中外减贫信息摘要
Poverty Reduction Briefing
2018. No. 10 (Apr 01-10, 2018)
State and Ministerial Policy News:
Xi Jinping: We are determined to win the three tough battles in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. Xi Jinping presided over the first meeting of the Central Financial and Economic Committee, to delve into the thoughts and measures to win three tough battles. He noted that targeted poverty alleviation had secured some progress at the current stage and we must win the combat against poverty. To that end, we must stay committed to achieve our ultimate goal and uphold existing standards of poverty alleviation. We should neither lift nor lower the standards at will.
Source: xinhuanet.com Apr 3, 2018
Wang Yang: We should give full play to the unique advantages of democratic supervision, to boost the effects and efficiency of poverty alleviation efforts. A central working conference of democratic parties on poverty alleviation has been held lately in Beijing. Wang Yang, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Chairman of the CPPCC, addressed in the conference. He stressed that we should make an earnest reflection on the results and experience of democratic supervision on poverty alleviation, give full expression to the advantages of the multi-party cooperation system and continue to improve the pertinence and effectiveness of democratic supervision, to make contributions to the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects.
Source: xinhuanet.com Apr 1, 2018
The Ministry of Finance and the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development are going to make concerted efforts to standardize the integration of agriculture-related funds in destitute counties, to guard against malpractice. The Ministry of Finance and the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development released a notice a few days ago, requesting local governments to, in accordance with the stipulated scope and standards, work on the pilot integration of agriculture-related funds in destitute counties; work faster on the formulation and implementation of plans; and strengthen capital integration and program management. Starting from 2018, consistent standards about the proportion of funds to be integrated in pilot destitute counties in the total integrated funds shall be removed.
Source: People’s Daily Apr 9, 2018
The National Energy Administration and the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development issued a document, saying that poverty alleviation through PV projects will prioritize destitute areas. A few days ago, the National Energy Administration and the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development issued Administration Measures for Poverty-Alleviation PV Stations, which is stipulated in the document that objects of poverty alleviation through PV projects are impoverished households registered in the poverty document from registered villages, subject to national poverty alleviation through PV projects. It is also noted that destitute areas are top priorities in this effort.
Source: xinhuanet.com Apr 9, 2018
National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC): Approximately 2.8 million people will participate in poverty alleviation through relocation in 2018. The NDRC issued a white paper “Policies for China’s Poverty Alleviation through Relocation”, a few days ago. The following points are made in the document. A total of 22 provinces (regions and municipalities) have made steady progress in the task of poverty alleviation through relocation since 2016; during the past two years, a total of 5.89 million people have finished this movement, and it will reach around 2.8 million people to relocate in 2018. In this way, most of the tasks of poverty alleviation through relocation set for the 13th Five-Year Plan period will be completed.
Source: people.com.cn Apr 6, 2018
Local Poverty Alleviation News:
Henan province is going to make sure that supervision by governments of higher levels (often carried out in the form of announcements) reach all the 47 destitute counties (cities). It is learned that Henan Province is going to make sure that supervision by governments of higher levels (often carried out in the form of announcements) reach all the 47 destitute counties (cities). Priorities of the supervision are clues commissioned by the Central Inspection Team and proposed by the leadership of the provincial commission for discipline inspection, subject to screening. The supervision will concentrate on 47 destitute counties (cities), the 33 destitute counties (cities) expected to be lifted out of poverty this year, in particular.
Source: china.com.cn Apr 10, 2018
Shaanxi province: The province will see to it that more than 50% of households subject to poverty alleviation through relocation can move into their new houses. It is learned that Shaanxi government will work harder on construction projects, follow-up poverty alleviation industrial development, dire poverty and other five aspects, to ensure that the construction tasks of poverty alleviation through relocation set for the 13th Five-Year Plan are completed on time; infrastructure is put into operation in a timely manner; and more than 50% of households subject to poverty alleviation through relocation move into their new houses.
