DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

PM says govt will ensure self reliance and can raise funds for pledges In response to a question, the Opposition party questioned the government’s push for self sufficiency on one hand and at the same time having many expensive pledges which have not yet been even budgeted in the 12th …

Though the government has pledged that it will develop Suung Joen app, provide free WI-FI and free access to online data in the country and solve the problems of taxi drivers within 120 days which started from November 7, 2018 and ends in March 2019, the government could just begin …

According to the minister of agriculture, Lyonpo Yeshey Penjore, the government has fulfilled its pledge on Sonam Gongphel—which was one of the 25 pledges in 120 days made during the campaign period. The agriculture minister informed that the ministry started working and has fulfilled the pledge within four months from …

During the question hour in the parliament, the Prime Minister was questioned on the government’s pledge to increase minimum daily wage to Nu 450. The Prime Minister (Dr) Lotay Tshering said that with the added expenditure corresponding to change in time, the current minimum wage of Nu125 is not even …

Farm Machinery Centre Limited (FMCL), a fully state owned enterprise, within two years into operation has a total of creditable 460 youths working under the cooperation currently.  As per the records with the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources, maximum number of youth have opted for FMCL through the Direct …

The special committee of the National Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) presented their findings from the interim review report on the TVET after the house, on the 16th Session, December 2015 resolved that there was a need to conduct a comprehensive diagnostic study on the current …

Preserving and promoting culture and tradition has been identified as one of the National Key Result Areas (NKRA) with the aim to strengthen the country’s identity and sovereignty. Culture and tradition encompass intangible aspects such as knowledge, skills, attitudes, beliefs, music, oral traditions, and festivals in addition to tangible culture, …

Considering the challenges faced by the mainstream news organizations in terms of finance, human resource and market among others, Bartsham Shongphu MP Passang Dorji questioned the government on what are the possible interventions the government is thinking off to address the issue, he asked this during question and hour session …

During question answer hour session of the first session of the third parliament on 4th January, MP Dorji Wangdi of Panbang constituency asked the Prime Minister (Dr) Lotay Tshering on the top seven priorities of the new ruling party in the 12th Five Year Plan (FYP). Replying to the question, …

During the five-day-long education conference which concluded on Thursday, the conference rolled out significant plans. The education minister Lyonpo Jai Bir Rai said that the major reforms in the education sector for the year 2019 would be doing away with Saturday classes and professional development program for primary schools teachers- …