In China's grassroots governance system, village and community secretaries play a pivotal role.
They are policy implementers, defenders of villagers' interests, and key figures in promoting the development of rural communities. However, the issue of whether village community secretaries should be included in the formal establishment has aroused widespread attention and heated discussions in recent years.
At present, there are significant differences in the establishment of village and community secretaries in various parts of China. In some economically developed and well-governed areas, secretaries often have a formal establishment and enjoy stable treatment and security; In some economically underdeveloped or complex places with complex governance, secretaries may not have a staff, and their salary and stability are relatively low.
There are also some secretaries with outstanding ability who have passed the assessment and selection into the establishment sequence, and they are usually gradually promoted from ordinary community workers to secretaries after layers of hard work, and have been recognized by the establishment.
The establishment has multiple implications for the work of village community secretaries. First of all, the secretaries with a staff can get a more stable working environment, which is conducive to their long-term roots in the grassroots and focus on carrying out various undertakings.
Secretaries who lack the establishment face greater uncertainty and are prone to reduce their enthusiasm and commitment. In addition, the establishment also determines the difference in the treatment of secretaries, and secretaries with establishment usually enjoy higher salaries and benefits, and vice versa, they may encounter the problem of unfair treatment.
More importantly, the establishment is related to the career development space of village and community secretaries. Secretaries with the establishment have more opportunities and resources in terms of job promotion, training and learning, etc., which will help them continuously improve their ability and influence.
And if the secretary's promotion road comes to an end, there is no room for further development, which is easy to give rise to a "lying flat" mentality and consume enthusiasm for work. Only by providing outstanding secretaries with such an incentive goal as entering the establishment can they be stimulated to devote themselves wholeheartedly to the work at the grassroots level.
The issue of the establishment of village and community secretaries is a core issue related to the stability and long-term development of grassroots governance.
In the future, when formulating relevant policies, regional differences and actual needs should be fully considered to ensure that the team of village and community secretaries not only has an appropriate incentive mechanism, but also can maintain the stability and harmony of the overall team, so as to effectively promote the modernization of China's grassroots governance system and governance capacity.