Implement social policies that are more equitable, inclusive, precise and powerful - the National Development and Reform Commission press conference focuses on ensuring and improving people's livelihood

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 10. Title: Implementing more equitable, inclusive, precise and powerful social policies - National Development and Reform Commission press conference focuses on ensuring and improving people's livelihood

Xinhua News Agency reporters Wei Yukun and Dai Jinrong

Realizing the people's yearning for a better life is the starting point and goal of Chinese-style modernization. Focusing on social concerns in the field of people's livelihood, the National Development and Reform Commission held a press conference on the 10th to explain.

Proactively respond to changes in the total size and structure of the school-age population

Huang Weiru, deputy director of the Social Development Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, said that the current kindergarten, primary school, and junior high school-age population has reached its peak, and the high school and higher education school-age population continues to grow, which puts forward new requirements for resource allocation. In this regard, we will work with the Ministry of Education and other relevant departments to actively carry out work around the "three adaptations" and proactively respond to changes in the total size and structure of the school-age population.

The first is to adapt to the downward trend of the total school-age population and optimize the allocation of preschool and compulsory education resources. For some surplus preschool and compulsory education resources, we will guide all localities to coordinate and allocate them between urban and rural areas and between schools, open up channels for sharing school building resources at different school levels within the county, and promote small-class teaching in an orderly manner.

The second is to adapt to changes in the school-age population structure and increase the supply of general high school and higher education degrees through multiple channels. Continue to support the construction of ordinary high school teaching buildings, dormitories, canteens, playgrounds and other facilities to increase the degree supply capacity. Steadyly expand the enrollment scale of high-quality undergraduate education, improve the linkage mechanism between central investment support and the expansion of high-quality undergraduate education, and guide "double first-class" universities to prioritize new resources for expanding undergraduate enrollment; support the establishment of several new research universities in places where conditions permit, and build a number of high-level vocational undergraduate schools with distinctive educational characteristics.

The third is to adapt to the regional differentiation of the school-age population and better protect the equal rights of various urban and rural groups to receive education. Expand the supply of educational resources due to the net inflow of school-age people into cities and towns, promote basic education public services to follow people, increase the proportion of migrant children studying in public schools, and reduce the burden of education expenditures on families with migrant children.

Improve the conditions of elderly care and childcare institutions

"Doing everything possible to solve the urgent, difficult and long-awaited problems of 'old age care and childcare difficulties' is our top priority in ensuring and improving people's livelihood at present and in the future." Huang Weiru said that we will speed up the improvement of inclusive elderly care and childcare services covering urban and rural areas, with reasonable layout, acceptable price and guaranteed quality, to further enhance the people's sense of gain, happiness and security.

The first is to improve the conditions of elderly care and childcare institutions and expand the supply of high-quality resources. Focus on promoting the renovation and upgrading of old nursing homes and equipment updates, and promote the proportion of nursing beds in nursing homes to 73%. Focus on promoting the realization of full coverage of comprehensive childcare service centers at the municipal level, developing integrated childcare services, and encouraging employers to provide childcare.

The second is to build a dense elderly care and childcare service network so that caring services are at your doorstep. Guide all localities to prioritize the utilization of idle resources in the community and build community-integrated comprehensive service facilities focusing on the service function of "one elder and one child" to provide day care, short-term care and other services; actively expand diversified door-to-door services, such as meal assistance, cleaning and bathing, early childhood development guidance, etc.

The third is to improve the system and mechanism to make inclusive elderly care and childcare more sustainable. Vigorously promote innovation in the operation and management models of elderly care and childcare service institutions, improve inclusive service standards, and promote chain and brand operations.

Talking about solving people's worries and annoyances in the process of seeking medical treatment, Huang Weiru said that we will step up the implementation of the medical and health foundation project, improve the service level of key central township health centers, and develop roving medical care in remote and difficult areas. Continue to promote the renovation of hospital wards, strengthen aging-friendly and barrier-free renovations, put patients at the center, make up for shortcomings in facilities, and improve convenience and experience.

Further improve the price control mechanism for important people's livelihood commodities

Grain, oil, meat, eggs, vegetables, fruits and vegetables, connected with the daily necessities of firewood, rice, oil and salt for thousands of households, three meals a day and four seasons, are the most personal and practical livelihood.

Zhang Luqin, deputy director of the Price Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, said that in recent years, we have always placed a prominent and important position on ensuring supply and stable prices of important people's livelihood commodities. We have worked with relevant parties to ensure sufficient market volume and stable prices through comprehensive measures such as strengthening supply organization, smooth logistics and transportation, stabilizing terminal supply, and carrying out affordable sales. In the face of a complex and ever-changing external environment, the prices of important commodities for people's livelihood in my country have always been running smoothly, fully demonstrating the institutional advantages of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

"During the '15th Five-Year Plan' period, we will adhere to classified policies and treat both symptoms and root causes, further improve the price control mechanism for important people's livelihood commodities, do a good job in relevant work, and secure the bottom line of people's livelihood." Zhang Luqin said that the quality of monitoring and analysis will be improved and the timeliness of early warnings will be enhanced. We will implement supporting policies such as the minimum purchase price of rice and wheat, strengthen the connection between production and marketing and cross-provincial regional cooperation, ensure stable prices with stable supply, and promote stable supply with stable prices. Promote relevant parties to do a good job in supply and demand balance analysis and information release, rationally guide production and consumption, gradually achieve a higher level of dynamic balance between supply and demand, and promote the reasonable operation of prices of important people's livelihood commodities.

Increase support for the accelerated revitalization and development of old revolutionary areas

Feng Yao, deputy director of the Regional Revitalization Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, said that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the per capita GDP growth and per capita disposable income growth in the old revolutionary base counties and counties were both higher than the national average. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, policy arrangements to support the revitalization and development of revolutionary old areas mainly include an opinion and a number of special support policies.

According to reports, one opinion is the "Opinions on Accelerating the Revitalization and Development of Old Revolutionary Areas" issued by the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council in 2026, which makes systematic arrangements for the goals, key tasks, and policy guarantees for the revitalization and development of old revolutionary areas in the new journey of modernization, and proposes a number of targeted support policies. Several special support policies refer to specific policy arrangements in key areas.

"In the next step, we will step up our support to accelerate the revitalization and development of the old revolutionary areas, take the cultivation and expansion of characteristic and advantageous industries as the key, and the promotion of new urbanization as an important breakthrough. We will speed up the completion of shortcomings in infrastructure and public services, strengthen the support of education, science and technology talents, inherit and carry forward the red culture, optimize and improve the policy support system, and strive to build the old revolutionary areas better and let the people in the old areas live a better life." Feng Yao said.