Legal basis: Chapter I Measures for the Administration of Special Financial Funds General Provisions Article 1 These Measures are formulated in accordance with the Budget Law of the People's Republic of China and the relevant poverty alleviation and development policies of the state in order to strengthen the administration of special financial funds for poverty alleviation and improve the efficiency in the use of funds. Measures for the Administration of Special Financial Funds Article 2 Special financial poverty alleviation funds are special funds arranged by the state budget, which are used to support poor rural areas, ethnic minority areas, border areas, state-owned poverty-stricken farms, state-owned poverty-stricken forest farms and poverty-stricken farms of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (hereinafter referred to as localities), accelerate economic and social development, improve the basic production and living conditions of poor people, enhance their self-development ability, help raise their income levels and promote the elimination of rural poverty.