BEIJING, February 12, 2007 :
China would expand the special subsidy programme for aged rural parents who followed the nation's mandatory family planning policy, to attract more younger parents to exercise birth control, the Government said.
The special subsidy system granted rural parents aged 60 and older a government subsidy of at least $ 77 annually, if they have only one child, or two daughters.
The programme was under trial for more than two years. More than 1.35 million aged rural parents benefited from the subsidy system that has been put on trial in more than 10 provinces since 2004, the National Population and Family Planning Commission said in a report.
The report suggested that the country extend the subsidy system to the whole country to cover 6,50,000 more qualified parents, as a way to improve their living conditions, and as an incentive for younger parents to exercise birth control.
Press Trust of India
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