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Improving Prospects
In recent years, Tailai County has launched a range of livelihood projects, allowing the average citizen to benefit from the development of the county – infrastructure, environment and life. Urban construction reflects improvement in people’s living standards and quality of life. Designated zones for recreation, business and residence, and the “two-district, one-town” project to transform the shantytowns, old buildings and adobe thatched cottages are examples of Tailai’s makeover. In the last couple of years, the county has renovated 783 houses in the shantytowns and 3,715 thatched cottages and dilapidated houses, and constructed 110 low-rent apartments. This project allowed over 4,500 households to realize the dream of a safe and stable home.
For years, people had to grin and bear illness because of a lack of funds to pay for care. “We would ignore minor ailments, and suffer through major ones,” one resident commented. Now, the new rural cooperative medical care and urban residents’ basic medical care plans cover almost all people living in the county. Joining a health care scheme allays people’s worries of developing major illness. In 2013, 24,023 people participated in the urban workers basic medical care scheme, 34,578 people in the urban residents’ basic medical care scheme and 198,807 in the new rural cooperative medical care plan.
As well as sound healthcare provisions, education is regarded as key to developing the county and is central to Tailai decision-makers’ strategy. In recent years, the county has allocated special funds to renovate and build teaching institutions, and update teaching equipment. It also rallied donations from all social sectors for primary and junior high boarding school students living expenses. In 2013, the county also earmarked funds for nutritious meals for rural students in compulsory education.
Gainful employment is widespread. The local government strives to increase employment subsidies, small loans, training subsidies and welfare positions. It also launched a range of policies to promote job growth and help the unemployed or disadvantaged find jobs. The government has also stimulated the employment rate by providing training, loans and technological guidance for new entrepreneurs, as well as promoting labor service export.
In the last several years, Tailai has improved the living environment and livelihoods of its residents, and enriched their cultural life. Residential communities, road networks and well-functioning senior care homes, as well as schools, hospitals, activity centers and public squares, are the keys to a more colorful and happy life.
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