www射-国产免费一级-欧美福利-亚洲成人福利-成人一区在线观看-亚州成人

  Home>News Center>China
       
 

China's social security white paper (full text)
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-09-07 11:23

Establishing a New Rural Cooperative Medical Service System

In order to guarantee that farmers' basic medical needs are satisfied, to alleviate their medical burdens and to address the problem of poverty caused by illness or prevent them from getting poor again because of illness, in 2002 the Chinese Government began to set up a new rural cooperative medical service system based mainly on a financial-pool-against-serious-disease scheme. Farmers can participate freely in such a cooperative medical system, which is organized, led and supported by the government with funds coming from the government, collectives and the beneficiaries. At present, the system is being tried out in 310 counties (cities) in 30 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government. By June 2004,the system had covered 95.04 million rural residents, with 68.99 million participants and 3.02 billion yuan in raised funds, of which 1.11 billion yuan was in the form of financial subsidies from local governments at various levels, and 390 million yuan was in the form of Central Government subsidies to the central and western regions.

Practicing Rural Social Relief

The "five guarantees" system was initiated in China in the 1950s.In 1994, the State Council issued the "Regulations Concerning the Work of Providing the 'Five Guarantees' in the Rural Areas." It stipulates that elderly people, disabled people and minors meeting the following conditions in rural areas can enjoy the "five guarantees" of food, clothing, housing, medicare and burial expenses (compulsory education for minors): Those who have no legal guardian to provide for them, or whose legal guardians are unable to provide for them; those who have no working ability; and those who have no source of income. To take care of elderly people in the "five guarantees" category who cannot look after themselves alone, homes for the aged have been built, and have gradually become a major form of providing the "five guarantees" for the elderly. By the end of 2003, there were 2.545 million people covered by the "five guarantees," and 24,000 homes for the aged providing accommodation for 503,000 elderly people in this category.

In view of the uneven economic development and the large disparity in financial conditions between regions, the Chinese Government encourages areas with adequate capacity to establish a system that guarantees the minimum standard of living for rural residents. In other areas, the basic subsistence relief system covering destitute households is practiced under the principle of "government relief, social mutual help, offspring support and stabilized land policy." Meanwhile, medical relief is provided for sick farmers who are in great difficulty. By the end of 2003, there were 12.57 million poverty-stricken people in rural China who enjoyed the minimum living allowance and subsistence relief for destitute households.

Conclusion

After years of experiments and practice, a social security framework with Chinese characteristics has taken initial shape. However, China still has a long way to go to develop its social security services to a satisfactory level. The aging of the population will put more pressure on the old-age pension and medicare expenditure, while the progress of urbanization will make the establishment and improvement of a social security system covering both urban and rural areas more urgent. More employees of non-state-owned businesses and people employed in a flexible manner will be covered by the social insurance system as employment forms become more diversified. All this will raise new requirements for the smooth operation of China's social security system and for the establishment of a long-term mechanism which will ensure the sustainable development of the social security services.

To press ahead with the improvement of the social security system is an important task for the Chinese Government in its efforts to build a moderately prosperous society in a comprehensive way. The increase in China's overall economic strength as a result of the sustained, rapid, coordinated and healthy development of China's national economy, the implementation of the scientific concept of overall, coordinated and sustainable development, and a social security system suited to China's national conditions and established after many years of exploration, will pave the way for China's social security system to develop continuously. In the years to come, the Chinese people will benefit more from the nation's development and progress, and enjoy more plentiful fruits of its material civilization.


Page: 12345678910111213



 
  Today's Top News     Top China News
 

China's new traffic law drives into hot dispute

 

   
 

90 dead, 77 missing in southwest storms

 

   
 

Hong Kong celebrates with Olympic stars

 

   
 

Clinton has successful quadruple bypass

 

   
 

Civil servants' study allowance sparks debate

 

   
 

China invites bidding on nuclear power plants

 

   
  Civil servants' study allowance sparks debate
   
  90 dead, 77 missing in southwest storms
   
  Campaign targets violators of IPR
   
  Sex-ed text ready for use in classes
   
  Media urged to promote China-Japan ties
   
  Human trafficking measures announced
   
 
  Go to Another Section  
 
 
  Story Tools  
   
  News Talk  
  It is time to prepare for Beijing - 2008  
Advertisement
         
主站蜘蛛池模板: 免费人成黄页网站在线观看 | 亚洲高清成人欧美动作片 | baby在线观看免费观看 | 久久久久久免费精品视频 | av成人天堂 | 日韩三级视频在线 | 国产成年女一区二区三区 | 久久99国产亚洲精品观看 | 久久精品国产免费高清 | 久久久久欧美精品网站 | 欧美日韩a级片 | 草久久久久 | 黑人特黄aa毛片 | 亚洲精品高清视频 | 91亚洲精品 | 国产午夜精品久久久久九九 | 精品国产中文一级毛片在线看 | 在线欧美精品二区三区 | 久久久综合结合狠狠狠97色 | 国产孕妇做受视频在线观看 | 欧美videofree性欧美另类 | 在线免费观看成年人视频 | 202z欧美成人| 日韩午夜免费视频 | 国产私拍福利精品视频推出 | 久久精品视频7 | 草草视频免费在线观看 | 中国美女一级看片 | 亚洲一区二区三区91 | 久久久久久国产精品免费 | 精品国产亚洲一区二区在线3d | 成人a影片在线观看 | 日韩免费观看一级毛片看看 | 不卡一级aaa全黄毛片 | 国产日韩线路一线路二 | 国产一级黄色网 | 欧美成人在线免费观看 | 亚洲国产精品国产自在在线 | 成人影院人人免费 | 日韩 国产 欧美视频一区二区三区 | 国内自拍网红在线综合 |