UNDER the guidance of State Administration Council Chairman Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the government employees and families, and people, who temporarily fled their respective regions and states due to armed conflicts and terrorist attacks, will be offered cash assistance using National Natural Disaster Management Fund, said Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Planning and Finance U Win Shein, at the meeting to present financial assistance yesterday.

He added that the Head of the State instructed the region and state officials to collect the list of internally displaced people to allocate financial assistance from the National Natural Disaster Management Fund, and the fund added further allocations for rehabilitation processes of natural disasters including Typhoon Yagi this year in addition to the set annual fund amount.

According to the Natural Disaster Management Law, natural disaster means the destruction of life and property, livelihood, infrastructures, safety, education and health or environment due to violence and armed insurgencies. The objective of the law also states to coordinate with domestic and foreign government departments and organizations, social organizations, other non-government organizations or international organizations and foreign regional organizations in carrying out natural disaster management activities. In carrying out the rehabilitation and rebuilding processes, all the victims will be presented with food, relief items and rehabilitation materials. Therefore, it conforms with the stipulations, financial rules and regulations of the law. There must be systematic and accurate lists, methods to offer, population, budget status and time. Therefore, the region and state governments should prepare accurate data in advance.

Afterwards, the attendees coordinated the discussion. The government employees and families, and people who temporarily fled their regions should inform the respective region and state administrative departments including Nay Pyi Taw to achieve accurate data.

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