今年以来,全国各地对乡镇机构的设置进行了大刀阔斧的撤并和精简,规定乡镇以下不得再设管理区等管理层次,实行乡镇对行政村的直接领导。撤并乡镇、精简人员,既缓解了财政压力,又减轻了农民负担,本是值得拍手称快的好事,但是,乡镇人口增多、管辖范围扩大与管理人员相对减少的矛盾,却使乡镇管理捉襟见肘,有日益弱化的危险。以湖北省老河口市为例,乡镇撤并后,该市实有乡镇10个,工作人员4600余人,同比减少约40%,管辖人口52万余人,管理比例为1:113。并且,由于在撤并乡镇的同时对部分机构也实行了撤并和职能集中;管理人员往往一身兼数职,负担加重,事务增多,难免顾此失彼,产生懈怠心理和应付情绪,使本就不高的办事效率和工作质量再打折扣。与此同时,乡镇管辖范围的扩大和管理机构的集中办公,也给山区和偏远地 Since the beginning of this year, the establishment of township and town agencies has been drastically withdrawn and streamlined throughout the country. It is stipulated that management levels such as management areas should not be established below the township level and the direct leadership of villages and towns to administrative villages should be implemented. The withdrawal of townships and the streamlining of personnel have not only relieved the financial pressure but also lightened the peasants’ burden, which is a good thing worthy of clapping hands. However, the contradiction between the increase in the population of villages and towns and the expansion of jurisdictional scope and the relative reduction in management personnel make the management of towns and villages hard-pressed, There is a growing risk of weakening. Take Laohekou City in Hubei Province as an example. After the township was merged, the city actually had 10 townships and townships and more than 4,600 staff, representing a decrease of 40% as compared with the same period of last year. It had a population of over 52,000 and a management ratio of 1: 113. Moreover, since the merger and consolidation of functions have also been carried out for some of the agencies while the towns and villages are being annexed, the management staff tend to have more than one job with increased burdens and more business. The efficiency and quality of work and then discounted. At the same time, the expansion of township jurisdiction and the centralized office of regulatory agencies have also given mountain and remote areas