For the Second Year of Community
Driven Development Project which is being managed and implemented by the
Department of Rural Development, the Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Rural
Development with supports from World Bank, meeting for "Consultation on
township selection in Kayin State which will get benefit from the project"
was celebrated at Kan Thar Oo Hall, Pha-an on 6 December 2013. Deputy Minister
of the Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Rural Development, Chief Minister
of Kayin State and 300 participants including responsible people from concerned
department in Kayin State, representatives from World Bank and responsible
people from the Department of Rural Department (Head office) and responsible persons
from NGOs and political parties, media and other invited parties attended the
meeting.
Chief Minister of Kayin State delivered the
speech at first and responsible person of the Department of Rural Development
explained about the project briefly. Then the other activities were conducted
viz. attendees asked their desired questions; the Department of Rural
Development explained selection criteria; attendees conducted group discussion and
submitted proposed township; officer in charge made group discussion; and the
results were presented based on discussed facts.
The three most priority townships
to have the project implemented in Kayin State are Than Daung Township, Kya Inn
Seik Kyi Township and Pha PonTownship according to the choice of the attendees.
The townships lists would be submitted to Foreign Aids Management Central
Committee after getting comments from the Chief Minister of Kayin State. If the
Central Committee has confirmed, it will be submitted to World Bank to get
recommendation for no objection with the list. If the list was confirmed step
by step, Community Driven Development Project would be implemented.
This project is to enable poor
rural communities in Myanmar to benefit from improved access and use of basic
infrastructure and services through a people-centered approach.
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