UNION Minister for the Office of the Union Government U Min Thu inspected administrative procedures for 2020 General Election in eight townships of Nay Pyi Taw Council Area on 3 and 4 September.
The Union Minister, together with General Administration Department Director-General and officials, visited Pobbathiri, Dekkhinathiri, Ottarathiri, Zabuthiri, Zeyathiri, Pyinmana, Tatkon and Lewe townships.
During the meetings with relevant officials, the Union Minister said he had visited there to fulfil administrative requirements for compilation of accurate voter lists for the second time.
He expressed thanks to GAD staff for working with priority on election processes and COVID-19 prevention, control and response procedures despite their many primary duties.
The government has arranged the appointment of two desktop publishers each for one month at the election sub-commissions of 330 townships to compile voter lists in time accurately, he added.
He said that it is necessary to closely supervise the works of providing CERP cash assistance for ordinary households to avoid misuse of the offering at lower levels.
The Union Election Commission (UEC) requested the staff of the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health and Sports, and General Administration Department to volunteer at polling stations for COVID-19 preventive works.
It is necessary to in advance manage the formation of a health aid group with other relevant departments and volunteers as GAD doesn’t have enough staff capacity, he added.
He continued that GAD staff are civil services personnel and “Civil Services personnel shall be free from party politics”, according to Section 26 (a) of the 2008 Constitution, Section 10 (g) of Civil Services Personnel Law, and Paragraph 1 (g) of Chapter 1 of Civil Service Code (2010).
Therefore, he instructed GAD staff to not participate in the activities of political parties and organizations and to strictly adhering to the existing laws, by-laws, rules and regulations, and directives.
He also coordinated current conditions and difficulties on the compilation of accurate voter list for the second time.
MNA (Translated by Kyaw Zin Tun)
