The top ten cases of economic system reform in Henan Province in 2023 were announced recently. Among them, the Henan Provincial Committee compiled a reform case to “solidly push forward the reshaping reform of public institutions and inject strong impetus into the construction of modern Henan” and ranked first. Among them, it was mentioned that at the provincial level, the number of departmental leaders was reduced by 9.3%, and the number of departmental leadership positions was reduced by 25.5%. With the exception of schools and hospitals, streamlining is carried out according to the “531” ratio (that is, institutions are reduced by no less than 50%, and business structure is reduced by no less than 30%, of which the financial allocation and business structure is not less than 10%). In principle, business units with a department level or business structure of 16 or less will no longer be retained. “shell units”, “zombie units”, and business units that have completed specific historical tasks will all be abolished.