The 28th day of the third regular session of the Third Pyithu Hluttaw convened at 10 am yesterday at the Pyithu Hluttaw Hall in Nay Pyi Taw. Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker U Khin Yi, Deputy Speaker U Maung Maung Ohn, deputy ministers, a Nay Pyi Taw Council member, and Pyithu Hluttaw representatives attended the meeting, which featured a question-and-answer segment on five public issues and the approval of a parliamentary committee report.Responding to employment for persons with disabilities, Deputy Minister for Labour U Myo Aung stated that the 2024 census recorded 2.29 million persons with disabilities, accounting for 7.6 per cent of the population aged five and above.
Under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Law (2015) and its Rules (2017), the ministry coordinates with government departments and private factories to place qualified applicants in suitable jobs. He noted that 10 vocational training centres operate nationwide for persons with physical disabilities aged 18 to 45, offering courses three times per financial year in electronics, barbering, computing, printing, and tailoring, which helped 254 out of 575 trainees secure employment between the 2021-2022 and 2025-2026 financial years.
Additionally, the Department of Social Welfare has appointed 112 staff members with disabilities – 28 gazetted officers and 84 staff – and facilitated private-sector jobs for 66 visually impaired trainees through therapeutic massage courses under its five-year strategic plan (2022-2027).Addressing rural infrastructure, Deputy Minister for Border Affairs Maj-Gen Kyaw Swa Oo said the 40- mile road connecting the Nambaw village junction on the Mongpyin-Monghsat road to Painhsan village serves 3,416 residents across 24 villages. Phased earthwork widening will be proposed under Union or State border development funds starting in the 2028- 2029 financial year.OM PAGE 1 On banking infrastructure, Deputy Minister for Finance and Revenue Daw Than Than Lin responded that the Myanma Economic Bank branch in Kawkareik currently occupies land owned by the General Administration Department.
Once the land is officially transferred, capital budget allocations will be requested to construct a new bank building in the nearest possible financial year.Answering two separate queries on water supply, Nay Pyi Taw Council Member U Win Moe Khine informed that the procurement and installation of equipment for a solar-powered river water pumping system to provide clean drinking water in Kalewa Township has been included in the 2027-2028 financial year budget proposal. U Win Moe Khine also outlined a five-year municipal plan to supply water from Maha Nanda Lake to Ward 10, noting that intermediate booster stations, reservoirs, and pipelines are necessary because Ward 10 sits at 358 feet above sea level compared to the lake’s 337-foot elevation. The plan includes replacing Paw Oo pump control panels in 2028- 2029 and constructing new 10,000-gallon concrete water tanks and pumping facilities in 2029-2030.
Following the question-and-answer segment, three Hluttaw representatives debated the report submitted by the Pyithu Hluttaw Committee on Government Guarantee, Pledges, and Undertakings Vetting. Lawmakers urged ministries to prioritize parliamentary commitments in annual budgets, strengthen inter-ministerial coordination, and ensure transparent reporting, with MP Dr Shwe Pyi Soe noting that out of 508 starred and unstarred questions and motions reviewed, 330 received formal assurances.
The Hluttaw subsequently approved the committee’s report before adjourning the session, which will resume for its 29th day on 16 November.
News Team/ST
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