Home>News Center>China
       
 

Heeding call for compensation
By Zhao Huanxin (China Daily)
Updated: 2005-03-14 06:25

Farmers who have lost their land have at least one reason not to lose heart - legislators and political advisers are having serious discussions about their grievances, and proposing solutions.

"The standards of compensation for acquisition of farmland should be raised, and the basic net of social security should cover farmers who have lost their land," national lawmaker Liu Minghua said yesterday.

Liu was among at least 200 legislators who have signed several motions, submitted during the annual meeting of China's legislature in Beijing, calling for conscientious efforts to protect the interests of land-less rural residents.

Complaints that farmers were inadequately compensated or lacked subsistence after their land was expropriated or requisitioned have been on the rise in recent years, Liu said.

At least 40 million farmers have lost land to real estate development, industrial zones and other uses, according to a Xinhua report.

The government has tightened screening of development zones of all types to stop disorderly and unauthorized acquisition of farmland, and strived to ensure appropriate compensation for expropriated or requisitioned land.

In many regions, when it comes to using land for non-agricultural purposes, it is usually local governments, not farmers, that have the final say with regard to price and compensation, Liu said.

Citing his hometown of Chongqing as an example, NPC deputy Liu said a farmer on average gets only 21,000 yuan (US$2,530) for compensation and resettlement fees.

"Calculated on urban consumption standards, that sum is just enough for a little more than three years of living," he said. "Not well-educated and short of skills, farmers often have a hard time when the money runs out."

Li Yongzhong, a legislator from Guangdong Province, agrees.

The current compensation standards, based on a guideline issued by the Ministry of Land and Resources last November, promise to pay farmers with a fund of at most 30 times as much as the average annual output of the arable land in the previous three years, he said.

The figure is usually a fraction of the value of the land when its use right is resold to third parties, according to Li.

But sometimes even this modest amount of compensation fails to reach farmers quickly, according to the two legislators.

The authorities should lay out implementation rules regarding compensation for farmland acquisition, to ensure farmers have the rights of collectively bargaining for the amount of compensation for the land to be requisitioned, Liu said.

Local governments should withdraw from the "land transaction" process and become a kind of arbiter, he said.

Farmers, upon being adequately compensated, could be trained and use the money to develop other businesses, he said.

Both Liu and Li proposed a "land for social security" mechanism be piloted to make sure farmers who have lost farmland have access to basic medical services and other social welfare - just as urban residents do.

Xu Guanju, a CPPCC member of the country's top political advisory body, said instead of paying farmers a lump sum, the government of Zhejiang Province is reserving resettlement fees - part of the compensation package - for an endowment insurance for farmers.

The insurance, with subsidies from the local budget, will enable farmers who have lost their land to claim pensions, he said.

Chinese lawmakers have consistently spoken up for farmers that no longer have land, saying they need to be supported.

At last year's NPC session, 119 legislators called on the authorities to properly address farmers' complaints.

Part of the outcome is a nationwide drive to clear the arrears in compensation. By last November, 16 billion yuan (US$1.9 billion), or 91.04 per cent of the total arrears, had been paid to farmers, the Standing Committee of the NPC said in February.

(China Daily 03/14/2005 page2)



 
  Today's Top News     Top China News
 

Chinese scientists conduct HIV vaccine test

 

   
 

Supreme court gets back death reviews power

 

   
 

Hu Jintao elected chairman of state CMC

 

   
 

Perform vital mission, Hu tells military

 

   
 

Safety watchdog to be given more power

 

   
 

Wen lauds Tung's role in HK's development

 

   
  SW China invests 30 m yuan for production safety
   
  First human trials of AIDS vaccine launched
   
  China's economy expected to grow 8-9 percent in 2005
   
  Hu Jintao elected chairman of state CMC
   
  Tsang: Election for new chief executive in July
   
  China getting tough on corrupt officials
   
 
  Go to Another Section  
 
 
  Story Tools  
   
  News Talk  
  It is time to prepare for Beijing - 2008  
Advertisement
         
主站蜘蛛池模板: 日本漫画口工全彩内番漫画丝袜| aa级毛片毛片免费观看久| 欧美在线视频免费看| 国产女人高潮抽搐喷水免费视频| 97精品国产97久久久久久免费| 日本精品久久久久中文字幕 | 日韩精品无码一本二本三本色| 免费的毛片视频| 国产女人18毛片水| 小小视频日本高清完整版| 久久国产精品-国产精品| 特级毛片a级毛片免费播放| 啊轻点灬大ji巴太粗太长了h| 香蕉在线精品视频在线观看6| 成人观看网站a| 亚洲六月丁香婷婷综合| 热re久久精品国产99热| 兽皇videos极品另类| 99视频全部免费精品全部四虎| 天天视频天天爽| 久久国产精品偷| 欧美一级特黄乱妇高清视频 | 欧美一区二区三区综合色视频| 国产精品酒店视频免费看| 丰满人妻一区二区三区免费视频 | 东京加勒比中文字幕波多野结衣 | 久久精品视频91| 特级黄色一级片| 北条麻妃在线观看视频| 美女黄频免费网站| 国产欧美日韩灭亚洲精品| 91精品一区二区三区久久久久| 天天做天天摸天天爽天天爱| 久久久久久亚洲精品中文字幕 | 天天色天天干天天射| 一本大道香一蕉久在线影院| 日韩精品国产一区| 亚洲三级在线观看| 特黄AAAAAAAAA毛片免费视频| 免费真实播放国产乱子伦| 精品国产乱码久久久久久浪潮|