Reasons for the sky-high bride price in rural areas

Zhang Gaiping, a member of the Committee, thinks that the basic pension of the new rural insurance system is low at present, and the rural pension anxiety is widespread. "According to the incomplete statistics of the new rural old-age insurance standard for farmers over 60 years old in 2020, except that Shanghai, Beijing and Tianjin reach110 yuan per person per month, which is 830 yuan and 307 yuan respectively, most provinces in China are generally 100-200 yuan, which is far from the basic living cost per capita in rural areas.

At the same time, the proportion of men and women in China is out of balance, and the number of marriageable men and women does not match. According to the statistical yearbook of China in 20 19, the ratio of male to female aged 20-24 is114.61:kloc-0/00, and the ratio of male to female aged 25-29 is106.65:/kloc.

Coupled with the backward traditional concepts in rural areas, the marriage competition is extremely fierce. For thousands of years, the development of rural areas has lagged behind that of cities, and it is difficult to completely eradicate backward ideas such as vanity. In addition, the market economy has stimulated people's desire for profit, leading to the enduring trend of bride price marriage.

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Suggestion: Curb the bad habit of high-priced bride price in rural areas and promote rural customs.

In view of the ubiquitous phenomenon of sky-high bride price in rural areas, Zhang Gaiping suggested eliminating the soil of bad habits from three aspects and constantly promoting rural customs.

First of all, it is necessary to raise the basic pension standard of the new rural insurance and relieve the worries of marrying women. We will increase the basic pension investment of the new rural old-age insurance in the central and western regions fully allocated by the central government, and further improve the rural old-age security system.

Secondly, we should improve women's social status and strengthen the implementation of family planning and other laws and regulations. Zhang Gaiping said that it is necessary to thoroughly publicize and resolutely implement the Population and Family Planning Law, the Maternal and Child Health Care Law, and national and provincial laws and regulations prohibiting illegal fetal sex identification and sex-selective artificial termination of pregnancy, so as to keep the sex ratio of the birth population balanced.

In strengthening the construction of spiritual civilization in rural areas, we can summarize and popularize the experience and achievements of the pilot reform of marriage customs in various provinces and cities across the country, and establish and improve a long-term mechanism to change customs. We can popularize the experience of "zero bride price" in yongcheng city, Henan Province, hold a grand collective wedding for the newcomers who respond to the call of changing customs and actively abandon the high bride price, provide them with jobs and entrepreneurial support in the local area, and let them experience more sense of gain, honor and happiness.