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Reorganize the Ministry of Science and Technology

According to the State Council's proposal to review the State Council's institutional reform plan, the Ministry of Science and Technology was reorganized. Strengthen the functions of the Ministry of Science and Technology in promoting and improving the new national system, optimizing the management of the entire chain of scientific and technological innovation, promoting the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, and promoting the integration of science and technology with economic and social development, and strengthen strategic planning, institutional reform, resource planning, comprehensive coordination, policies and regulations, and supervision Inspection and other macro-management responsibilities are retained, and national basic research and applied basic research, national laboratory construction, national major science and technology projects, national technology transfer system construction, scientific and technological achievement transfer and industry-university-research integration, regional science and technology innovation system construction, and science and technology supervision and evaluation system are retained. Construction, scientific research integrity construction, international scientific and technological cooperation, scientific and technological talent team building, national science and technology awards and other related responsibilities will still be part of the State Council.

The Ministry of Science and Technology’s responsibilities for organizing the formulation of plans and policies for science and technology to promote agricultural and rural development and guiding rural scientific and technological progress will be assigned to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. The responsibilities of the Ministry of Science and Technology for organizing the formulation of plans and policies for social development through science and technology will be assigned to the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the National Health Commission and other departments. The Ministry of Science and Technology will organize the formulation of high-tech development and industrialization plans and policies, guide the construction of national independent innovation demonstration zones, national high-tech industrial development zones and other science and technology parks, and guide the development of science and technology service industries, technology markets, and science and technology intermediary organizations. Joined the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The Ministry of Science and Technology's responsibility for introducing foreign intelligence will be transferred to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, and the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs will be added to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.

Deepen the reform of the allocation and use mechanism of fiscal science and technology funds, improve the implementation of central fiscal science and technology plans and the management system of professional institutions, adjust the Ministry of Science and Technology's responsibilities such as the coordination and management of central fiscal science and technology plans (special projects, funds, etc.) and the coordination and evaluation of scientific research project funds, and integrate science and technology The China Rural Technology Development Center under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs is under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the China Biotechnology Development Center is under the National Health Commission, and the China Agenda 21 Management Center and the High Technology Research and Development Center of the Ministry of Science and Technology are under the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

The National Natural Science Foundation of China is still managed by the Ministry of Science and Technology.

The Ministry of Science and Technology no longer retains the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs brand.

Establish the State Financial Supervision and Administration Bureau

In accordance with the State Council's proposal for review of the State Council's institutional reform plan, the State Financial Supervision and Administration Bureau was established. Be unified in charge of the supervision of the financial industry except the securities industry, strengthen institutional supervision, behavioral supervision, functional supervision, penetrating supervision, and continuous supervision, coordinate the protection of the rights and interests of financial consumers, strengthen risk management and prevention and disposal, and investigate and deal with violations of laws and regulations in accordance with the law. , as an agency directly under the State Council.

The State Financial Supervision and Administration Bureau was established on the basis of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission. It divided the People's Bank of China's daily supervision responsibilities over financial holding companies and other financial groups, related financial consumer protection responsibilities, and the China Securities Regulatory Commission's investor protection responsibilities. Joined the State Financial Supervision and Administration Bureau.

The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission will no longer be retained.

Deepen the reform of local financial regulatory systems

In accordance with the State Council's proposal for review of the State Council's institutional reform plan, we will deepen the reform of the local financial regulatory system. Establish a local financial supervision system dominated by local offices of the central financial management department, and coordinate and optimize the establishment and allocation of local offices of the central financial management department. Financial regulatory agencies established by local governments are responsible for regulatory responsibilities and will no longer bear the names of financial work bureaus and financial offices.

The China Securities Regulatory Commission was restructured into an agency directly under the State Council

According to the State Council's proposal for review of the State Council's institutional reform plan, the China Securities Regulatory Commission was restructured into an agency directly under the State Council. The China Securities Regulatory Commission was restructured from an institution directly under the State Council to an agency directly under the State Council. Strengthen capital market supervision responsibilities and assign them to the National Development and Reform Commission's corporate bond issuance review responsibilities. The China Securities Regulatory Commission will be responsible for corporate (enterprise) bond issuance review work.

Coordinate and promote the reform of branches of the People's Bank of China

In accordance with the State Council's proposal for review of the State Council's institutional reform plan, we will coordinate and promote the reform of the branches of the People's Bank of China. The regional branches and branch business management departments of the People's Bank of China, the business management departments directly under the head office, and central branches in provincial capital cities were abolished, and provincial branches were established in 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government), with plans to set up in Shenzhen, Dalian, Ningbo, Qingdao, and Xiamen Separate city branches. The Beijing Branch of the People's Bank of China retains the brand name of the Business Management Department of the People's Bank of China, and the Shanghai Branch of the People's Bank of China co-locates with the Shanghai Headquarters of the People's Bank of China.

