Measures of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region for Implementing the Organic Law of the Villagers' Committee of the People's Republic of China.

These Measures are enacted to develop rural grassroots democracy, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the villagers, consolidate the organizational foundation and mass base of long-term rural social stability. The Measures consist of 29 Articles divided into 5 Chapters: General Provisions; Villagers' Committees, Villagers' Groups and Villagers' Representatives; Villagers' Assembly, Assembly of Villagers' Representatives, Assembly of Villagers' Groups; Democratic Management and Democratic Supervision; Supplementary Provisions.
The villagers' committee is a grassroots mass autonomous organization of self-management, self-education and self-service of the villagers. It implements democratic elections, democratic decision-making, democratic management, and democratic supervision. The villages' committees sets up a number of subordinate committees as needed to be responsible for people's mediation, public security, public health and family planning, religious affairs, civil affairs, education, women, and youth.