Service personnel have to put public interests in the fore, Secretary-1 says

Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo had a meeting with district and township level service personnel from Kyaukme at Kyaukme, Shan State (North) yesterday afternoon. Chairman of Kyaukme District PDC U Khin Maung Lay reported on education, health, social and economic conditions of the district; Chairman of Shan State (North) PDC Commander of North-East Command Maj-Gen Aung Than Htut, on self-reliant hydropower stations, achievement of food sufficiency, and progress in reclaiming highlands; Minister for Electric Power No. (2) Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint, on increase in electric power supply with the completion of Shweli Hydropower Project, and ongoing projects; Deputy Minister for Health Dr Mya Oo, on construction of more hospitals and dispensaries and appointment of health staff to expedite community health care, and Service personnel have to put public interests in the fore, Secretary-1 says requirement of massive participation to make progress in health care; and Deputy Minister for Education Brig-Gen Aung Myo Min, on education promotion plans to be implemented with the participation of teachers, parents and students.

The Secretary-1 in his address said that the purpose of his tour is to fulfil requirements for development of the district in the education, health, economic and transport sectors. He quoted the reports of officials concerned as saying that Kyaukme District achieved 130 per cent in rice sufficiency, 123 per cent in edible oil, and over 300,000 kyats in per capita income (2007-2008).

He added that the Head of State has given guidance on the need for every region to try to achieve food security, and is fulfilling the requirements. He said that they have learnt lessons that local people face food shortage in times of natural disasters and interruption of transport, adding that he wanted local people realize why they are urged to pay serious attention to local food sufficiency.

Now, per capita income of 600,000 is on target, he said, instructing officials concerned to contribute towards the drive as Kyaukme District has got basic foundations for development.The government is pursuing the goal of ensuring equitable development of all states and divisions.

If local people work hard, each of them and the region will enjoy greater development in proportion to the efforts they have exerted, he noted. On the tour, he will drop in Namhsan and fulfil requirements for regional development including the upgrading of Namhsan Hospital to a 50-bed facility. Moreover, arrangements will be in force to upgrade Kyaukme-Hsipaw-Namhsan- Panton Road to an all-weather one, he said.

He pointed out that service personnel have to put in the fore public interests, to carry out community welfare service, to show good moral conduct to win public trust and reliance, and to avert acts that can burden the public.In some cases, he said that those responsible incidentally burden local people due to the former's excessive goodwill and sense of duty, so service personnel are to avert such an unnecessary matter.

In conclusion, he called on service personnel to organize local people to be able to mobilize their participation in and comprehension of the tasks. Also present on the occasion was Maj-Gen Min Aung Hlaing of the Ministry of Defence.

After the meeting, the Secretary-1 cordially greeted the attendees.