MEMBERS of the State Administration Council, Nay Pyi Taw Council, Region/State Administration Councils and Self-Administered Division (or) Zones Administration Committees held a coordination meeting in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morning.
Commander-in-Chief of De-fence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Chairman of the State Administration Council, delivered a speech at the meeting which was also attended by Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services and Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Soe Win, Nay Pyi Taw Council Chairman Dr Maung Maung Naing and the chairpersons of Regions, States and Self-Administered Division (or) Zones.
At the meeting, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing explained his council’s works to manage the ongoing situations of the country in line with the laws and carrying out the tasks in democratic ways after forming the State Administration Council.
He also talked about the ongoing situations were resulted from the negligence to Tatmadaw’s repeated efforts to solve the problem of inaccurate voter lists, which have significant errors in the elections. The Senior General emphasized the importance of adherence to the 2008 Constitution, and the Tatmadaw will continue performing national duties in line with the laws. He also confirmed that council members’ appointment was based on their experiences, qualifications, and administrative capabilities and are believed to be able to serve for the respective regions and people. Simultaneously, the government needs to adopt policies, and local officials should implement these policies for people’s socio-economic development.
The Senior General also called for checking population by the members of respective councils comprised of immigration officials.
He also discussed the implementation of local development programmes and the five principles of future plans at all levels with the administration councils’ participation at national and sub-national levels.
Then, the Chairman of Nay Pyi Taw Council, the Chairpersons of Region/State Administration Councils, and chairpersons of Self-Administered Division (or) Zones reported on the formation of their councils, healthcare services, resettlement of internally displaced persons, mine clearance works, jade excavation permits for common people organizing gems and jewellery emporium, reopening of Kampaiti and Lewjel border passes, adding more police force, issuing national scrutiny cards, the participation of legal advisors and officers in region/state councils, appointments of ward/village council chairpersons, finalizing construction project of Monywa hospital, works in administration and the rule of law, enactment of some laws required for security of the country, and other related sectors. Regarding discussions, the Chairman of State Administration Council talked about urgent actions on repatriation programme for IDPs and mine clearance works, bringing Myanmar citizens back home and coordinating with Union-level organizations to reopen border trade zones as the orders and directives remain active.
The Senior General continued to say the development gap between the regions and states, between rural and urban areas, development of socio-economic development, free from political parties, abstaining from the politics as they have earned salaries and other benefits.
He added civil service personnel do not participate in the politics in the countries with mature democracy. However, they can vote for any favourable parties. They are prohibited from taking part in politics, and legal actions will be taken against those who breach the law. He continued to discuss the need of employment opportunities for the people, requirement of technical skills and knowledge for the job, addressing language barriers in teaching at the ethnic areas, preparations required for reopening of schools after the closure of schools since the beginning of COVID-19, development of human resources, production of quality products from agricultural and livestock breeding, smooth flow in transportation, coordination and cooperation of region/state councils in creating employment opportunities.
The Senior General was also advised to participate in local development activities and reopen religious sites under the COVID- 19 regulations.
Moreover, he discussed checking family census in regions and states to get correct voter lists, issuing national scrutiny cards, repatriation of displaced persons from Bangladesh in line with bilateral agreements and the 1982 Citizenship Law, celebrations of the Union Day in respective regions and states in line with the COVID-19 rules.
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