XXI. OTHER SOCIAL

Catastrophic Occurrences, Losses and Relief

The Relief and Resettlement Department grants relief in cash and in kind in selected cases of catastrophic occurrences of fire, floods and cyclone. However, the grants are made, based on the recommendation of the local authorities and on severity of the cases. The statistics presented in table 21.01 are obtained from the Relief and Resettlement Department.

Causes of Fire and Losses

Data in table 21.02 and 21.03 are obtained from the Fire Services Department which collects and compiles statistics on occurrences of fire, causes of fire and estimated loss of property suffered by the victims. The largest number of fires are caused by accidents and negligence on the part of the householders. The Fire Services Department reports every month on its activities to the Ministry of Social Welfare Relief and Resettlement for information and extension of relief to the victims.

Insurance Business

Table 21.04 present statistics on number of insurance policy, amount of insured value and premium, paid claims of main of insurances written by the state-owned Myanma Insurance.

The Government started life insurance business on 1st January 1957, and all other insurance business, such as fire, marine, accidents, etc., on 1st October 1961. With a view to safeguarding the interest of general public, the Government introduced third party insurance scheme on 6th July, 1976.

Social Welfare Establishment

Table 21.05 shows various types of training schools and centres run by Government and NGOs. The schools and centres run by the Department of Social Welfare provide various types of welfare services to those who are received in respective institutions.

The Government establishes Women's Development Centres and Vocational Training Centres for Women to provide institutional care, health care, counseling, vocational training through income generation activities and teaching of 3Rs.

In the training schools for boys and girls, orphans and abandoned ones are accepted. Some boys and girls aged over 5 years are handed from Residential Nurseries and some are admitted under the Child Law (1993). Children are given care, social support, formal education and vocational training.

The Government also takes responsibility to rehabilitate the disabled persons. In the Vocational Training School for Adult Disabled, vocational trainings such as silk screen-printing, photography, TV repairing, carpentry and hair dressing are provided. The School for Disabled Children accepted children of various types of disabilities such as amputees, children with Downs Syndrome, Paraplagic and children who are mentally retarded as well.
Social Welfare services are implemented not only by Government but also by NGOs establishing schools and homes. Government provides grants-in-aids to those NGOs with rice, funds for food, clothes and salary of the administrators of the schools / homes every year according to the rules and regulations. Voluntary pre-primary schools are also provided with cash and technical assistance.


Development of Border Area and National Races.

In 1989 The State Law and Order Restoration Council formed the Central Committee for the Development of Border Area of National Races to carry out development programme in the border areas. With a view to more effectively implementing border areas and national races development programme, the State Law and Order Restoration Council formed the Ministry for Progress of Border Areas, National Races and Development Affairs on 24th September 1992.
Table 21.06 shows the statistics on development work implemented in 18 regions. The regions are (1) Kachin Special region 1 (2) Kachin Special region 2 (3) Kokang region (4) Wa region (5) Shan (Sein Kyawt) (6) Kachin (North East) (7) Palaung region (8) Kyaing Tong East region (9) Mawpha region (10) Pa-O region (11) Kayah (Maisai region) (12) Rakhine region (13) Chin region (14) Sagaing region (Naga) (15) Sagaing region (Kabaw Valley) (16) Kayin region (17) Tanintharyi region and (18) Mon region.

Sports

Data on sports grounds are obtained from Sports and Physical Education Department and shown in table 21.07 by State and Division.
Myanma athletic statistics on the South East Asia Games, SEA Games (formerly named South East Asia Peninsular Games) and SEAP Games which are held bi-annually are shown in table 21.08. The table shows host country, number of athletes by gender, sport events and medals awarded in the series of games from the SEAP Games in 1985 to 2005.

Seizure of Narcotic Drugs

The Government enacted the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law on 27th January 1993 and formed the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) to implement the Law.
The Law calls for control of precursor chemicals and psychotropic substances and money laundering, associated with illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
Table 21.09 shows statistics on seizure of drugs for the period of 1995 and 1999 to 2005.