Chairman of State Administration Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing inspects Tatmadaw Textile Factory (Meiktila)
Nay Pyi Taw December 14
Chairman of State Administration Council Commanderin-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, accompanied by Commanderin- Chief (Air) General Maung Maung Kyaw, union ministers, senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in- Chief and Commander of Central Command Maj-Gen Ko Ko Oo, inspected Tatmadaw Textile Factory (Meiktila) this afternoon.
First, Director of the Directorate of Ordnance Maj-Gen Win Lwin reported to the Senior General on production of fine cotton sarongs, production and distribution of school uniforms at cheaper prices, agriculture and livestock breeding tasks being carried out for welfare of staff and production and distribution of traditional costumes of national race and cloth for people in rural areas at cheaper prices.
Then, Manager U Naing Lin of the factory reported to the Senior General on brief history of the factory, operations of thefactory, production of cloth and clothing and performance of duties by staff.
After hearing the reports, the Senior General gave instruction on operation of the factory to its full capacity and said more staff will be hired for the factory and more building will be built for staff quarters. It is necessary to meet the production target and to manufacture more products than the needs of the Tatmadaw by operating the factory to its full capacity. Responsible officials are required to fulfill the needs of staff when operating the factory to its full capacity.
It is necessary to cultivate Jade variety tissue-culture banana on appropriate land owned by the factory and school teachers and students will be able to wear school uniforms at cheaper prices if the factory can produce a larger quantity of quality school uniforms.
Emphasis should be placed on quality of products of the factory rather than on their quantity. The Senior General pointed out the needs to systematically cultivate quality variety cotton imported from other countries to meet the raw material need of the factory and to produce 2/80 fine thread domestically. Plans are underway to provide raw materials and machinery for the factory.
It is important to manufacture higher quality products at lower prices than other manufacturers. Then, the Senior General fulfill the needs for welfare of staff.
Then, the Senior General inspected the fine cotton sarongs, traditional costumes and uniform cloth produced by the factory and displayed at the factory. Afterwards, the Senior General and party inspected the cotton ginning, carding, preparatory steaming, reeling, steaming, spinning, weaving, finishing and quality control sections of the factory and attended to the needs reported by responsible officials before presenting cash rewards for staff.