Tenth regular session of Second Pyithu Hluttaw holds seventh-day meeting

THE seventh-day meeting of the tenth regular session of the Second Pyithu Hluttaw was held at the Pyithu Hluttaw meeting hall of the Hluttaw Building in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. At the meeting, asterisk-marked questions were raised and answered, a motion tabled, a report read and a bill approved.

Q&A Session

U Soe San Thet Tun of Myinmu constituency raised the first question and asked if there is a plan to reconsider not to transfer the 1.283 acre land on which an old hospital was situated to construct a Myinmu town municipal market. Deputy Minister for Health and Sports Dr. Mya Lay Sein answered that the land is currently used by Maternal and Children health care division (MCHCD) to provide mother and children health care works and administering of vaccines. Township health personnel and personnel from MCHCD were also living there. However, as the town is in need of a municipal market, discussions were being held with relevant departments to obtain a replacement site for MCHCD to vacate from the present site for the market said the Deputy Minister.

The next question by U Tun Tun, of Pwintbyu constituency was on the arrangement and the way permission is granted by Union Government and state/region governments to sell livestock in the country or export it. Deputy Minister for Commerce U Aung Htoo answered that a document certifying the livestock being free from any communicable disease (both to human beings and animal) or a sale permission document issued from relevant township development affairs committee is required for livestock to be transported across townships.

For export, fees are collected for issuance of endorsement on vaccination and health certificate of the livestock and breeding farm license. The fees are then deposited into the state/region government funds. Animal quarantine fees and export license fees are deposited into the Union Government fund said the Deputy Minister.

Deputy Minister for Commerce U Aung Htoo also responded to a question raised by Daw Cho Cho of Ottwin constituency on the government’s plan to create viable markets for agriculture products such as rice, pulses and beans. The Deputy Minister said mung bean and pigeon pea were in demand from India at the moment so the market situation has improved. Arrangements are also being made for the two governments to sign memorandum of understanding to have a firm market and price in India.

Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation is also educating the farmers in mung bean growing region to switch to summer rice and other appropriate crops. Similar actions were also taken in pigeon pea growing region. Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) for 15 crops is also being implemented and inspection for harmful matters like residual pesticide and alpha toxin were being conducted product wise as per the requirement of the importing countries explained the Deputy Minister. Furthermore matters like participating in local and international product exhibitions, arranging meetings with governments and businesses, acquiring of quality seeds and inputs were being conducted in cooperation with relevant ministries and organizations added the Deputy Minister.

U Mya Sein of Dagon Myothit (Seikkan) constituency raised a question on plan to create One Stop Service groups to ease the fine payment for over speeding on the Yangon-Mandalay highway. Deputy Minister for Construction U Kyaw Lin said that over speeding fine can be paid immediately at the respective court immediately and if it could not be paid immediately, driver license or vehicle registration is detained and released back when the fine is paid at a designated future date and court. At the moment One Stop Service could not be provided at the moment as this required coordinating and discussing with Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Union Attorney General Office and Union Supreme Court Office said the Deputy Minister.

Similarly, questions raised by U Thaung Aye of Pyawbwe constituency, U Kyaw Aung Lwin of Sedoktara constituency and U Myint Lwin of Twantay constituency were answered by Deputy Ministers.

Motion urging government to conduct construction works using modern technologies

Following the question and answer session Daw Yin Min Hlaing of Gangaw constituency tabled a motion urging the Union Government to conduct construction works through modern precast and other appropriate technologies and explained the reason behind it. The motion was supported by U Aung Kyaw Kyaw Oo of Hline constituency. Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker announced the agreement of the Hluttaw to accept and discuss the motion after the Hluttaw’s decision was obtained. Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker also announced for Hluttaw representatives who want to discuss the motion to register their names. Next, Pyithu Hluttaw Farmers and Workers Affairs Committee member U Thein Tun read the committee’s report and Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker announced for Hluttaw representative who want to discuss the report to register their names.

Bill on Children’s Right approved

Afterwards Bill Committee Secretary U Kyaw Soe Linn responded and explained to discussions and amendment motion tabled by four Hluttaw representatives on Bill on Children’s Right submitted by Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement.

Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker U T Khun Myat then announced that the bill is approved by the Hluttaw and will follow up accordingly.

The eighth-day meeting of the tenth regular session of the Second Pyithu Hluttaw will be held on 30 November it is learnt.

Aye Aye Thant (MNA)

PHOTO: MNA

(Translated by Zaw Min)

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar