Hunan sets 'targeted, specific' measures to help poor

Hunan province has established an effective and efficient set of measures for poverty alleviation, according to a top provincial official.

Du Jiahao, Hunan's Party secretary and head of the provincial legislature, said on Thursday that the provincial government has been sparing no efforts in implementing President Xi Jinping's instructions on targeted poverty reduction, and has worked out various methods to address poverty issues.

"We always keep Xi's instructions in mind and regard poverty alleviation as our political obligation," Du said during a panel discussion of the Hunan delegation to the ongoing second session of the 13th National People's Congress in Beijing.