The government has said that it plans to move the powerful General Administration Department (GAD) from military to civilian rule, according to an article in Frontier. This is one of the most significant reforms to take place under the current government. The department would be moved from the military-controlled Ministry of Home Affairs to the Ministry of Union Government Office. The ministry was established in November 2017. “The policy has been already laid down. We are working according to the procedure to implementing it,” government spokesperson U Zaw Htay mentioned. He added that the move would strengthen the administrative structure and make it more effective. The GAD has a presence in all of Myanmar’s 330 townships, and its role is to oversee things such as local administration, land management and tax collection.