Myanmar, India sign MoU under Quick Impact Projects
THE signing ceremony
for five Memoranda of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of
the Union of Myanmar and the Government of the Republic of India under Quick
Impact Projects (QIP) was held at the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic
Relations in Nay Pyi Taw on 14 October 2024.
The ceremony was
attended by Dr Kan Zaw, Union Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic
Relations, deputy ministers from relevant ministries, senior officials and Mr
Abhay Thakur, Ambassador of India to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar,
Deputy Chief of Mission Mr Ashish Sharma and representatives from the Embassy
of India.
In the ceremony, the
“Memorandum of Understanding for ‘Dryer and Dryer’s House for Agriculture
Development and Farmer Welfare”, the “Memorandum of Understanding for the
Implementation of ACARE knowledge repository”, the “Memorandum of Understanding
for Weaving and Vocational Sector Development Project under Saunder Weaving and
Educational Institute in Amarapura, Mandalay Region”, the “Memorandum of
Understanding for Constructing a one-storey building for the Girls Training
School in Mandalay Region”, and the “Memorandum of Understanding for
Establishment of Yangon Region’s Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) for Natural
Disaster Management” were signed by Directors-General and Rector from the
relevant ministries and Deputy Chief of Mission Mr Ashish Sharma of the Embassy
of India.
The Indian Government
will grant US$250,000 and this grant will contribute to ensure the efficient
operation of the rice mill within the rice bio-park and to enhance the
livelihoods of rice farming communities by signing and implementing the
“Memorandum of Understanding for Dryer and Dryer’s house for Agriculture
Development and Farmer Welfare”, to create an intranet-based knowledge
repository to centralize research data, publications, datasets by signing and
implementing the “Memorandum of Understanding for the Implementation of ACARE
knowledge repository”, to enhance skills of the teachers from weaving and vocational
institute by signing and implementing the “Memorandum of Understanding for
Weaving and Vocational Sector Development Project under Saunder Weaving and
Educational Institute in Amarapura, Mandalay Region”, to promote the living
standard of the children by signing and implementing the “Memorandum of
Understanding for Constructing a one-storey building for the Girls Training
School in Mandalay Region”, and to serve as a logistics hub for receiving
international humanitarian assistance, thereby supporting the National Disaster
Management Centre in responding to large-scale disasters, given Yangon’s role
as a major international entry point for Myanmar by sea and air by signing and
implementing the “Memorandum of Understanding for ‘Establishment of Yangon Region’s
Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) for Natural Disaster Management”. To ensure
successful implementation of the projects, Joint Project Monitoring Committees
(JPMC) have been already organized to facilitate the progress of the projects.
The Quick Impact
Projects are implemented under the Framework Agreement on Quick Impact Projects
(QIPs), signed between the Government of Myanmar and the Government of India.
The Quick Impact Project (QIP) allocates US$50,000 per project. Last year,
three projects were implemented, and additional QIP projects are being
negotiated with the Indian Government to support Myanmar’s socioeconomic
development further. — MIFER
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