Political Confrontation 3-3》To solve the population decline, Zhangjia County implements education and childbirth policies and accelerates the elevated Douliu Railway

The total population of Yunlin County has dropped below the 650,000 mark. Faced with the long-term outflow of young people and the low birthrate problem that has become a national security crisis, Zhang Jiajun, the candidate for Yunlin County Magistrate of the Kuomintang, accepted an exclusive interview with this newspaper's "Political Confrontation" and pointed out that he will retain young people and talents in education, fertility and other aspects, including "Yunjing General Talents" to retain outstanding talents, "Good Pregnancy" Plus Plan" includes post-marital and pre-pregnancy health check-ups, childcare subsidies, etc. In terms of major transportation construction, it will accelerate the long-awaited "elevated Douliu Railway" by the folks and open up the urban texture.

Zhang Jiajun pointed out that the government's responsibility is to create a friendly learning environment. Many children are exposed to bilingualism in kindergarten, but there is a gap after entering elementary school. Yunlin faces the dilemma of insufficient English teachers in rural areas. In the future, he hopes to introduce bilingual courses from the first grade of elementary schools, and match them with the existing "tablets for every student", large interactive blackboards in classrooms, and introduce high-quality AI digital learning tools to create a language learning environment that is closer to real-life situations.

Zhang Jiajun said that the "Yun Jing Talents" plan she proposed will award scholarships of NT$60,000 to NT$120,000 to students who score 5A6+ or above in the junior high school entrance examination and choose to stay in Yunlin for further studies. Students in the top 1% of each high school in the county will receive a scholarship of NT$20,000 each semester. In the future, if the high school students pass the exam and have full marks for college, they will receive a scholarship of NT$200,000. She hopes that through investment in education, outstanding talents can stay in Yunlin.

As for the fertility policy, Zhang Jiajun pointed out that in the past two years, Yunlin County launched the Montblanc Project and gave birth to more than 10,000 newborns, with the fertility rate ranking first in the country. In the future, it will propose "good pregnancy" Plus" policy includes providing a NT$6,000 subsidy for prenatal check-ups and transportation expenses for purchasing child care supplies for pregnant women, a subsidy of NT$3,000 for women and NT$1,000 for men's health check-ups, and case management consultation provided by the health center. It maintains Taiwan's highest egg freezing subsidy of NT$30,000 and infertility in vitro fertilization subsidy. It also provides an annual childcare subsidy of NT$12,000 for those aged 0 to 6 years old, giving new parents the most substantial support.

Zhang Jiajun said that Douliu City is the administrative center of Yunlin, but it has been blocked by railways for many years, which has restricted its development. In the future, it will accelerate the elevated railways that the villagers have long awaited and open up the barriers.

Zhang Jiajun pointed out that the establishment of the Yunlin High-Speed ​​Rail Station was a major political issue when she was a legislator for the first time. She faced doubts from the outside world at that time and worked hard and coordinated to successfully secure the establishment. Now she will also work hard to achieve "one train every half hour" and fully promote the "Province 78 Line A" express road network and the widening of "County Road 164" (Shulin to Kouhu). She believes that as long as she is determined, she will be able to solve it and let everyone see the progress of Yunlin.