The northern regions in Jiangsu province have made unremitting efforts to improve rural housing to give a strong impetus to the rural revitalization strategy.
At the end of last year, Song Dianping and his family in Dunqian Community, Shuyang County moved into a new villa. But recently, he has been vexed by the inaccessibility to charging facilities for his newly-purchased new energy car.
Song is not alone when it comes to the availability of electric charging piles in the rural areas.
Local authorities soon arranged for the installation of 4 charging facilities for NEVs in the rural community where Song lives.
"The livelihood projects are high on the agenda of the government and we have prioritized the people’s concerns by coordinating the joint efforts of varied government departments."Lin Ji, Head of the Rural Housing Improvement Office, Shuyang County
Government authorities in north Jiangsu have given active response to the farmers’ demands by upgrading the construction standards of rural houses and install public service facilities in the rural areas.
In the meantime, government at all levels in north Jiangsu have ensured that the farmers can be employed in their hometown.
A recent survey in Huai’an city shows that the resettlement communities have made it possible for the farmers to start animal husbandry on a massive scale.
The Lvliang Township Government of Jinhu County is building an ecological pasture near a new rural community in a bid to provide 150 jobs for the local people.
"This high-end cattle farm can provide employees with a minimum annual income of more than 100 thousand yuan to ensure that the farmers get employed in their hometown so as to consolidate the poverty alleviation achievements."FuYincheng, an Official in Charge of Rural Housing Improvement in Jinhu County
The provincial authorities have demanded that strict measures be taken to ensure that one or two large-scale industrial projects are launched for each new rural community so as to boost the farmers’ income through bonus from dividends, employment in industrial parks and contracted farming.
1277 industrial projects have been launched in the new rural settlements in north Jiangsu so far, boosting income growth for 58000 farmers.
