Special Poverty Alleviation – Main Achievements

　　In 2010, according to the basic spirit of the "Outline for Poverty Alleviation and Development of China's Rural Areas (2001-2010)", with the support of the government and all circles of society and the joint efforts of the cadres and masses in poverty-stricken areas, we’ve comprehensively pushed forward the priorities in poverty alleviation.  

　　Entire village advancement promoted the new rural construction in impoverished areas. After the "Outline for Poverty Alleviation and Development of China's Rural Areas (2001-2010)" was promulgated and implemented in 2001, based on the characteristics of more dispersion and less concentration of rural poverty, in accordance with the requirements of door-to-door survey, the State Council Leading Group of Poverty Alleviation and Development clearly proposed to give top priority to entire village advancement in the poverty alleviation and development for the decade from 2001 to 2010, develop the planning based on public participation and implement the plan step by step. In 2002, 148,000 villages nationwide were identified as poverty-stricken villages, accounting for nearly 1/4 of the total administration villages in the country, covering about 80% of poor people. As of the end of 2010, entire village advancement projects had been launched in 126,000 poor villages, accounting for 85% of the total. In these villages, through infrastructure construction, development of social undertakings, industrial development, capacity building, construction of spiritual civilization and democratic system building, the income level and living standard of the poor had been significantly enhanced, the infrastructure, basic production and living conditions and public services had been significantly improved and the self-development capacity of poor farmers had been constantly enhanced, which greatly promoted the new rural construction in poverty-stricken areas.

　　Transfer training improved the quality of labors in poor areas. In 2010, the labor transfer training - "Rain Plan" not only completed the task of the "Outline for Poverty Alleviation and Development of China's Rural Areas (2001-2010)", but also made the layout for the "12th Five-Year" Plan and the key work for the next decade through constantly exploring ways forward while summarizing experience and by gradual improvement in the exploration.

　　Poverty alleviation by industrialization increased the income of poor farmers. Combining industrial poverty alleviation with entire village advancement, contiguous development and poverty alleviation through science and technology, through supporting the development of facility agriculture, industrial base, rural cooperative economic organizations and leading enterprises in poverty alleviation, the government helped poor farmers to obtain more income. (1) Mainly supported the development of leading industries compatible with the situation of poverty-stricken areas, such as potato, economic fruit, grassland husbandry and cotton industry. (2) Developed facility agriculture and promote disaster preparedness techniques such as confinement feeding, greenhouse vegetable and entire membrane double ridges trench sowing technology. (3) Supported the development of 625 leading enterprises in poverty alleviation to help 17.65 million poor people shake off poverty and become rich. (4) Provided technical, market, credit and other services for farmers' cooperative organizations in poor areas.

　　Contiguous development adjusted the industrial structure in poor areas. In 2007, to explore approaches to integration of the use of financial anti-poverty funds and other agriculture-related funds, the government launched the pilot projects "with county as the unit through integration of resources, entire village advancement and contiguous development". 10 million Yuan of financial anti-poverty funds were issued to each pilot county. Through financial and policy integration and mechanism innovation, it encouraged relevant departments to invest the agriculture-related fund in industrial development and related projects and combined entire village advancement with contiguous development and poverty alleviation and development with regional economic development to promote economic development in poor areas and stable income growth of poor farmers. As of the end of 2010, the pilot projects had been launched in 240 counties and good results had been achieved. The projects were welcomed by the local cadres and masses and supported by relevant departments.

　　Relocation-based poverty alleviation improved the basic living environment. The "Outline" takes it as part of the content and one of the ways of poverty alleviation and development to steadily promote voluntary relocation. During the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" period, on a voluntary basis, local governments relocated about 720,000 rural households and more than 3 million people living in the regions with harsh conditions and poor natural resources. The relocation-based poverty alleviation improved the production and living conditions of poor people, enhanced the level of public services, strengthened environmental protection and ecological construction, promoted the development of small towns and accelerated the pace of shaking off poverty of the poor.

　　Post-disaster restoration and reconstruction was continued. With the joint efforts of Disaster Relief Department of the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development (LGOP), the poverty alleviation departments of Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi as well as the grassroots cadres and masses in the disaster-hit areas, the annual task for post-disaster restoration and reconstruction of poor villages in Wenchuan was successfully completed, laying a foundation for achieving the goal of "completing three-year reconstruction task within two years". Meanwhile, the government organized and coordinated China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation, China Association of Poverty Alleviation and Development and other organizations to raise materials to support the post-disaster reconstruction in Yushu, and provided guidance for Gansu Provincial Poverty Alleviation Office to develop the planning for pilot projects of poverty alleviation and development and disaster prevention and mitigation in Zhouqu.