China top economic planner on Friday said the country would further improve the infrastructure conditions of elderly care and child care services.
The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said by 2025, more efforts would be made to promote standardisation in the construction of facilities.
NDRC added that the reform would also enhance the ability to support those most in need and increase the supply of inclusive services.
The NDRC, together with two other government bodies, jointly released an implementation plan on boosting senior care and child care services.
It said the country would build a standardised home-based elderly care service network in communities, build or renovate state-run senior care service institutions, and support medical institutions to combine elderly care with medical treatments.
China would also build a batch of childcare service institutions, expand the supply of inclusive services, and explore new modes such as shared service platforms for family childcare, said the plan.
According to the commission, China will support couples that wish to have a third child.
It said implementing the policy and its relevant supporting measures would help improve China’s population structure, actively respond to the aging population, and preserve the country’s human resource advantages.
(NAN)