1992年以来,江苏省农村社会养老保险制度建设工作发展很快。截至1997年底,全省已有89个县(市、区)开展了这项工作,参保农民和乡镇企业职工达786万人,覆盖面为28%。养老保险基金累计结余24.3亿元。其中,南通、盐城、苏州等市累计结余数额较大,均在3亿元以上;有17个县(市、区)累计结余在5 000万元以上。1997年全省已有4.2万人领取了养老金,领取金额 Since 1992, the construction of rural social endowment insurance system in Jiangsu Province has been developing rapidly. By the end of 1997, 89 counties (cities and districts) in the province had carried out this work, covering 7.86 million workers and peasants and township and village enterprises, with a coverage of 28%. The total accumulated pension fund 2.43 billion yuan. Among them, the accumulated balances in Nantong, Yancheng and Suzhou cities were large with a total amount of more than 300 million yuan; the cumulative balance in 17 counties (cities and districts) was above 50 million yuan. In 1997, 42,000 people in the province received pensions and received their payments