1. Carry out the principles and policies of funeral reform and publicize the significance of funeral reform to the construction of socialist material civilization and spiritual civilization;
2. Carry out cremation, reform burial, advocate civilized and thrifty funeral, get rid of feudal superstition, reform old funeral customs and establish new socialist fashion;
3. Undertaking services such as body pick-up, cremation and ashes storage, and providing places for holding mourning activities;
4. Do a good job in greening, beautifying and purifying the environment of funeral parlours, crematoriums, columbariums and cemeteries, and keep them clean, beautiful, solemn and solemn;
5 to handle other matters related to funeral management and reform. Article 4 The staffing of funeral institutions shall be determined by the civil affairs departments (bureaus) of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government in consultation with relevant departments according to the size of tasks and the principle of streamlining. Where conditions permit, the contract system can be tried out. Chapter II Operation and Management Article 5 Funeral institutions shall handle various funeral services, increase revenue and reduce expenditure, and gradually become self-financing. Units whose funds are temporarily unable to be self-sufficient should balance their revenues and expenditures, use fixed subsidies in lump sum, make up for excess losses, and reduce losses into shares, which will remain unchanged for a certain year or several years. Subsidies are paid from the operating expenses of the crematorium. Units with stable income and self-financing shall, in addition to renewing and transforming funds, implement a surplus sharing system for funeral institutions and competent departments. The proportion is determined by the civil affairs departments (bureaus) and commercial finance departments (bureaus) of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government according to the actual situation. The part that should be turned over to the competent department in proportion shall be used for the technical transformation of funeral institutions, the improvement of working conditions and the development of other civil affairs expenditures, and shall not be used for other purposes. Sixth, actively promote the management contract responsibility system. Units that implement the contract responsibility system, whether it is a fixed subsidy contract system or a surplus sharing system, should leave the income increased by improving service quality, improving management and expanding business projects to funeral institutions according to the contract, and part of it will be used to improve working conditions; Part of it is used as employee collective welfare and incentive fund. Specific measures shall be formulated by all localities through pilot projects. Article 7 The charging standards for basic services such as corpse collection, cremation and ashes storage in funeral institutions shall be formulated by the civil affairs departments (bureaus) of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government in conjunction with the local price departments; The charging standards for other services are determined by the civil affairs departments of cities and counties in accordance with the principle of capital preservation or meager profit. Eighth funeral institutions should establish various rules and regulations centered on the post responsibility system, improve the assessment system, and implement saving rewards. Management of the project, should be based on the premise of improving the quality of advanced and reasonable indicators and consumption quota. Those who save fuel should be given appropriate rewards according to the quantity saved. Ninth funeral institutions should improve the technical management system, establish technical files, carry out equipment transformation and technological innovation, reduce fuel consumption, gradually realize mechanized operation and eliminate pollution. Chapter III Capital Construction Article 10 The new construction, relocation, expansion and reconstruction of crematoriums shall be uniformly planned by the civil affairs departments (bureaus) of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, submitted to the people's governments at or above the county level for approval, and handled in accordance with capital construction procedures. The required funds are included in the local capital construction investment plan. Eleventh new funeral institutions address, should be based on the principle of convenience for the masses, into the urban construction planning; The site selection of crematorium should be based on hydrological, geological, meteorological, traffic and water and electricity installation conditions. Twelfth funeral institutions construction scale, project and structure, to adjust measures to local conditions, economic and practical, to prevent one-sided pursuit of large-scale, high standards, the whole project. Chapter IV Team Building Article 13 The leading bodies of funeral and interment institutions shall gradually realize revolutionization, youthfulness, knowledge and specialization. In addition to organizational deployment, the required cadres can be democratically elected by the masses.
It is necessary to strengthen ideological and political work, carry out activities of "five stresses, four beauties and three loves", improve the political consciousness of workers and foster the idea of serving the people wholeheartedly. Carry out mass appraisal competitions such as excellent service, beautiful environment and excellent work style, and commend advanced work once a year. Improve the social status of funeral workers. Fourteenth funeral institutions should organize employees to learn culture, so that each employee can reach the cultural level of junior high school or above; And organize employees to learn professional knowledge and improve their business and technical level. Those with technical expertise shall be awarded technical titles through examination. Fifteenth funeral institutions should formulate staff rules, do civilized service, polite reception, convenient for the masses, put an end to unhealthy practices, and establish a strict reward and punishment system. Sixteenth funeral institutions should care about the life and health of workers, improve working conditions, do a good job in labor protection, and run collective welfare undertakings. Check the health status of employees regularly. Seventeenth funeral institutions implement democratic management, and major issues are discussed and decided by the workers' congress.