Since 2017, China's rural residents' income growth rate has continued to be higher than urban residents

The income gap between urban and rural residents has continued to narrow. Wu Xiao, director of the Rural Economic Department of the National Development and Reform Commission of China, said on the 28th that from 2017 to 2021, the per capita disposable income of Chinese rural residents increased from 13,432 yuan to 18,931 yuan (RMB, the same below). Nearly 2 percentage points in urban residents. In the first half of this year, the growth rate of farmers' income continued to be higher than 2.3 percentage points of urban residents.

The National Development and Reform Commission held a press conference that day to introduce the implementation of the "Strategic Plan for Rural Rejuvenation (2018-2022)". Wu Xiao said that among the general requirements for the implementation of rural revitalization strategies, wealthy life is one of them. In recent years, on the basis of continuously consolidating and expanding the results of poverty alleviation, China has done a number of work, focusing on building a long -term mechanism for farmers' continuous income increase, and narrowing the income gap between urban and rural residents.

For example, vigorously carry out the training of migrant workers, improve the employment service system, promote the use of work in work, strengthen the construction of home and rural entrepreneurial parks, expand farmers 'employment and entrepreneurship channels, and increase farmers' wage income. In 2021, the proportion of wage income accounted for more than 42%of farmers 'income, becoming the main channel for farmers' income. Improve the policy of strong farmers and farmers, and increase the transfer of farmers' transfer. In 2021, the per capita transfer income of farmers reached 3937 yuan, an increase of more than 1,300 yuan over 2017.

Wu Xiao also mentioned that the official has accelerated the shortcomings of rural infrastructure and promoted the majority of modern living conditions in rural areas. Continue to increase investment and focus on promoting the construction of rural production and living facilities. The level of rural water supply guarantee is consolidated and improved. The total mileage of rural highways has reached 4.46 million kilometers. Rural power grids completed the transformation and upgrade in advance. The average reliability rate of rural power supply reached 99%. 94.2%of villages were installed with cable TVs. Rural production and life were more convenient and convenient.

In terms of improving the basic public service level of rural areas, China's rural inclusive kindergarten coverage rate has reached 90.6%, and the degree of undergraduate degree or above in rural compulsory education schools has reached 72.23%. The coverage rate of comprehensive service facilities in rural society increased by more than 40 percentage points from 2017. Townships with health centers account for more than 90%of the total number of towns and towns in the country, with an average of at least one clinic in each village. There are more than 17,000 rural nursing homes, and more than 130,000 mutual aid community elderly care facilities. , Old care. (Finish)

Source: China News Network

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