The Chinese government will adhere to the basic policy of family planning with improved services and stronger leadership, said Premier Wen Jiabao at a national conference.
Family planning was crucial to China's modernization and the building of a harmonious society, Wen told the national conference on population and family planning held on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The priority and the most difficult task of family planning was in the countryside, where maintaining a low birth rate was crucial, said Wen, calling for extended coverage of rewards and subsidies for rural people.
The administration and service should be improved to grant subsidies and social insurance in encouraging birth control, and more needy families should be covered by social assistance schemes.
Family planning among migrant workers needed to be strengthened as well, Wen added.
He stressed that the Party committees and local governments must enhance leadership and improve the working and living conditions of the family planning personnel.
State Councilor Hua Jianmin said local governments should give the same free birth control services to migrant workers as they give to local residents.
Hua said gender identification for non-medical purposes would be severely punished and policies advocating the rights of girls and women as well as gender equality and birth control would be carried out.
The prevention and intervention of birth defects would be strengthened too, he said.
温家宝总理在一次国务会议上说：中国政府将提高服务，更加强化领导队伍，坚持计划生育基本政策。在周二和周三举行的中国人口与计划生育的会议上，温总理说：计划生育对我国的现代化和建设和谐社会至关重要。温总理说：计划生育优先且最困难的任务在农村，在这些地方保持底出生率至关紧要，他还呼吁要扩大农村人口的报酬和津贴范围。要改善管理和服务，给予农民津贴和和社会保险，以鼓励控制出生率，并把更多的贫困家庭列入社会补助计划之中。同样，外地民工的计划生育也需要强化。温总理强调，党委会和地方政府必须提高领导能力和改善计划生育人员的生活和工作状况。国务委员华建敏说地方政府应该给外来民工和当地居民同样自由的出生控制服务。华说非医学目的的性别鉴定要受到严格处罚，妇女权力，性别平等和出生控制这些政策要提倡。他还说 ：出生缺陷预防和干涉也要得到加强。
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