, voting and supervision of grassroots people's congress, prompting delegates listen to the advice and opinion directly, to really understand their pressing needs so as to accelerate the implementation of the relevant projects. It makes people feel more engaged and realize the transformation from "decisions for the people" to "make decision by the people". The comprehensive soil erosion control project in Fucheng district this year has been completed due to the strong supervision by deputies of the people's congress and the high coordination of the people.
At present,  we can see the gradual implemention of people's congress voting system, concerning people's livelihood practical projects. The standing committee of the municipal people's congress attached great importance to this issue and, in accordance with the principle of "pilot projects first and promoting them step by step", carefully guided the county and township governments to perform well in this progress. In September last year, Xinqiao town of Youxian district took the lead in implementing the voting system in the whole city, which opened the curtain of the voting system for deputies of people's congresses of pilot livelihood practical projects in our city. Since then, 19 more townships in the city have implemented the voting system at the township level congress in 2018.
The standing committee of the municipal people's congress constantly summing up experience, exploring and innovating, and striving to deepen the work of the voting system. This year, Beichuan, Fucheng, Zitong, Yanting and Pingwu counties and districts have implemented the people's livelihood practical projects and the voting system for deputies to the people's congresses at the county level. At the township level, 16 townships and towns implemented the voting system for deputies to the people's congresses of people's livelihood projects and there will be 206 more towns and villages across the city adopting the system later on.
Projects on practical matters related to people's livelihood, which are determined by deputies of the people's congresses through voting, shall be organized and exercised by the government, subjected to the supervision of deputies to the people's congresses and the people to ensure that the progress of the projects is not protracted and the project quality is solid. The government will report to deputies at the Mianyang people’s congress next year on the progress in improving people's livelihood practices, to secure a satisfying result for all the citizens.
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