The General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council General Office have jointly issued the guidelines. According to the parties, the move is intended to cover the needs of rural locals for finding jobs and settling down in county towns.
Developing competitive industries, creating more jobs in county towns, and strengthening ecological conservation are among the measures enlisted in the guideline, which added that it is expected major progress will be seen in the drive-by 2025.
The National Development and Reform Commission has said that China's urbanization rate of permanent residents has hit 64.72 percent last year.