China has always attached importance to compulsory education. Since the reform and opening up, the economy has gradually recovered, and the national strength has become stronger. Nine-year compulsory education can no longer meet the current demand. The state has put compulsory education on the government's agenda free of charge. According to the plan, by 21, free compulsory education will be implemented in rural areas, and it will be widely implemented nationwide in 215. Free compulsory education benefits the country and the people ~ ~ ~ ~
Xie Hongguang, a senior statistician of the National Bureau of Statistics, recently submitted a report suggesting that 12-year compulsory education should be implemented. In his proposal, he pointed out that at present, China's education investment accounts for about 3% of GDP, which is lower than the world average of 5%, and it is fully capable of realizing the 12-year compulsory education system. He criticized that the view that China has limited financial resources at present and can only develop economy first and then education is a short-sighted theory with economic construction as the center as an excuse.
In fact, regardless of the 12-year compulsory education, even though the 9-year compulsory education has been implemented in China for many years, it has not really been implemented. Especially in some rural areas, tuition and miscellaneous fees of hundreds of yuan and thousands of yuan and various arbitrary charges have become a heavy burden for farmers' families. In fact, the current problem of compulsory education in China is not a question of nine or twelve years, but whether the existing compulsory education system can be implemented.
The elderly are the fastest growing population in the world. At present, one in every ten people is over 6 years old, and it is expected that the proportion will reach one fifth in the middle of this century. With the further development of China's economy and society in recent years, the material life and self-quality of the elderly in China have changed obviously. First, the economic income of the elderly has increased significantly. Second, the family living conditions of the elderly have improved significantly. Third, the cultural quality of the elderly population has improved.
as a large developing country, facing the basic national conditions of large elderly population, rapid aging and unbalanced development, China has set the development goal of "providing the elderly with a sense of security, medical care, education, learning, doing something and being happy" from reality. Around this goal, the China Municipal Government has taken a series of effective measures and made remarkable progress in safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of the elderly, coordinating the cause of the elderly and coordinating economic and social development.
First, the system of laws, regulations and policies for the elderly has been initially established
Second, the development plan has been formulated and implemented to promote the coordinated development of the cause of the elderly and the economy and society
Third, the network of organizations for the elderly has been basically sound
Fourth, the enthusiasm of social forces to participate in the development of the cause of the elderly has been mobilized
Fifth, the lives and rights and interests of the elderly have been better guaranteed
While seeing the achievements, we are also clearly aware that the cause of the elderly. It is an arduous task to solve the problem of aging and promote the development of the cause of aging. At present, the elderly population in China is growing at an average annual rate of more than 3%. Facing the increasingly severe challenge of population aging, the China Municipal Government will actively take more effective strategic measures to promote the coordinated development of the cause of the elderly and the economy and society, and promote the elderly to enjoy the fruits of economic and social development. [
Compulsory education and security for the elderly are under way, both of which are very important, and the China municipal government has the obligation to do both well.
The present living situation of the elderly in China is rather embarrassing. This is mainly manifested in the following aspects: < P > First, the income of most elderly people is below the lower-middle level. A large-scale survey of laid-off workers, unemployed people and retirees in 1 cities, including Shenyang, Qiqihar, Nanjing, Hefei, Zhengzhou, Yichang and Changsha, was conducted from May to June 21. It shows that the basic income of retirees in China is worrying. There is a big gap between the pensions of retirees in enterprises and institutions. In April 21, the average retirement pension of enterprises was only 538 yuan; The institution is 961 yuan; The agency unit is 18 yuan. Although enterprise pensions can basically be paid in full and on time, among the retirees of enterprises surveyed, 8.3% still have pensions in arrears. It is worth noting that for on-the-job workers, income other than wages, such as bonuses and other welfare income, accounts for an increasing proportion of their total income.
In addition, the phenomenon of "eating the old" has gradually become an obvious social problem, and many elderly people bear the living expenses of their unemployed children or even the third generation to varying degrees.
second, the medical situation is worrying. Old people are frail and vulnerable to various diseases. Originally, the income of the elderly was not high, and in recent years, the price of medicine has soared rapidly, which makes the elderly in a dilemma in seeing a doctor and medicine. According to the previous survey, nearly half of the medical expenses of retirees in big cities cannot be reimbursed in time. 62.5% of retirees said that the arrears of medical expenses had a great impact on their lives, which was unbearable.
Third, many elderly people do not enjoy the social security they deserve. However, compared with the extent of economic development, China's social security undertakings show a serious lag. First, the lack of long-term accumulation of social security has led to serious debts in social security. For example, the society owes at least 1.9 trillion yuan to the social security of more than 1 million old employees of state-owned enterprises (first, retired employees). Second, a large number of rural elderly people are excluded from social security. This is incompatible with the inclusive characteristics that social security should have. Third, the backwardness of relevant legislation has led to the failure to effectively safeguard the rights of the elderly in social security.
But it is unheard of and reckless to use the funds of nine-year compulsory education to protect the elderly. Nine-year compulsory education, which was full of holes, has not been fully realized at present. Dropping out of school in remote and poor areas is very serious now, and the teaching conditions are very poor. The state will make every effort to improve the education problems in remote and poor areas. Like children, the elderly are also vulnerable groups. The society will pay more attention to the elderly, and all aspects should proceed from reality, so that the living conditions of the elderly will gradually embark on a benign development path.
To improve the living conditions of the elderly, we mainly rely on hard work from all walks of life, and the elderly will have a fundamental guarantee when the country becomes rich and strong. At present, the state should also increase assistance to the elderly, and many aspects that have not been done well should be strengthened.