"changing agriculture into housing": the rights and interests of farmers can only be increased, not reduced.

Recently, Beijing issued opinions on further promoting the reform of the household registration system, announcing that it would abolish the distinction between agricultural and non-agricultural hukou in the Beijing area and uniformly register it as a resident hukou. As a super-large city and capital, Beijing has joined the ranks of "rural housing", which is especially of milestone significance for the reform of the household registration system. So far, 31 provinces across the country have issued opinions on the reform of the household registration system with "changing agriculture into housing" as the core, and completely abolished the agricultural hukou. This marks the withdrawal of the dual household registration system from the historical stage since its implementation in 1958, and it is also a major event in promoting the modernization of national governance and the reform and development of agriculture, rural areas and farmers.

The distinction between agricultural hukou and non-agricultural hukou is the product of the era of planned economy in China. while adapting to the conditions of economic development and the level of social management at that time, it also sets up a barrier between urban and rural areas. resulting in a serious dualization of urban and rural economy and society, leading to the continuous expansion of the gap between urban and rural areas and the great damage to farmers' rights, which has become a chronic disease and bottleneck of economic and social development, which has been widely criticized. With the development of economy and society, accelerating the reform of household registration system has not only become the voice of the times, but also has the conditions for implementation.

The great political and far-reaching historical significance of abolishing agricultural hukou and implementing "changing agriculture into residence" lies not only in that the ruling purpose of our party is to serve the people wholeheartedly, and that farmers, as the majority of the people, should enjoy their due rights. It is not only that the historical debts must be paid off, and the great sacrifices and contributions made by farmers for revolution, construction, reform and opening up must be compensated in a reasonable, legal and dignified manner, but also that at a time when urban-rural integration is being promoted, farmers should participate in the modernization process equally and share the fruits of modernization together. What's more, Chinese Dream, who is building a prosperous, strong, democratic, civilized and harmonious modern country and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, must not have a dual society or a "second-class citizen". Farmers, will historically return to their original meaning, it is a profession, not identity!

The complete cancellation of agricultural hukou and the implementation of "changing agriculture into housing" are the major decisions and key nodes in the process of urban-rural integration. Therefore, the treatment of "rural housing" should be viewed from the perspective of urban-rural integration and implemented from the requirement of equal rights of urban and rural residents. The key to the implementation of "changing agriculture into housing" is to properly implement "integration" and "equality", just like the various organs of the human body, although they are in different positions and functions of the body, they are all part of the body, which are indispensable and should be cared for. Not only nutrition should be delivered in a balanced manner, but also targeted efforts should be made to consolidate the foundation and help the weak. The same is true between urban and rural areas. In the face of the inequality and gap in basic public services between urban and rural areas, how to make farmers enjoy the same welfare and security of urban residents is the proper meaning in the topic of "changing agriculture into housing". Therefore, in the next step, we need to issue more targeted policy rules, increase the extended coverage of public services in rural areas, and gradually eliminate the gap in welfare treatment between urban and rural residents. We will create conditions to continuously improve the weaknesses and deficiencies of rural residents in education, medical care, employment, pension, health, culture, etc., and strive to eliminate various explicit or hidden welfare gaps, so that good policies can really fall to the ground. Let farmers have an obvious sense of achievement, so that it is in line with the original intention of policy design.

By abolishing the agricultural hukou and implementing the "transformation from agriculture to housing", the rights and interests of farmers can only be increased, not reduced. For example, the right to contracted management of land, the right to the use of homestead, and the right to distribute collective income are the economic and political rights granted to farmers by law, as well as their basic and core rights, and they are the "lifeblood" of farmers' survival and development. No one can infringe upon it, and no one can make any "small abacus"! It is necessary to resolutely prevent the idea of farmers' land rights in the name of "changing agriculture into housing", let alone change the attribute of collective ownership of rural land for various reasons, seriously infringing upon farmers' land and property rights. It is necessary to resolutely prevent the so-called "exchange of land for social security" and forcibly require farmers to withdraw from contracted land after the conversion of agriculture to housing. Farmers' right to contracted management of land is a legal right, which in essence is a kind of property rights. it is his freedom to withdraw or not, which no one can deprive, just like no one can ask a citizen to withdraw from the real estate in the city just because he has moved to live in the countryside. no one has the right to require a farmer who goes to the city to withdraw from his contracted land. Of course, we encourage migrant workers who have a stable employment life in cities to withdraw from the contracted land, and we also believe that as long as we maintain historical patience, more second-and third-generation migrant workers will automatically withdraw from the contracted land. But remember the two key words: pay and patience! Any withdrawal must be paid and exchanged; any withdrawal must be patient and take time! It is gratifying that with the full coverage of the land rights registration and certification work being carried out in various localities, farmers' land rights will be firmly in the hands of farmers themselves.

Open the bow without turning back the arrow. The cancellation of agricultural hukou and the implementation of "changing agriculture into housing" is a move that conforms to the times and echoes the hearts and minds of the people, but it is easy to declare cancellation, but it is difficult to implement it in a solid manner. This is not only related to policy will, but also related to economic strength, which is a test in the new economic normal. Therefore, after the policy has been determined, "implementation" is very important, and "solid" shows even more effort. It is a pity that we cannot aim too high without being divorced from the local reality, regardless of the greed of the economic level and the amount of rice we have, although it is a pity that we cannot achieve the same rights and benefits for urban and rural residents overnight. but there is small progress every day, and a small victory will eventually lead to a big victory.

"We must not ignore agriculture, forget farmers, and be indifferent to rural areas at any time." this is a heavy hammering drum that the whole party and society attach great importance to "agriculture, rural areas and farmers." The implementation of "changing agriculture into housing" has created a new opportunity to improve the well-being of farmers, but the overall situation of weak agriculture, weak farmers and lagging rural development has not changed, and the gap between urban and rural areas is difficult to eliminate in a short period of time. Therefore, after "changing agriculture into housing", the support for "agriculture, rural areas and farmers" can only be strengthened, not weakened, and the rights and interests of farmers can only be increased but not reduced. This should become a consensus and stick to it.