In 2024, the state's favorable policies for rural assistance will be further implemented, and upholding national food security and preventing large-scale return to poverty will become the top priorities. After the meeting, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs made an in-depth interpretation of how to implement rural assistance, emphasizing that it will proceed from reality and strive to do a number of practical things that can be felt by the masses. This article will focus on three rural assistance policies: consolidating and improving the "three guarantees" of assistance, strengthening the safety of drinking water in rural areas, and promoting industrial employment assistance. These policies will bring more opportunities and well-being to poor rural areas in 2024.
Safe housing is an important task to ensure the living environment of poor rural households. According to the requirements, the dilapidated houses of the registered poor households shall be renovated and the earthquake-resistant renovation of rural houses shall be carried out to ensure the safety requirements of the housing. At the same time, in the case of centralized resettlement, it is also necessary to ensure that the quality of the resettlement housing is qualified and has the conditions for occupancy. In addition to providing safe housing, clear compulsory education guarantees are also one of the keys to rural assistance. The State will ensure that children from poor rural families enjoy the right to compulsory education and avoid dropping out of school due to the family's economic situation. Compulsory education measures will also be taken for children with severe disabilities who are unable to attend school. Basic medical security is an important measure to protect the health rights and interests of poor rural households. It is clearly required that the basic medical insurance, serious illness insurance and medical assistance be fully covered by the poor households who have registered for the card, and the financial subsidy shall be provided by the insured individuals. At the same time, the one-stop instant settlement and reimbursement of designated hospitals are implemented in the reimbursement process.
In view of the above "three guarantees", we can further think about it. Safe housing is not only an improvement in housing for poor rural households, but also an improvement in their quality of life. For example, while renovating dilapidated houses, we can learn from advanced building technology to improve the energy-saving performance of houses, reduce the energy expenditure of poor rural households, and achieve the goals of energy conservation, emission reduction and sustainable development. In the area of compulsory education, it is necessary not only to guarantee the right of children from poor rural families to receive education, but also to improve the quality of education. By increasing investment in educational resources and strengthening teacher training, the overall level of rural education will be improved, so that every child can have more equitable educational opportunities. In terms of basic medical security, in addition to increasing insurance coverage, it is necessary to pay more attention to the allocation of medical resources and the improvement of the quality of medical services. Establish rural medical associations, strengthen cooperation and coordination among medical institutions, improve the level of rural medical services, and enable farmers to enjoy high-quality medical services.
The safety of drinking water in rural areas has always been the focus of attention of the people, and in line with the principle of allowing the people to use clean and hygienic and healthy water, the state has stepped up efforts to improve the safety of drinking water in rural areas in recent years. In response to this problem, Henan Province recently issued the "Rural Water Supply Management Measures", which raises the safety of rural drinking water to a new level in the form of regulations. The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said that in 2024, the country will establish and improve the whole chain of rural drinking water safety guarantee system from water source to tap.
In order to ensure the safety of drinking water in rural areas, in addition to providing safe and reliable water sources, it is also necessary to strengthen the construction and management of drinking water facilities to ensure the health and safety of water supply. More water sources and reservoirs can be built to provide sufficient drinking water resources. At the same time, it is necessary to establish and improve the management mechanism of rural water supply, strengthen the monitoring and testing of water sources, water quality, water supply facilities, etc., discover and solve problems in a timely manner, and ensure the health and safety of rural residents' water use.
In the process of implementing the rural drinking water safety policy, we should also pay attention to the introduction of scientific and technological innovation. The introduction of advanced water treatment technologies, such as membrane filtration, activated carbon adsorption, etc., can improve the purification effect of water sources and ensure that the water quality meets sanitary standards. At the same time, intelligent technology can be used to monitor the operation of the water supply network and detect problems such as network leakage and water quality changes in time. Through scientific and technological innovation, we can further improve the level of drinking water safety and let rural residents drink cleaner and healthier water.
Industrial employment assistance is one of the important measures for rural assistance in 2024. The person in charge of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said that targeted assistance will be provided to the rural poor. For the poor people who have the ability to work, it is necessary to strengthen the assistance of industry and employment, provide them with good employment opportunities, and increase their family income through employment. For the impoverished population who are unable to work, it is necessary to promptly include them in the rural minimum subsistence guarantee system, so as to achieve a sustained increase in the income of the impoverished population and an improvement in their living standards. The goal of this policy is to ensure that rural areas do not return to poverty on a large scale, so that rural residents can get rid of poverty and become rich and live happily with the help of the state.
The purpose of industrial employment assistance is to increase farmers' income channels through the development of agricultural industries and the promotion of rural employment. On the one hand, it is possible to increase peasants' incomes by developing modern agriculture to expand the scale and output of peasants' planting, and to improve the quality and market competitiveness of agricultural products. On the other hand, we can increase the training and vocational skills upgrading of the rural labor force, improve their employment opportunities and competitiveness, and help them achieve employment and increase income. At the same time, through the development of rural tourism, ecological agriculture and other emerging industries, more jobs can be provided, more talents can be attracted to rural areas, and the development of the rural economy can be promoted.
In the implementation process of industrial employment assistance, we should also pay attention to the concept of sustainable development. Encourage farmers to promote the green development of the agricultural industry and achieve sustainable poverty alleviation by adopting advanced agricultural technologies and sustainable agricultural business models. At the same time, it is necessary to strengthen market research and market orientation in the recipient areas, and adjust the assistance policies and industrial layout in a timely manner according to the changes in market demand, so as to ensure the pertinence and effectiveness of the assistance.
By consolidating and improving the "three guarantees" of assistance, strengthening the safety of drinking water in rural areas, and promoting industrial employment assistance, the rural assistance work in 2024 will achieve tangible results. With the efforts of the past few years and the support of national policies, more and more poor rural areas have been lifted out of poverty. However, there are still some difficulties and problems that need to be resolved. In the future, we should continue to increase investment and intensity in rural assistance work, pay attention to the precision and sustainability of policies, and ensure that the development of poor areas will not regress. At the same time, it is necessary to strengthen the supervision and evaluation of assistance measures, discover and solve problems in a timely manner, and continuously improve the quality and results of work. Only in this way can we truly achieve the all-round development of rural areas and achieve the goal of rural revitalization. We believe that with the firm support of the state, the development of rural areas will surely achieve more remarkable results.