Lin Xinglu, mayor of Longyan municipal government, called for more efforts in tackling the problems facing the civil servants at the grassroots level in China.

Lin, also a deputy to the 13th National People's Congress, made the remarks on the sidelines of the annual legislative session in Beijing.

According to Lin, the country's officials at the county level and below undertake increasingly heavy workload and stress. In addition to the routine tasks, including promoting economic growth and maintaining social stability, Lin said, they also have to be responsible for various emergency or disaster relief.

However, the management system on these officials is now far from perfect. The scenarios such as personnel shortage, asymmetry in rights and accountability, as well as income disparity, are still common occurrences, Lin revealed.

In response to the problems, Lin suggested in his proposal to the conference that related authorities and departments roll out preferential policies to ease the personnel shortage in some areas, and adopt a dynamic management system for grassroots civil servants.

On top of civil servant examinations, other channels such as selecting candidates among village Party chiefs or cadres from State-owned enterprises or institutions could also be taken into consideration, he noted.

Meanwhile, in a bid to further retention rate, he proposed higher treatment standards for grassroots officials. Government ought to allocate a portion of its public budget expenditure to offer incentives to motivate officials to work at the grassroots level, Lin advised.

He added that the standard of incentives, such as subsidies for each person, should be dependent on different factors such as workload, working time span, as well as other specific conditions.

Additionally, Lin called for the building of a fairer official appraisal system, and advancing government service efficiency and quality via the usage of internet technologies and information-based measures.