China News Service, January 20 (Peng Ningling) On the 20th, the National Health and Medical Commission held a press conference to introduce the progress and experience in implementing the "Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Optimizing the Birth Policy to Promote Long-term Balanced Population Development".
Yang Jinrui, deputy director of the Population and Family Department of the National Health and Health Commission, introduced that in June 2021, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued a decision on optimizing the fertility policy, promoting the long-term balanced development of the population, and implementing the three-child birth policy and supporting measures. All localities and departments have taken active actions to promote the implementation of the task of optimizing the fertility policy.
The first is to cancel social maintenance fees and other restrictive measures. Second, various departments have actively introduced a series of supporting measures, including double reduction of education, special tax deductions for infant and child care services under the age of three, disaster maternity insurance agency, and inclusive childcare services. , prenatal and postnatal care services, raising the standard of special family allowances, etc.
The third is to organize the implementation of the three-child birth policy in accordance with the law, and actively introduce support measures.
At present, 25 provinces have completed the revision of the regulations, and some provinces have formulated implementation plans.
Judging from the current situation, all localities generally extend maternity leave by 30 to 90 days, increase the development of inclusive shipping services, and protect the rights and interests of family planning families.