China News Service, January 22 (Xinhua) The State Council Information Office held a regular briefing on State Council policies on January 22 to introduce the "Opinions on Developing a Silver Economy to Improve the Well-Being of the Elderly".
Zhang Shixin, deputy secretary-general of the National Development and Reform Commission, said at the meeting that the National Development and Reform Commission worked with relevant departments to study and compile the "Opinions", which were reviewed and approved at the State Council executive meeting on January 5 and were officially issued and implemented in the name of the State Council. It is a push for the new era. A programmatic document for the development of the silver economy.
Zhang Shixin emphasized that the "Opinions" specifically proposed 26 measures in 4 aspects.
The first is to develop people's livelihood undertakings and solve urgent problems and worries.
Driven by demand, we focus on improving people's livelihood and well-being from "key and trivial matters".
Focusing on seven aspects of high-frequency services that are urgently needed by the elderly, including elderly meal assistance services, home-based elderly care services, community convenience services, elderly health services, elderly care services, elderly cultural and sports services, and rural elderly care services, we propose highly operational solutions. .
The second is to expand product supply and improve quality levels.
Focus on cultivating high-quality operating entities, promoting industrial cluster demonstrations, improving industry organizational efficiency, promoting brand development, carrying out high-standard pilot actions, and broadening consumption channels, etc., to create demand through high-quality and efficient supply and enhance the overall silver economy. scale.
The third is to focus on diversified needs and cultivate potential industries.
Formulate practical and effective policies and measures around seven industries with good prospects and great potential, including manufacturing of elderly products, smart health care for the elderly, rehabilitation aids, anti-aging industry, pension finance, tourism services, and aging-friendly transformation.
The fourth is to strengthen the guarantee of factors and do practical things well.
A practical package of support policies is proposed from six aspects: technological innovation and application, land and housing security, fiscal and financial support, talent team building, data element support, and combating elder-related fraud.
At the same time, it was proposed to improve the working mechanism, strengthen overall coordination, and promote the implementation of various tasks.