China News Service, June 18th. Zhang Zhende, deputy director of the Social Affairs Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, said on the 18th that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will work closely with relevant departments and View education and guidance, and manage bad social customs such as bad marriages and high-priced gifts to help marriages and families to be happy and stable.
On the morning of June 18, the Ministry of Civil Affairs held a special press conference on the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan for Civil Affairs Development" to introduce the relevant situation and answer questions from reporters.
At the meeting, a reporter asked: Marriage is the bond of the family. What measures will the Ministry of Civil Affairs take during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period to promote the happiness and stability of marriage and family?
Zhang Zhende responded that marriage is the bond of the family and the family is the foundation of society.
Marriage harmony and family happiness are the cornerstones of social stability.
The Civil Affairs Department is the competent department for the management of marriage registration. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will follow the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, and work closely with relevant departments to actively take measures to strengthen the education of marriage and family views among married young people. Guide, manage bad social customs, such as bad marriage habits, high-priced gifts, etc., to help marriages and families to be happy and stable.
One is to comprehensively improve the service level of marriage registration and issuance.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, we will promote the establishment of at least one independent certification hall for marriage registration agencies at the county (city, district) level, explore the introduction of the certification ceremony into the marriage registration process, and realize the normalization of the certification, through guidance The parties to the marriage read the marriage vows, receive the marriage certificate, and announce the conclusion of the marriage in a solemn and sacred ceremony, so that the parties can realize and remember the responsibilities and responsibilities of the marriage and family.
The second is to promote marriage registration agencies at the county (city, district) level to achieve full coverage of marriage counseling services.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, we will rely on the position of marriage registration agencies to establish a marriage and family service mechanism, focusing on setting up marriage and family counseling rooms (marriage and family dispute adjustment rooms) and social Work professional positions, introduce social work expertise, provide emotional communication, psychological counseling, relationship repair, dispute mediation and other services for marriage parties in need, improve the comprehensive ability and quality of marriage parties to maintain the marriage and family, and reduce impulsive divorce.
The third is to carry out pilot work of reforming marriage customs.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, we will rely on marriage registration agencies and cooperate with relevant departments to promote traditional weddings that embody outstanding Chinese culture, organize collective weddings, advocate modern wedding etiquette with outstanding characteristics, civilized and thrifty, and explore the establishment of a long-term reform of marriage customs. Effective mechanism, cultivate a civilized and progressive marriage custom culture, and inherit good family traditions and family education.
In April of this year, the Ministry of Civil Affairs has confirmed 15 units including Hejian City, Hebei Province as the first batch of experimental areas for marriage customs reform in the country, and we will announce a number in the future.
The fourth is to promote the opposition to the sky-high price of the lottery gifts, the resistance to extravagance and waste, the large-scale operation, etc. as important contents of the village regulations and the resident convention, and give full play to the village (resident) council, the people's mediation committee, the moral appraisal council, the red and white The role of the council and other self-governing organizations is to strengthen the observance and implementation of village regulations and conventions and residents’ conventions.