The government is encouraging the birth of more children.
Beijing: The Chinese government is pressuring its citizens to have more children. The government has announced several policies, including subsidies for more children and tax cuts for parents. This is done to encourage couples to have more children and prevent the demographic crisis from deepening further.
Cabinet prepared 13 measures
The State Council or the Union Cabinet issued instructions in this regard on Monday. It outlines 13 specific measures to improve services to support service delivery, expand child care systems, strengthen support in education, housing and employment, and create a social environment conducive to service delivery. Let us tell you that due to the declining birth rate, last year China fell behind India in terms of being the most populous country in the world.
Subsidy will be given
According to government media reports, this new government initiative also includes improving the delivery subsidy provision system and delivery-related personal tax relief. Other key provisions include extending the benefits of the Maternity Insurance Scheme to people with flexible employment and rural migrant workers, who are already part of the Basic Health Insurance Scheme.
Users are giving comments.
Proper labor management and assisted reproductive technology services will be added to the list of medical services eligible for insurance reimbursement, CGTN reported. A user on the microblogging platform Weibo commented that these measures were like “you are buying a Ferrari and the government gives you a 100 yuan coupon.”
Increase in elderly population in China
Let us tell you that the number of elderly people in China’s 1.4 billion population is increasing rapidly. Currently, 14 percent of the country’s total population is over 65 years old. According to Xinhua news agency, China’s population aged 60 and over is expected to reach 300 million by the end of 2023. This figure will exceed 40 million rupees in 2035 and reach 50 million rupees in 2050.
Residences for the elderly are built in schools
According to recent reports, thousands of well-known kindergartens have been closed in China due to the declining birth rate and declining enrollment of children. Schools are being converted into nursing homes and school staff are being trained to care for the elderly. The country is going through a serious demographic crisis due to the one-child policy implemented for decades by the Chinese Communist Party government. (entrance-agency)
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