Of the 39 success indicators, the health ministry has achieved 8 while 31 are on track according to the mid-year review of the Annual Performance Agreement 2017-2018. The percentage of rural households with access to improved sanitation was highlighted as one of the major success indicators, which initially was targeted …

Introducing a differentiated curriculum particularly for grade IX and X, to meet the academic needs and ability of different students, requires thorough study say officials of the Royal Education Council (REC). Differentiated curriculum is when a student can choose to specialize in a certain subject for which he or she …

60.2 % cut off percentage for class XI now A total of 6,187 students have qualified for class XI in government higher secondary schools according to the Bhutan Council for School Examinations and Assessment (BCSEA) that declared the 2017 class X results on Thursday, January 18. The cut off point …

An Operator Training Centre to train earthmover operators, enhance safety at the worksite and meet the shortage of skilled machine operators in the construction and mining sector, opened this week in Thimphu. Regulated by the ministry of work and human settlement (MoWHS) the JCB Backhoe Operator Training Center (OTC) took …

Of the two Bhutan Civil Service Examination (BCSE) selected candidates who tested positive, after undergoing a mandatory pre-employment drug test for recruitment into the civil service, the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) reconsidered one. The candidate was reconsidered on medical grounds. The Senior Human Resource Officer of Exam Division, Jigme …

The Ministry of Education (MoE) plans to have at least one school with special educational needs (SEN) programme in each dzongkhag and thromde by the end of the 12th five year plan. This was one of the resolutions of the annual education conference held in Zhemgang. Education minister Norbu Wangchuk …

Only 8% of the households use public transport almost every day, 25% indicated that they use it once a week while 44% use once a month according to the Bhutan Living Standard Survey 2017. Less than one in four households have never used public transport. The frequency of use of …

More than 160 youth in Thimphu, aged 8 to 18, are spending time reading, learning music, dance, aerobics, and playing basketball and table tennis in a two-week programme organised by Harmony Youth Volunteers, a youth volunteer group, which began on January 1. The winter engagement programme, which is an annual …

The first nationwide high-level advocacy tour led by Her Majesty Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, concluded on 28th December, with the last leg of programme in Thimphu. Her Majesty accompanied by Her Royal Highness Princess, Euphelma Choden Wangchuck, carried out the programme from 24th to 28th December meeting …

Bhutan’s fertility rate has seen a huge decline over the years, from 5.6% in 1994 to 4.7 in 2000 to 2.3 in 2012. This year the fertility rate dropped to 1.9% which according to the Health Minister Lyonpo Tandin Wangchuk is a huge concern. The health minister said the situation …