Office of the Director General

Office of the Director General

From 1905 to World War II , under the British rule, all the surveying works of Myanmar were  undertaken by the Survey of India.  At the end of World War II, the British government separated surveying works of Myanmar from Survey of India. On 1st November 1946, Burma Survey Department was formed under the Ministry of Finance and Revenue by the British Government.

Director Generals of Survey Department were as follow:-

NO	NAME	DURATION
1	Sithu Colonel Hla Aung	1959-1975
2	Wana Kyaw Htin U R Hla Kyaw	1976-1981
3	Wana Kyaw Htin U Lun Bay	1981-1982
4	Wana Kyaw Htin U Sein Lwin	1982-1988
5	U Maung Maung	1988-1991
6	U Mya Thein	1991-1992
7	Colonel Htun Aung	1993-1995
8	U Aung Than	1995-1997
9	U Maung Maung Tin	2001-2004
10	U Myint Thein	2004-2007
11	U Than Hlaing	2012-2018
12	U Thet Oo	2018 - Up to Now

          On 1st March 1990, during the reign of the State Law and Order Restoration Council, Survey Department was formed with a new set-up consisting of six divisions:

          (a)  Office of the Director General
          (b)  Aerial Survey and Photography Division
          (c)  Map Reproduction Division
          (d)  Geodetic and No.(2) Survey Division
          (e)  International Boundary and Civil Construction Survey Division
          (f)  Training and No.(1) Survey Division

Organizational Structure and Manpower

The organizational structure and strength of staff capacity at the end of March, 2024 are as follow.

Organization Structure