Is the Grain Bureau a public institution or a civil servant?

County-level grain bureaus are public institutions, but their leaders are civil servants. Most of the staff inside are business staff. The county-level grain bureau is a formal department-level unit and a public institution directly under the county. The State Grain Administration is one of the functional departments of the State Council. It is an administrative agency managed by the National Development Planning Commission that is responsible for the specific business of macro-control of national grain circulation, industry guidance and the administrative management of central grain reserves.

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County-level Grain Bureau Job Responsibilities:

1. Implement the guidelines, policies and regulations for grain circulation and grain reserve management in central provinces and cities . Responsible for the administrative management and industry guidance of grain circulation, and supervise the implementation of laws, regulations, policies and systems related to grain circulation.

2. Research and propose the county’s mid- and long-term plans for grain macro-control, total balance, and grain circulation, and organize their implementation. Responsible for industry statistics.

3. Guide the construction of the county's grain reserve system, formulate county-wide grain circulation and county-level grain and oil reserve management measures, be responsible for the management of grain and oil reserves; formulate technical specifications for the county's grain and oil management, grain storage Security measures and acquisitions, rotations, sales plans, and organizational implementation. Responsible for researching and proposing a food emergency operation mechanism and organizing its implementation.

4. In accordance with the "Grain Circulation Management Regulations", supervise and inspect the grain operators' engagement in grain purchase, storage, transportation activities and policy grain purchase and sales activities, as well as the implementation of the national grain circulation statistical system, Responsible for the review of grain purchase access qualifications and accepting the application of "Grain Purchase License".

5. Manage social food circulation and ensure food supply for the military (including armed police), urban residents, immigrants in disaster areas, reservoir areas, food-deficient areas and key national construction projects.