The county (city) branches of the People's Bank of China will no longer be retained, and relevant functions will be transferred to the prefecture (city) central branches of the People's Bank of China. For border areas or areas with a large volume of foreign trade foreign exchange settlement and sales, the People's Bank of China's prefecture (city) central branch offices may be dispatched to perform relevant management service functions based on work needs.

Improve the state-owned financial capital management system

In accordance with the State Council's proposal for review of the State Council's institutional reform plan, the state-owned financial capital management system will be improved. In accordance with the relevant management regulations for state-owned financial capital investors, market operation institutions managed by the central financial management department will be divested, and relevant state-owned financial assets will be transferred to state-owned financial capital trustee management institutions, which will uniformly perform investor responsibilities in accordance with the authorization of the State Council.

Strengthen the unified and standardized management of financial management department staff

In accordance with the State Council's proposal for review of the State Council's institutional reform plan, the unified and standardized management of financial management department staff will be strengthened. The People's Bank of China, the State Administration of Financial Supervision, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange and their branches and dispatched agencies all use administrative establishments, and their staff are included in the unified and standardized management of national civil servants, and the national civil servant salary and remuneration standards are implemented.

Establish the National Data Bureau

In accordance with the State Council's proposal for review of the State Council's institutional reform plan, the National Data Administration was established. Responsible for coordinating and promoting the construction of data infrastructure systems, coordinating the integration, sharing and development and utilization of data resources, and coordinating and promoting the planning and construction of Digital China, digital economy, and digital society. It is managed by the National Development and Reform Commission.

The Office of the Central Cyber Security and Informatization Commission is responsible for researching and formulating plans for the construction of Digital China, coordinating and promoting the informatization of public services and social governance, coordinating and promoting the construction of smart cities, coordinating the development, utilization and sharing of important national information resources, and promoting cross-industry cross-border information resources. Responsibilities such as departmental interconnection and interoperability, and the National Development and Reform Commission's responsibilities such as coordinating the development of the digital economy, organizing the implementation of the national big data strategy, promoting the construction of basic systems for data elements, and promoting the layout and construction of digital infrastructure are assigned to the National Data Administration.

Optimize the responsibilities of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

In accordance with the State Council's proposal for review of the State Council's institutional reform plan, the responsibilities of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will be optimized. In order to coordinate the work of "agriculture, rural areas and farmers" focusing on rural revitalization and accelerate the construction of an agricultural power, the National Rural Revitalization Bureau will take the lead in monitoring and providing assistance to prevent return to poverty, and organize the formulation of key rural revitalization assistance counties and key areas. Support policies, organize and carry out east-west collaboration, counterpart support, and social assistance, study and propose proposals for the allocation of funds related to central fiscal linkage to promote rural revitalization, guide and supervise the use of funds, promote the development of rural assistance industries, and promote rural social undertakings and public services Development and other responsibilities were assigned to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the National Rural Revitalization Bureau was added to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

During the transition period after the national poverty alleviation goals and tasks are completed, relevant assistance policies, financial support, and project arrangements will remain generally stable, and fund projects will be operated and managed relatively independently.

There will no longer be a separate National Rural Revitalization Administration.

Improve the work system for the elderly

In accordance with the State Council's proposal for review of the State Council's institutional reform plan, the aging work system will be improved. Implement the national strategy to actively respond to population aging, promote the realization that all elderly people have access to basic elderly care services, and assign the National Health Commission’s responsibilities such as organizing the formulation and coordinating the implementation of policies and measures to respond to population aging, and undertaking the specific work of the National Working Committee on Aging to the civil affairs department. The office of the National Working Committee on Aging was relocated in the Ministry of Civil Affairs to strengthen its comprehensive coordination, supervision and guidance, and organization and promotion of the development of aging undertakings.

The China Association on Aging was changed to be managed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Improve the intellectual property management system

Improve the intellectual property management system in accordance with the State Council's proposal for review of the State Council's institutional reform plan. Accelerate the construction of an intellectual property power, comprehensively improve the creation, application, protection, management and service levels of intellectual property, and adjust the State Intellectual Property Office, which is managed by the State Administration for Market Regulation, into an agency directly under the State Council. Law enforcement responsibilities in areas such as trademarks and patents will continue to be borne by the market supervision comprehensive law enforcement team, and relevant law enforcement work will receive professional guidance from the State Intellectual Property Office.

The State Bureau of Letters and Calls was restructured into an agency directly under the State Council

According to the State Council's proposal for review of the State Council's institutional reform plan, the State Bureau of Letters and Calls was restructured into an agency directly under the State Council. To implement the Party’s mass line in the new era, strengthen and improve people’s petition work, and better safeguard the fundamental interests of the people, the National Bureau of Letters and Calls, which is managed by the General Office of the State Council, will be adjusted into an agency directly under the State Council.

Streamlining the staffing of central state agencies

In accordance with the State Council's proposal for review of the State Council's institutional reform plan, the personnel establishment of central state agencies will be streamlined. The personnel establishment of various departments of central state agencies will be reduced at a uniform rate of 5%, and the recovered establishment will be mainly used to strengthen key areas and important work.