Zhejiang Province has passed The Proposals on Speeding up the Implementation of the Social Pension Insurance System for Urban and Rural Residents , and proposed the introduction of senior citizen subsidy system, according to the provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security. As of April 1, senior citizens aged 80 or above in Zhejiang Province will be entitled to a monthly subsidy of no less than 30 yuan in addition to the basic pension for urban and rural residents.
Statistics indicated that senior citizens aged 80 or above had totaled 1.2109 million in Zhejiang Province by the end of 2010.
