On March 6, Chen Xunhua, a deputy to the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), vice secretary of the Anshun municipal CPC committee, and mayor of Anshun, Guizhou province, approved of Anshun's poverty alleviation achievements when reviewing the Government Work Report.
Chen said that in 2018, Anshun made poverty alleviation its first priority and named it as its first livelihood project. The city managed to bring 108,800 people and 180 villages out of poverty, with the poverty rate falling to just 3.73 percent.
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Chen Xunhua discusses Anshun's achievements in poverty alleviation. [Photo/todayguizhou.com] |
Basic conditions on rural roads, safety of drinking water, and quality of power grids in impoverished areas have improved, and the village-level collective economy has grown and developed.
In 2019, the city will ensure poverty alleviation work adheres to the requirements of the Government Work Report, with the goal of raising another 67,600 people and 110 villages out of poverty, said Chen.
