The Pyithu Hluttaw entered its 28 day session yesterday with Union ministers responding to questions regarding a cash assistance program for monastic school teachers across the country and the upgrading of a rural Road in Shan State (East). Th In his reply, Union Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture Thura U Aung Ko said that K3.71 billion has allocated to provide cash assistance to monastic school teachers across the country. While answering a question on the upgrading of a village-to-village road in Mongphy at Township in Shan State (East), Union Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Dr Aung Thu said that the road will be upgraded next fiscal year as upgrading works for the road were not included in this year’s budget. The Union minister continued to say that the condition of 35 dams with low water storage capacity are being studied, adding that there are 581 irrigation facilities being managed by the ministry.During yesterday’s parliamentary session the Pyithu Hlut-th day taw Judicial and Legal Affairs Committee was formed with 13 members led by U Khin Maung Win of Lanmadaw Constituency, and U Tun of Htantabin Constituency was appointed as a member of the Pyithu Hluttaw Bill Committee to replace U Khin Maung Win of Lanmadaw Constituency. Moreover, three Defense Services personnel were sworn in as Pyithu Hluttaw representatives and the Bill Committee’s reports on Bills to revoke the People’s Council Law and State Council Law were read out.—
May 19,2016