There are still nearly 100 million people in poverty in rural China, officials from the State Council said on Monday.

Wang Guoliang, deputy director of the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development, said at a press conference in Beijing that 250 million people have been alleviated from poverty since the government took action.

Wang pointed out the infrastructure and cultural establishment still lag behind in poor rural areas and the mechanism of the government's poverty alleviation work needs further improvement. He also urged the public to participate in the alleviation work and said government should strengthen regulation of alleviation funds.