China sets new subsidy plan for May 12 quake survivors

WATCH VIDEO

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) presides over the 23rd  meeting of the quake relief headquarters of China's State  Council in Beijing, capital of China, July 12, 2008. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

Under the current policy, every survivor requiring assistance has been eligible to receive 10 yuan and 500 grams of food a day.

This current policy covers about 8.82 million people.

The government decided to modify the policy because people in most of the quake hit areas have now resumed their normal lives.

The meeting demanded a committee of experts on the earthquake to keep monitoring aftershocks in the quake zone for another two months.

The committee was also told to forecast areas at risk of major secondary disasters and evaluate possible losses to help reconstruction. The experts were also told to locate sites where quake debris can be stored for long periods for later investigation and take measures to protect such sites.

Editor:Du Xiaodan