Data map: Aerial photograph of rural village in Jishishan County, Linxia Prefecture, Gansu. Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of Jishishan County Committee

(Mid-Year Economic Observation) How can China face the "big test" in the sprint period of poverty alleviation?

  China News Agency, Beijing, June 26th, Question: How can China face the final exam during the sprint period?

  China News Agency reporter Ruan Yulin

  "Promoting return to work", "finding jobs", "solving difficulties" and "stabilizing employment"... In the first half of this year, the poverty alleviation was hit by "additional test questions" in epidemic situations. All localities concentrated their firepower on the final "hard bones". After the "term test", China The fight against poverty has entered the full sprint stage.

Stabilize employment and promote income growth

  "The work here is easy to work, and I can still take care of my family. I want to be able to work here all the time." said Tang Yuxia, a sanitary incense packaging worker in the poverty alleviation workshop of Jiangpai Village, Xinping Fragrance Co., Ltd., Linxia City, Gansu Province. The 44-year-old Tang Yuxia is a registered cardholder in Qingsi Village, Yaohan Town, Linxia City. She has been engaged in housekeeping services for a long time. Due to the epidemic, she could not find any work this time. I saw the recruitment information here more than a month ago. .

  Since February this year, the poverty alleviation workshop of Jiangpai Village of Xinping Xiangxiang Co., Ltd. has given priority to absorbing 11 labors from households with filed cardholders. Tang Yuxia is one of them.

  Li Houqiang, secretary of the Party Committee of the Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences, believes that the essence of the employment model of the poverty alleviation workshop is to transfer employment locally and locally. The goal is to help poor people work on their doorsteps and successfully achieve the effective poverty alleviation for the special poor population. It is a win-win poverty alleviation path.

  In order to actively respond to the impact of the epidemic, relevant poverty alleviation policies and measures have been launched intensively since this year. From the aspects of job poverty alleviation, industrial poverty alleviation, consumer poverty alleviation, health poverty alleviation, relocation of poverty alleviation, social assistance, tax incentives, medical security, etc., it has been effective Ensure the prevention and control of the epidemic situation and win the battle against poverty.

  According to data from the Poverty Alleviation Office of the State Council of China, as of May 31, the progress of the “three guarantees” (ie, compulsory education, basic medical care, and housing security) and drinking water safety has been markedly accelerated, and the supervision of the listing has been promoted in an orderly manner. 25 provinces have gone out 27.507 million poor laborers were employed, a scale larger than last year. The poverty alleviation public welfare posts in the central and western regions have placed 4.184 million poor laborers. Leading poverty-relief enterprises and poverty-relief workshops have basically resumed work and resumed production. They have absorbed more than 1.18 million people from poverty-stricken jobs. Consumer poverty alleviation has achieved sales of 48.256 billion yuan Renminbi.

Data Map: The relocated people of Amei Qituo Township, a poverty alleviation and relocation community in Qinglong County, Guizhou, work in a nearby shoe factory. Photo by Liu Peng

  At present, the impact and impact of the epidemic on poverty alleviation has gradually been resolved. Various localities have made efforts to recover the lost time and make up for the losses caused.

Supervise the battle without leaving the "pot bottom"

  At present, there are still 52 poverty-stricken counties in the country that have not removed their hats, 2707 poor villages have not been listed, and the poor people who have established archives have not all lifted out of poverty. Liu Yongfu, director of the Poverty Alleviation Office of the State Council, emphasized that the impact of the epidemic on poverty alleviation is gradually being overcome and will not change the overall situation of poverty alleviation. The goals and tasks of poverty alleviation remain unchanged, and the bottom of the pan will never be left due to the epidemic situation.

  Linxia Prefecture of Gansu Province is one of the “three districts and three states” supported by the state. The eight counties and cities in the whole state are concentrated and contiguous areas. Guo Heli, secretary of the State Party Committee of Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, said that Linxia Prefecture is doing its utmost to promote poverty alleviation. When state-level supervisors arrived in villages, prefecture-level cadres and state departments directly supervised the 38 poverty-stricken villages with a poverty incidence rate of more than 10% in Dongxiang County. County-to-city supervision and household-to-person supervision have been formulated for the 32,500 rural surplus poor population, 17,600 poverty-relief monitoring population, and 37,300 marginal population.

  In Pingguo City, Guangxi, there are still two deep and extremely poor villages with 386 households and 1025 people who have not been lifted out of poverty. Most of them live in Dashi Mountain, with poor soil, weak infrastructure, and deep poverty. They are difficult to eat. Fortress of poverty".

  In order to win the annual "annihilation battle", Pingguo City uses the strongest team strength and the best poverty alleviation resources to fight the "four major battles" of housing security, medical security, education security and drinking water security, and strive to achieve "Zero" goal.

Consolidate the results and carry out the census

  In 2020, all rural poor people under China’s current standards will be lifted out of poverty. At present, the main goals and tasks of poverty alleviation are nearing completion. It is necessary to consolidate and expand the achievements of poverty alleviation, strengthen monitoring and assistance to effectively prevent the return of poverty to poverty, and carry out inspections, censuses and assessments more effectively to form a region that promotes poverty alleviation and removes hats from comprehensive poverty alleviation. A long-term mechanism for comprehensive revitalization and common prosperity.

  Su Guoxia, director of the Comprehensive Division of the Poverty Alleviation Office of the State Council, said that in the year of decisive battle, the quality of poverty alleviation should be tracked at all times, attention should be paid to the problem of poverty return, timely warnings should be issued, and the party committees and governments at all levels and relevant departments should take measures to prevent poverty alleviation. Moreover, large-scale return to poverty will not be allowed after the comprehensive construction of a well-off society.

  Su Guoxia said that in the second half of this year, the country will carry out a poverty alleviation census, the purpose of which is to ensure that the quality of poverty alleviation is not compromised. (Finish)