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(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-10-12 18:21
BEIJING -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Sunday approved a decision on major issues concerning rural reform and development at the close of a four-day plenum.
Hu Jintao, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, delivered a work report at the third Plenary Session of the 17th CPC Central Committee, which was held from October 9 to 12 in Beijing. The country was facing challenges in its rural development and reform, but it would firmly push forward the work, said the communique issued after the plenum.
The government would try to make a breakthrough in reforming the rural system, proceed in liberating the rural economy and improving its dynamics, create a better economic environment, improve rural development policy, it said. In the communique, the CPC promised to invest more government budget in public service in rural areas, including education, health care, employment, housing and pension sectors. It also asked Party organs and governments at all levels to put rural development at the top of their agendas and embody the national rural development strategy in policies, planning, budgets and assigning officials. A total of 202 full members and 166 alternate members of the Committee attended the plenum, according to the communique. Members of CPC central commission for discipline inspection and top officials of the relevant departments were also present at the session, the communique said. Some delegates to the 17th CPC National Congress who have been working on agriculture and rural development at the grass roots, and experts and scholars on agriculture, rural areas and farmers also attended the plenum.
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