Seeing that the smell of the New Year gradually dissipated, the young adults in the village began to pack their bags again, ready to embark on the journey of working in the new year. Every time I part, it always makes people have mixed feelings. No, the uncles and aunts in the village got together and discussed: "If our village is demolished, won't we have to run like this every year?" "If you can live in a building after the demolition, it will be much better!" ”
The villagers of Xinghuo Village in Baiquan County have recently ushered in such a big change. In 2024, it will become the first pilot project to merge villages and towns. After receiving a compensation of about 1,700 yuan per square meter, the farmers will say goodbye to the familiar land and courtyard and move into brand new buildings. After the news spread, there was a lot of discussion for a while, and people were paying attention to the direction of this new policy.
Speaking of merging villages and towns, this is actually a heavy blow from the state to the problem of "hollowing out" rural areas. With the acceleration of urbanization, more and more farmers are flocking to cities, resulting in a sharp decline in some rural populations and vacant villages. In order to integrate resources and improve the utilization rate of rural land, the merger of villages and towns came into being.
However, the implementation of this policy has not been smooth sailing. Problems such as low compensation standards, high relocation costs, and increased living costs followed. While many farmers are happy that they are about to live in a building, they are also worried about their future lives. Especially those over the age of 60 have a hard time finding work in the city and have to rely on farming to make ends meet. After the merger of villages and towns, if their land is transferred, the meager income from farming will no longer exist.
In the face of these realities, the state is also aware of the complexity and sensitivity of merging villages and towns. Therefore, a cautious attitude has always been maintained in the process of advancement. On the one hand, it is emphasized that it is necessary to adapt measures to local conditions and formulate appropriate planning schemes according to the actual conditions of different regions; On the other hand, it is necessary to fully listen to the opinions and suggestions of farmers to ensure that their interests are guaranteed to the greatest extent.
In fact, merging villages into towns is not simply a matter of merging several villages into one large administrative village. It needs to take into account many factors such as population, land, economy, and culture. In this process, the issues of how to balance the interests of all parties, ensure that the quality of life of the peasants does not decline, and maintain the stability and development of the rural areas need to be properly resolved.
For those farmers who are about to merge villages and towns, their greatest concern is undoubtedly their own future life. Here, we would like to remind everyone to pay attention to two points: first, we must actively participate in the formulation and implementation process of the village plan, and express our own demands and wishes in a timely manner; Second, it is necessary to make rational plans for one's own production and life, especially those peasant friends who still rely on farming, and appropriately save some grain for emergencies.
Generally speaking, merging villages and towns is a major policy that benefits the country and the people. It aims to promote the sustainable development of rural areas by integrating resources and improving land utilization. However, in the process of implementation, we also need to maintain a sober mind and a cautious attitude to ensure that the interests of farmers are effectively protected. Only in this way can we make the merger of villages and towns truly a blessing for farmers rather than a burden.