Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs: Central government to allocate 177 billion yuan to support industry employment assistance and improve development conditions.

This afternoon, the State Council Information Office held a press conference to introduce the economic performance of agriculture and rural areas in the first half of 2026. The relevant person in charge stated that this year is the first year of normalized assistance, and various relevant departments have moderately adjusted and optimized policies while maintaining overall stability, basically establishing a normalized assistance policy system. The monitoring and assistance mechanism is continuously improved, and targeted assistance measures are formulated and implemented for each household. Developing assistance is the main focus, with 177 billion yuan of normalized assistance funds arranged by the central government, focusing on supporting industry assistance, employment assistance, and improving the development conditions of underdeveloped areas.