Fujian Province Advocates for "Newcomers to Replace Bride with Pension Insurance" Center | Pension Insurance | Fujian
Paper reporter Lv Xinwen
According to the WeChat account of the Integrated Media Center in Datian County, Sanming City, Fujian Province, on August 18th, Wenjiang Town in Datian County has taken innovative measures to guide local newcomers to replace dowries with pension insurance. Some newcomers have taken the initiative to practice it, which is like a clear stream that brings people great comfort.
On August 17th, village officials from Wenjiang Town arrived at Lianmeng Village and delivered the sign of "no dowry, no guarantee" to the parents of newcomer Chen Xiaomei, wishing them good health and many blessings and longevity.
The mother of newcomer Chen Moumei said that I received 88000 yuan as a dowry and returned it to her as a dowry. My eldest daughter and son-in-law have paid me for pension insurance, and I can receive money after the age of 60.
Previously, Wenjiang Town had formulated and issued a "one-on-one" implementation plan for the management of high priced dowries and other customs. Zheng Chengzhai, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Wenjiang Town, said that our town's Party Committee and government attach great importance to the rectification of high priced dowries. We have sorted out 475 unmarried young women of appropriate age in the entire town, and requested that all village residents, village committee cadres, party members, and village representatives provide one-on-one package assistance. Encourage the parents of the female partner to have no worries by paying insurance and providing protection.
It is reported that at the beginning of this year, the Civilization Office of the Datian County Committee, in conjunction with the County Human Resources and Social Security Bureau and other departments, issued an initiative to encourage the replacement of some dowries with "urban and rural resident pension insurance" and "enterprise employee pension insurance". That is, the son-in-law purchases "urban and rural resident pension insurance" for his father-in-law and mother-in-law. According to the current policy in Sanming City, each person pays a premium of 5000 yuan per year for 15 years. After reaching the age of 60, they can receive a monthly pension of over 730 yuan.
Pengpai News has noticed that the "Proposal on" Not Giving Bride and Providing Security "jointly released by the Datian County Civilization Office, Datian County Integrated Media Center, Communist Youth League Datian County Committee, Datian County Women's Federation, and Datian County Human Resources and Social Security Bureau on March 27 this year introduces that government departments have launched two types of pension insurance for different targets, namely" Urban and Rural Residents Pension Insurance "and" Enterprise Employee Pension Insurance ", which have the characteristics of reliable main body, convenient participation, diverse levels, and inheritable balance, and are available for citizens to choose from.
Option 1: Urban and rural resident pension insurance. Each person pays an annual premium of 5000 yuan, and after paying for 15 years, they can receive a monthly pension of over 730 yuan at the age of 60.
Option 2: Enterprise employee pension insurance. As flexible employees, the annual contribution amount is 9580.8 yuan, with a cumulative payment of 15 years. After retirement, they can receive a monthly pension of over 1000 yuan.
According to Fujian Daily on May 2nd, the son-in-law purchased "urban and rural resident pension insurance" for his parents in law, and "providing protection without dowry" is an exploration. Many people in Datian County believe that the causes of high priced dowries are complex, and elderly care security is an important factor. "For families with sons, if a daughter marries and gives the dowry, she is not responsible for caring for her parents. This is an unwritten rule here.". Xiao Guiying, Director of the Urban and Rural Residents Pension Insurance Center of the Datian County Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, said, "Putting out hundreds of thousands of yuan in dowry money at once is too much pressure on young people. Every year, buying pension insurance for my parents in law is a steady stream, reducing the pressure on young people and providing more security for elderly care."
In addition, to manage high priced dowries, it is also necessary to clarify how many dowries are considered high prices. According to a report by Pengpai News on June 21 this year, Jiang Liankai, Deputy Director of the Datian County Government Office, said, "We have proposed advocacy standards for dowry by soliciting opinions. The dowry should not exceed the total per capita disposable income of the entire county in the past three years."
According to data released on the website of the Datian County Government, in 2022, the per capita disposable income of all residents in Datian County was 25331 yuan, of which the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 34411 yuan and the per capita disposable income of rural residents was 17229 yuan; In 2021, the per capita disposable income of urban residents in the county was 42645 yuan, and the per capita disposable income of rural residents was 21874 yuan.
Previously, a netizen left a message on the "Leadership Message Board" of People's Daily on January 29th this year, stating that the high priced dowry in Datian has a long history, with some reaching as high as five to six hundred thousand yuan and others as low as three to four hundred thousand yuan. I have been working hard in society for many years, and the dowry has increased from around 200000 three or four years ago to four or five hundred thousand now. For ordinary working families, this is no less than collecting a down payment for a house in Sanming City. After more than ten years of hard work and hard work, the remaining money on hand is still unable to pay a dowry, which makes us young people feel that marriage is unattainable.
The Agriculture and Rural Bureau of Datian County replied at that time that since 2022, Datian County has conscientiously implemented the work deployment of the higher authorities to carry out special governance of prominent issues in key areas such as high priced dowries and large-scale operations for rural customs, and has achieved preliminary results. However, for the folk custom of marriage dowry, which has a fairly broad public opinion foundation, changing the ideological concepts of the masses requires continuous efforts and long-term efforts. The next step will be to increase publicity and guidance efforts, give full play to the role of village red and white councils and other mass autonomous organizations, guide the masses to work hand in hand with civilization, say no to vulgar customs, and consciously resist high priced dowries.
