BEIJING - The Ministry of Civil Affairs has dispatched community workers in every city to knock from door to door in the next three months to canvass citizens' concerns and difficulties in a major bid to improve social management.

This step toward the public follows recent campaigns in which other ministries and local governments organized extensive visits to households to address major social problems.

"The aim is to consolidate lawful appeals and reasonable needs that the majority of citizens call for strongly," said a briefing statement by the ministry. The work should revolve around strengthening and reforming social management."