What are the problems existing in the political functions of grassroots party organizations?

First, the setup of some party branches is unreasonable and their activities lack vitality.

1. There are too many party members in minority party branches. In some departments, no matter how many party members there are, they are all organized into one party branch. The number of party members reaches more than 50, and some are even more. Under investigation Among the 180 party branches, more than 46% of them manage more than 40 party members. Some party branches do set up party branches in departments (offices) in accordance with the "Regulations", but there are very few party members, generally only five or six party members. Due to the small number of party members, the party branch only has one secretary and no party committee. group, causing inconvenience to the party branch’s activities.

Second, the role of a few party branch secretaries is not accurate and their awareness of party building is not strong.

1. 97% of the members of the grassroots branch committees are not full-time, and 95% of the party branch secretaries are held by division chiefs or deputy division chiefs. The phenomenon of "taking responsibility without caring" is relatively common. Some secretaries put their work focus and main energy on business work and ignore the responsibilities of party branch secretaries. There is a phenomenon of "it is important to talk about it, it is secondary to doing it, and it is not necessary when it is busy" in party building work.

2 , a few comrades even regard serving as party branch secretary as an "extra burden"; some party branch secretaries are not familiar with party building business, and cannot find the entry point and focus for grassroots party building to closely connect with the center and serve the overall situation, and work "calculated" "Style", dial it, shake it; although some can combine grassroots party building with central work and business construction, they are not motivated enough to forge ahead and face difficulties in actual work, and the results are not obvious; there are also a few parties The branch secretary's ability to do mass work is not high, and he lacks the ability to properly resolve the masses' difficulties and actively deal with thorny issues, which fundamentally weakens the cohesion and combat effectiveness of the party organization. According to a questionnaire survey of 150 party branch secretaries, less than 35% are willing to serve as party branch secretaries.

Third, some party cadres lack a sense of honor and have weak abilities and qualities.

A small number of party cadres lack systematic training and basic mastery of party knowledge. They cannot grasp the rules and key points. They often focus on party building work with three minutes of enthusiasm. There are also a small number of party cadres who are affected by the market economy and external bad Affected by the environment, they tend to be materialistic. They always believe that party affairs work is too empty and not as practical as economic work and business work. They lack a sense of honor and value recognition for party building work. The survey shows that most party members are not interested in serving as party branch members or party group leaders, and are unfamiliar with party affairs, especially party members in business departments.

Fourth, the organizational activities of some party branches are not carried out regularly enough, and management and supervision are weak.

The number of times the organization lives does not meet the specified requirements. According to relevant regulations, party members must participate in organizational activities at least 12 times a year. According to statistics, 43% of party members fail to meet this requirement, and a larger proportion of them are cadres at the division and bureau levels. The attendance rate in organizational life is not high. There is formalism and arbitrariness in organizational life. The attendance rate of some party branches at party member conferences is only 70%, and the better ones are only 80%. The attendance rate of a few party branches is only 60%. The reason is that the unit's work arrangements do not take into account the needs of the party's activities, and the party's activity time cannot be guaranteed as it should be. The quality of organizational life and organizational activities is not high.

Fifth, some party members do not play their vanguard and exemplary role well enough, and their sense of purpose is weakened.

1. The concept of organization is weakened. Some party members only talk about subjective wishes and not party principles. They are happy if the things decided by the organization are in line with their "taste", and they get emotional or even refuse to implement things that are not in line with their "taste". . Some people only want to tell their inner thoughts to their friends, classmates, and comrades in arms, but do not want to tell them to the organization. It is difficult for the party organization to grasp the true ideological status of party members.

2. Political concepts are diluted. Some party members are enthusiastic about learning professional knowledge and lack interest in theoretical learning. A very small number of party members have wavered in their ideals and beliefs. They talk about benefits but not faith, leading to criminal wrongdoing. The concept of purpose has been diluted, and some party members are chasing fame and fortune. When they become section chiefs, they want to be division chiefs, and when they become division chiefs, they want to be chiefs. If they fail to achieve their goals, they blame the organization; since the "Eight Provisions", a small number of party members still have poor work styles. In fact, the phenomenon of half-hearted work, laziness in government, and inaction in officialdom is relatively common, and the grassroots people have a greater reaction; the party consciousness of a small number of party members has weakened, resulting in some party members not being like party members, and disciplinary problems or disunity in some units. are often party members. According to a questionnaire survey of 400 people outside the party, less than 60% believe that party members have a good role model.

Extended information

There are three reasons for the above problems.

(1) Ideology is "misplaced" and cannot correctly understand and properly handle the relationship between party building and central work. There is a situation of focusing on business work and neglecting party building, which is inconsistent with comprehensive and strict governance in the new era. There are gaps in the party's requirements, which affects the improvement of organizational capabilities. Some leading cadres believe that business work is an out-and-out "hard lever" and party building work is the "virtual work" that adds icing on the cake; they believe that economic work and business work are central tasks that must be completed. Party building is a "dispensable, more or less" add-on. If it is not done well, it will only lead to "ranking positions." Some leading cadres believe that party building work is difficult to achieve and it is difficult to achieve practical results in the short term, while business work can achieve "immediate results". The work time and energy invested in party building and business work are completely asymmetrical, which affects the organizational power of the party organization. .

(2) "Giving up the throne" at work, not daring to "play the leading role", willing to "play a small role", not daring to be confident in party building, and "still holding the pipa half-hidden", which affects the improvement of organizational strength. Some secretaries of grassroots party organizations do not fully understand that "the party leads everything" and lack the confidence and courage to build the party. In the personnel arrangements of some units, relatively older, relatively poor-quality, and relatively weak-tempered people are assigned to the position of secretary of the party organization, which affects the development of party building work. Some party members and cadres lack the concepts of openness, innovation, service, and coordination, and have not yet broken the mindset of focusing on party building. They one-sidedly believe that party building means focusing on branches, party building means party members, and party building cannot manage business. Party building and business Work "two skins". Some units have scratched the surface of party building and made superficial remarks. They are in a "single-soldier" state and cannot play a minimum role. Some leaders of party organizations "are not strong enough to make iron". They don't study much, don't think deeply, and have low quality. "Old methods don't work, new methods don't work, they don't dare to use hard methods, and soft methods are useless." This has affected the grassroots level. Party organizations exert their organizational capabilities.

(3) There is an "absence" in the setting up of the assessment mechanism. Party building work is regarded as "virtual work of writing and drawing" and party building indicators are regarded as "soft constraints with great flexibility", which affects the organization. Strength improvement. Some enterprises and institutions emphasize that there are too many business tasks and too little party-building work is arranged, resulting in grassroots party-building work being "important when it comes to talking about it, but secondary when doing it, and unnecessary when it is busy." Although some party committees have incorporated the management of party building work objectives into the annual assessment content, the assessment indicators are relatively broad-based and the assessment standards are not refined enough. They mainly examine archival materials, with little process supervision and assessment, and few assessments of quality and effectiveness. "Inspection" Problems such as following a formality, supervising going through the motions, rectifying and correcting as needed, reporting drizzle, and accountability as lightly as possible still exist. There are also situations where "hardware construction" is used instead of activities, and "systems are put on the wall" to reflect work results. The "baton" role of assessment is insufficient, which affects the organizational power of grassroots party organizations.

Reference material: Practice and reflection on strengthening and improving the construction of grassroots party branches in the new era—Nanjing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China