However, the plateau environment, which is prone to natural disasters, has posed a challenge to poverty alleviation, Gou said. Disease is also a major factor that is holding back development.
About 74 percent of the impoverished population live in Xigaze, Qamdo and Nagqu prefectures, large swathes across the western and eastern parts of the region.
"The next five years will be the greatest task of all," said Gou.
Tibet plans to focus policy on welfare for poor people, job creation and relocation packages, he added.
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