Source: xinhuanet.com Apr 9, 2018
Anhui province plans to help 400,000 people shake off poverty via poverty alleviation through tourism by 2020. It is learned that Anhui province had helped nearly 200,000 rural people shake off poverty by developing rural tourism projects, such as the “3451” project and tourism-based poverty alleviation programs. For the next step, the province plans to help 400,000 people shake off poverty via “3451” project, the tourism-based poverty alleviation project, by 2020.
Source: china.com.cn Apr 3, 2018
Sichuan province: It is going to invest RMB 62.4 billion to address tough issues. The Poverty Alleviation and Development Office of Sichuan Province issued Implementation Plan for Poverty Alleviation in Destitute Areas (2018). The province is going to invest RMB 62.449 billion, to ensure that 12 destitute counties, 1,245 destitute villages and 273,400 impoverished people are lifted out of poverty.
Source: gov.cn Apr 2, 2018
Hubei province will see to it that 1.046 million people are lifted out of poverty in 2018. The government of Hubei Province released “Report on Poverty Alleviation and Development of Hubei Province (2017)”. As put in the document, Hubei province has lifted 917,000 impoverished people registered in the poverty document and 1,013 destitute villages out of poverty in 2017, with three destitute counties expected to shake off poverty in the near future; a total of 372,100 people from 134,700 households were subject to poverty alleviation through relocation. For the next step, the province will see to it that 1.046 million people are lifted out of poverty in 2018.
Source: xinhuanet.com Apr 7, 2018
Jilin province carried out a special campaign to ensure the basic livelihood of the rural impoverished population. Lately, the Department of Civil Affairs of Jilin Province has issued Plans for the Special Four-Batch Poverty Alleviation Campaign. The plans for four batches are: supporting a batch of impoverished people incapable of shaking off poverty on their own; putting a batch of people on the poverty alleviation worksheet; improving the life of a batch of people; helping a batch of people shake off poverty gradually. This campaign will be implemented from 2018 to 2020 in a targeted way to ensure the basic living conditions of the rural impoverished population.
Source: Workers’ Daily Apr 7, 2018
Hebei province will carry out a special campaign of disease-prevention-led healthcare-based poverty alleviation. It is learned that the Health and Family Planning Commission of Hebei province has decided to spend a year on a special campaign of disease-prevention-led healthcare-based poverty alleviation. The objectives of the campaign are to increase the knowledge of poverty-stricken population about disease prevention and improve their abilities of disease prevention, to strengthen the sense of gains.
Source: hebnews.cn Apr 5, 2018
Tibet Autonomous Region lifted 1,705 destitute villages out of poverty last year. Tibet secured decisive progress in its poverty alleviation efforts in 2017, lifting 1,705 destitute villages and 150,000 impoverished people registered in the poverty document out of poverty. As a result, impoverished people across the region dropped from 590,000 at the end of 2015, to 330,000 in the corresponding period of 2017, down by 260,000 in two years.
Source: xinhuanet.com Apr 7, 2018
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region has confirmed key tasks of targeted poverty alleviation through education in 2018. The Education Department of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region published Plans for Key Tasks and Responsibilities of Targeted Poverty Alleviation through Education (2018) a few days ago. According to the Plan, Ningxia is going to combine poverty alleviation with the education cause of destitute areas, striving to improve the level of basic education public services in destitute areas and to raise the gross enrollment rate of preschool education to 80%, the consolidation rate of primary education to 93%, and that of middle schools to 94%.
Source: Ningxia Daily Apr 10, 2018
Public Poverty Alleviation and Charity News：
The China Development Bank has arranged RMB 400 billion as loans for targeted poverty alleviation. The China Development Bank held a working conference on poverty alleviation for 2018 a few days ago, to make plans for this year’s poverty alleviation efforts. It is learned that the bank is going to issue RMB 400 billion as loans for targeted poverty alleviation, in support of the infrastructure construction, poverty alleviation through relocation, the development of specialty industries and the improvement of health and sanitation of destitute areas, especially areas mired in dire poverty.
Source: People’s Daily Apr 4, 2018
Sponsor: International Poverty Reduction Center in China (IPRCC)
Organize：China Institute for Poverty Reduction, Beijing Normal University
Contact: Zhang Xiaoying 84419855
Email: zhangxiaoying@iprcc.org.cn