The Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement provided cash assistance to charity organizations and senior citizens over the age of 85 in Pyay and Thayawady districts of Bago Region on 12 June.
During the ceremony, Union Minister Dr Thet Thet Khine made a remark and Deputy Minister U Aung Tun Khine and Bago Region Administration Council member U Aung Min explained the purpose of providing cash assistance.
Then, the Union Minister and party handed over K 558.87 million—K87.45 million for 11 charity organizations and K471.42 million for senior citizens—to region administration council members and officials.
Afterwards, region and district authorities presented the social pension for the aged care homes and charity houses to the relevant representatives.
The Union Minister then met the ministry’s staff in Pyay and Thayawady districts at Pyay township.
She also visited the drug rehabilitation centre (Wethtikan) and met the trainees and officials of 2/2021 drug addict treatment and rehabilitation course.
She then inspected the rehab centre and construction site of new two-storey staff housing operated by Star Vigour Company Limited with 2020-2021 budget. The staff housing will be 144 feet long, 40 feet wide and 24 feet high two-storey RCC building.—MNA
