DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

The National Assembly (NA) during the presentation of Budget Appropriation Bill in NA endorsed most of the recommendations of the Economic and Finance Committee including the recommendation for all SOEs to submit their annual budget proposals for review through the Ministry of Finance (MoF), to the Economic and Finance Committee …

The State of The Nation Report says that the government is concerned about the sustainability of the private media as Bhutan is only left with five private newspapers and one state owned daily. One of the key pledges of DNT in its manifesto is to strengthen the Bhutanese news media …

The government shared that water issue, both irrigation and drinking will be addressed within their tenure. They have come with a flagship program on water and they also have allocated adequate budget to address water shortage. Question on water issue and its progress were raised during Friday meet yesterday whereby …

The Royal Audit Authority (RAA) conducted the ‘Review of Government Vehicles and Foreign Vehicle Quota System’. The study was carried out with an overall audit objective to determine whether the government vehicle and foreign vehicle quotas were operating economically, efficiently and effectively. Apart from that, the review was conducted also …

The Annual Audit Report (AAR) 2018 was released on 21 June. As required under the Constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan and the Audit Act of Bhutan 2018, the Royal Audit Authority has tabled AAR 2018 to the Parliament on 21 June. The report is a compilation of un-resolved significant …

During the Question-Hour session today in the Upper House of the Parliament, Deputy Chairperson of the National Council (NC), Jigme Wangchuk, raised concerns on issues related to tourism sector. He said there is a lack of comprehensive tourism policy and rapid surge in the number of regional tourists and its …

During the Question-Hour session in National Assembly (NA), Tashicholing MP, Dil Maya Rai, said it has been observed that big business companies investing in millions and billions are given tax holidays or incentives on the business income taxes. MP said that such tax holidays often result in big loss to …

PM hired the DNT media adviser as its press secretary Questions were asked on the appointment of the Press Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) during the Question Hour session of the National Assembly (NA) yesterday. The Member of Parliament (MP) of Pangbang Constituency, Dorji Wangdi, stated that press …

The Member of Parliament (MP) Norbu Wangzom from Jomotshangkha-Martshala constituency asked about the pledge of the present government to regularize those civil servants who are on contract basis. She said during the First Session, the Education Minister has also said that in addition to the regularization of contract civil servants …

The impeachment Procedure Bill of Bhutan 2019, for the holders of the constitutional offices, was introduced by National Resources and Environment Committee (NREC) on 30 May in the National Council of Bhutan. The deliberation on the Bill continued till 31 May. The NREC Head, NC Member Tashi Samdrup, said that …