Most govt's pledges not yet fulfilled

 

“We have already held talks with respective office heads for them to submit their reports. Now we are waiting for their reports about how many tasks they have fulfilled,” said the committee’s secretary Than Myint.

The committee is about to submit a report about pledges made by the government to the 12th regular session of the parliament.

 “It is a regular process. All ministries have to report how much they have accomplished to our committee. After we received all the reports, we will submit it to parliament on how many tasks they have accomplished, how many tasks are left to fulfil and why they are still not being fulfilled,” he said.

MP Sai Thein Aung said the regional government should not take too long to develop the projects. Government ministries are giving vague answers which cannot be distinguished as a promise or pledge.

Since taking shape in 2011, the Thein Sein government has set a number of policy agenda.

Despite impressive economic growth, with 7.5 per cent in 2013, the Making Access Possible (MAP) survey showed that about 95 per cent of adults in Myanmar live on less than US$10 a day. The survey, based on a sample of 5,100 people from all over the country, including interviews, was done last year. 

On health issues, to meet the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goal, it also targets to reduce the death cases of children under one to two thirds. 

The government increased the country’s education budget to Ks 310 billion in 2013. Yet, though the amount accounted for 7.5 per cent of the national budget compared to 5.2 per cent the year before, it was just 1.3 per cent of GDP. According to Myanmar Children’s Rights Development Network, social difficulties also mean that millions of children in Myanmar cannot access education and other welfare benefits.