A few months ago, the Royal Audit Authority (RAA) had issued an audit report to the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH), saying that the former JDWNRH President Lhab Dorji had misappropriated Nu 6.441 million (mn) meant for the Patient Welfare Fund. The RAA report said that during the …

The Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) is in the midst of reforming the Performance Management System (PMS) to measure the performance of civil servants, and at the same time, ensure better accountability by working closely with senior executives. However, there are already online accounts of civil servants complaining about their …

One of the biggest changes in the Civil Service Pay Restructure Bill passed by the Parliament is the Performance Based Incentive (PBI) where civil servants can get additional pay over their normal pay for good performance. The PBI is linked to national, organizational and individual performance and could be up …

On 25 November 2022, the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC), appointed the four Coordinating Secretaries to head the Committee for Coordinating Secretaries (C4CS) and the four clusters of Governance, Economic, Social and Security. The 4 Coordinating Secretaries and their areas The Governance Cluster will be headed by the Cabinet Secretary, …

In the recent Civil Service Pay Restructure Bill discussions in the Parliament, the National Assembly (NA) first inserted duty vehicles for MPs equivalent to Secretaries (Toyota Fortuner) mainly in response to their Nu 1.5 million (mn) Prado quota being removed. In return, they gave up their claim to the Nu …

With the Civil Service Reform Bill passing in both Houses of Parliament, an important provision in its section 35 states, ‘The Royal Civil Service Commission may recruit Civil Servants on contract if required in accordance with the Bhutan Civil Service Regulations.’ While RCSC already hires junior staff, teachers and others …

The National Council passed the Pay Structure Reform Bill of Bhutan 2022 today. One of the major changes was to do with the Duty Vehicles for MPs. The NC added a new section saying “Each Member of Parliament shall be provided a་designated duty vehicle, or a one-time lumpsum grant for …

The National Assembly passed the Tax Bill of Bhutan 2022 accepting most of the changes recommended by the National Council. The NA agreed to reduce the sales tax on movie tickets from 30% to zero though the NC had not recommended any specific number but only suggested a reduction. The …

Our senior civil servants from Ex1 to Ex3 have had a very tough and torrid time with the civil service reforms as all of them were put through a rigorous assessment process, and around half of them were managed out. The main lessons that our remaining senior civil servants should …

Dear Honorable MPs, There seems to be a lot of ‘confusion’ and also a great deal of hesitation on the Civil Liability Bill currently in the National Assembly. Please don’t be confused or hesitant la. The Bill just affirms that Bhutanese lives and health are not cheap. Currently, when a …