In 2012, the "Demonstration of Ecological Restoration of Heavy Metal Pollution in Xikuang District and Application Demonstration of Agricultural Products Safety Guarantee Technology" project was submitted to the Ministry of Science and Technology. It is expected that the project will be approved and the financial support will reach more than 20 million yuan. 12 provincial and municipal projects were applied for, 6 projects were approved, and more than 1.1 million yuan of project funds were obtained. It has won 2 awards in the achievement appraisal of the Hunan Provincial Science and Technology Department and 3 awards in the achievement appraisal of the Loudi Science and Technology Bureau. A total of 164 patent applications were filed throughout the year, and 142 were authorized, including 26 invention patent applications and 8 were authorized.
In 2012, the net enrollment rate of primary school and junior high school-age children in Lengshuijiang City was 100; the gross enrollment rate of high school students was 100. Lengshuijiang City *** has 65 kindergartens with 11,828 children in kindergarten; 59 primary schools with 29,639 students in school; 28 general middle schools with 18,803 students in school; 5 secondary vocational schools with 5,432 students in school. There is 1 special education school with 54 students. Lengshuijiang City's basic education level continues to maintain its leading position in the province, and initial results have been achieved in resolving large class sizes in urban areas. The city's No. 7 Middle School has stopped high school enrollment and adjusted 700 junior high school places. The number of freshmen in primary and junior high schools in the fall is limited to about 60 students per class. In 2012, the municipal cultural troupe sent 90 performances to the countryside for the benefit of the people, the municipal film company went to the countryside to screen 1,816 free movies, and built 188 farmhouses. "Meishan Nuo Opera" selected by the Municipal Cultural Center won the gold medal in the art category of the Provincial Art Festival, and "Official Script Taiping Guangji" won the gold medal in the calligraphy category of the Provincial Art Festival. The city library continues to be open to the public free of charge, with 600 new license applications and tens of thousands of readers. Xie Bingying’s former residence was selected into the first batch of overseas Chinese-related cultural heritage in the province and included in the seventh batch of recommended national key cultural relics protection lists. "Meishan Nuo Opera" has become a national intangible cultural heritage project, and Sullivan was selected as the fourth batch of representative inheritors of national intangible cultural heritage projects.
As of the end of 2012, Lengshuijiang City has 1 municipal radio and television station and 12 township radio and television stations. All 12 towns and villages transmit cable signals. There are 2,000 new cable TV users who can watch basic standard-definition TV. There are 68 programs. In one year, the municipal TV station broadcast more than 3,000 news items of various types and planned more than 10 special series of reports. 3 articles were adopted by CCTV, 36 articles by provincial stations, and 485 articles were adopted by Loudi first-level stations.
As of the end of 2012, Lengshuijiang City has one gymnasium and has organized athletes to participate in high-level competitions 8 times. The badminton team, weightlifting team, men's volleyball team, and women's basketball team represented Loudi in provincial competitions and won 9 gold medals. 6 silver and 3 bronze. The Tai Chi team participated in Tai Chi competitions organized by the country and the province and won 2 first prizes and 4 second prizes. It has built 15 farmers' sports fitness projects, 2 urban fitness squares, and trained more than 210 social sports instructors. In 2012, the per capita disposable income of urban residents in Lengshuijiang City was 23,039 yuan, an increase of 13.2%; the per capita net income of rural residents was 10,440 yuan, an increase of 22.6%.
In 2012, the per capita consumption expenditure of urban residents in Lengshuijiang City was 13,506 yuan, an increase of 10.9; the per capita consumption expenditure of farmers was 5,542 yuan, an increase of 28.6.
5,976 village laborers were transferred and employed. There were 3,306 new insured persons in enterprise pension insurance, the number of persons in enterprise pension insurance reached 33,716, and the levy fund was 260 million yuan. There were 3,006 new participants in unemployment insurance, with a levy fund of 5.19 million yuan; a total of 55,100 people were insured in work-related injury insurance, with a levy fund of 19.21 million yuan. At the end of the year, there were 13,128 people insured in the pension insurance of government agencies and institutions, with a levy fund of 47.87 million yuan; and a levy fund of urban employee medical insurance was 73.63 million yuan, achieving full coverage. The urban residents' medical insurance collection fund is 32.5 million yuan, realizing universal coverage. We will continue to provide pensions of 60 yuan per person per month to urban and rural residents over 60 years old, and accept 59 labor dispute arbitration cases, fully protecting the legitimate rights and interests of workers.
As of the end of 2012, there were 7,521 registered urban subsistence allowance recipients in Lengshuijiang City, with 17,752 people, and a monthly per capita subsidy of 243 yuan; there were 4,258 rural subsistence allowance recipients, with 8,043 people in 4,258 rural households, and a monthly per capita subsidy of 122 yuan.
There are 2,115 rural five-guarantee support recipients, including 350 in centralized support. The annual standard for decentralized support is 2,000 yuan, and the annual standard for centralized support is 3,800 yuan. Assistance for 425 people with serious illnesses totaled 1.56 million yuan. Assisted 832 students with nearly 500,000 yuan. Distributed disaster relief funds of 1.1 million yuan to ensure people's livelihood.