Ministry of Transport (Myanmar)

Ministry of Transport
ပို့ဆောင်ရေး ဝန်ကြီးဌာန

Seal of the Ministry of Transport
Agency overview
Jurisdiction Government of Myanmar
Headquarters Naypyidaw
19°46′40″N 96°08′08″E / 19.7777527°N 96.1355135°E / 19.7777527; 96.1355135
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
  • Han Sein
  • Zin Yaw
Child agencies
  • Department of Transport
  • Department of Marine Administration
  • Department of Waterways
  • Department of Civil Aviation
  • Institute of Marine Technology
  • Inland Water Transport
  • Myanmar Five Star Line
  • Myanma Airways
  • Myanma Dockyards
  • Myanma Port Authority
Website www.mot.gov.mm

The Ministry of Transport (Burmese: ပို့ဆောင်ရေး ဝန်ကြီးဌာန, 'MOT') is a ministry in the Burmese government responsible for the country's transport infrastructure. It also operates the Myanma Airways and Myanma Port Authority.[1] The Department of Civil Aviation is subordinate to this ministry.

Background history

When Myanmar gained independence, the Ministry of Waterways and Civil Aviation and Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications were formed. In 1961, the above-mentioned ministries were merged and reconstituted as the Ministry of Transport and Communications with (11) organisations. In 1972, it was again reconstituted as the Ministry of Transport and Communications. It consists of (17) organisations.

In 1992, it was reconstituted into three ministries, namely Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Rail Transportation and Ministry of Communications, Posts and Telegraphs.

When the Ministry of Transport was first formed it has (4) departments, (5) enterprises and (1) training institute, totalling (10) organisations. The Meteorology and Hydrology Department was added to the Ministry of Transport on 20 August 1999. Myanmar Maritime University was inaugurated on 1 August 2002. Currently there are (5) departments, (5) enterprises (1) university and (1) college, totalling (12) organisations under the Ministry of Transport.[2]

Organisation Structure

The Ministry of Transport organises with the following departments.

Policies

The following transport policies are laid down to fully support the economic development of the nation:[3]

References

  1. "Ministry Of Transport". Myanmar Online Data Information Network Solutions. 2002. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  2. "History". Ministry of Transport. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  3. "policies". Ministry of Transport. Retrieved 24 October 2014.

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