According to the provisions of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Administrative Supervision, the Ministry of Supervision conducts supervision on the State Council and its various departments as well as their state civil servants and other personnel appointed by the State Council and it’s departments, and the governments of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities as well as their leaders. The Ministry is capacitated to undertake the supervision within the precinct of the supervision organs of the people’s governments of individual provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities. If necessary, it can also conduct supervisions that are within the precinct of supervision organs at various government levels. The main functions of the Ministry of Supervision include:
1. To inspect the State Council departments and people’s governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities for irregularities in the abidance and implementation of disciplines and laws, as well as the resolutions and decrees of the people’s governments;
2. To accept and handle the accusations and prosecutions of violations of administrative disciplines against state administrative departments, state civil servants and other personnel appointed by the state administrative departments;
3. To investigate and punish the discipline violations by state administrative departments, state civil servants and other personnel appointed by the state administrative departments;
4. To accept and handle the appeals from the state civil servants and other personnel appointed by the state departments refusing to accept the administrative penalties given by the related administrative organs, as well as other appeals that should be accepted and handled by the supervision organs as provided for by laws and administrative regulations;
5. To undertake other responsibilities that should be performed by the supervision organs as provided for by laws and administrative regulations.