THE signing ceremony for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding the “Construction of a Preschool in Lewe Township, Nay Pyi Taw” was held at 6 pm yesterday in the meeting hall of the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement.
The project was proposed by the Department of Social Welfare, under the Ministry, as part of the Small Development Projects (SDP) agreement between the governments of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and the Republic of India.
The ceremony was attended by Deputy Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations U Thant Sin Lwin, Deputy Minister of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Dr Than Soe, Minister of External Affairs of State of the Republic of India Mr Kirti Vardhan Singh, Head of the Embassy of the Republic of India to Myanmar Mr Abhay Thakur, Deputy Head of the Embassy of the Republic of India to Myanmar Mr Ashish Sharma, as well as permanent secretaries, directors-general, deputy directors-general, officials from relevant ministries, and representatives from the Embassy of the Republic of India to Myanmar.
At the ceremony, Dr Than Soe and Mr Kirti Vardhan Singh delivered opening remarks on the project. Following the speeches, the MoU for the construction of a preschool in Lewe Township, Nay Pyi Taw, was signed by Director-General Dr San San Aye of the Department of Social Welfare and Mr Ashish Sharma.
The signing of this MoU will support the creation of safe, inclusive, and high-quality learning environments for early childhood development. The establishment of this preschool, which will nurture children’s physical, intellectual, mental, and social growth, is expected to benefit human resource development and regional progress. Furthermore, it will contribute to strengthening cooperation and friendship between Myanmar and India. — MNA/TH
